tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81286144693495287612024-03-12T22:34:13.379-07:00Priority Based Budgeting - Driving the Data-Focused Future of CommunitiesData focused communities are challenging the status quo and unraveling conventional wisdom, defying what we thought we knew about the traditional role of government and mining fundamentally new knowledge in policy-making to create communities that achieve moreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838903584733741608noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128614469349528761.post-11074403896629485352017-05-24T04:53:00.000-07:002017-05-24T04:53:08.243-07:00City of Toledo, OH Launches Citizens Priorities Survey!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">“<i>What
we are hoping is that we're going to have a real overview of the 733
programs that the city performs, what they cost, and then a sense of how
much they actually meet our priorities as a city</i>," Toledo Councilwoman
Sandy Spang</span></h3>
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The City of Toledo is spending money to save
money. City council is changing the way they look at the budget hoping
to save money in the end.<br />
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Councilperson Sandy Spang said, "<i><b>We'll
be able to look at the ones that are very effective, that are really
essential to our community, and the ones where we may be able to make
cuts.</b></i>"<br />
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Spang has been an advocate for a switch to priority-based
budgeting. She says this process will make more transparent where and
how the city spends the taxpayers' money.<br />
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"<i><b>We will have
information at our hands that we don't have right now. Council, because
council has to approve the spending that comes before us, this is going
to give us a great tool to be able to understand where we want to
allocate dollars</b></i>," she said.<br />
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And now the City has launched a Citizens Priorities Survey to further engage citizens in the priority based budgeting initiative. <br />
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As Allie Hausfeld with WTOL reports (<a href="http://www.wtol.com/story/35498594/city-hopes-get-citizen-input-with-new-survey">City hopes get citizen input with new survey</a>), on Tuesday, the mayor and city council released a new <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ToledoCPS" target="_blank">Citizen’s Priorities Survey</a>, which gives residents the opportunity to rank the importance of different programs within the city.<br />
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“<i><b>What
we are hoping is that we're going to have a real overview of the 733
programs that the city performs, what they cost, and then a sense of how
much they actually meet our priorities as a city</b></i>," said Councilwoman
Sandy Spang.<br />
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This survey is live online until June 5. City leaders say it’s imperative to get as much feedback as they can during this time.<br />
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The results will help each department figure out where priorities
should be according to the citizens. Within each department, they are
working on figuring out the costs of different programs.<br />
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Although
changes aren't going to happen overnight to the city budget, Spang says
hearing from the taxpayers is important for its success.<br />
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"<i><b>Great
cities set big goals, and in order for Toledo to set big goals and reach
them, we're going to have to free resources towards those goals</b></i>,"
Councilwoman Spang said. "I think this will be an opportunity for
citizens to talk about what matters to them."<br />
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Spang says she hopes the city continues this survey in the years to come, and can evolve with the survey’s results.<br />
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<b>Related Articles:</b><br />
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<b><a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/2016/06/city-of-toledo-oh-partners-with-chamber.html">City of Toledo, OH Partners with Toledo Chamber to Bring PBB to the City</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/2016/07/city-of-toledo-mayor-hopes-move-to-pbb.html">City of Toledo Mayor Hopes Move to PBB Will Restore Faith in City Government</a></b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>"This year presented the Finance Department with many challenges while drafting the budget, however, priority based budgeting proved an exceedingly valuable tool that provides a "new lens" to balance and present a more fiscally sustainable future for the city."</i> - Jamie Rouch, Branson Finance Director</span></h3>
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As Jamie Rouch from the <a href="http://www.cityofbranson.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/6215">City of Branson, Missouri</a> put it,
the evolution of the PBB Master Plan has necessarily shifted from helping
communities <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #4bacc6; mso-themecolor: accent5;">“implement PBB, to
using PBB data to make change!</span></i></b><span style="color: #4bacc6; mso-themecolor: accent5;">” </span><br />
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The City of Branson was the first city in Missouri to implement Priority Based Budgeting. Under the leadership of Finance Director Jamie Rouch and City Manager Bill Malinen, the City pursued PBB as a direct means to connect the way they budgeted to the long-term vision and Strategic Plan that Council had developed for the future of the community.<br /><br />Branson was among the first communities to truly recognize the power of PBB to unify and fortify budgeting with strategic planning. They realized that a Strategic Plan is incomplete, without the backing and support of resources (money and people) to achieve it - PBB was their tool to execute and implement the Strategic Plan, a vital road map for it’s ultimate fulfillment. And to cap it off, under Jamie’s guidance and vision, the final step in this process was communicating their plan, and their story, to their citizens, in the most magnificent way.<br />
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This year Branson created a Budget Magazine to compliment their budget book. The intent was to unlock the budget information from the budget for citizens to more clearly understand the Branson budget through info-graphics and short, concise sections.<br />
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The Budget Magazine also includes a Priority Based Budgeting section so that citizens can better understand how Branson uses PBB for strategic planning and budgeting. See a snapshot of the PBB section of the Branson Budget Magazine below or to see the <a href="http://www.cityofbranson.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/6215">full Budget Magazine click here</a>.<br />
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Congratulations to the City of Branson for their innovative application of PBB + Strategic Planning and unlocking the budget for the benefit of their citizens!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>“GovTech is the <i>operating system</i> of government!” </i></span></h3>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>“GovTech is a rapidly expanding industry across the globe
that has an engaging, collaborative, inspiring community of individuals
within government, nonprofits and private industry who all share the
commonality of employing new and existing technologies to improve the
lives of citizens."</i></span></h3>
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GovTech is generally defined as <b>the technology infrastructure that government departments use to do
their internal work or deliver services to their “customers” ie.
citizens</b>.<br />
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With <a href="https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb12-161.html">89,000</a>+
government entities at just the local level and 22 Million civil
servants nationwide, the diversity of technology tools used to operate
the “business” of government is extremely broad. Government uses
technology to manage internal projects and procurement, to track
infrastructure, to regulate zoning — to name just a few examples.
Government also uses external/citizen-facing tools to deliver health
care, collect taxes/fees, to issue licenses and permits, to convene
citizens, to manage water and sewer, and on and on…<br />
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On the other end of the continuum, “civictech” is generally defined as the
technology infrastructure that people use to do their “job” of being a
citizen. As the citizen “operating system”, civictech includes
technologies that, for example, enable citizens to connect with their
member of congress, gather support for a petition, organize one’s
community around an important cause, organize a local park cleanup, etc.<br />
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Onalytica recently published a report detailing the <a href="http://www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/govtech-top-100-influencers-and-brands/?utm_content=buffer21f04&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer">GovTech Top 100 Influencers and Brands</a>.<br />
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We are very excited to report the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) is identified as #91 among the Top 100 GovTech Brands, and CPBB CCO Erik Fabian is among the Top 100 GovTech Influencers. <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Need for Online Priority Based Budgeting</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">At the beginning of 2015,
over 80 communities across North America have implemented Priority Based
Budgeting (PBB), impacting over 11 million citizens across the US and Canada.
Now in 2016, over 130 cities, counties, school districts and special districts
will be practicing PBB, using the process and tools to reshape the way all of a
community’s resources are leveraged to achieve Results, and inviting citizens
further into an authentic role of influence and participation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">In 2008, CPBB Co-founders Chris Fabian and Jon Johnson had one simple plan: bail out Jefferson County, Colorado, from their multi-million dollar deficit. The roots of PBB came to life to fulfill that mission.<br /><br />By 2009/2010, ICMA, GFOA, NLC and the Alliance for Innovation urged the two to broaden their ability to serve many local governments surviving the Great Recession. The Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) was created “to produce a replicable and scalable methodology and tool set for all local governments” to use. <br /><br />Entering 2016, over 130 communities had implemented PBB. CPBB's mission had evolved to “serving as many organizations as possible, as effectively and swiftly as possible” and our processes and tools evolved to fulfill that purpose. <br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Enter the "Tech" in CPBB's "GovTech Solutions...</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />In order to do that, <a href="http://resourcex.net/">ResourceX</a> was created to provide an online platform that dramatically reduced the time an organization spent “implementing PBB,” enabling leaders to shift their focus to “using PBB data to make actionable change.” And the dramatically evolved OnlinePBB toolset has made the data immediately actionable – literally pointing leaders directly to their opportunity areas for dramatic resource re-allocation.<br /><b><br />As Jamie Rouch from the City of Branson, Missouri put it, the evolution of the PBB Master Plan has necessarily shifted from helping communities “<i>implement PBB, to using PBB data to make change!</i>”</b><br /><br />Our scalable and replicable online priority based budgeting platform, powered by ResourceX proprietary software, allows organizations to exhibit their dedication to financial transparency and accountability to their citizens by optimizing their approach to allocating their precious resources to the outcomes that matter most and impact their community to the highest degree.<br /><br />ResourceX was founded to grow the community of priority based budgeting by enabling organizations with the best possible tools and training. As the community grows, and more organizations adopt this best practice, all will benefit as resources are allocated to the greater good, and results are achieved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Online Priority Based Budgeting was created to meet
the needs of a rapidly increasing user community:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 1.)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">implementing</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> the process in an efficient and intuitive, web-based
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">sustaining</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> and evolving your work over several years, and</span></div>
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sharing the outcomes</i></b> of your work, internally within the organization,
and externally with citizens</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Creation of Online PBB Budgeting</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Center for Priority Based
Budgeting has teamed with <a href="http://www.resourcex.net/">Resource Exploration</a> to build the process of PBB into
an online application. Resource X brings experience in database and web design
needed to facilitate this transformation.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Enabling the Full Potential of Priority Based Budgeting</span> </h2>
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Online PBB allows for easier access, and provides an
intuitive user-interface for staff, elected officials and citizens alike! <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Enjoy all the same functionality of the Excel
version. </span>Filter by Community vs. Governance, by Accounting Fund, by
Department/Division, by Budgeting Perspective, and by Basic Program Attributes
and Results. Generate program lists based on any combination of PBB criteria.
Additionally, you can elect to view comparable data from organizations of
similar population and budget size. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Know what your organization does, what it
costs, and its value.</i></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The CPBB is thrilled and proud to be included in the Top 100 Influencers and Brands along with so many other talented and innovative companies striving to make an impact on governance and citizen satisfaction. Please read the full article below.</span></span></div>
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GovTech: TOP 100 INFLUENCERS and BRANDS</h2>
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Regardless of your political leanings and whether you advocate for
more or for less government, governments play a central role in
organizing and delivering services that citizens cannot do on their own,
like building and maintaining infrastructures, organising
transportation or offering health services. GovTech is how the nascent
ecosystem of startups and tech companies aiming to digitalise government
are known. Transforming the public sector to offer new public services
and make it more efficient, fast and more transparent and ease the
communication between government and its citizens. In the end, the
public sector will bring all their services online, in a more
transparent and cost-effective way.<br />
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The government is eager to explore new technologies like artificial
intelligence, internet of things and blockchain. Startups that solve
critical ethical points for government employees will be the
beneficiaries and govtech will prove to be one of the biggest market
opportunities hiding in plain sight. Governments around the world spend <a href="http://money.cnn.com/interactive/technology/15-questions-with-ron-bouganim/" target="_blank" title="15 Questions with Ron Bouganim">$400 billion</a> on IT and software each year to help improve agility and reduce bureaucracy.<br />
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<a class="featured-image" href="http://www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/govtech-top-100-influencers-and-brands/" title="GovTech: Top 100 Influencers and Brands">
<img alt="Onalytica - GovTech Top 100 Influencers and Brands" class="attachment-large-image wp-post-image" src="http://www.onalytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cover-700x400.jpg" height="400" width="700" /> </a>
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WHAT ARE THE EXPERTS SAYING?</h2>
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<a href="http://www.onalytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Onalytica-GovTech-Top-100-Influencers-and-Brands-Evan-Kirstel.jpg" rel="https://twitter.com/evankirstel" target="_blank"><img alt="Onalytica -GovTech Top 100 Influencers and Brands - Evan Kirstel" class="alignleft wp-image-12139 size-full" src="http://www.onalytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Onalytica-GovTech-Top-100-Influencers-and-Brands-Evan-Kirstel.jpg" height="90" width="90" /></a><b><a href="https://twitter.com/evankirstel" target="_blank">Evan Kirstel </a>- Entrepreneur and Social Media Business Strategist at <a href="http://www.ucstrategies.com/" target="_blank">UCStrategies.com</a></b></div>
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<i>“</i>Technology moves faster than government, and if government
wants to take advantage of the all the opportunity and innovation
happening in tech, then it needs to find a new middle ground between the
Crazy cycles of the market in the tech sector and the sluggish,
innovation-stifling ways of traditional government bureaucracy. It’s
exiting following innovative startups partnering with thought leaders
and change makers in the government to push traditional boundaries. A
great time to follow the #Govtech space!<i>“</i><br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.onalytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Onalytica-GovTech-Top-100-Influencers-and-Brands-Lisa-Abeyta.jpg" rel="https://twitter.com/LisaAbeyta" target="_blank"><img alt="Onalytica -GovTech Top 100 Influencers and Brands - Lisa Abeyta" class="alignleft wp-image-12142 size-full" src="http://www.onalytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Onalytica-GovTech-Top-100-Influencers-and-Brands-Lisa-Abeyta.jpg" height="90" width="90" /></a></i><a href="https://twitter.com/LisaAbeyta" target="_blank" title="Lisa Abeyta Twitter Account">Lisa Abeyta</a> – Founder and CEO at <a href="http://www.appcitylife.com/" target="_blank">APPCityLife Inc.</a></b><br />
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<i>“</i>GovTech is a rapidly expanding industry across the globe
that has an engaging, collaborative, inspiring community of individuals
within government, nonprofits and private industry who all share the
commonality of employing new and existing technologies to improve the
lives of citizens. It seems only natural that this global community
would gravitate to global networks like Twitter where we can all learn
from innovators in other countries, explore ideas, challenge assumptions
and establish relationships with others who are also focused on using
tech for good to improve government and the communities they serve.<i>“</i><br />
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TOPIC ANALYSIS</h2>
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We were interested in seeing which
topics were spoken of the most in the context of GovTech, so we analysed
tweets and blogs from the top 100 influencers and brands between 1st
January – 5th December 2016 and counted the number of times various
topics were mentioned to create a topic share of voice pie chart:</div>
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The most popular topic mentioned in tweets and blogs by the top future of work influencers was <b>Innovation </b>with
a 25% share of voice, illustrating how most of the influencers think
Government needs more technical innovation. Startups was second with a
17% share of voice reflexing GovTech is a new sector and most of the
companies working on this space are small Startups. <b>IoT </b>and <b>Big Data </b>were
the 3rd most popular topics both receiving 16% of all mentions among
the top GovTech influencers and brands. The next most popular topic was<b> AI </b>with a 7% Share of Voice.<b> </b><b>Health </b>and<b> Cloud </b>received a 5% share of voice. Meanwhile, <b>Smart City</b>, <b>Open Data</b> and <b>Leadership</b> got 3% of all mentions.</div>
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MAPPING THE COMMUNITY</h2>
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We were very interested in seeing which brand and individuals were
leading the discussion around GovTech, so we analysed over 390K tweets
mentioning the key words: govtech OR “gov.tech” OR “gov tech” OR
((“public services” OR public services OR “transport service” OR
transportservice OR “transport services” OR transportservices OR “health
service” OR healthservice OR “public sector” OR publicsector OR
government) AND (“new tech” OR newtech OR “new technology” OR
newtechnology OR “emerging tech” OR emergingtech OR “emerging
technology” OR emergingtechnology OR efficiency OR innovation OR “tech
firms” OR techfirms OR “technology firms” OR technologyfirms OR “tech
companies” OR techcompanies OR “technology companies” OR
technologycompanies)) from 7th October – 29th October 2016. We then
identified the top 100 most influential brands and individuals leading
the discussion on Twitter. What we discovered was a very engaged
community, with much discussion between individuals and brands. Below
you can see a network map of the online GovTech conversation with the
Top 20 influencer <a href="http://www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/govtech-top-100-influencers-and-brands/www.twitter.com/cliffordious" target="_blank" title="Clifford McDowell Twitter Account">Clifford McDowell</a> at the centre. This map was created with our Influencer Relationship Management software (<a href="http://www.onalytica.com/#influencermarketing" target="_blank" title="IRM">IRM</a>). Be sure to click on the map to enjoy the full size network diagram in greater detail.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Center for Priority Based
Budgeting has teamed with <a href="http://www.resourcex.net/">Resource Exploration</a> to build the process of PBB into
an online application. Resource X brings experience in database and web design
needed to facilitate this transformation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">And OnlinePBB is now "live" and actively being applied in dozens of communities. These communities are now utilizing actionable data </span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">to allocate their precious resources to the outcomes that matter most and impact their community to the highest degree. To join the priority based budgeting GovTech movement, <a href="mailto:efabian@pbbcenter.org">contact us today</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">"<i>This approach
ensures every decision council makes is viewed through a priority lens.</i>" - Mayor Roxanne Carr</span></h3>
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Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in <a href="http://www.strathcona.ca/departments/corporate-planning/priority-based-business-planning-budgeting/">priority based business planning and budgeting</a>.
