Every spring, City Staff present an annual budget to the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino. The annual budget serves as the City's financial plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1st and ends June 30th. This annual budget document is the full version presented and adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino. The budget document is divided into fourteen sections and from the city web site requires approximately 50 separate downloads to compile a complete book.

Rather than taking time to click ALL the links and try to make sense out of the document names, numbering and careless organization, I have for the convenience of the public and in my efforts to push for greater amounts of government transparency and accountability in the City of San Bernardino compiled the information into one simple download.

To download the file click:  Budget Book Dowload

To download the Council agenda item click:  Budget Back Up Download

If you have any questions regarding the annual budget and/or the processes for completing the annual budget please contact the City of San Bernardino - Finance Department at 909-384-5242.

I hope interested and concerned people who desire smaller government, lower taxes and less government intrusion into personal freedoms take a quick look at how our money is being spent.  San Bernardino has one of the highest tax rates in the state and at some point a reasonable person should ask, why?