PowerPoint Presentation (Added 1/9/26)*

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2026-01-13)

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OpenBook
Budget & Finance Online Transparency 
January 13, 2026

Agenda
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• OpenBook
• Dashboards (Reports)
– Monthly City Sales Tax Trends
– Major Funds Financial Snapshot
– Follow Your Money – Operating 
– Follow Your Money – Capital 
– CIP Project Maps
• Live Demonstration

OpenBook
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• New “Follow Your Money”
• Interactive Dashboards
• Part of Euna Budget Pro (Questica Budget Software)
• Improved Budget & Financial Transparency

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Why a New Dashboard?
• Prior Reports
– Static Reports
– Manual Updates
– Limited Transparency
• OpenBook
– Real-Time Data
– Interactive Charts & Maps
– Filter Options
– Public-Friendly Interface
– Continuous Enhancements

Monthly City Sales Tax Dashboard
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• Monthly trend lines
• Year-over-year comparison
• Seasonal patterns

Major Funds Financial Snapshot
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• Tracking of our six 
major funds
• Year-to-Date Revenue & 
Expenditures
• Monthly Comparison

Follow Your Money – Operating 
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• Revenue & Expenditures
• Side-by-side:
– Budgeted amount
– Actuals to date
• Filter Options:
– Fund
– Department
– Division 
– Vendor

Follow Your Money – Capital 
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• Side-by-side:
– Budgeted amount
– Actuals to date
• Full 10-Year CIP Plan
• Filter Options:
– Project Type
– Project
– Vendor

CIP Project Map Dashboard
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• What the map shows:
– Project location
– Project description
– Total project cost

How to Find it
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GlendaleAZ.gov

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Live Demo

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Questions?

Budget Calendar
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Item
Date
Workshop #1 – Budget Overview / Revenues / Five-Year Financial Forecasts 
January 27, 2026
Workshop #2 – FY27-36 Capital Improvement Plan
March 3, 2026
Workshop #3 – (All Day) FY27 Operating Budget Department Presentations
March 30, 2026
Workshop #4 – FY27 Total Tentative Budget (Operating, CIP, Debt, Contingency)
April 14, 2026
Voting Meeting – Tentative Budget Adoption
May 12, 2026
Voting Meeting – Final Budget Adoption / Property Tax Levy
June 9, 2026
Voting Meeting – Property Tax Adoption
June 23, 2026