Budget

Welcome to the HUB Budget Page!

This webpage serves as a one-stop-shop for employees concerning City of Hendersonville Budget resources, calendars, reports, and links.

On June 6, 2024, City Council adopted the recommended budget as presented.

Upcoming Items

Due dates

Agenda items for 11/06/2025 are due no later than noon on 10/27/2025.
Please work with the budget office to complete agenda items before noon on 10/31/2025.

Draft amendments

Part time Finance position amendment.
Arbor Day Grant amendment.
Sewer Collection System Master Plan amendment.
Wash Creek Stormwater Project amendment.

Recently Completed Budget Amendments | October & November 2024

10022025-01: An amendment transferring the remaining balance of the Health and Welfare Fund (not active) to the General Fund and Water and Sewer Fund.
10022025-02: An amendment increasing General Fund budget by $6,500 to reflect a contribution from the Blue Ridge Bike Club. The amendment also increases the Community Development Department's contracted services budget by $6,500. The City will use these funds to provide NCDOT $13,000 to complete a bicycle planning project. The estimated total cost of the plan is $65,000 ($13,000 City Funds + $52,000 NCDOT Funds).
10022025-03: A budget amendment in the General Fund to cover expenditure accounts where appropriate as the City approaches end-of-year.
10022025-04: A budget amendment in the Water and Sewer Fund to cover expenditure accounts where appropriate as the City approaches end-of-year.
10022025-05: A budget amendment in the Stormwater Fund to cover expenditure accounts where appropriate as the City approaches end-of-year.
10022025-06: A budget amendment in the Environmental Services Fund to cover expenditure accounts where appropriate as the City approaches end-of-year.
10022025-07: An amendment increasing General Fund budget by $5,116 to reflect a contribution from the North Carolina Association of Police Chiefs. The amendment also increases the Police Department's dues & subscriptions budget by $5,116. The City will use these funds to provide to cover the cost of Essential Personnel, the department's personnel management software.

Budget Calendar & Other Important Dates

FY26 Budget Calendar - Helene Revision

FY26 Budget Calendar - Original

City Holidays
- 11/28/2024 - 11/29/2024, Thanksgiving City Holidays
- 12/24/2024 - 12/26/2024, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other City Holidays
- 01/01/2025, New Year's Day City Holiday

Budget team out of office dates
- Brian: 11/18/2024 - 11/22/2024, 12/04/2024 - 12/06/2024
- Adam: 12/03/2024 - 12/06/2024, 12/27/2024
- Jenny: 12/04/2024 - 12/06/2024, 12/23/2024
Retreat dates
- Staff Retreat 01/09/2025 - 01/10/2025.
- Council Retreat 03/13/2025 - 03/14/2025.
Due dates for budget process items
- CIP Requests Due no later than 01/03/2025.
- Operating and Personnel Packets due no later than 02/21/2025.
- Special Appropriations due no later than 02/21/2025.
Public hearing and adoption dates
- The City Manager's FY26 Recommended Budget must be furnished in the Clerk's Office by 05/25/2025.
- The FY26 Public Notice of a Budget Public Hearing must be advertised by 05/25/2025.
- The FY26 Public Hearing and Budget Adoption meeting is expected on 06/05/2025.

Sales Tax - July 2025 Distribution

July Distributions - Reported in October

MONTH. This is the first (01/12) sales tax distribution of FY26, for sales occurring in July 2025. The City received $653,195.01. This sales tax distribution is $101,130, or, 18.32% higher than our forecasted amount, $552,065. This distribution was higher than the same period last year by +$155,204, or 21.41%.

YEAR. Originally, we estimated $6,770,693 in General Fund sales tax distributions for FY26.