Mangement and Budget
Background
A vital effort of the office is to effectuate the implementation of a results-oriented budget, focused on efficiency and service orientation, through the following initiatives:
Focus the City’s annual budget process on being results-oriented
Develop the proposed and adopted budget documents to emphasize programs, strategic intended outcomes, and their related performance measures and targets
Ensure that expenditure trends are sustainable over the long term by improving the City’s overall financial health
Increase and maintain the dollars received by the City as part of revenue maximization activities
The Community Satisfaction Surveys
An important engagement tool since 2005, Community Satisfaction Surveys provide feedback from residents and businesses on community priorities, service satisfaction, and quality of life. This helps us to continue improving services, measure overall performance, and make sure that city efforts align with community priorities.
Quarterly Projections
The City’s Charter requires that the City makes public a quarterly report showing the actual expenditures during the quarter just ended against one-quarter of the proposed annual expenditures set forth in the budget.
Citywide Work Plan
The annual Citywide Work Plan and budget serve as guides for how the City plans to address community priorities in each fiscal year. The Citywide Work Plan contains initiatives to support the City’s Strategic Plan. The Work Plan initiatives are updated annually based on the latest survey results, socioeconomic trends, and department workload and performance measures. The Citywide Work Plan is used to guide departments as they analyze services and prepare proposed department work plans and budgets.