City of Atlanta
Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026) Operating Budget
The Department of Finance manages and accounts for the City’s financial resources, including preparing and monitoring the annual budget.
Budget Overview
The total proposed FY2026 operating budget for Department of Finance is $28,357,852. This is an increase of $5,392,804 (+19.0%) from the previous year.
The number of authorized full-time equivalent positions (jobs) is proposed to increase from 175 to 176 (+0.6%).
FY2026 Proposed Budget Book – Department of Finance
Budget Briefing
The department has its FY2026 budget briefing on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 11:00am. (YouTube: Atlanta City Council)
Committee of Purview
The Atlanta City Council’s Finance/Executive Committee has jurisdiction over the Department of Finance.
2025 Committee Members:
- Howard Shook, committee chair
- Alex Wan, committee vice chair
- Byron Amos
- Liliana Bakhtiari
- Dustin Hillis
- Marci Collier Overstreet
- Jason Winston