As the first municipality in Canada to implement online PBB, this will
result in Strathcona County being more proactive, strategic and
effective in program and service delivery.<br />
<br />Strathcona County is not only among the leading implementers of PBB who are driving this evolution; the County’s leaders in many ways are responsible for creating the evolution.<br /><br />The following four stories illuminate the County’s pioneering innovations that have all become PBB best practices:<br />
<br />1. Priority Based Business Planning and Budgeting – Strathcona County’s PBB budget process <br />
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provides a tool for allocating resources within a broader and all encompassing Strategic Plan and Business Planning framework. This is the most comprehensive integration of PBB within a policy-guiding Strategic Plan, and a Business Plan designed to drive organizational excellence. PBB is a resource allocation tool that depends on strong policy vision and direction, and a mechanism to infuse policy into operations – Strathcona County’s implementation has set the bar at new heights in this regard.<br />
<br />2. Staff empowerment – ultimately, the “lens” that PBB establishes to guide resource re-allocation decisions is only a tool; the lens serves no purpose, but to serve the “trained eyes” of policy makers, executive administration, and ultimately citizens. Here again, Strathcona County took a completely unique approach, as they designed and implemented a County-wide training program to teach each department how to use the PBB tool suite, how to understand the programs highlighted as opportunity areas, and how to drive recommendations for resource reallocation. This approach is now being recommended to all PBB implementers using Strathcona’s training materials.<br />
<br />3. Capital Project Prioritization – many have talked about, many have desired to do it, but Strathcona County was among the very first to actually implement and integrate an evaluation of Capital Projects using PBB methodology.<br />
<br />4. Open PBB Data – in the “Coming Soon” category of innovation, Strathcona County will once again lead the way as they plan to roll out an “open data” initiative, leveraging their PBB data. <br />
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The Sherwood Park News recently published an opinion article written by Strathcona County Mayor Roxanne Carr (<a href="http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2016/11/17/heading-into-county-budget-2017">Heading into county budget 2017</a>). The full article is posted below.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Heading into county budget 2017</span></h3>
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Today, council begins its formal budget discussions. I want to
provide you with a snapshot of the progress we have made in applying a
different approach to the budget — using a series of tools, including a
priority-based lens to these discussions.<br />
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Council refers to this as the formal part of the process, because, in
fact, we deal with budget decisions and strategic planning throughout
the year. Whether we are discussing our community’s growth, looking at
approving large scale projects — like the Multi-purpose Agricultural
Facility — and/or determining service levels for residents, every
decision council makes has a direct impact on the budget.<br />
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Becoming Canada’s most livable community is no small feat. We believe
it is only possible to achieve this goal if we have an engaged and
empowered community.<br />
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Based on community feedback and our desire to plan for a high quality
of life, council set 12 prioritized goals in the strategic plan. This
plan serves as the foundation on which the county’s corporate and
department business plans, and priority-based budgets are developed.<br />
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In 2016, Strathcona County had one of the lowest municipal tax
increases in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. At the same time, we were
successful in maintaining service levels and improving infrastructure.
We achieved this balance by focusing on priorities, holding the line on
spending, finding efficiencies and allocating a portion of the 2015
municipal surplus to 2016 budget needs in our community.<br />
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Every year, council incorporates the projected and actual municipal
surplus into budget discussions. Surpluses of three to five per cent are
a result of cost savings and efficiencies throughout the year. Council
allocates those same dollars back to its residents in the form of lower
tax increases and improved capital infrastructure. Allocating surpluses
to capital infrastructure projects allows us to build more roads and
facilities than would have otherwise been possible.<br />
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Strathcona County is one of only a few municipalities in Canada that
has adopted the priority-based budgeting (PBB) approach. This approach
ensures every decision council makes is viewed through a priority lens.<br />
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The Center for Priority Based Budgeting, creators of the approach,
has stated: “Among priority-based budgeting implementers, there is an
evolution underway. Strathcona County is not only among the leading
implementers — driving the PBB evolution — in many ways, the county’s
leaders, are responsible for creating the evolution”.<br />
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So, it’s safe to say, our county is certainly blazing a trail.<br />
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Council is very proud of our progress. This approach, together with
wise investments and a prudent fiscal attitude, has allowed us to take
advantage of opportunities. These include accessing available federal
and provincial grants, entering into beneficial partnerships, and
contracting work at reduced prices to economically advance
infrastructure and other priorities.<br />
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Council has had a lot of forward-thinking conversations with
administration throughout the year, giving them clear direction. This
has resulted in proactive, prudent recommendations that support
community priorities, and respond to a challenging economy.<br />
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We are acutely aware of the challenges facing our community, and
continue to talk to residents, business and industry to ensure we know
what they need, and what we need to do to help.<br />
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We have clearly identified the priorities — both current and future —
and ensured more measures are in place so we can manage, evaluate and
report on our performance and progress.<br />
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Late last year, as part of this process, we completed a detailed
inventory of more than 300 programs we provide the community. We
assessed each program according to its alignment to priorities. Council
will make use of this knowledge in Budget 2017 to better understand
program spending toward priorities, identify opportunities for
efficiencies, and apply our resources to what matters most.<br />
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We now have the tools to make better decisions, based on solid
evidence; we are focused on ensuring we deliver the right programs and
services, at the correct levels and cost. Administration has gone to
great lengths to identify efficiencies that will reduce costs without
compromising our programs and services.<br />
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Council has received detailed budget information and will continue
its open 2017 budget discussions on Nov. 23, 25, 28 and Dec. 1. Final
approval of the budget is expected to take place in early December.
Throughout these discussions, we will respect the unique nature of our
municipality and work diligently together to maintain a balance of rural
and urban service levels.<br />
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With these tools and prudent budget decisions, I am confident our
municipality is well-prepared to weather the current economic storm and
come out even stronger on the other side. In fact, based on my nine
years on council, I can say unequivocally that we are in the best
position we have ever been to realize our goals.<br />
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I invite you to listen to our budget discussions in council chambers,
in person or via the webcast (www.strathcona.ca/webcast). You will see
how planning for the long-term, while always focused on our community’s
top priorities, is creating a bright future for you and your family.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.strathcona.ca/files/files/at_fin-e-binder-2017-council_recommended-budget.pdf">Click here to view the full 2017 Strathcona County recommended budget.</a></b> <br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;">"<i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This budget is really
exciting for me. It represents the beginning of some things that I've wanted to
do since becoming administrator here two budgets ago: more transparently
articulate the policy decisions within the budget to the public and use County
priorities to make funding decisions</b></i>." - <b>County Administrator Joshua Schoemann</b></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Washington County, WI is the
first County Government in Wisconsin to implement priority based budgeting.
CPBB co-founder Chris Fabian stated in March 2015, "<b><i>To see
Washington County take the lead in Wisconsin is a true mark of their
leadership, their dedication to financial transparency and accountability to
their citizens, and to optimizing their approach to allocating their precious
resources to the outcomes that matter most and impact their community to the
highest degree."</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">And now <a href="http://www.co.washington.wi.us/index.iml">Washington County, Wisconsin</a>
has developed a reputation as best in it’s class among those PBB communities
ushering in this bold evolution. In it’s first year of implementation, the
County successfully implemented the process, and has already undertaken a
merger of it’s Health Department with a neighboring County, realizing
substantial savings. Regionalization of services and public-private partnership
(“P3’s”) are among the greatest sources of opportunity for PBB communities (at
the 2016 PBB Conference, the PBB data-mine demonstrated $409million in
opportunities among PBB communities alone in 2016).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The County has recently
released its <a href="http://www.co.washington.wi.us/uploads/docs/2017-recommended-budget.pdf">2017 Recommended Budget</a>. County Administrator Joshua Schoemann
states, "<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This budget is really
exciting for me. It represents the beginning of some things that I've wanted to
do since becoming administrator here two budgets ago: more transparently
articulate the policy decisions within the budget to the public and use County
priorities to make funding decisions</b>." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>Excerpts from Washington County, WI 2017 Proposed Budget </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">This budget is another
excellent step toward financial sustainability for the County. In an ongoing
era of tax levy freezes, the resources of our citizens, and thus our County,
are limited. Therefore, if we hope to provide excellent citizen service we need
to eliminate deficit spending and direct our limited resources appropriately,
being less concerned about the quantity of services we provide and more
concerned about the quality of those services. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">As you know, we committed to
a number of significant goals in 2017 including maintaining the tax rate,
reducing the need to access fund balance (County reserves) to balance the
budget, replenishing the health insurance fun and funding a 3rd consecutive pay
plan adjustment for our employees. I am pleased to report that not only did we
accomplish all of these goals but we took a major step forward in transitioning
our budgeting to align dollars with priorities through the use of priority
based budgeting. We developed, and utilized for the first time, our “fiscal
health tool” during the budget process to demonstrate the impact of 2017 budget
decisions on the long term fiscal health of Washington County. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The actions taken in the 2017
Budget represent a continuation of a plan for fiscal sustainability and the
County’s commitment to delivering high quality services, while keeping taxes
low. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">IMPLEMENT PRIORITY BASED
BUDGETING</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">In addition to working
towards our budget goals, Washington County faces a significant challenge each
year as our operational costs go up roughly $1.5 million while the State
imposed property tax levy caps limit the amount of possible new tax
collections. This means that each year we start the process seeking this amount
just to cover the same slate of items from the prior year. Last year, we
committed to changing our strategy in Washington County by avoiding across the
board cuts and pay freezes for employees in the face of increasing health
insurance costs. We have spent the past two years implementing priority based
budgeting including identification and cost analysis of roughly 1300 programs
in order of priority from lowest to highest. The below charts demonstrate the
County’s 2016 approved spending toward our community priorities. These
priorities are fully outlined in the Strategic Results portion of this budget
document. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Our priorities, and the
affiliated rankings of every program against these priorities, assisted in the
guidance of major expenditure and revenue decisions included in the proposed
2017 budget. The significant budget changes are presented below. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lower Priority Decisions</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Human Services Department made significant efforts
to reduce low priority areas in order to realign dollars to higher priority
programs. Several non-mandated programs comprised of tax levy contributions to
local organizations scored as low priorities, and funding was repurposed. </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Homeless
Coalition - $25,000 in county levy support.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Big Brothers Big
Sisters - $7,200 in county levy support.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Friends of Abused
Families - $17,800 in county levy support.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Boys and Girls
Club - $5,500 in county funding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Parks and Planning Department reduced their
property tax levy reliance by $270,000 in the proposed 2017 budget.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Washington
County Golf Course expects a profit in 2017 based on historical trends and an
anticipated boost in usage related to the U.S. Open being held in the County.
Based on this, $100,000 of Golf Course earnings will be transferred to park
operations to reduce reliance on tax levy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Increased
revenues to move closer towards self-sufficiency. Parks increases include
additional rental revenues for park properties ($35,000) and charges for mowing
and snowplowing services to the Agriculture and Industrial Society ($75,000).
Land Conservation increases include fee increases in the tree and prairie seed
program ($10,000) and sanitary permit services ($25,000). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Reduced staffing
levels by 2.80 FTE in lower priority programs through attrition and department
restructures resulting in $212,000 of savings used to fund higher priority
initiatives described above. </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Small program
eliminations and changes related to the Get Moving Washington County website
($1,700) and water quality monitoring ($4,000). </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Facilities reduced staffing levels by 2.14 FTE
creating savings of $50,000 in personnel costs by contracting out cleaning
services at the Public Agency Center and implementing changes to service
levels. </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Finance eliminated one Accounting Assistant position
in anticipation of a workload reduction related to the implementation of a new
time and attendance system. </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The Aging and Disability Resource Center eliminated
several low priority programs including the annual Senior Conference. </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">County Clerk eliminated the customer directory and
referral program generating savings of $22,500. </span></div>
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about $7,000. </span></div>
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which represents nearly 700 additional hours to help avoid scheduling issues
and overtime. This change results in $24,100 of additional personnel
expenditures. </span></div>
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$82,762 in personnel expenditures. </span></div>
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assignments at a cost of $26,359 in personnel expenditures. </span></div>
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District Attorney’s office to prosecute cases more effectively and timely at a
cost of $48,197 in personnel expenditures. </span></div>
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socio-economic needs </span></b></div>
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Department to create a Youth Services Team to better manage children’s
programming via cross-divisional services. This change results in $144,889 of
additional personnel expenditures. </span></div>
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Department to provide in-house services for Highway and other County projects
at a cost of $98,000 in personnel expenditures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Washington County is the
first county in Wisconsin to implement Priority Based Budgeting (PBB). PBB is
recognized as a leading best practice in local government and provides a
comprehensive review of the entire organization, identifying every program
offered, determining the costs of every program, and evaluating the relevance
of every program based on the goals the organization is trying to achieve. In
2015, the County Board identified four strategic goals for what the County
should be for its residents, and a set of practices designed to achieve each goal.
Below are those goals (the center of wheel) and the related practices (therim
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Long-range financial plans
provide direction to guide decisions that affect years beyond the current
budget. Washington County uses long range financial planning to project the
cost impact of current programs and gauge against projected revenues in an
effort to identify and determine the extent of actions necessary to close the
gap between revenues and expenditures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The forecast was developed as
part of the Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) efforts and utilizes an online
Fiscal Health Tool to provide dynamic information for the planning process. The
budget team and the County Board are able to view and modify this information
in a shared way to assist in providing direction for future actions and
planning of resource allocations in a way that reflects the Priorities
identified during the early stages of the PBB process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Prior year fiscal year-end
results are reviewed and estimates are provided for the impacts of other County
planning processes, including the Capital Improvement Plan. Assumptions are
also made about funded programs and priorities, state/federal revenues and
funding priorities, economic conditions, staffing levels, and other known
objectives. Finally, the budget team works with staff in other departments to
get expertise in developing key financial assumptions, which are used to
project impacts to future expenditures and revenues for a five year
period. </span></div>
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County’s financial outlook, including all current 2017 Budget</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> assumptions, which focuses on
the County’s primary operating expenditures and the revenues that support them.</span></div>
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revenues and expenditures represent the budget deficit (reflected in
parenthesis above). The deficit identified in 2015-2017 is the budgeted use of
fund balance. The difference identified in 2018-2021 represent the structural
deficit that will exist if expenditures are not reduced and/or revenues are not
increased. The chart above has been presented to the County Board to make it
clear that there are important decisions to come, and simply budgeting the use
of fund balance is not a sustainable practice. The discussion that followed
examined several ideas and decisions points and how they impact the deficit –
in 2017 and in future years. The Fiscal Health Tool enables the County to
quickly and easily demonstrate the financial impact of today’s decisions and reflect
them in a graphical format as shown above.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Congratulations to Team Washington County for your exemplary implementation of priority based budgeting. Strategically aligning dollars with priorities is at the essence of PBB! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>“Our major theme of the next two-year budget is ‘Where’s the fun?’” </i></span></h3>
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The City of Kenmore, Washington was the second organization to implement PBB, along with the <a href="http://www.bainbridgewa.gov/633/Priority-Based-Budgeting">City of Bainbridge Island</a>, and both have been practitioners since 2013. <br />
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Where Kenmore particularly stands out, is in their commitment to apply PBB not only to their ongoing operations, but to their capital projects as well. The evolution of PBB to incorporate the rigorous evaluation of one-time initiatives and capital projects relative to their benefit to the community has been a recent development; led by cities like Kenmore, WA, South Jordan, UT and Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada.<br />
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Capital project PBB is a completely practical and rational approach to long-term CIP planning.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.kenmorewa.gov/">City of Kenmore</a>, and the City of Bainbridge Island are not only pioneers in Priority Based Budgeting, but also the launch of OnlinePBB (where Kenmore incorporated their capital project prioritization).<br />
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The Bothell - Kenmore Reporter recently published an article written by Catherine Krummey with a focus on City of Kenmore budget development (<a href="http://www.bothell-reporter.com/news/city-of-kenmore-officials-find-the-fun-in-2017-18-budget/">City of Kenmore officials find the fun in 2017-2018 budget</a>). This piece is reprinted in full below.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">City of Kenmore Officials Find the Fun in 2017-18 Priority Based Budget</span></h3>
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City Manager Rob Karlinsey, Finance Director Joanne Gregory and
other city staff members presented the 2017-18 biennial budget to the
Kenmore City Council at the Oct. 24 meeting.<br />
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The city used a priority-based budgeting process to develop the
budget, identifying the priorities through looking at the council’s
goals for Kenmore and other policies such as the 20-Year Vision
Statement and the Target Zero resolution for pedestrian and bicycle
safety.<br />
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“The budget builds on our pedestrian and bicycle safety momentum,” Karlinsey said.<br />
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He also cited economic development as a top priority for the city
with the goal of expanding employment and making the city more vibrant.
