DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT

Lee Carpenter, Budget Administrator

601 Lakeside Ave., Room 104
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
216-664-6360
Fax: 216-664-2535

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The Office of Budget and Management was established in 1965 to provide budget analysis and management consulting services to all departments of the City of Cleveland.

MISSION

To enhance the fiscal integrity of the City by preparing and monitoring balanced budgets and financial plans that ensure the availability of required resources needed to enhance the quality of life for all Clevelanders.

OPERATING BUDGET

The Operating Budget section maintains and increases the City’s ability to deliver services and ensures that the programs funded by the City are carried out within the City’s available resources. This section prepares the Mayor’s Estimate, conducts comprehensive quarterly analyses of actual receipts and expenditures against the budgeted figures, and updates the City’s Cost Allocation Plan.

CAPITAL BUDGET

The Capital Budget section ensures the City’s ability to maintain the city’s capital plan and supports the provision of cost-effective services through minimizing operating costs, renovating the City’s neighborhoods, and promoting economic development and job creation. It develops budgets for the annual restricted income tax and general obligation bonds and develops and distributes monthly capital project assessments and 10-year financial plans.

FINANCIAL PLANNING

The Financial Planning section projects the City’s financial and capital requirements, monitors consumer spending and local employment trends, and estimates revenue and expenditures.