Brookhaven produces booklet to help illustrate proposed 2027 budget

Brookhaven officials have produced a 24-page budget booklet to help residents better understand the complicated Brookhaven 2027 budget process. Brookhaven Director of Communications Burke Brennan said the production of a physical booklet, entitled 2027 Proposed Budget in Brief is a first-time effort. The impetus is what the administration has heard in previous budget cycles – that residents want to understand the budget process, including where tax funds come from and how and why they are spent, Brennan said. The complete budget is posted online, as it is every year. But at ~350 pages (sometimes more), it is too voluminous for most people to digest. This is an attempt to condense the information in a format which is easier to consume. Brookhaven booklet s snapshot of revenue and expenditures. (City of Brookhaven) The booklet was compiled in-house, with input from the city s administration, finance department, and various other department directors at an initial cos