Title
Report on Input from the 2020 Budget - Your Priorities Public Engagement Process
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive a report on the input collected from the 2020 Budget -Your Priorities public engagement process, and consider how the input from community members can inform the 2020 budget process.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a report on the results of the 2020 Budget - Your Priorities public engagement process and discuss how to use it as part of this year's budget process.
Staff Contact:
Debbie Sullivan, Administrative Services Director, 360.753.8499
Stacey Ray, Senior Planner, Administrative Services, 360.753.8046
Presenter(s):
Stacey Ray, Senior Planner, Office of Performance & Innovation, Administrative Services
Background and Analysis:
Olympia has an inspiring community vision - a healthy, vibrant, beautiful capital city. Our budget is one of the most important ways in which we demonstrate how we will achieve that vision.
In 2018, the City hosted a Community Conversation on Budget Priorities to hear directly from citizens their top priorities for the City. The City Council used that input to inform the 2019 budget process, including allocating additional funds to top priority areas identified by participants. Other positive outcomes included Councilmembers receiving input from community members not normally engaged through traditional outreach means, and participants having reported a greater awareness of and trust in City government.
Hosting the community conversation in 2018 was piloted as part of the first full year of implementing the annual Priorities, Performance, and Investment (PPI) Cycle. The PPI cycle includes gathering the community's priorities and evaluating our performance so we can adjust investments as necessary to achieve the community's vision.
This year, staff piloted using the online engagement tool, Engage Olympia, to invite even...
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