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Budget

 

The budget is organized around priorities, not departments. The Council has access to the Results and Director Teams final rankings for their deliberations.  Their job is to focus on what works to achieve priorities. The ultimate goal is a balanced budget which focuses on the "keeps", not the "cuts".

 

Other benefits from this form of budgeting

• It buys results, not costs
• Low-value spending is forced out of the budget
• Important new investments go to the front of the queue
• General interest trumps special interests
• Builds in accountability for performance
• Promotes continuous improvement
• Common sense communications

 

Preliminary Budget Document (presented to City Council October 14, 2008)