Capitalizing on that vibrancy through events, art projects, recreation
opportunities and volunteerism also is important to Karlinsey.<br />
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“Our major theme of the next two-year budget is ‘Where’s the fun?’” he said.<br />
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The total proposed budget for the 2017-18 biennium is $55.9
million. Within that figure, $23.4 million is dedicated to the general
fund, $9.4 million will go to the transportation capital fund, $4.7
million will go to surface water management and $4.5 million will go to
the park capital fund.<br />
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<b>Capital Improvement Program</b><br />
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At the Oct. 24 meeting, the council also unanimously approved the
2017-22 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which includes funding for
various parks, transportation and surface water projects. Nine planned
park projects will be funded for a total of $11.2 million, 10
transportation projects will be funded for a total of $61.2 million, and
seven surface water projects will be funded for a total of $4.7
million.<br />
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For the 2017-18 biennium, $4.5 million will be spent on parks,
$12.3 million on transportation and $3.5 million on surface water as
part of the CIP.<br />
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Funding from the proposed Walkways and Waterways levy on the Nov.
8 ballot affects five of the CIP projects, and Gregory said changes
would be made if the levy fails. “We would go back to the drawing board
on those projects … and create a new plan, amend the CIP,” Gregory said.<br />
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<b>What’s next</b><br />
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The 2017-18 budget will be up for discussion again at the council’s Nov. 7 meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. at Kenmore City Hall.<br />
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The full <a href="https://kenmore.civicweb.net/document/74828" target="_blank">proposed 2017-18 biennial budget</a> and <a href="https://kenmore.civicweb.net/document/74829" target="_blank">the CIP</a> can be found online through the city’s finance department at <a href="http://www.kenmorewa.gov/financeadministration" target="_blank">www.kenmore.gov/financeadministration</a>.<br />
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Governing recently published a P3 supplement as part of their Guide to Financial Literacy series. This publication is called <a href="https://afd34ee8b0806295b5a7-9fbee7de8d51db511b5de86d75069107.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/GOV16_P3_Guide.pdf">Putting Citizens First with an Innovative Approach to P3's</a>. In it they state, <br />
"<i><b>Governments continue to find new ways to leverage private sector money, expertise, innovation and flexibility. This is especially true for states and localities, which in the past 20 years have rapidly expanded the scope, scale and stakes of that leverage. This practice of deeper private sector involvement in public services is broadly known as public-private partnerships, or P3s</b></i>."<br />
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Among the success stories you can read about from <i>ICMA</i> and <i>Alliance
for Innovation</i> case studies, you’ll find out about <a href="http://www.safebuilt.com/">SAFEbuilt</a> and the way they’ve
revolutionized the entire approach to a Building Department through shared
services. For some services, there are proven successes that can
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In our work in <a href="http://www.pbbcenter.org/" target="_blank"><i><b>Priority Based Budgeting</b></i></a>, <i>one of the greatest
outcomes of the work is the ability to shed light on where to find
opportunities for shared services</i>. What if a program was of the highest
priority for your citizens, and you found out you were one of several providers
of this service in your community? Perhaps a partnership would be an incredible
opportunity to produce efficiency in the provision of that program. On the
other hand, what if you found a lower priority program for which there were
other service providers? Maybe the best approach there would be to consolidate
services or even allow the other service provider to take on the program
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In the <a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/2013/04/nlcs-economic-conditions-report-plus.html">City
of Cincinnati, Ohio, </a>City Council identified opportunities for
partnership using PBB as a policy priority. In <a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/2013/03/douglas-county-unveils-quick-wins-from.html">Douglas
County, Nevada,</a> the Board of County Commissioners did the same. In our
story from the <a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/2013/02/an-inspiring-role-for-local-government.html">City
of Fort Collins, CO, </a>about the Rocky Mountain Innosphere (RMI), the City’s
share of funding to support RMI scored well in the PBB process – it was a
high priority. However, using the filters of the PBB Model, it was clear that
this was a program that others could offer and were offering in the form of
business support (in other words, the City need not be the only player in
providing this service), that the City wasn’t mandated to do, and was unlikely
to pay for itself. <b> </b><br />
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<b>Through the lens of PBB, this points precisely in the
direction of a partnership</b>. The role of government, even in a high-priority
program, is not always to be the direct service provider; it can be a key
partner!<br />
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Central to PBB is the idea that <i>all local government
organizations can determine the role they're suited to serve best within a
community</i>, and amongst all potential service providers within a region -
identifying the overlap, the potential for partnerships, consolidated services,
and spinning off of services between city, county, school district, non-profit
and private sector organizations. <i>The end goal is nothing short of the most
efficient use of a community's resources as a whole, to achieve the results of
a region – it’s "bang for the buck" for the provision of public
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In <a href="http://www.pbbcenter.org/">Priority Based Budgeting</a> we’re attempting to provide a
comprehensive review of the entire organization, identifying every program
offered, identifying the costs of every program offered, evaluating the
relevance of every program offered on the basis of the community's priorities,
and ultimately guiding elected and appointed officials to the policy questions
they can answer with the information gained from the Priority Based Budgeting
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To ultimately see a new way of determining which
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According to the State Department, approximately 1.5 million
non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) operate in the United States. There are 87,453
units of local government as recognized by the US Census. Local government no
longer needs to be everything to everybody. We heard Bill Clinton give a speech
recently where he said the single thing he’d love to “do-over” from his
Presidency would be to understand all of the NGO’s and non-profits out there,
what they’re doing, and how government could partner better. It’s more
efficient, there’s less duplication, and we must find the best providers of
services who have the greatest chance of achieving great outcomes. We feel the
same thing about local government. <i>Some of the best things taking place in a
community are coming about from partnerships, where local government is the
leader, the facilitator and often times a key partner, but not always necessarily
the only possible service provider.</i><br />
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Public Private Partnerships (or P3’s) are becoming an incredibly exciting opportunity area for the future of local government and our communities. Why? Because through partnerships, local governments are able to tap into additional resources, bringing other service providers into the same mission we strive to achieve, almost as if adding new staff for no new money (and often times, while reducing costs). It’s as if government has increased it’s size (through the collaborations created in such partnerships), but it will not have increased in size. Instead it will have leveraged these partners to increase the overall impact! It’s a truly remarkable solution.<br />
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The good news is that government “Doesn’t Have To” be in the same businesses it has been in throughout history, providing these same services – there are many many other service providers who are working on the same societal objectives of safer communities, healthier people, a more thriving economy, etc. Government must realize who these players are, and leverage the force of their efforts – thereby reducing redundancies within community, maximizing key partnerships with these services providers, and ultimately optimizing the resources that a community has from all of it’s service providers.<br />
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1.) <b>What</b>: what services make for ideal P3’s in your community? Not every community is the same, and therefore we need a methodology to discover what services are ripe with opportunity for partnership.<br />
2.) <b>Who</b>: who are the other potential partners in your community, with whom you can share services, regionalize shared services and potentially consolidate services with?<br />
3.) <b>How</b>: finally, how do we begin to envision a path to execution and implementation of a P3 opportunity?<br />
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This webinar series will serve to provide you with this 3-fold solution, via the methodology of Priority Based Budgeting, and the tools that are leading today’s PBB communities to discover P3 opportunities, and bring them to life.<i> </i><br />
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The intent of this webinar series is to provide concepts and opportunities revolving around partnerships, guide local government leaders to start to understand where these opportunities exist, and highlight both Public-Private-Partnerships as well as Public-Public-Partnerships. <br />
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The three individual webinars include:<br />
I. Intro: November 15, 2016 from Noon to 1 PM EST<br />
What are partnerships and how PBB leads to unveiling opportunities around partnerships<br />
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II. Public/Private Partnerships: December 13, 2016 from Noon to 1 PM EST<br />
CPBB to co-present with leading public-private local government provider <a href="http://safebuilt.com/">Safebuilt</a> <br />
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III. Public/Public Partnerships: Date in January 2017 TBD<br />
CPBB to co-present with City of Englewood City Manager toprovide a case study of how City of Englewood merged their Fire Department with a neighboring jurisdiction<br />
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<a href="http://elgl.org/2016/11/03/webinar-series-public-private-partnerships-p3/"><b>Register today! </b></a><br />
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Budgeting implementers, there is an evolution underway. </span></div>
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masters of the process to facilitate rational and apolitical budget balancing,
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the very role of local government, using the tools of PBB to rebuild service
only where they maximized societal objectives,</span></li>
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of the tools and their PBB data to mine and reallocate their people and funds
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.co.washington.wi.us/index.iml">Washington County, Wisconsin</a> is
best in it’s class among those PBB communities ushering in this bold evolution.
In it’s first year of implementation, the County successfully implemented the
process, and has already undertaken a merger of it’s Health Department with a
neighboring County, realizing substantial savings. Regionalization of services
and public-private partnership (“P3’s”) are among the greatest sources of
opportunity for PBB communities (at the 2016 PBB Conference, the PBB data-mine
demonstrated $409million in opportunities among PBB communities alone in 2016).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Under the leadership of
County Administrator Josh Schoemann, and Assistant County Administrator Jamie
Ludovic, Washington County is the first County in Wisconsin to implement PBB.
By showing what is possible through it’s work, Marathon County followed quickly
in it’s footsteps, and North Central Health as well becoming the first
health-care providing agency to embark on PBB implementation. </span></div>
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Recently Michael Grass, Executive Editor of Route Fifty, published an article focusing on Josh Schoemann and his team's work in implementing priority based budgeting in Washington County (<a href="http://www.routefifty.com/2016/10/navigator-award-finalist-joshua-schoemann-washington-county-wis-administrator/132306/?oref=RouteFiftyTCO">Navigator Award Finalist: Joshua Schoemann, Washington County, Wis., Administrator</a>). Here is the full article below:<br />
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It’s not easy to implement a major shift in
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In some county and municipal jurisdictions
where the Great Recession brought strained budgets, kept tax collections
flat and necessitated difficult cost-cutting decisions, public
administrators have been prompted to consider new fiscal-planning
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There is a handful of different budget-planning schools of thought, including <a href="http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2016/07/a-guide-to-evidence-based-budget-development" target="_blank">evidence-based budgeting</a> and <a href="http://www.participatorybudgeting.org/about-participatory-budgeting/what-is-pb/" target="_blank">participatory-based budgeting</a>. In Washington County, Wisconsin, located northwest of Milwaukee, the county administrator, <b>Joshua Schoemann</b>, chose to pursue <a href="http://www.gfoa.org/sites/default/files/GFOAAnatomyofaPriorityDrivenBudgetProcess.pdf" target="_blank">priority-based budgeting</a>.</div>
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Last fall, <a href="http://www.routefifty.com/2015/10/priority-based-budgeting-wisconsin-washington-county/123153/?oref=rf-topic-river"><i>Route Fifty</i> featured Schoemann’s priority-based budgetary efforts</a>
as the county was looking ahead to the fiscal 2017 budget. As we wrote
that October, “priority-based budgeting involves establishing a set of
priorities and then aligning budget dollars to match them. This can mean
winnowing money from programs that do not line up with those
priorities, in order to free up funds for programs that do.”</div>
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sounds like a reasoned, basic framework to embrace. But as with all
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Priority-based
budgeting is not a shortcut for those interested in mowing down budget
line items with a lawnmower. But it is a way to look at how to best
reallocate what you have. About 100 public-sector organizations in the
U.S. and Canada use priority-based budgeting, which is mostly new to
Wisconsin.</div>
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“The decision really was to go back to the
basics and say ‘what is it we’re here for?’ And then let’s fund that.
Let’s be the best we can possibly be at those things,” Schoemann told <i>Route Fifty</i>. “Some of our lower priorities, maybe we freeze funding, or we cut funding.”</div>
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forces county departments “to look more innovatively at how we can do
things differently, so we’re not relying on dollars that may not exist
in a year or two,” he continued.</div>
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Some of guiding principles for the 2017 budget, according to <a href="http://www.co.washington.wi.us/inner.iml?mdl=news.mdl&ID=207" target="_blank">Schoemann’s 2016 State of the County Address</a>,
include maintaining the current tax rate; reducing or eliminating the
need to access the fund balance to balance the budget; replenishing the
health insurance fund balance; and a third consecutive pay-plan
adjustment.</div>
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Where are things now? This month, Schoemann has been working with his staff and the county’s <a href="http://www.co.washington.wi.us/inner.iml?mdl=committees.mdl&ID=5" target="_blank">Executive Committee</a>
to review changes to the 2017 budget proposal and submit it to the full
County Board for consideration in early November, according to <a href="http://washingtoncountyinsider.com/2016/10/weekly-washington-county-update-by-joshua-schoemann/" target="_blank">Schoemann’s weekly update</a>.</div>
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So while it’s premature to assess Washington County’s still-unfinished
budget for fiscal 2017, we are pleased to highlight the process used to
get to this point. While the priority-based budgeting approach may not
necessarily be a fit for every local jurisdiction, Schoemann’s
experience in Washington County shows why it’s important to have
priorities and goals before diving head-first into budget season. We’re
pleased to include Schoemann as one of our 50 Navigator Award finalists.<br />
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The <a href="https://bouldercolorado.gov/">City of Boulder, Colorado</a>
is one of the fiercest proponents of priority based budgeting (PBB) in
the nation. They deeply and fundamentally understand how to implement
and utilize PBB, and their community has benefited tremendously from the city's continued and evolved implementation of PBB.<b><br />
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Boulder has recently published their <a href="https://www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/2017_Recommended_Budget_FINAL_ONLINE-1-201608311620.pdf">2017 Recommended Budget</a>.
Not only has the city produced yet another thoughtful, comprehensive
annual budget plan that will continue to lead the community down the
path to long-term fiscal health, but the budget is strategically
developed to provide the highest level of responsible, efficient service
delivery to their citizens (and community).<br />
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<b>For those in local government, service delivery and strategic fiscal planning doesn't get much better than this folks</b>.
To recognize Boulder's ongoing PBB success and commitment to excellence
in resource allocation to achieve community results, we've provided a
quick window of content (below) into how Boulder utilizes "<i><b>PBB as the framework within which all budget decisions are made</b></i>." And for a much deeper dive, please see the full <a href="https://www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/2017_Recommended_Budget_FINAL_ONLINE-1-201608311620.pdf">City of Boulder 2017 Recommended Budget</a> (with a focus on Strategies and Priorities on pages 54 - 67).<br />
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Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) builds on the city’s prior
Business Plan, which separates goals and actions into near term versus long
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Comprehensive Plan and department strategic and master plans. </div>
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As the cornerstone of the city’s budget process, PBB gives
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key Council and community goals (see the next section on PBB Results and Attributes)</li>
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the impact on these goals of city programs and services</li>
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a tool for strategic decision-making in funding, adding and/or eliminating programs and services, making more effective use of the
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PBB contributes to the city’s long-term financial
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>2017 PBB Outcomes</b></span></div>
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Now integrated into its seventh consecutive year of budget
development, PBB is the framework within which all budget decisions are made.
