RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - If you’ve ever wanted to know how the city spends your tax dollars, now is the time.

Mayor Danny Avula is rolling out a new budget process and seeking more public engagement this time around.

The 2027 fiscal budget is Mayor Avula’s first. Due to the timing of the election, he stepped into the last one when it was pretty much halfway done.

“I think there was a lot going through that process left to be desired about just how we went about it,” Mayor Avula said.

The budget will not be passed until next spring, but Mayor Danny Avula’s team is getting started on it now, as they wanted more time to work on it this time around.

The idea is that more time would allow for more residents’ contributions and conversations between councilmembers and different City department

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