Title
Briefing on the Public Engagement Kick-off for the 2020 Budget
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive a briefing on the kickoff of the 2020 Budget - Your Priorities public engagement process. Briefing only; no action requested.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a briefing and discuss the July 9 launch of 2020 Budget - Your Priorities.
Staff Contact:
Debbie Sullivan, Director, Administrative Services, 360.753.8499
Stacey Ray, Senior Planner, Administrative Services, 360.753.8046
Presenter(s):
Debbie Sullivan, Director
Stacey Ray, Senior Planner
Background and Analysis:
2018 Community Conversation Informs the 2019 Budget
2018 was the first year the City of Olympia hosted a Community Conversation on Budget Priorities to inform the budget process. On Saturday, April 14, Mayor Cheryl Selby, and Councilmembers Jessica Bateman and Lisa Parshley, on behalf of the Finance Committee, hosted a conversation with 35 citizens who closely represented a demographic sample of our community, including citizens who typically do not participate in traditional City outreach and engagement processes.
The purpose was to listen to citizen's perspectives on the top priorities for the City so that the City Council could use those perspectives to inform the 2019 budget process. Outcomes from the conversation met several important goals and purposes:
* Councilmembers received valuable input from community member perspectives not normally represented through traditional outreach means;
* Councilmembers were subsequently able to respond to the input received by allocating additional funds to top priority areas they heard from citizens; and
* Greater awareness and trust was fostered in City government.
Hosting the community conversation was piloted as part of the first full year of implementing the new annual Priorities, Performance, and Investment (PPI) Cycle. The PPI cycle includes gathering...
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