In the 2015 budget process, the city engaged in a streamlined PBB process,
recognizing the significant work that had been done in prior years, as well as
the demands on staff related to flood recovery and the implementation of an
integrated Finance and Human Resources business solutions software package. The
2014 budget invested primarily in enhancing existing high priority programs,
with the goal of an increased impact on achieving the PBB identified results.
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The city continues to have a favorable distribution of
resources between the highest priority (Quartile 1) and lowest priority
(Quartile 4) programs. Fewer resources are invested in programs yielding lower
impact on community values. A listing of all 2017 programs by quartile is
included in the following section. Community programs are those providing
direct service to residents and businesses, while governance programs are those
providing support services within the city to other departments.</div>
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Figure 2-02 shows the distribution of the 2017 budget and
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Another way to look at the resource shifts achieved by using
PBB in the budgeting process is shown in Table 2-01 below.The most significant
increase occurred in quartile 2 with a 9.8% increase over 2016. The majority of
this increase is due to increases in DET and impact fees capital development,
cost allocation and arts funding in the Library, and general increases due to
the Affordable Care Act and living wage in both Parks and Recreation and OSMP.
There are also quartile 2 program increases in Police for code enforcement,
general investigations and major crimes units.</div>
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Figures 2-03 through 2-05 below demonstrate that the city’s
budget represents an allocation of greater financial resources to programs
identified as highly influential in achieving city results (Quartiles 1 and 2).
Priority Based Budgeting provides the City with an additional tool to identify
efficiencies and ensure that the city provides priority services to residents
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To find out more about the City of Boulder 2017 Recommended Budget,
including how the city utilizes PBB to score programs against a series
of results and attributes (to determine funding levels, in addition to
the scoring criteria), <a href="https://www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/2017_Recommended_Budget_FINAL_ONLINE-1-201608311620.pdf">click here</a>.<br />
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Congratulations again to the City of Boulder, CO! We at the CPBB applaud
your continued unique approach to implementing PBB year after year. And
the results you have achieved are extraordinary!<br />
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To read more case studies about the evolution of CPBB partnership with
the City of Boulder, and the incredible results the city has achieved,
see below.<br />
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<b><a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/2014/01/city-of-boulder-co-budget-built-upon.html">City of Boulder, CO Budget Built Upon Priority Based Budgeting</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/2014/10/high-five-to-boulder-co-city-unveils.html">High Five to Boulder, CO! City Unveils 2015 Budget Built Upon Fifth Straight Year of PBB!</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/2015/08/city-of-boulder-co-depends-on-pbb-as.html">City of Boulder, CO Depends on PBB as the "Cornerstone of the City's Budget Process."</a> </b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>"The Toledo Chamber’s jointly funded venture with the City is
the first of its kind public-private partnership in the world to bring Priority
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At the <a href="http://www.pbbcenter.org/">Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB)</a>,
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how innovative local government
communities can be. Through our concepts of Fiscal Health and Wellness through
Priority Based Budgeting, we've partnered with communities to define exactly
what the community is in business to achieve and then prioritize scarce
resources (tax dollars) to meet those community results. This work has allowed
over 120 cities, counties, school districts and special districts across North
America to completely redefine their community.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We’re
proud of our work assisting dozens of cities and counties across North America
fundamentally change their approach to resource alignment through Priority
Based Budgeting (PBB). PBB contributes to a community’s long-term financial
sustainability and allows communities to better serve their residents in the
most effective, efficient and fiscally responsible manner possible. The City of
Boulder, Colorado recently stated that "<span style="mso-field-code: " HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/fiscalhealthandwellness\.blogspot\.com\/2014\/10\/high-five-to-boulder-co-city-unveils\.html\0022 \\t \0022_blank\0022 ";"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><i>priority based budgeting is the "framework"
in which all budget decisions are made</i></b></span></span>."</span></div>
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The CPBB is now working with the City of Toledo to bring
priority based budgeting to the city. What is extremely unique about this
venture is that this project was made possible with partnership and financial
assistance from the Toledo Regional Chamber. This represents the very first P3
(public-private partnership) priority based budgeting project in North America!</div>
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The City of Toledo is now the 3rd municipality in Ohio to
implement priority based budgeting, joining the City of Cincinnati and the City
of Blue Ash in this innovative approach to ensuring a city’s long-term
financial sustainability and will ultimately allow the City of Toledo to also serve
its residents in the most effective, efficient and fiscally responsible manner
possible. </div>
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This is first part of a three-part blog series documenting
the Priority Based Budgeting process that the City is undertaking, culminating
in the launch of online tools that will enable a “new lens” on how the City can
use it’s resources for good. </div>
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In this first article, the focus is on: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“What is Priority Based
Budgeting, Why do Communities implement this practice, and where is the City in
the midst of its implementation.”</i></b></div>
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At its core, Priority Based Budgeting is a process to ensure that your
community is getting the best bang for the taxpayer dollar. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">At the end of it’s work, the City of Toledo
will have the data, powered by a sophisticated software model, to marshal and
re-direct all of a community’s resources (our taxes, our people, our public and
private institutions) to dramatically improve how we achieve safer communities,
healthier people, sound infrastructure, efficient service delivery, thriving
local economies and the Results that serve the betterment of society.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Priority-Based
Budgeting was declared a <a href="http://icma.org/en/results/management_strategies/leading_practices/priority-based_budgeting">Best
Practice</a> by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA),
urging every local government in the world to approach resource allocation
decisions in the context of what matters most to it’s community. In 2009, the
Center for Priority Based Budgeting was created as a mechanism to help local
governments implement PBB, as <b><i>nothing else existed within local
government public finance that truly is scalable, transferable and effective</i></b>.
And our work in assisting over <b><i>120</i></b> city and county local
government communities, of different geographies, demographics and economies,
across the US and Canada, successfully implement this best and leading practice
<b><i>substantiates the demise of the myth that little can be replicated across
local government communities</i></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At
the beginning of 2015, over 80 communities across North America have
implemented Priority Based Budgeting (PBB), impacting over 11 million citizens
across the US and Canada. Now in 2016, over 120 cities, counties, school
districts and special districts will be practicing PBB, using the process and
tools to reshape the way all of a community’s resources are leveraged to
achieve Results, and inviting citizens further into an authentic role of
influence and participation. </span></div>
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<a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/2013/09/facing-challenges-seizing-opportunities.html">Priority
Based Budgeting</a> is a unique and innovative approach being used by local
governments across the Country to match available resources with community
priorities, provide information to elected officials that lead to better
informed decisions, meaningfully engage citizens in the budgeting process and,
finally, escape the traditional routine of basing "new" budgets on
revisions to the "old" budget. This holistic approach helps to
provide elected officials and other decision-makers with a "new lens"
through which to frame better-informed financial and budgeting decisions and
helps ensure that a community is able to identify and preserve those programs
and services that are most highly valued. <i> </i> </div>
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The underlying philosophy of priority based budgeting is about how a government
entity should invest resources to meet its stated objectives. It helps us to
better articulate why the services we offer exist, what price we pay for them,
and, consequently, what value they offer citizens. The principles associated
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• <b>Prioritize Services.</b> Priority based
budgeting evaluates the relative importance of individual programs and services
rather than entire departments. It is distinguished by prioritizing the
services a government provides, one versus another.</div>
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• <b>Do the Important Things Well.</b> <b>Cut Back
on the Rest.</b> In a time of revenue decline, a traditional budget
process often attempts to continue funding all the same programs it funded last
year, albeit at a reduced level (e.g. across-the-board budget cuts). Priority
based budgeting identifies the services that offer the highest value and
continues to provide funding for them, while reducing service levels,
divesting, or potentially eliminating lower value services.</div>
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• <b>Question Past Patterns of Spending.</b> An
incremental budget process doesn’t seriously question the spending decisions
made in years past. Priority based budgeting puts all the money on the table to
encourage more creative conversations about services.</div>
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based budgeting starts with the revenue available to the government, rather
than last year’s expenditures, as the basis for decision-making.</div>
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• <b>Know the True Cost of Doing Business.</b> Focusing
on the full costs of programs ensures that funding decisions are based on the
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budget decisions are based on a well-defined set of community priorities, the
government’s aims are not left open to interpretation.</div>
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• <b>Provide Transparency of Service Impact.</b> In
traditional budgets, it is often not entirely clear how funded services make a
real difference in the lives of citizens. Under priority based budgeting, the
focus is on the results the service produces for achieving community
priorities.</div>
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• <b>Demand Accountability for Results.</b> Traditional
budgets focus on accountability for staying within spending limits. Beyond
this, priority based budgeting demands accountability for results that were the
basis for a service’s budget allocation.</div>
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The core CPBB concepts of <span style="mso-field-code: " HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/webapps\.icma\.org\/pm\/9509\/public\/cover\.cfm?title=Embracing%20the%20%22Decade%20of%20Local%20Government%22%20-%20How%20to%20Face%20Challenges%20and%20Seize%20Opportunities&subtitle=&author=Jon%20Johnson%20and%20Chris%20Fabian%20and%20Cheryl%20Hilvert\0022 \\t \0022_blank\0022 ";"><span class="MsoHyperlink">Fiscal Health and Wellness through Priority Based Budgeting</span></span>
are truly inspiring a new wave of municipal fiscal stewardship. A complete
revolution in how local governments utilize their limited resources to the
benefit of the communities they serve. <br />
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<b><i>This "<span style="mso-field-code: " HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/fiscalhealthandwellness\.blogspot\.com\/2014\/01\/the-new-wave-paradigm-shift-in\.html\0022 \\t \0022_blank\0022 ";"><span class="MsoHyperlink">New Wave</span></span>," the fundamental paradigm shift
in municipal financial stewardship</i></b><i>, must be accepted if local
governments are to be financially viable and able to create the types of
communities their citizens are proud to call home.</i><br />
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<b><i>Local government communities must consider a completely different
perspective. In order to achieve success and accept the challenges that are
ahead, <u>we must see more clearly how to manage, use, and optimize resources
in a much different way than has been done in the past</u>. </i></b></div>
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The City of Toledo has just launched its implementation of
Priority Based Budgeting, with the development of its Program and Services
Inventory. In essence, the City is hard at work defining “what are the vast
array of services that our government provides, and how much do each of them
cost?” Not surprisingly, for most cities they will identify hundreds of
services, and some identify over one thousand! Government is complex, and its
service offerings are vast!</div>
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This is a crucial first step in the process, and creates the
base layer of information upon which the remainder of the process will build.
From here, the City will establish and define the very “Results” that define
why the City government is in business – why it is relevant, in the eye’s of
it’s taxpayers, as a service-providing entity collecting and making use of the
citizen’s resources. Each city service will go through a rigorous evaluation
process, quantifying the degree to which these services contribute to your
community’s objectives – in essence, are they being spent efficiently on
programs that make the City safer, it’s citizen’s healthier, it’s economy
stronger, and it’s infrastructure more effective. In the next blog, we will
continue to document the City’s progress towards these ends.</div>
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The Toledo Chamber’s jointly funded venture with the City is
the first of its kind public-private partnership in the world to bring Priority
Based Budgeting into a community. Certainly across the United States, as cities
become more adept at gathering and measuring data, at putting data to use to
create safer and healthier cities with thriving economies, indeed as cities are
becoming “smart cities” it is this kind of multi-sector collaboration that is
driving an optimistic future. </div>
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There was an era when local government took on the
responsibility of upholding our basic societal contracts, and our core civic
duties, as it was the only institution capable of doing so. With the
proliferation of non-profit organizations, and mission-driven organizations in
the private sector, it has become clear that there are many, many stakeholders
in our cities whose aim is also to enhance our safety, our health and well-being.
It is through public-private partnerships like the City’s with its Chamber in
this case that will profoundly reshape the way your City optimizes the use of its
citizen’s resources towards a better Toledo. We couldn’t be more proud than to
be part of this team.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838903584733741608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128614469349528761.post-58307685330314592072016-08-27T06:44:00.001-07:002016-08-27T06:44:14.430-07:00CPBB Makes ELGL Choice Awards: Top 50 Local Government Companies<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">"PBB communities are driving innovation,
sharing information, experimenting, advancing lessons learned, and fulfilling
the complete mission of PBB to unearth, marshal and re-direct resources towards
the betterment of our communities."</span></i></span></h3>
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The Center for Priority Based Budgeting is psyched and honored to come in at #34 on this list.<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We're proud of our work assisting dozens of cities and counties across North America
fundamentally </span></span><br />
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">change their approach to resource alignment through Priority
Based Budgeting (PBB). PBB contributes to a community’s long-term financial
sustainability and allows communities to better serve their residents in the
most effective, efficient and fiscally responsible manner possible. The City of
Boulder, Colorado recently stated that "<span style="mso-field-code: " HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/fiscalhealthandwellness\.blogspot\.com\/2014\/10\/high-five-to-boulder-co-city-unveils\.html\0022 \\t \0022_blank\0022 ";"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><i>priority based budgeting is the "framework"
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Budgeting was declared a <a href="http://icma.org/en/results/management_strategies/leading_practices/priority-based_budgeting">Best
Practice</a> by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA),
urging every local government in the world to approach resource allocation
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 2009, the
Center for Priority Based Budgeting was created as a mechanism to help local
governments implement PBB, as <b><i>nothing else existed within local
government public finance that truly is scalable, transferable and effective</i></b>.
