The City of Redmond will host the first of three public hearings on the 2017-18 biennial budget at 7:30 p.m. June 21 at Redmond City Hall, 15670 N.E. 85th St., during the regular City Council meeting. The goal of the public hearing is to gather community input about city issues, priorities and fiscal matters before the final budget is adopted on Dec. 4.

The city continues to use its Budgeting by Priorities process for formation of the 2017-18 budget. By using lessons learned from previous efforts, the city strives to continue providing the highest priority services to the community.

Two more public hearings are scheduled for Oct. 18 and Nov. 15. There will also be six budget study sessions where the City Council will discuss various budgeting by priorities topics. The public is invited to attend study sessions; however, these meetings are informational only.

In addition to public hearings, community members can voice their opinions about the budget at any regular council meetings during the “Items from the Audience” section on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Public comments regarding budget matters are conducted at public hearings or by emailing bpquestions@redmond.gov, and they will be collected up until budget adoption. Information about the city budget is available online at www.redmond.gov/budget.