This document serves as a snapshot and a sneak peek into our organization's major priorities and revenue streams, as well as the expenditures necessary to continue to provide the services that are uniformly enjoyed by you, our stakeholders. This transparent approach to governance is something that is very unique and special here in our community, and in just a couple of years under the elected leadership, Haines City has made tremendous strides. The Budget-in-Brief is merely a step in the process. The elected officials have also appointed a five-member independent board comprised of three residents and two prominent business leaders to review the City's annual budget, as well as any policy initiatives that would impact our stakeholders. This group of dedicated individuals review every department budget and major financial decision before it makes its way to the elected officials. On average, over 100 hours is spent by this group reviewing the City's budget. Staff spends approximately eight months and thousands of hours preparing for those meetings and creating a draft budget for discussion. There are also meetings with elected officials throughout the year intended for us to receive policy direction concerning the proposed budget, as well as numerous public meetings where the elected officials scour the budget and review the recommendations from the Finance Advisory Board.