And our work in assisting over <b><i>120</i></b> city and county local
government communities, of different geographies, demographics and economies,
across the US and Canada, successfully implement this best and leading practice
<b><i>substantiates the demise of the myth that little can be replicated across
local government communities</i></b>.</span></div>
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the beginning of 2015, over 80 communities across North America have
implemented Priority Based Budgeting (PBB), impacting over 11 million citizens
across the US and Canada. Now in 2016, over 120 cities, counties, school
districts and special districts will be practicing PBB, using the process and
tools to reshape the way all of a community’s resources are leveraged to
achieve Results, and inviting citizens further into an authentic role of
influence and participation. </span></div>
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ELGL recently conducted a survey which led to the creation of the Top 50 Local Government Companies. The results and ELGL announcement article are posted below.<br />
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Our “<a href="https://www.facebook.com/LeagueOfWisconsinMunicipalities/?fref=ts">award-winning</a>”
members have spoken on the best companies working in the local
government arena. The inaugural ELGL Choice Award recipients have
been selected using two criteria: the number of nominations received by
each company (75%) and an evaluation from the ELGL management team
(25%).<br />
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Choice Award will become a fluid list that is updated quarterly using
the above criteria. Anyone (<a href="http://elgl.org/membership/">ELGL member</a> or not) can submit a nomination via the form at the end of this post.</div>
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We're also thrilled for all the innovative companies who made this list, but especially our many local government friends and partners who made this list along with us. So we're also giving a huge shout out to CPBB friends and partners who also made this list.<br />
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#1 - <b><a href="http://whatworkscities.bloomberg.org/about/">What Works Cities</a></b> is
a national initiative to help 100 mid-sized American cities enhance
their use of data and evidence to improve services, inform local
decision-making and engage residents.<br />
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#5 - <b><a href="http://www.n-r-c.com/">National Research Center, Inc. (NRC)</a> </b>has
worked with hundreds of local governments to provide them with
full-service survey research and evaluation needed to move their
communities forward.<br />
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#23 - <b> <a href="http://thenovakconsultinggroup.com/">The Novak Consulting Group (TNCG)</a> </b>provides innovative thinking that strengthens organizations by bringing solutions into focus.<br />
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#50 - <b> <a href="http://safebuilt.com/">SAFEBuilt</a> </b>offers
customized full-service building department programs & supplemental
services in short- and long-term engagements to public agencies.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">"PBB communities are driving innovation,
sharing information, experimenting, advancing lessons learned, and fulfilling
the complete mission of PBB to unearth, marshal and re-direct resources towards
the betterment of our communities."</span></i></span></h3>
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Just one week ago, our 5<sup>th</sup> Annual (un)Conference
on Priority Based Budgeting concluded, and to quote one of our attendees who
has been to all five <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“it was easily the
most complete Conference, and also the most forward-looking.”</i></div>
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That phrase, “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4bacc6; mso-themecolor: accent5;">forward-looking,”</span></b> was
the best compliment we could have been paid, and it’s on that theme that I
wanted to (not so ironically) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">look back</i>
at three pivotal events that took place at the Conference, and discuss their
implications for the PBB movement:</div>
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</span></span></span>The PBB “Master Plan” has evolved (again!)</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Launch of the Institute </div>
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</span></span></span>PBB 2.0 – Launch of the PBB Community and the
power of it’s users</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000090;">Evolution of the Master Plan:</span></b> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">from “implementing PBB” to “using PBB data
to make positive change”</i></div>
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In 2008, Jon and I had one simple plan: bail out Jefferson
County, Colorado from their multi-million dollar deficit. The roots of PBB came
to life to fulfill that mission.</div>
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By 2009/2010, ICMA, GFOA, NLC and the Alliance for
Innovation urged us to broaden our ability to serve many local governments
surviving the Great Recession. The Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB)
was created “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #4bacc6; mso-themecolor: accent5;">to produce a replicable and scalable methodology and
toolset for all local governments”</span></i> to use. No joke – the height of
our ambition at the time was 10 communities; we believed that if we could equip
10 communities with the tools of PBB, we’d change the world! Well, the world’s
axis didn’t shift after those 10, but something else equally important took
place: PBB was declared “best practice” by ICMA, urging all local governments
to implement. The world didn’t change; but a movement was sparked!</div>
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Entering 2016, over 100 communities had implemented PBB. Our
mission had evolved to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #4bacc6; mso-themecolor: accent5;">“serving as many organizations as
possible, as swiftly as possible</span></i><span style="color: #4bacc6; mso-themecolor: accent5;">”</span> and our processes and tools evolved to fulfill
that purpose. ResourceX was created to provide an online platform that
dramatically reduced the time an organization spent <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“implementing PBB,”</i> enabling leaders to shift their focus to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #4bacc6; mso-themecolor: accent5;">“using PBB data to make change.”</span> </i>And the dramatically
evolved OnlinePBB toolset has made the data immediately actionable – literally
pointing leaders directly to their opportunity areas for dramatic resource
re-allocation. </div>
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As Jamie Rouch from the City of Branson, Missouri put it,
the evolution of the PBB Master Plan has necessarily shifted from helping
communities <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #4bacc6; mso-themecolor: accent5;">“implement PBB, to
using PBB data to make change!</span></i></b><span style="color: #4bacc6; mso-themecolor: accent5;">” </span></div>
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What this year’s
Conference opened up, and what I’ll detail further in the next two sections, is
a new frontier of tools from the Center for Priority Based Budgeting, from
ResourceX , from the PBBi (the “Institute”), and from our partner organizations
that will complete the vision of a Prioritized World: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">when every community can unearth, marshal and re-direct all of our
community’s resources (our taxes, our people, our public and private
institutions) to dramatically improve how we achieve safer communities,
healthier people, thriving local economies and the Results that serve the betterment
of society.</i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000090;">The launch of the Institute - PBBi:</span></b> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">All Roads Lead to Rome</i></div>
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To achieve this mission, it was critical that we open up all
possible options for communities to implement PBB, as well as for communities
to master their wealth of PBB data to make change.</div>
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To this end, we launched the PBBi at the Conference with two
stated objectives:</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><u>For
1<sup>st</sup> year PBB implementers:</u> provide training, coaching, templates
and certification for organizations wanting to take control of their own
implementation, with assistance along the way</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><u>For
experienced PBB users:</u> provide advanced training for communities taking
action on their PBB data. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">For the 1<sup>st</sup> year implementers</i></b>, we realized that for
many communities, they desired an opportunity to immerse their leaders and
staff in the core principles of PBB, such that they could become masters to
lead the process on their own, with coaching and guidance from CPBB. </div>
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Opening up Institute offerings that are more “class-room” /
“group-learning” style, enables many organizations at once to learn the
methodology and become credentialed with the skills required to master the use
of the online tools. Fundamentally, this opens up a never-before-possible
pathway for many more organizations to implement. </div>
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This is key to the overall vision – again, back in 2009 we
had 10 communities launch the movement… now, over 120 are actively reshaping
their communities with PBB. With PBBi, we can effectively serve many more, and
on their own terms. In the build-out of ancient Rome, all of it’s people across
all of it’s geography were led to the central enlightening hub of civilization
(it’s “city center”) by it’s ingenious design of a road system where it was
said that “all road lead to Rome.” No matter what road is appropriate for your
organization (group-learning / classroom style, self-led implementation, or
facilitated consulting), all roads lead to your PBB success.<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">For experienced PBB users</i></b>, the evolution that must take place
is the shift from “identifying opportunity areas” to actually taking action,
creating implementation plans, and executing change. During the Conference, Eric
Keck, City of Englewood’s City Manager (and the first city manager to implement
PBB in two different cities) gave a riveting presentation on the merger of his
Fire Department with the City of Denver’s. It was clear that a public-public
partnership opportunity existed and would create dramatic efficiency; however,
envisioning an implementation plan to address labor issues, public perception,
and actually realizing the savings born from the partnership was key to
execution. </div>
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This is illustrative of the type of training and focus that
communities can get from the PBBi – advanced instruction and pin-pointed
guidance on executing change. In short, PBBi will train you how to act on your
PBB opportunity areas.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000090;">PBB 2.0</span></b> – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the
launch of the PBB User Group Community, the HUB, and peering into the future</i></div>
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The Conference also saw the launch of a distinct “Track 2”
for the advancement of Priority Based Budgeting. This track was built
specifically for users of OnlinePBB, and coalesced around three key themes:
ACTION, DATA, EVOLVE.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ACTION</b></div>
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Action in OnlinePBB centers on the following: </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Minimizing
time spent on “implementing PBB” in order to maximize opportunity to devote
time to “using PBB data to make positive change”</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Putting
you, the users in control of your PBB experience</div>
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devoted to discussion of how communities are taking action and driving change.
And the user group delved deep into the reporting capabilities in OnlinePBB
including the 5 Policy Questions, Program Cost Analyzer, and the RAD 2.0 – each
designed to produce actionable reports customized for each department to review
the programs that represent clear opportunity for resource reallocation.</div>
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of information is a catalyst for innovation. It comes from Peter Diamandis, in
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type of exchange was slow in the early days of our species, when all we had as
a means of transmission was storytelling around the campfire. It picked up with
the invention of writing and, later, of the printing press and the photocopier,
then exploded with the digital representation, storage, and exchange of ideas
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that can be digitized can spread at the speed of light (or at least the speed
of the Internet). This spreading has followed a consistent pattern of
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The launch of the PBB Community website,
“the HUB” can be thought of as a virtual campfire for sharing PBB lessons
learned and experiences, or as Mike Seman put it: “it’s the PBB 2.0 User Group
24 hours a day, 365 days out of the year.” </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Here was an awesome
moment: on the third day of the Conference, towards the end when attendees were
in information overload, and some had flights to catch, an audience member took
advantage of the open Q&A to ask “what are your plans for integrating
Fiscal Health forecasting analysis into PBB.” </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Not only was it a
great question (and you’ll have to “stay tuned” for the answer, coming up in
our Technology Road Map), but it was even more important that the question was
even asked. The PBB Community has come to expect and even anticipate the
evolution of PBB. And it’s completely exhilarating to see not only the tools of
OnlinePBB evolve, but more importantly the instincts and ambitions of PBB
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Strathcona County, Alberta is leading the charge on Open Data and championing
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movement are being removed, with the launch of PBBi (the “Insititute”) which
offers an on-boarding track to train first time implementers, and an advanced
track leading implementers to envision and execute real, sweeping, positive
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<b>An analysis of survey data from municipalities who have implemented priority based budgeting</b> </div>
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For the 5th year in a row, Priority Based Budgeting has been the subject of a Master's degree or PHD thesis defense. <a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?utm_medium=email&oeidk=a07ecj23sra2d6ad358&llr=nd4rekmab&utm_campaign=Center+for+Priority+Based+Budgeting%3A+CPBB+%22Through+the+Lens%22+Public+Finance+Innovation+Newsletter&utm_source=Issue+50">CPBB's annual Conference</a> has provided a platform to showcase the academic experts and researchers, as it is our belief that unbiased academic research is part of the key to the Priority Based Budgeting movement - the more research, the more we all learn, and the more the PBB Community is able to evolve to achieve the overall mission of fundamentally reshaping resource allocation in our communities.<br /><br />Liz Butterfield continues this tradition with her Master's Capstone exploration of the influence that PBB has had on strategic planning in local government. Her paper provides key insights that suggest Priority Based Budgeting is encouraging communities to understand long-term strategic planning in new ways. With the tools of PBB, leaders and decision makers are better able to understand how their resources are being marshaled to achieve their policy objectives - thereby reinforcing the importance of strategic goal setting, as policy makers have a clearer path to achieve their stated Results.<br /><br />We at the Center for Priority Based Budgeting are especially intrigued with Liz's capstone research findings, and will provide Liz the stage at the CPBB Conference next week to share the implications of her work. Congratulations Liz! Great work advancing our communities!</div>
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This
capstone was completed during summer 2016 for the Center for Priority
Based Budgeting in partnership with the Alliance for Innovation. The
capstone fulfills the requirements for completion of MPA coursework for
the University of Colorado - Denver School of Public Affairs.<br />
The
analysis attempts to look at a relationship between two variables,
priority-based budgeting and strategic planning in local governments.
The research attempted to identify links between priority-based
budgeting and strategic planning through an analysis of the presence and
use of strategic plans, their impact on workflows, and an evaluation of
the perceived value of connecting strategic planning to the budgeting
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The
Center for Priority Based Budgeting works with clients across the
United States and Canada. For the purposes of this report, only
municipalities who have implemented priority-based budgeting (PBB) were
used in the analysis. These clients were asked to respond to a survey on
their experiences.</div>
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All
survey participants indicated they used at least three elements of strategic
planning at least “occasionally” (does this activity less than once per year),
using the survey question key to indicate what elements of strategic planning
were used and how frequently. Because each of the participants responded they
used some elements of strategic planning, the key to this research is to what
extent the priority-based budgeting process changed their strategic planning
since implementation. </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Respondent counts: Strategic plan elements </span></h3>
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<span style="color: blue;">Frequency of use: Strategic plan elements by type</span> </h3>
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While most organizations who have implemented priority-based budgeting use
strategic planning elements, the data indicates majority do not use a
combination of elements “consistently,” i.e. every quarter or more
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<span style="color: blue;">Respondent counts: Stakeholders involved in strategic planning</span> </h3>
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involved in strategic planning processes. About 97% of respondents
indicated members of the executive management team or directors were
involved in the strategic planning process, with about 94% indicating
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<span style="color: blue;">Influence of PBB: Perceptions of connection and change </span></h3>
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The
second grouping of major results is found in a series of questions regarding
the relationship between strategic planning and the change resulting from
implementing priority-based budgeting. Click on each element below to display frequencies in perception of these relationships.</div>
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About
37% of respondents noted that implementing priority-based budgeting had a
moderate change in their strategic planning process. Additionally, 37% of
respondents reported there was a large connection between their strategic
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This analysis does not attempt to indicate that
adding priority-based budgeting caused a change in strategic planning,
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attempts to identify perceptions of change in strategic planning
processes. About 85% of respondents indicated they strongly agreed that
strategic planning and budgeting should be closely aligned.
Additionally, these analyses indicate that the
majority of those who perceived a moderate or large amount of change in
their
strategic planning process after implementing priority-based budgeting
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<span style="color: blue;">Is it beneficial for PBB to provide structured strategic planning tools? </span></h3>
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In
addition to 75% of respondents indicating the CPBB provided them with
tools for strategic planning, about 69% of respondents overall indicated
providing structured strategic planning tools would be either very
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<span style="color: blue;">Analysis & Recommendations </span></h3>
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The
result that about 85% of municipalities strongly agree that strategic
planning
and budgeting should be closely linked does not seem too surprising when
looking to the crosstabs analysis of the link between workflow based off
strategic planning and the level of change perceived in workflow after
implementing priority-based budgeting, where 66.7% of respondents saw
moderate
changes in both. This research also indicates there are questions not
answered
by this study that remain open to further research. For example, to what
extent
have processes changed based off the tools provided by the Center for
Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB)? How has priority-based budgeting
impacted the strategic planning
more specifically? Although the CPBB does not
explicitly provide tools to aide strategic planning, according to about
75%
of respondents the Center provided them with
some tools to help with strategic planning.<br />
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This
is interesting, since strategic planning is not the explicit intent of the
CPBB, but appears to be a side effect of their program. Because of the very
high rate of respondents who strongly agreed that budgeting and strategic
planning should be connected, it might be of use for the CPBB to provide more
structured elements of strategic planning to their program.<br />
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There are other relationships between the priority-based
budgeting products and its impact on municipal work that deserve more study as
well. Looking to how priority-based budgeting has impacted more than just the
budgeting process, such as changes in work processes or use of more strategic
planning elements, might also be important for the CPBB to identify what
additional products or strategies to use in the future. The Center may be able
to find ways to more closely link strategic planning and the budgeting process,
or help municipalities include a variety of stakeholders through both the
strategic planning process and budgeting initiatives so they better complement
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<span style="color: blue;">Respondent counts: "Strategic planning and budgeting should be closely aligned" </span></h3>
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would also be of use for the Center for Priority Based Budgeting to
begin a
deeper analysis as to where the municipalities are within the strategic
planning process before implementing priority-based budgeting. As one
respondent
stated in their survey, “The organization had no (strategic) planning
process.
PBB created a (structure) for it, but there has been little to no follow
through.” As indicated above, municipalities engage in a range of
strategic planning elements to build strategic planning efforts. It may
be of
use for the CPBB to identify what the strategic planning process exists
already
before beginning the priority-based budgeting process; this may enable
clients to better link strategic planning and budgeting ahead of
implementing the new
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Providing
additional tools to help with strategic planning could include
structured workshops, an analysis of where the organization is with
current strategic planning efforts and an outline of how to use
priority-based budgeting alongside strategic planning as the new program
is implemented. This way, each organization that works with
priority-based budgeting can have the opportunity to improve their
strategic planning efforts alongside priority-based budgeting and align
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For
more information on this study or questions regarding results, please
contact the researcher, Liz Butterfield, at
butterfield.lizbeth@gmail.com. Thank you!</div>
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understand how to take their most precious resources, staff, and
reallocate them towards the new programs that really accomplish what
their communities desire."</i> - CPBB Co-founder Chris Fabian</span></h3>
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NRC's Angelica gets the scoop on the highly anticipated 2016 CPBB Unconference and the power of priority based budgeting in this exclusive local government interview with CPBB Co-founder Chris Fabian. <br />
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<a href="http://www.n-r-c.com/" target="_blank">National Research Center</a> (NRC) is joining with the Center for Priority Based Budgeting to host a data-focused networking party at <a href="https://earls.ca/locations/glenarm" target="_blank">Earls</a> on August 2<sup>nd</sup>.
With snacks, games and giveaways, this event will not be one to miss. Click here for more information on the <a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?utm_medium=email&oeidk=a07ecj23sra2d6ad358&llr=nd4rekmab&utm_campaign=Center+for+Priority+Based+Budgeting%3A+CPBB+%22Through+the+Lens%22+Public+Finance+Innovation+Newsletter&utm_source=Issue+50">2016 CPBB (Un)Conference</a>. <br />
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Budgeting in local government today is a prioritized world. Just one
week away from the highly anticipated 2016 CPBB Conference, NRC’s<a href="http://www.n-r-c.com/who-we-are/staff/angelica-wedell/" target="_blank"> Angelica Wedell</a> gets the scoop on the conference and the power of priority in this exclusive interview with the <a href="http://www.pbbcenter.org/" target="_blank">Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB)</a> Co-founder Chris Fabian.<br />
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<b>NRC: Why are we so excited to be here, in Denver right now?</b></h5>
<b>Chris Fabian:</b> Well, we’re a week away from the
conference. I’m a little frazzled but I’m excited to be here with you
guys. It’s going to be our biggest conference to date. We have some of
our best speakers: Zach Markovits from <a href="http://whatworkscities.bloomberg.org/" target="_blank">What Works Cities</a>, former mayor of Kansas City Mark Funkhouser from <a href="http://www.governing.com/" target="_blank">Governing </a>[and
many more]. It’s going to be the biggest event that we’ve ever been
able to throw for the conference, so we’re really excited.<br />
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<b>Chris:</b> Right now we’re seeing governments truly
understand how to take their most precious resources, staff, and
reallocate them towards the new programs that really accomplish what
their communities desire. On top of that, we live in an era where data
has never been so important. So being able to have actionable
information coming from all variety of resources – including what you
provide at NRC – harnessed and leveraged to accomplish the best for our
tax payer dollars is what Priority Based Budgeting is all about. That’s
what we’re excited about.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838903584733741608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128614469349528761.post-60075181562679747492016-07-19T10:03:00.001-07:002016-07-19T10:03:15.930-07:00Strathcona County Updating Priority-Based Strategic Plan<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>"Some recommended updates to the strategic plan include revising
prioritized strategic goal ranking, adding outcome statements for
strategic goals, and integration of priority-based budgeting references."</i></span></h3>
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Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in <a href="http://www.strathcona.ca/departments/corporate-planning/priority-based-business-planning-budgeting/">priority based business planning and budgeting</a>.
