Monterey's first priority-based budgeting process ended last week with the adoption of a $94 million budget for fiscal 2011-12. Assistant City Manager Fred Cohn said priority-based budgeting has become a new trend among cities, turning away from the traditional line-item budget to one that takes in several factors, including what the general public wants its city to do.
The $94,853,832 budget, which includes a general fund operating budget of $56,737,070, came after four public meetings — over and above City Council meetings — that invited residents to list their own priorities for spending the city's income, Cohn said.
'This was an opportunity to link various services we perform with the council's value drivers which it deemed was important for the community, and get a sense of what the community values were,' Cohn said.
These factors, were considered along with determining what city services are mandated, which have costs that can be covered by user fees, and whether the services could be supplied by the marketplace."
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