Financial/Budget Policies

Background Information

• "Appropriate Level of Unrestricted Fund Balance in the General Fund," GFOA Best Practice (2002 and 2009)
• Financial Policies : Design and Implementation, by Shayne Kavanagh and Wright Anderson Williams. Chicago: Government Finance Officers Association, 2004 Library loan request form
• "Off the Shelf and into Business Practices: Developing Financial Policies that Work" by Shayne Kavanagh, Government Finance Review, April 2004, pp. 19-25 Library loan request form
• "Replenishing Fund Balance in the General Fund," GFOA Best Practice (2011)

Sample Municipal Financial/Budget Policies

• Arlington Financial Management Policies ( ) February 2011
• Auburn Budget Policies () from 2011-2012 Biennial Budget
• Bainbridge Island Budget Policies () 2009
• Bellevue Comprehensive Financial Management Policies () from 2011-2012 Budget
• Bellingham Budget Development Policies () from 2009 Adopted Budget
• Bothell
  • Budget Policies () from 2011-2012 Budget
  • Financial Policies () from 2011-2012 Budget
• Bremerton Financial Goals and Policies ()from 2011 Adopted Budget
• Burien Financial Policies () from 2011-2012 Biennial Budget
• Clallam County General Financial Policy ()
• Coupeville Budget Policies () from 2011 Budget
• Covington Financial Management Policies () October 2008
• Cowlitz County Financial Management Policies () 2006
• Des Moines Budget Policies () from 2010 budget
• Dupont Financial Policies () 2008
• Ellensburg Financial Management Policy () 2010
• Everett Budget and Financial Policies () from 2011 Proposed Budget
• Federal Way Budget Policies () page 41, from 2011-2012 Budget
• Kirkland Debt Management Policy ()2010 (Certified by Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada)
• Mercer Island Budget Policies from 2011-2012 Biennial Budget ()
• Mountlake Terrace Financial Policies () from 2011-2012 Adopted Biennial Budget
• Mukilteo Budget Policies ()2010
• Newcastle Financial Management Policies () from 2011 Budget
• Olympia Policies/Guidelines () from 2011 Budget
• Poulsbo Financial Management Policies () December 2010
• Redmond Fiscal Policy () updated 4/6/2010
• Renton Financial Management Policies (), from 2011-2012 Adopted Budget ()
• Sammamish Financial Policies () from 2011-2012 Adopted Biennial Budget
• Sequim Financial Planning Policy (), 02/28/2011
• SeaTac Financial Management Policies () from 2010 Budget
• Shoreline Financial Policies () from 2011 Proposed Budget
• Sumner Financial and Budget Policies () May 2008
• Tacoma Financial and Budget Policies () from 2011-2012 Biennial Budget
• Tukwila
  • Financial Policies ()from 2011-2012 Biennial Budget
  • Cash Reserve Policy ()
• Vancouver Financial Policies ()
• Woodinville Financial Policies () from 2009-2010 Budget

Related MRSC Resources
MRSC Index – Financial policies
MRSC Index – Budget procedures, budget policies