As the first municipality in Canada to implement online PBB, this will
result in Strathcona County being more proactive, strategic and
effective in program and service delivery. <br />
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Priority-based business planning and budgeting will result in Strathcona
County being more proactive, strategic and effective in program and
service delivery. The process will provide valuable information that
supports decision-making by directors and managers, enabling them to
allocate or reallocate resources, based on each program or resource
request’s alignment to strategic and corporate priorities. It can also
be used by the organization to set targets and determine how resources
are aligned, based on priorities. <br />
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The article below (<a href="http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2016/07/18/county-strategic-plan-under-review">County strategic plan under review</a>) was recently written by Krysta Martell and published by the Sherwood Park News.<br />
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Strathcona County’s strategic plan and corporate business plan are
undergoing revisions, one of which may see more accountability through
firm outcome guidelines.<br />
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During the June 21 county council meeting, the Corporate Planning and
Intergovernmental Affairs department presented an update on council’s
strategic plan, as well as proposed changes.<br />
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Acting as the county’s principle guiding document for governance,
community development, infrastructure and service delivery, the county’s
strategic plan serves as a foundation for the development of a
corporate business plan, departmental business plans, the county master
plan, and priority-based budget results and budgeting, itself.<br />
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The strategic plan is made up of 12 prioritized goals with the top three being:<br />
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<li>Strategically manage, invest and plan for sustainable municipal infrastructure;</li>
<li>Increase and diversify the petrochemical industry; and,</li>
<li>Advance the community’s interests by developing and maintaining
strong relationships with our neighbouring municipalities and civic
organizations to ensure long-term prosperity.</li>
</ul>
“This is the culmination of a lot of work that has been done by
council over the last 16 months,” said John Dance, manager of corporate
planning with the county.<br />
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He added one of the reasons an update to council’s strategic plan is
necessary is to consider existing and evolving conditions in the
community and to encourage ongoing learning.<br />
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“These documents... are critical to our planning framework, but what
is equally important is the learning that we take from these documents
as we use these documents,” Dance stated.<br />
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Some recommended updates to the strategic plan include revising
prioritized strategic goal ranking, adding outcome statements for
strategic goals, and integration of priority-based budgeting references.<br />
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Recommended updates to the corporate business plan include reflecting
updates from the strategic plan in the corporate plan, refinement of
some objectives for clarity and direction, and ongoing refinement of
performance measures to reflect commitment to continue working on
developing meaningful measures and informed targets.<br />
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“We seem to be going right along with the modernized MGA (Municipal
Government Act),” said Ward 8 Coun. Fiona Beland-Quest. “Other
communities are going to have a lot more work than we do, as
administration and council, to get behind what those recommendations are
because I see this is fitting in nicely.”<br />
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County Mayor Roxanne Carr said it can be a struggle for a
municipality to reach out and start two-way communication with the
public.<br />
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“We have evolved as a municipality,” she said. “We have other
municipalities looking at us now and saying, ‘Oh yes, that was a great
idea. Why don’t we try it?’ I think it is interesting that our public is
evolving, as well. We have our rural public... with two-way
communication through the community hall consultations that have gone on
out there.<br />
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“I’m mindful of our task forces. The Mayor’s Task Force on housing,
they just reached out to so many more sectors of the public and... the
task force on mature neighbourhoods... they are so thankful that we have
been doing the things that we have never done before, and they speak
very highly of our engagement process.”<br />
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Council members voted unanimously to approve the revised strategic plan and corporate business plan.<br />
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<b>Congratulations to <a href="http://www.strathcona.ca/departments/corporate-planning/priority-based-business-planning-budgeting/">Strathcona County</a> for their uniquely innovative
and inspiring approach to implementing Priority Based Budgeting.</b>
Using the OnlinePBB platform, Strathcona County staff are setting the
bar high with their extensive approach to PBB training throughout the
organization - equipping every department with access to the tools, and
training them how to dive into the data to make resource re-allocation
decisions.<br />
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<i><b>As if this weren't enough, the County's dedication to "open data"
is leading the evolution of PBB as an open, dynamic, citizen-engagement
tool with the access to OpenPBBdata (stay tuned!)... </b></i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838903584733741608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128614469349528761.post-59644961123220810942016-07-07T07:07:00.002-07:002016-07-07T07:07:58.243-07:00City of Toledo Mayor Hopes Move to PBB Will Restore Faith in City Government <br />
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<strong><strong><span _mce_style="color: blue;" style="color: blue;"><i><b>We will
have information at our hands that we don't have right now. Council,
because council has to approve the spending that comes before us, this
is going to give us a great tool to be able to understand where we want
to allocate dollars." </b></i><b>- City of Toledo Councilperson Sandy Spang</b></span></strong></strong></h3>
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<strong><strong>In an unprecedented public-private partnership, the <a _mce_href="http://www.toledochamber.com/" _mce_shape="rect" href="http://www.toledochamber.com/" shape="rect">Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce</a> is partnering with the <a _mce_href="http://toledo.oh.gov/" _mce_shape="rect" href="http://toledo.oh.gov/" shape="rect">City of Toledo, OH</a> <img _mce_src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/d6cf8441301/1a3e3f41-69e0-4d81-ad03-20b8dc867bd5.png?ver=1467897200000" align="left" border="0" height="199" hspace="10" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.197" src="https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/d6cf8441301/1a3e3f41-69e0-4d81-ad03-20b8dc867bd5.png?ver=1467897200000" vspace="10" width="240" />
to bring Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) to Northwest Ohio. The Center
for Priority Based Budgeting is thrilled to join this partnership in
bringing PBB to the "Glass City!" <br /><br />The City of Toledo launched their Priority Based Budgeting initiative earlier this week. <br /> <br /> The following article (<a _mce_href="http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2016/07/07/Officials-get-1st-look-at-budget-firm-s-process.html" _mce_style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255) ! important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline ! important;" href="http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2016/07/07/Officials-get-1st-look-at-budget-firm-s-process.html" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255) ! important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline ! important;" target="_blank">Officials get first look at budget firm's process</a>) was originally published by the Toledo Blade and written by Ignazio Messina.<br /><br />
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<strong><strong><span _mce_style="color: blue;" style="color: blue;">Mayor hopes move will restore public’s faith in city government </span></strong></strong></h3>
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<strong><strong>The City of Toledo is spending money to save money. City council is
changing the way they look at the budget hoping to save money in the
end.<br />
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<strong><strong>Toledo officials got their first look at a new way to budget
Wednesday, a process the Hicks-Hudson administration believes will help
restore the public’s faith in the municipal government.</strong></strong></div>
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The city has never done an “across-the-board” process determining
the costs for each program, Chief of Staff Mark Sobczak told a group of
high-ranking city employees. He made his comments before a webinar
with Colorado-based consultants hired to shepherd the city through a
review of its budgeting practices.<br /></div>
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Toledo City Council unanimously voted last month to spend up to
$50,000 from the city’s general fund to hire the Center for Priority
Based Budgeting, of Englewood, Colo. The Toledo Regional Chamber of
Commerce contributed another $44,500 to help the city pay the firm’s
$94,500 anticipated bill.<br /></div>
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“This is a very serious undertaking for us, but also an opportunity,” Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson said.<br /></div>
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The mayor said the process will help convince voters to renew the city’s temporary income tax.<br /></div>
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The tax will be on the ballot in November, but the mayor has not
yet said whether she will ask for a renewal of the existing 0.75
percent income tax, an increase, or a combination that includes the
existing tax and an additional amount.</div>
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Voters in March rejected a 1 percent temporary tax to replace the 0.75 percent tax.<br /></div>
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Mr. Sobczak said the 70-minute webinar, held at the University of
Toledo’s Driscoll Alumni Center, was “a good overview” of the program.<br /></div>
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The Hicks-Hudson administration intends to identify the cost of all city programs and prioritize each, he said.</div>
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“Part of the process we learned in today’s exercise is to be in better communications with the citizens,” Mr. Sobczak said.<br /></div>
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Eileen Granata, the city’s chief operating officer, said the group
will compile a database and produce a report after doing a series of
interviews with city officials, employees, and residents. It will
include recommendations and data that could be used to help create the
city’s 2017 budget, she said.</div>
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City Finance Director George Sarantou asked all city directors to start writing their budgets for 2017.<br /></div>
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“Clearly, this process gets us thinking what are the important
things and how do we deliver those services in the most efficient
manner,” he said. “This is an exercise the city hasn’t been through,
and it was a great start.”<br /></div>
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Mr. Sarantou said the process will include seeking input from the public.<br /></div>
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Councilman Sandy Spang, who pushed for changing the city’s
budgeting process in her unsuccessful mayoral campaign last year, said
she has high hopes for the program. “If it is done with transparency,
it is going to be an opportunity for the public to be able to establish
priorities for spending,” she said. “I hope it will be a tool for the
city to achieve fiscal health and restore the public faith in the
budgeting process.”</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838903584733741608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128614469349528761.post-23858878184568561812016-06-28T10:15:00.001-07:002016-06-28T10:15:38.670-07:004 Things You'll Learn About Data, Leadership + Budgeting at the CPBB 2016 (Un)Conference!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>"When analyzed, interpreted and explained well,
data is the best tool to distinguish problems and actuate lasting
change."</i></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Center for Priority Based Budgeting <a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?utm_medium=email&oeidk=a07ecj23sra2d6ad358&llr=nd4rekmab&utm_campaign=Center+for+Priority+Based+Budgeting%3A+CPBB+%22Through+the+Lens%22+Public+Finance+Innovation+Newsletter&utm_source=Issue+50">2016 "Prioritized World" (Un)Conference</a> is just over a month away. The
2016 CPBB Unconference is going to be our biggest and most dynamic
event to date! We'll be featuring many of the most creative and
innovative local government leaders from across the country! <a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?utm_medium=email&oeidk=a07ecj23sra2d6ad358&llr=nd4rekmab&utm_campaign=Center+for+Priority+Based+Budgeting%3A+CPBB+%22Through+the+Lens%22+Public+Finance+Innovation+Newsletter&utm_source=Issue+50">See this link for our full conference program!</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But don't just take our word for it. The <a href="http://www.n-r-c.com/">National Research Center (NRC)</a> has been a CPBB partner for<span id="goog_271609616"></span><span id="goog_271609617"></span> many years now. Last year NRC engaged at our 2015 conference (and is a sponsor of the 2016 conference). And published a piece articulating exactly what they learned during the event.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We found this extremely valuable and hope others will too when considering whether to attend this year. We certainly encourage you to and hope to see you in Denver this August!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">4 Things We Learned About Data, Leadership and Budgeting at the 2015 CPBB Conference</span> </h3>
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“Driving the Data Focused Future of Communities”</h3>
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The Center for Priority Based Budgeting (<a href="http://www.pbbcenter.org/" target="_blank">CPBB</a>) lead about 100 community officials into critical discussions on budgeting, leadership and the data-driven future at their 4<sup>th</sup>
Annual Conference in Denver. <br />
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This year’s “unconference” featured
innovators in local government who pioneer best practices in data-based
initiatives. As a company who collects, analyzes and provides the data
needed to drive communities forward, National Research Center, Inc.
(NRC) was pleased to attend the conference and gather a few notes to
share.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>1. Opinion Data Take-Away</b></span></h4>
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<b>Tom Miller, NRC President & CEO</b></div>
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<b>Keynote speaker Mark Funkhouser, former mayor of Kansas City and publisher of <a href="http://www.governing.com/mag/august-2015-table-of-contents.html" target="_blank">Governing</a> magazine, revealed how leaders should first consider the results from
opinion data. He said that when executive staff or elected officials
receive citizen survey results that identify areas the public finds to
need improvement, best practice should NOT be to conclude that residents
simply don’t understand the wonderful work the local government is
doing; best practice should NOT be to aim only at educating the
uninformed. (This attitude may be perceived by the public as arrogant.)
Instead, leaders should read their survey results as opportunities to
do better by improving services, partnerships or policies. <i> [Tom Miller with Mark Funkhouser pictured.] </i></b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>2. Effective Use of Data</b></span></h4>
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<b>Damema Mann, Senior Survey Associate</b></div>
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<b>The
conference reaffirmed the importance of using data effectively. It is
not enough to collect data just for the sake of having it. Data must be
interpreted and used for the community’s benefit. Brian Elms from <a href="http://www.denvergov.org/mayor/MayorsOffice/ProgramsInitiatives/DenverPeakPerformance/PeakAcademy/tabid/444380/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Denver Peak Academy</a> mentioned
that math should be simplified and jargon minimized when outwardly
communicating data-informed decisions (a reoccurring theme at this
year’s “unconference”). When analyzed, interpreted and explained well,
data is the best tool to distinguish problems and actuate lasting
change.</b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>3. Focusing on the Reason</b></span></h4>
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<b>Chelsey Farson, Research/Survey Associate</b></div>
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<b>Something
that really stuck with me was the strategy of “starting with the why”
from Kathie Novak’s presentation on “Understanding the Role of Local
Government.” If local government leaders want to have great influence
in their community, they must first ask about the purpose and role of
local government; <i>why</i> does it exist from the perspectives of
citizens. Understanding citizen priorities and perspectives should be a
valued contributor to strategic planning and should define the true
purpose of local government in their community.</b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>4. Transparency in Finance</b></span></h4>
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<b>Angelica Wedell, Marketing and Business Development Coordinator</b></div>
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advance and prove that the funds have a valid reason. Whether with
working capital, general savings, emergency funds etc. – transparency
allows government organizations and the public to work together.</b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838903584733741608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128614469349528761.post-21046401276228767372016-06-27T18:39:00.001-07:002016-06-27T18:39:21.339-07:00Why Strathcona County Council & Administration have Embraced Priority Based Budgeting<h3>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>"Its (PBB's) ultimate
goal is to help taxpayers understand why programs or services are
offered, what they cost, and consequently, the value they provide to
citizens and businesses to ensure we are “fiscally prepared” for
whatever is ahead." - </i>Strathcona County Councillor Linton Delainey<i><br /></i></span></h3>
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Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in <a href="http://www.strathcona.ca/departments/corporate-planning/priority-based-business-planning-budgeting/">priority based business planning and budgeting</a>.
