The 2017 Adopted Budget is the city of Donna’s official financial plan for the fiscal year that runs from October 1 2016 through September 30 2017. It explains how the city expects to collect money (revenues) and spend it (expenditures) across all its funds and departments, outlines the policies that guide the budget (such as the requirement for a balanced budget), and describes the steps and dates for preparing, hearing, and adopting the budget, including the deadline for the City Manager to submit a draft and the notice period for the tax‑rate ordinance.
| Fiscal year covered | October 1 2016 – September 30 2017 |
| Budget submission deadline | August 14 2016 |
| Tax‑rate ordinance notice period | At least 30 days before adoption |
| Balance‑budget requirement | Revenues must equal or exceed expenditures |