Key Players

The Budgeting by Priorities initiative is made possible by all the teams and individuals which manage, facilitate, and provide input to the process. Information on the teams are detailed below.
 

Team Name/Description Members Schedule
     
     
City Council All City Council members March: Adopt Priorities   COMPLETE
April: Feedback to Requests for Offers  COMPLETE
May: Adopt parameters of measurement
June: Review Price of Government
Oct. - Nov.: Budget Deliberations
     
     
Citizens
(provide input into priorities and
budget decisions)		 As many citizens as possible February: Focus Groups/Community Meeting - Develop Factors  COMPLETE
On-going: Guidance Team and representatives on Results Teams
April: Community Meeting   COMPLETE
May: Mid-point Update
October: Budget Deliberations
     
     
Guidance Team
(monitors progress and confirms integrity of the process)		 4-6 community leaders
selected by the Mayor (view Press Release)		 February: Initial Meeting  COMPLETE
April: Give feedback to Requests for Offers   COMPLETE
July: Review process to date
December: Debrief Meeting
     
     
Directors Team
(champions process within departments, helps create great offers)		 Department Directors
and Mayor		 March - July: Support Results Teams  ONGOING
April - July: Oversee development of offers in their departments   ONGOING
     
     
Results Teams
(one team per priority to create RFOs, rank offers, and make recommendations to the Mayor)		 Combination of subject matter experts and good strategic thinkers, at least one budget analyst (no department directors), at least one citizen March - April: Develop RFOs  COMPLETE
May - June: First Ranking of Offers
July: Final Rankings of Offers
         Make Recommendations to Mayor