As the first municipality in Canada to implement online PBB, this will
result in Strathcona County being more proactive, strategic and
effective in program and service delivery.<br />
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The process will provide
valuable information that supports decision-making by directors and
managers, enabling them to allocate or reallocate resources, based on
each program or resource request’s alignment to strategic and corporate
priorities. It can also be used by the organization to set targets and
determine how resources are aligned, based on priorities.<br />
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To date, Council and Administration have developed a <a href="http://www.strathcona.ca/departments/corporate-planning/strategic-plan/">strategic plan</a> and completed a <span class="file"><a href="http://www.strathcona.ca/files/files/at-lls-arm-2013_01_22-report_101.pdf">4E (efficient, effective, equitable and economical) review</a> </span>of
business plan and budget processes. Strathcona County undertook the
review, recognizing the volume of effort required by these processes,
and the impact both the process and results have on internal and
external stakeholders. The review identified optimal business planning
and budget processes and methodologies that will:<br />
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<li>Help meet the County’s service delivery and fiscal objectives</li>
<li>Add value, incorporate best practice</li>
<li>Be less onerous and time consuming than current practice</li>
<li>Complement
the Economic Sustainability Framework implementation projectIncrease
accountability and transparency through performance measurement
reporting.Since that time, the County has embarked on processes (see
diagram below) to implement the recommendations arising from the 4E
review.</li>
<li>Costs associated with this effort will be used to
develop reporting tools and software, determine service levels and
expectations, and to hire dedicated staff.</li>
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When
complete in 2015/16, these processes will simplify and strengthen
business planning and budgeting at Strathcona County, providing focus
and direction to all of the County’s activities.<br />
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<b>Congratulations to Strathcona County for their uniquely innovative and inspiring approach to implementing Priority Based Budgeting.</b> Using the OnlinePBB platform, Strathcona County staff are setting the bar high with their extensive approach to PBB training throughout the organization - equipping every department with access to the tools, and training them how to dive into the data to make resource re-allocation decisions.<br />
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<i><b>As if this weren't enough, the County's dedication to "open data" is leading the evolution of PBB as an open, dynamic, citizen-engagement tool with the access to OpenPBBdata (stay tuned!)... </b></i><br />
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This new article below (<a href="http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2016/06/23/can-priority-based-budgeting-do-the-job">Can priority-based budgeting do the job?</a>) was originally published by the Sherwood Park News and written by Strathcona County Councillor Linton Delainey.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Can Priority Based Budgeting do the Job? </span></h3>
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Regardless of which budget model Strathcona County uses, or whatever
name is used to describe it, the request I receive most often from
residents remains the same: “Tell us where you plan to spend our money,
show us where you spent it, and tell us what we got for our property tax
dollars!” In short: “Show me the money!”<br />
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The philosophy behind priority-based business planning and budgeting
(PBB) is not unlike other budget models. Resources should be allocated
based on how effectively a program or service achieves the goals or
objectives that are of the greatest value to the community. Its ultimate
goal is to help taxpayers understand why programs or services are
offered, what they cost, and consequently, the value they provide to
citizens and businesses to ensure we are “fiscally prepared” for
whatever is ahead.<br />
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To get the PBB process started, council developed their strategic
plan, Powering our New Tomorrow, aspiring their vision of what they
think our community might look like in 2030 to make Strathcona County
“Canada’s most livable community.”<br />
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This plan is comprised of eight priority areas and five pillars of
sustainability, based on the strategic planning framework developed by
current and previous councils. It is your council’s perceptions of what
they believe is most important to taxpayers in achieving our long-term
goals and meeting the needs of our county as identified in various
master plans such as transportation and transit, agriculture and others.
Together, these form the guiding documents for governance, community
development, infrastructure and service delivery when our county’s 19
departments develop annual and multi-year business plans, uniquely
designed to align with the Corporate Business Plan, against which their
success will be monitored and measured.<br />
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During 2016 budget deliberations last November, I indicated it was my
desire that administration invite the Center for Priority-Based
Budgeting to make a formal presentation to council. I am pleased to
report that this presentation occurred at the April 19 Priorities
Committee meeting. I encourage every taxpayer to view the presentation
(www.strathcona.ca/webcast) in order to gain a more complete
understanding of why council and administration have embraced the PBB
model, which they believe will result in our county being more
proactive, strategic and effective in providing the 315 programs and
associated services it currently offers.<br />
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Using the PBB model, Strathcona County now has a resource alignment
diagnostic (RAD) tool that identifies the nature and cost of 315 unique
programs to enable us to evaluate the relevance of each one based on
alignment with community priorities. With this knowledge, and with input
from the public, our organization can now group its budget programs
based on an alignment with council’s priorities, set targets, measure
successes, and identify opportunities for efficiencies to allocate
resources to what matters most to our community.<br />
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Combined with operational planning and resource allocation
information gathered through the newly-implemented County Connect online
service request tool, PBB will further facilitate council’s goal of
making informed “evidence-based” decisions.<br />
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It is my understanding that the presentation of the 2017 Corporate
Business and Budget Plan to council this November will once again be
made by the executive team at the divisional level.<br />
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However, residents have consistently indicated to me that they would
instead prefer that each of the 19 directors present an overview of
their departments’ priorities, provide a broad detailing of the costs
for major budget line items, including full-time equivalent staffing
numbers, and indicate what measures they plan to use to determine and
report their department’s level of success. Since I am often told by
taxpayers and business owners that such presentations are essential in
making PBB more meaningful and relevant to them, I will continue to
advocate that these presentations occur.<br />
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Over the past two years, I have also advocated that upon completion
of each budgeting cycle, each of the 19 department directors return
annually to present a results review to council prior to proceeding with
their next annual or multi-year business and budget plans.<br />
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I believe such a review would provide a critical body of information
that would allow administration and council to assess the level of
success of each department, and to identify diagnostic information that
would enable them to put budget dollars where they will do the most good
so that taxpayers receive the best value for their property tax
dollars.<br />
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I invite every taxpayer to let me know if my approach to budget accountability is on the right track!<br />
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Linton Delainey is councillor for Ward 6. He can be reached at
780-464-8206 or by e-mailing linton.delainey@strathcona.ca. To sign up
for Delainey’s eNewsletters, please visit www.strathcona.ca/ward6.<br />
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information at our hands that we don't have right now. Council, because
council has to approve the spending that comes before us, this is going
to give us a great tool to be able to understand where we want to
allocate dollars." </b></i><b>- Toledo Councilperson Sandy Spang</b></span><i><b><br /></b></i></h3>
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In an unprecedented public-private partnership, the <a href="http://www.toledochamber.com/">Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce</a> is partnering with the <a href="http://toledo.oh.gov/">City of Toledo, OH</a> to bring Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) to Northwest Ohio. The Center for Priority Based Budgeting is thrilled to join this partnership in bringing PBB to the "Glass City!" <br />
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The following article (<a href="http://m.wtol.com/toledonewsnow/db_347256/contentdetail.htm?full=true&contentguid=Hhh4xyJR&pn=&ps=#display">City of Toledo gets help from the Center for Priority Based Budgeting</a>) was originally published by WTOL Toledo and written by Ashley Hill and Alexandra Montgomery.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">City of Toledo gets help from the Center for Priority Based Budgeting </span></h3>
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The City of Toledo is spending money to save
money. City council is changing the way they look at the budget hoping
to save money in the end.<br />
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Councilperson Sandy Spang said, "<i><b>We'll
be able to look at the ones that are very effective, that are really
essential to our community, and the ones where we may be able to make
cuts.</b></i>"<br />
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Spang has been advocating for a switch to priority-based
budgeting. She says this process will make more transparent where and
how the city spends the taxpayers' money.<br />
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"<i><b>We will have
information at our hands that we don't have right now. Council, because
council has to approve the spending that comes before us, this is going
to give us a great tool to be able to understand where we want to
allocate dollars</b></i>," she said.<br />
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The Center for Priority Based Budgeting is handling the project.<br />
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The City is spending $50,000, The Toledo Regional<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="display"> </a> Chamber of Commerce is giving the City $44,500, for a total of $94,500.<br />
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Brian
Dicken with the Toledo Chamber of Commerce says the chamber is coughing
up the cash because they want to see what resources the City has -
especially since Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson tried to increase the income
tax.<br />
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"<i><b>We want to be able to work with them through this to, like I said, understand what we have and how we move forward</b></i>," he said.<br />
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If there is any additional money after things are moved around, Spang says you should have a say in how it is spent.<br />
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"<i><b>But
I actually think we know that we want to see the roads repaired,
infrastructure repaired. I think the citizens have been very clear about
wanting to see those things happen,</b></i>" said Spang.<br />
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The City's
temporary income tax runs out at the end of the year - when it will look
to voters to pass the tax during November's election.<br />
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At this time it is unclear whether the mayor will try to pass an increase to that tax.<br />
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<a href="https://www.scottcountymn.gov/875/Delivering-What-Matters">Scott County, Minnesota</a> has always been unique, but it’s rapidly
becoming even more so. Long known as the fastest growing county in the state,
the State Demographer’s offi<span id="goog_435576742"></span><span id="goog_435576743"></span>ce projects that Scott County’s population growth
(69 percent) will continue to outpace all other counties in the state between
now and 2040, from roughly 140,000 to 201,900 residents. The County is home to
top schools, high median incomes, premier regional attractions, historic sites,
and one of Money Magazine’s “best places to live." Each year, the County
progresses a little closer to its long-range vision: a county recognized around
the region as one the best places to live, work, shop, and play in the Twin
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Scott County was the first local government in
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organization to evolve their implementation to the Online Priority Based
Budgeting (OnlinePBB) platform, vastly expanding their opportunity to bring in
elected officials, department heads and staff into a strategic role for
allocating resources to the Results that define community success.</div>
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<i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Scott County Minnesota demonstrating
it’s commitment to Results, allocating over $49million towards the programs
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What distinguishes Scott County among the 120+ implementers
in the PBB community, is the organization’s commitment to being truly
data-driven. The County initiated a substantial performance measurement
initiative that effectively measured the cause and effect relationship between
all of the County’s 400+ individual programs and services, and the County’s
established Results. Over 700 FTE were individually allocated to each program,
along-side a practical non-personnel cost allocation (this <a href="http://www.gfoa.org/challenges-and-promise-program-budgeting">Program Costing approach is documented here in GFOA's Government Finance Review</a>).</div>
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Last week, the League of Minnesota Cities teamed forces with
the Alliance for Innovation in jointly hosting TLG 2016 in St. Paul, MN. This annual gathering of local government innovators from across North America is a platform to present breakthrough innovations to over 800
communities across the Country and Canada – among these was Priority Based
Budgeting, and the inspiring story of Minnesota’s own Scott County.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838903584733741608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128614469349528761.post-38848728960195166832016-06-02T07:13:00.004-07:002016-06-02T07:13:38.280-07:00City of Joplin, MO Residents Engage with City Budget Survey to Rank Seven City Priorities<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>"Priority-based budgeting will allow city officials to regain control of the budget." - </b></i><b>City Manager Sam Anselm</b></span></h3>
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The <a href="http://joplinmo.org/">City of Joplin, Missouri</a> is in
their first year of the priority based budgeting process. And they're
making excellent strides in their work! As part of this process, Joplin conducted a citizen survey to collect public input and validate
community results. And the results are in!<br />
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In a survey conducted earlier this year, citizens were asked to
address what truly matters to them as they think about their city of
residence? This survey, part of the Priority Based Budgeting (PBB)
process recently adopted by the City of Joplin, is the citizen
engagement portion of PBB which helps ensure that resources are
allocated in the best way to meet the needs of citizens.<br />
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The
survey asked citizens how they would rank seven priorities, and provided
an opportunity to participate in the City’s budgeting process. The
input received will influence how the City invests in and achieves each
result. The priorities listed in the survey were determined through an
analysis of City planning documents and in consultation with City
Council and City staff.<br />
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"<i><b>By
looking at many factors of the City’s operations, Priority Based
Budgeting starts to identify services areas that are important to our
community</b></i>,” said City Manager Sam Anselm. “<i><b>As we go through this
process, we’re looking at all programs and services and the significance
they hold with our citizens. With these priorities defined, City
Council can better allocate our resources to make sure we’re spending
money on the programs that the community feels are most important. This
will help better manage the broad number of services we provide, while
recognizing our budget constraints</b></i>.”<br />
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Budget work sessions are
scheduled in September, and the Council will be addressing these
priorities at that time. “<i><b>Between now and then, City staff still has
more work to do in identifying costs of programs and services through
the PBB process, in order to do a thorough evaluation of City services</b></i>,”
added Anselm.<a class="button" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://joplinmo.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1862&t=Check%20out%20this%20news%20article%20for%20Joplin,%20MO" target="_blank"> </a><br />
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The article below was recently published by The Joplin Globe and written by Debby Woodin.<br />
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<a href="http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/joplin-residents-rank-safe-secure-city-as-highest-priority/article_4c12a2a0-35e0-5d34-8f48-1df95ce41dcf.html">Joplin residents rank safe, secure city as highest priority</a></h3>
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Joplin residents who responded to a city budget survey rated a "safe,
secure and prepared community" as the highest of seven city priorities.<br />
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Residents
were not asked to vote on specific city services to fund or how much
funding they thought should go toward specific services.<br />
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The
instructions in the survey, offered online and at City Hall in beginning
in February, stated, "You have 700 votes to allocate to these
priorities that define 'Why' Joplin exists as an organization, to serve
the community." It ends with: "Where would you place your votes?"<br />
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Residents were also told they could give zero points to statements with which they did not agree, but all seven received points.<br />
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The priorities rated by residents in the survey:<br />
• "Safe, secure and prepared community" was supported by 284 of the 322 residents who took the survey.<br />
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"Vibrant local economy with thriving workforce" also was supported by
284, but with substantially fewer points than the previous statement.<br />
•
"Attractive and healthy place to live with diverse neighborhoods,
quality schools and strong community pride" received 257 votes.<br />
•
"Reliable infrastructure and effective connected mobility" was supported
by 262 but received fewer points than the previous priority.<br />
•
"Access to parks, culture, recreation, lifelong learning and
leisure-time activities" was awarded points by 219 survey respondents.<br />
• "Environmental health, sustainability and resource preservation" was supported by 220.<br />
• "Well-planned, well-managed and well-regulated recovery, rebuilding and growth" received 204 votes.<br />
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Of
the 322 people who voted, 284, or 88 percent, supported "safe, secure
and prepared community" as the top priority, awarding it 74,074 points,
or nearly one-third of the total 225,400 points available.<br />
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Though
the same number of supporters, 284, or 88 percent, awarded some points
to a "Vibrant local economy with a thriving workforce," the points
scored for that priority totaled 31,720.<br />
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City Manager Sam Anselm said Tuesday that the survey is a way to
engage residents early rather than later in the process of budgeting
city funds based on priorities determined by the input of city
administrators, the City Council and the public.<br />
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Asked if “safe,
secure and prepared community” is a reference to police, fire and
emergency services coverage, Anselm said in an email, "Not in and of
itself, no. A safe community could mean those things, but it could also
mean that we make sure the wastewater that we treat that ultimately ends
up back in the stream is safe according to EPA/DNR standards."<br />
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That
also could be applied to safe streets and playgrounds, Anselm said,
adding, "Another community involved in the priority-based budgeting
process may come up with a completely different definition than ours,
for example. So what do these “results” or “priorities” mean for Joplin?
That’s what we’re working on now."<br />
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Asked if the lower score for
parks and recreation, compared to the top priority of "safe and secure"
meant that the city is overfunding parks, Anselm said that to him, "the
numbers reported indicate that about as many respondents see value in
offering parks, culture, recreation services, etc., because many of
those same respondents also saw value in the 'safe, secure and prepared
community' result.<br />
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It’s just as a whole, the group feels more strongly
about the priorities that received more points. This survey doesn’t
translate to dollars and cents. That phase comes later."<br />
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The City Council in September approved a request by the city
manager to move toward the priority-based budgeting method. The panel
approved spending up to $62,500 on work for that approach.<br />
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In the
budget for the fiscal year that began Nov. 1, spending was listed at
$179.2 million and revenue was estimated at $198.5 million.<br />
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Much
of the revenue comes from $158 million in federal disaster recovery
grants and $20 million in a disaster grant to build the new Joplin
Public Library. There also is funding from local sales taxes such as
capital improvements, public safety, and parks and stormwater that are
committed to specific funding needs or projects.<br />
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But there has not
been enough growth in the city's general revenue fund to pay for all
the city's operational costs along with pay raises for city employees.
