Budget Proposal For Miami-Dade County For Fiscal Year 2018/19 Introduction This paper reviews the budget proposal for Miami-Dade County for fiscal year 2018/19, the budget process, sources of revenue and expenditure. Overview And Budget Process. Miami-Dade County is one of the counties in the USA and contains 13 districts. Miami-Dade County has a population of 2.71M people with a median age of 39.9 and a median household income of $45,935. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Miami-Dade County grew from 2.69M to 2.71M, a 0.74% increase, and its median household income grew from $43,786 to $45,935, a 4.91% increase. The legislative and the governing body of the county is the Board of commission elected into office by the registered voters in a non-partisan election. One county commissioner is elected from each county for the term of four years each; the county chatter normally sets the salaries for each commissioner. The Commissioners elect a Chairperson, who then appoints the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and members of all committees. The Miami-Dade County commissioners normally plays a lot of roles which includes; reviews and adopts comprehensive development land use plans for the County, licenses and regulates taxis, transportation network entities, sets policy regarding public transportation systems, regulates utilities, adopts and enforces building codes, establishes zoning controls and establishes policy relating to public health, safety services and facilities, recreational and cultural facilities, housing and social services programs, and other services. The BCC normally sets the tax rates and approve the county budget every financial year. Each year, the commission sets the property tax millage rates and approves the County’s budget, which determines The expenditures and revenues are necessary to operate all County services, and enacts the County's strategic plan. The County Commission Board may override a Mayoral veto at its next regularly scheduled meeting by a two-thirds vote of those present. The Miami-Date county citizens do not directly play a role in the budget process, but the BCC normally represents them by making policies and advocate them at all levels of government. The Miami-Dade FY 2018/2019 annual budget began on 1st August 2018 and ended 30th June 2019. The budget process takes place in several stages which are a formulation, approval implementation, and audit. Documents essential to the budget process include the budget circular, the budget review, outlook paper, the county fiscal strategy paper, and the county budget estimates. The county has a budget performance analysis which is conducted by each department of the county, and it’s done through the analysis of the outcomes and results. The budget does not include the forecast for future years or prior years. The budget document gives detailed information on sources of revenue and expenditures. The budget report posted in the county’s websites gives inform.