Berkeley County adopts FY2027 budget timeline, schedules workshops and readings

Berkeley County Council voted to adopt the FY2027 budget development timeline on Jan. 12, approving a schedule that opens department budget requests Jan. 5 and closes them Feb. 6. Finance Director J. Berry briefed council on the calendar: an elected-official workshop is set for March 9, an appointed-official workshop for March 23, a title-only first reading April 27, supervisor workshop May 11, second reading May 26, and final reading and approval in June.

Council approved the timeline on a motion by the Finance Committee. Berry said finance will review departmental submissions, pass recommendations to executive staff, and make materials available for council workshops. No substantive changes to the timeline were made at the meeting; council directed staff to proceed with the schedule and to provide materials for the March workshops.

Next procedural steps: staff to publish the calendar, open the departmental submission portal, and prepare briefing materials for the March 9 elected-officials workshop.