Payroll now amounts to about $21 million. Two years ago, the city's
finance director said that the addition of six positions combined with
deficit spending in the parks fund constrained the budget.<br />
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City
employees have not had raises for at least two years, an issue that
bubbled up in a February when the council was asked to approve some new
positions in the parks department and some pay raises for parks
personnel who took on supervisory roles or added duties.<br />
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Budget work sessions are held between city staff and the council in September of each year.<br />
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"Between
now and then, city staff still has more work to do in identifying costs
of programs and services through the priority-based-budgeting steps in
order to do a thorough evaluation of city services," Anselm said in the
city statement.<br />
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Control<br />
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The city manager said he believed priority-based budgeting would allow city officials to regain control of the budget.<br />
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<b>Congratulations to the City of Joplin for their leadership in civic engagement through priority based budgeting. Fantastic work and the CPBB is proud to partner with you in implementing PBB! </b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838903584733741608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128614469349528761.post-84353877587330020912016-05-26T07:33:00.003-07:002016-05-26T07:33:55.825-07:00How Marathon County, WI Gets Their Priorities Straight!<br />
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and THEN align our money with our stated priorities</i>." - Brad Karger, Marathon County Administrator</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Brad Karger</b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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This article originally written by Brad Karger and published in the <a href="http://www.co.marathon.wi.us/Portals/0/Departments/CAD/Documents/WCT-Newsletter_V3-3.pdf?Source=ML">Summer 2016 Marathon County Newsletter.</a></div>
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160 million dollars ($160,000,000) is A LOT of money. That’s
the size of Marathon County’s annual budget. So don’t let anybody tell you that
the County is broke. We are FAR from broke.</div>
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The real challenge we face is that every year, our
operational costs go up 2 million dollars ($2,000,000) while the State imposed
levy caps limit us to a half million dollars ($500,000) in new tax levy. This means that pretty much every
year we start the budget process with a 1.5 million dollar ($1,500,000) deficit
just to cover the same slate of items we did the year prior.</div>
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I’ve been in leadership for a long time, and we’ve used a number
of strategies to address this deficit:</div>
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cuts</div>
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freezes and asking employees to shoulder more of the cost of their health
benefits</div>
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the size of our workforce</div>
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measures</div>
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down reserves</div>
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All these strategies have worked, but they’ve taken us about
as far as they can. </div>
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In preparing the 2017 budget, we will aspire higher. We want
our lower priority programs to be the funding source for our most impactful,
highest priority initiatives. </div>
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Complaining about State mandates and declaring ourselves victims
of a State-imposed system is pretty standard stuff for local officials, but it isn't going to accomplish much and, more than anything, it will contribute to a loss of public confidence in us as leaders.</div>
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So, for 2017, we need to FIRST get our priorities straight
and THEN align our money with our stated priorities.</div>
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Think about how a family allocates its financial
resources... </div>
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appeasing the desires of the children today is the top priority, a family might
focus on having TVs in several rooms and splurging on satellite television so each
child can watch what he or she wants. </div>
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the family’s focus is more long term, education might be the priority and the
family might choose not to spend their money on multiple TVs or satellite
programming, and instead save and invest their money so that all the children
in the house will have a college fund one day. </div>
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In a perfect world, every family could have both satellite
TV in every room AND a college fund for each child. But when the world is not
perfect, someone needs to be the parent in the room and make the tough
(sometimes unpopular) decision, knowing the impact of that single choice will be
long standing.</div>
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That’s why this year we’re committing ourselves to getting our
priorities straight in Marathon County, and we have a new methodology and some
consulting support to help us make the transition. </div>
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That may sound easy, but when your “family” is the size of
Marathon County, it’s not. So stay tuned, and I’ll be sure to let you know what
we’ve learned and adjusted in the fall. </div>
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<b>The CPBB congratulates Marathon County on their excellent work in implementing priority based budgeting. Marathon County joins <a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/search?q=washington+county">Washington County</a> (first County in Wisconsin to implement PBB) in their innovative fiscal and budgeting efforts through priority based budgeting! </b></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 24pt;" title=""><span style="color: black;"><b>The Center for Priority Based Budgeting </b></span><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 24pt;" title=""><i><b><span style="color: blue;">“A Prioritized World”</span> </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>"We are able to evaluate the impact of community goals on programs and
services and enhance strategic decision making to make more effective
use of county resources." - </i>Councillor Fiona Beland-Quest<i><br /></i></span></h3>
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Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in <a href="http://www.strathcona.ca/departments/corporate-planning/priority-based-business-planning-budgeting/">priority based business planning and budgeting</a>.
As the first municipality in Canada to implement online PBB, this will
result in Strathcona County being more proactive, strategic and
effective in program and service delivery.<br />
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The process will provide
valuable information that supports decision-making by directors and
managers, enabling them to allocate or reallocate resources, based on
each program or resource request’s alignment to strategic and corporate
priorities. It can also be used by the organization to set targets and
determine how resources are aligned, based on priorities.<br />
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The following article was published on May 12, 2016 by the Sherwood Park News and written by Fiona Beland-Quest (councillor for Ward 8).<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>Strathcona County aces the test for implementing priority-based budgeting</i></span></h2>
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As a councillor, during the last Priorities Committee meeting, it was
so rewarding to listen to Jon Johnson and Chris Fabian from the Center
for Priority-Based Budgeting recognized that Strathcona County is
leading the way — an actual pioneer in priority-based business planning
and budgeting.<br />
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Strathcona County is working with the Center for Priority-Based
Budgeting, a Colorado-based organization, which is focused on providing
technical and advisory services to help governments achieve fiscal
health and wellness.<br />
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I’m proud to say this council and our administration are committed to
this new approach, which is allowing our county to identify key
community and council goals and priorities clearly and comprehensively.
We are able to evaluate the impact of community goals on programs and
services and enhance strategic decision making to make more effective
use of county resources. We are proving successful in doing this,
because we have a better understanding of how programs align to our
community goals. This approach is also helping our community understand
why programs are offered, what they cost, and consequently, the value
they provide to citizens and businesses.<br />
The philosophy behind priority-based budgeting is that resources
should be allocated based on how effectively a program or service
achieves the goals or objectives that are of the greatest value to the
community.<br />
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As a result of all this hard work, Strathcona County now has a
Resource Alignment Diagnostic (RAD) Tool that identifies the nature and
cost of 315 unique programs, and evaluates the relevance of each, based
on alignment with community priorities.<br />
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The RAD Tool is a data source that contains information about
Strathcona County programs. It includes program descriptions and
costing; program relevance to meeting community and/or governance
results and attributes; and multiple filters for data analysis. This
innovative tool creates a new lens through which our county can analyze
how dollars are spent and how each program aligns across all priorities,
and to individual priorities. These tools create greater flexibility,
and position Strathcona County to react appropriately, and to make the
right decisions, working in a challenging and dynamic environment.<br />
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Programs for which residents, businesses and visitors can look only
to the county to obtain the service will receive a higher score for the
reliance attribute compared to programs that may be similarly obtained
from another intergovernmental agency or a private business.<br />
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Each of our 315 programs are scored and allotted to one of four
different quartiles. Inventorying all of our services into a list of
programs is the most difficult part of the process; however, it’s the
most illuminating. By costing out and rethinking the budget in terms of
what specific services our county provides, we gain valuable information
about what we actually do and how much each unit costs to produce.<br />
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I have never been so excited about hearing about our budgeting and
strategic planning processes. Only 120 out of about 90,000
municipalities are using the priority-based budgeting process in North
America. Strathcona County is one of the first to complete all five
steps in Canada.<br />
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That’s quite an achievement. Administration deserves a high-five for
working so hard on behalf of our citizens and businesses! Critical to
the success of priority-based business planning and budgeting is the
strong support that this Council has shown for the Strategic Plan and
the prioritized goals identified within the plan. The ability to be
successful in prioritized areas is compromised when everything is
identified as a priority.<br />
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I know the work is not done. We’ll continue to drill down into our
programs and services to find additional efficiencies that will keep
taxes low and allow us to continue delivering the high level of services
our citizens deserve. I encourage you to take the time to view the full
presentation online, so you too can feel confident in the way your tax
dollars are being spent.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 24pt;" title=""><span style="color: black;"><b>The Center for Priority Based Budgeting </b></span><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div>
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pioneer you truly are is substantial, and people will look to you for
your example and they will learn from you.”</span></i></span></b></h3>
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Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in <a href="http://www.strathcona.ca/departments/corporate-planning/priority-based-business-planning-budgeting/">priority based business planning and budgeting</a>. As the first municipality in Canada to implement online PBB, this will result in Strathcona County being more proactive, strategic and
effective in program and service delivery. The process will provide
valuable information that supports decision-making by directors and
managers, enabling them to allocate or reallocate resources, based on
each program or resource request’s alignment to strategic and corporate
priorities. It can also be used by the organization to set targets and
determine how resources are aligned, based on priorities.<br />
<br />
The following article was published on April 18, 2016 by the Sherwood Park News and written by Krysta Martell.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2016/04/28/first-past-the-priority-based-budget-post">First past the priority-based budget post </a></h2>
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Strathcona County is becoming a leader in budgeting, as the first municipality in Canada to implement priority–based budgeting.<br />
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Three years ago, county council discussed strategic planning and
priorities with representatives from the Denver–based company, the
Centre for Priority–Based Budgeting.<br />
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A strategic planning session followed consultations, at which point
council got the opportunity to see results from an American community
that had gone through the process.<br />
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To help Strathcona County pursue the initiative, an online tool will
be used to allow the county to look at their budget and consider what
the best dollar value will be for residents.<br />
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“This is a big moment... This is the mission of our entire endeavor,”
said Chris Fabian, co-founder of the Centre for Priority–Based
Budgeting.<br />
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He said there have been more than 100 organizations that have gone
through the process of priority–based budgeting; six have attempted it
in Canada, two have made it to the point of prioritizing programs, and
one — Strathcona County — is the first with online tools and the
potential of delivering on the initiative.<br />
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“There are over 90,000 entities of local government throughout the
United States and Canada,” Fabian said. “To think about how much of a
pioneer you truly are is substantial, and people will look to you for
your example and they will learn from you.”<br />
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Jon Johnson, co-founder of the Centre for Priority–Based Budgeting,
said they always want to ask the question: Why consider priority-based
budgeting?<br />
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“This is a challenging time, whether it is the economy, whether it is
the environment, whether it is our political climate,” he said. “Why
would you change? Why would you look at the budget differently?... We
found this helps you communicate differently what you spend your money
on — how you can make it clearer to everybody and what is it that we do
with those tax dollars.”<br />
Johnson said they want to be able to help guide the conversation in
determining where to put the money that would have the most benefit for
the community.<br />
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“You talk about looking at your ongoing operating budget. You got
$320 million that we had to communicate. Well, what is it that we do
with those dollars? What is it that we spend them on?” he asked.<br />
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The consultants provided an overview of the online budgeting program for different county programs, as they apply to the budget.<br />
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“There are $13 million of programs that resources are being allocated
to for which you are not influencing in any of the results you want to
do,” Johnson said, adding: “This tool is about reallocation, reuse,
retraining. It is helping you see, how we take the resources we have and
move them in a different direction.”<br />
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The City of Boulder, Colorado discovered they were not spending
enough money on environmental sustainability, looked at their resources
and made a plan for almost $3 million of new programs in that area by
shifting and repurposing resources.<br />
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“Just realize, this is the beginning of the work you are going to be
doing with staff,” Johnson said. <br />
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“How do we direct things? And how do
they help you get to the policy questions and the policy discussions
that you want to have about your budget? Your resource allocation plan
maximizes the strategic goals your community wants to achieve — that you
know are important for your community.”<br />
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Coun. Brian Botterill noted the county’s open data portal may be helpful in the budget process.<br />
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“I think best practices — if there are any between communities using
PBB (priority-based budgeting) and how they share their successes —
would be hugely beneficial because the volume of data is very, very
large,” he said. “Choosing what to share and how to share it would be
imperative and I think, down the road, one thing I would like to see is a
way to integrate this with our open data portal.”<br />
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“I’ve always been a very strong proponent of zero-based budgeting,”
said Coun. Vic Bidzinski. “I was a little skeptical three years ago when
we made that first presentation... How is it going to affect us? And
what is the difference between this and this?... I think you can go even
deeper into departments... and really get some unbelievable
information.”<br />
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Mayor Roxanne Carr said she is looking forward to using the tools.<br />
<br />
“I have been waiting for this update... for three years because it
was this council that had the foresight to bring them in and to
encourage our administration to go forward into the future with the
priority-based planning,” she said. “I was excited to hear them and I am
looking forward to using these tools.”<br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">"Priority based budgeting will better allow the city to support its long-term strategic goals based on community values."</span></i></h2>
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<b>This article originally written by <a href="http://www.humboldtjournal.ca/news/local-news/open-house-brings-budget-to-public-1.2230112">Becky Zimmer from the Humboldt Journal. </a></b><br />
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The public had their chance to ask questions on April 5th at the public budget meeting at the Uniplex.<br />
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City Manager, Roy Hardy, made the presentation to a small crowd on what the 2016 budget is going to look like in terms of tax increases and social programs.<br />
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Unlike the budget draft that had a $3.6 million deficit, Hardy presented a $260,000 deficit to the public since now some more finite numbers have been decided, including some revenue streams that were not included in the draft budget.<br />
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"We're getting down to the final budget decisions that need to be made. It needs to be put in council hands."<br />
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When it comes to the amount of feedback the city has received from Humboldt residents, the waste management program has received the most feedback through social media.<br />
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"Council is going to have to look at that one very seriously," says Hardy. "There are a number of viewpoints that say yes, it is good, shows that we're becoming a city.... and on the other hand there are others that say how is this going to benefit me?"<br />
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Council has to look at the community as a whole when it comes to these split decisions.<br />
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Hardy says the waste management program will make Humboldt greener and cleaner so that has to play a big role in the decision.<br />
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The needs and wants are always going to be greater than the amount of money the city has to work with.<br />
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<a href="http://www.pbbcenter.org/">Priority Based Budgeting</a>, which was brought in fully this past budget season, allows for the rating of<br />
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programs on a one to four scale. Looking at the rated programs, there is $12 million dollars that is doing what it needs to do in the one and two rated categories, says Hardy. Three and four ranked programs, which make up $2.3 million for analysis, does not mean the program needs to be scrapped. Hardy says it just means that the programs need to be evaluated more fully.<br />
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"In some cases, there are going to be some programs that score low but we still have to have them at the end of the day."<br />
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Some of these numbers can be deceiving since money can be spent on one program that fits many city goals.<br />
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When it comes to the different goals receiving money, Humboldt spends more money on being a safe, reliable infrastructure, and sustainable community.<br />
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That paints a picture that Hardy says the city did not have before.<br />
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The city can now see the correlation between dollars spent and the values that they want to focus on, says Hardy. Priority spending then takes it a step further and evaluates if the city is getting the, "best bang for the buck."<br />
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Creating new partnerships is something the city needs to look at going forward, says Hardy. With major projects coming up, including the Multiplex, Centennial Park, and more infrastructure work that needs to be done, regional partnerships and discussion needs to take place.<br />
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"Some of the services we are looking to provide are ones you won't find in a smaller municipality. We have to make the effort in saying what would be the benefit to the residents of your municipality if Humboldt had this type of facility or developed these programs."<br />
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Community grants is something that Hardy thinks the city should reevaluate when it comes to budgeting for programs, with exception to the Community and Leisure Services Department.<br />
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To get these programs running without city based grants, Humboldt would need help from other partnerships.<br />
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An example of the types of partnerships Hardy is mentioning are things like the LED sign west of the city. It is on city land but there were no tax dollars that went into the sign itself. The city gets the benefits of it without burdening taxpayers.<br />
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"That's a kind of partnership that takes on a different look, so those are the things that we're exploring with others." <br />
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<b>The CPBB congratulates the City of Humboldt on their innovative work implementing priority based budgeting. <i>And their utilization of PBB to accelerate actionable decision-making, especially surrounding partnership opportunities.</i></b><br />
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To find out more about how City of Humboldt utilizes and applies priority based budgeting data, check out the following links:<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.humboldt.ca/sites/default/files/files/2016%20Open%20Budget%20Meeting%20-%20April%205.pdf">City of Humboldt 2016 Public Budget Presentation</a></b><br />
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<a href="http://www.humboldt.ca/sites/default/files/files/April%202016%20Budget%20Mtg%20Boards_FINAL.pdf"><b>2016 City Budget Information </b></a><br />
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<a href="http://fiscalhealthandwellness.blogspot.com/search?q=city+of+humboldt"><b>"Our Humboldt" Strategic Plan Incorporates Priority Based Budgeting</b></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.humboldt.ca/budget"><b>City of Humboldt Budget Page of Website</b></a><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 24pt;" title=""><span style="color: black;"><b>The Center for Priority Based Budgeting </b></span><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div>
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