Finance committee reviews 2026 budget calendar; Workday adaptive planning to be used for entry in January

Budget Manager Eric Stoyan told the Finance & Budget Committee on Aug. 18 that the City’s 2026 budget process will follow the same calendar structure used this year but will use the new Workday adaptive‑planning module for budget entry.

Stoyan said initial work will ramp up in January, when departments begin entering budgets in Workday; February will be a deadline for budget entries, fee schedules and expansion requests, with department meetings and manager reviews in March. The committee heard staff plan to present the general‑fund budget and expansion requests in April, other funds in May and to hold a first public hearing on May 12 with a hoped‑for adoption on May 19.

Why it matters: Implementing Workday adaptive planning changes the budgeting toolset and is intended to streamline multi‑department data and trend reporting. Stoyan said the city will continue to provide monthly budget‑versus‑actual reports to monitor trends throughout the year.

Committee members thanked staff for early planning and did not change the calendar; Stoyan noted the rollout of Workday phase 2 may affect staff time and training needs in January when budget entry begins.