Mayor Donna Deegan has prepared her spending plan for the next fiscal year, and the City Council will pore over it this summer, adopting the final version in late September.

Deegan wants to spend $4 billion. That does not include the costs of the city’s independent authorities, which prepare their own budgets. If she follows her previous procedure, Deegan will focus on the general fund operating budget, about half the total, and the media will follow her lead.

With a 7 percent increase in revenues, the general fund is in good shape. Deegan plans to spend every dime of it, including a 20 percent increase in salaries.

Deegan says the budget is balanced, meaning it will use none of the cash carryover from the previous fiscal year.

She proposes to spend $687 million on capital outlay next year.

She also wants to spend $51 million on roads and sidewalks, $2.6 million on improvements to city owned buildings, $20 million on drainage projects and $9.2 million on septic tank removal.

Her plan includes $6.5 million for “community benefits” required by the contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Most of it will be spent on the Eastside. The team is supposed to match the city’s spending.

Parks and recreation would get a sizeable amount: $87.5 million for downtown parks on the riverfront and $26 million for park improvements.

Police and fire would get $100 million in salaries and benefits to recruit and retain first responders, in addition to about $50 million for new stations and equipment.

As customary, the city would give each district council member $1 million to spend on “community benefits.”

It is a long way from a finished product. Council will begin hearings on the budget in about three weeks, and they are expected to give it a thorough examination before enacting it into law.

Take a look at the budget for yourself and let us know what you think. Find the Budget here.