Each year, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, coordinating with other County elected officials and department heads, conducts a thorough budgeting process to create the County’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The public is invited to attend all meetings.

A preliminary schedule for the fiscal year 2026 budget meetings, including specific department budget discussions, is listed below. Meeting dates, times and department discussions are subject to change. All budget work sessions are in the Johnson County Health and Human Services Building, 855 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City. All budget work sessions will be livestreamed via the Johnson County website and Zoom. Check the website to confirm the schedule and view meeting agendas at bit.ly/jocomeeting.

The first budget work session begins at 9 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Department-specific meetings wrap up in early February 2025, with general budget discussions and decisions occurring in February. There will be two public hearings – one at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, and a second at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. The board will discuss the budget at a work session at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, and will vote on it at the formal meeting which begins at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2025. County budgets must be filed with the State of Iowa by April 30, 2025.

The full schedule of Fiscal Year 2026 budget meetings is available at https://www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/finance/budget-documents.