Annual Budget

FY27 Budget Preparation

The Village of Bald Head Island’s budget process begins with the annual retreat. During the annual retreat, the Village Council hears from department heads, the Village’s contractors, such as its shoreline engineering firm, governmental affairs consultants, the Bald Head Island Conservancy, and other subject matter experts on topics relevant to BHI. Then the Council discusses its priorities for the coming year. This year’s annual retreat occurred on March 3 & 4, 2026. You can view the items discussed at the retreat on our YouTube channel HERE.

After the retreat, department heads work on their budgets based on feedback received at the retreat. Below is the budget schedule the Council agreed to at the March 3 and 4, 2026, retreat.


Manager’s Recommended Budget
Click HERE
5/15/2026 slide presentation for FY27 Budget Public Hearing – Click HERE

Next Public Meeting on FY27 Budget
Regular Meeting on June 18, 2026
Agenda is posted HERE.
Zoom info:
LINK
Meeting ID: 825 2698 1020
Passcode: 458551

Info from the first and second workshop can be found under resources below.

Some of the items above are for internal purposes and are deadlines for department heads (DH’s) to provide particular information to the Finance Director.

RESOURCES

All minutes of public meetings related to the budget and Village’s Voice announcements about the budget will be posted below.

Special Meeting – Preliminary Budget Presentation Workshop
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

Special Meeting – 2nd Budget Workshop
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

  • Read a short recap of the Council’s discussion from the Village’s announcement HERE.
  • No slides/presentations/documents were presented at this meeting.

All public notices for budget meetings can be found online HERE (they must be posted 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting time). If you would like to receive these notices via email, please send an email
to the Village Clerk (email) with the words “Sunshine List” in the subject line.

All public meetings are broadcast via Zoom. That information is posted HERE.

Questions?

Please submit budget inquiries to Village Staff at this email or call (910) 457-9700 ext. 1025.

Comments?

Please submit your comments to the Village Council by emailing council@villagebhi.org.

Email the Mayor & Council