This document provides a summary of the City of Baltimore's budget and accomplishments for fiscal year 2016. It discusses how the budget focuses on seven priority outcomes like better schools, safer streets, and a growing economy. It also highlights some key investments for 2016, such as expanding youth programs, opening recreation centers, and supporting small businesses. Financial data is presented on revenues, expenditures, services funded, and progress on long-term fiscal sustainability goals.
2016 State Legislative Platform-ApprovedRandi Knott
This document outlines the key legislative priorities and policy principles for the City of Sacramento for 2016 at both the state and federal level. The priorities include:
1. Preserving local funding and authority by opposing measures that limit revenue sources or mandate costs.
2. Supporting transportation infrastructure, water policy, environmental protection, flood control, economic development, and affordable housing.
3. Ensuring funding for public safety, disaster preparedness, infrastructure like roads and bridges, and developing sustainable energy and conservation strategies.
This document summarizes a recent court case, CIP Properties (AIPT) Ltd v Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd & Ors, regarding cost budgeting in litigation. The key points are:
- The claimant's solicitors, Squire Patton Boggs, submitted a cost budget of over £9 million which the judge found to be disproportionate and unreasonable for a case valued at £18 million at most.
- The judge reduced the claimant's cost budget by over half to £4.28 million after analyzing and reducing the estimated costs at each phase of litigation.
- The judge criticized the claimant's solicitors for charging higher than guideline hourly rates and for using more senior lawyers for work that
EITC Article in VocalPoint Chamber Newsletter April 2015Jonathan Szish
The document summarizes recent events held by the Norwin Chamber of Commerce in April 2015, including cash mob, networking luncheons, and cocktail events. It also provides information about Pennsylvania's Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, giving an example of how First National Bank received tax credits for donations to Norwin School District. The tax credit program allows businesses to receive substantial state tax credits for contributions to educational organizations. [/SUMMARY]
The document summarizes a budget message from the city manager of Wallingford to the city council. It identifies that the city will face a structural deficit unless revenues are increased or expenditures are cut. Public safety accounts for most of the budget but the council has differing views on funding the police department. The manager recommends a mixed approach of contracting some police services while establishing an in-house police department over time. Fees could also be increased to fund parks and economic development staff without raising taxes. This would help balance the budget while meeting most of the council's expectations.
The document discusses whether lifestyle in Lebanon reflects sustainable development and identifies areas for improvement. It analyzes Lebanon's social, economic, and environmental conditions, finding high poverty and unemployment, debt, pollution, and unsustainable resource use. Recommendations include investing in renewable energy, green jobs, waste management, public transportation, and sustainable agriculture to transition Lebanon to a greener economy and improve living standards.
In this webinar, our panel of experts discuss everything you need to know about the 2018 California elections and how the new legislation may affect the state’s charter schools. We’ll cover the status of new legislation, the newly elected governor, possible 2019 legislation, the superintendent of public schools, possible 2019 regulatory impact, legislative elections, and more.
Jbb 2019 Cooperative Statistics for Laoag City jo bitonio
1) The number of registered cooperatives in Laoag City grew from 57 in 2017 to 63 in 2019.
2) As of September 2019, 57% of cooperatives in Laoag City were compliant with regulations while 43% were non-compliant.
3) The majority (48%) of cooperatives in Laoag City were multi-purpose cooperatives, followed by credit cooperatives (19%) and consumer cooperatives (13%).
2016 State Legislative Platform-ApprovedRandi Knott
This document outlines the key legislative priorities and policy principles for the City of Sacramento for 2016 at both the state and federal level. The priorities include:
1. Preserving local funding and authority by opposing measures that limit revenue sources or mandate costs.
2. Supporting transportation infrastructure, water policy, environmental protection, flood control, economic development, and affordable housing.
3. Ensuring funding for public safety, disaster preparedness, infrastructure like roads and bridges, and developing sustainable energy and conservation strategies.
This document summarizes a recent court case, CIP Properties (AIPT) Ltd v Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd & Ors, regarding cost budgeting in litigation. The key points are:
- The claimant's solicitors, Squire Patton Boggs, submitted a cost budget of over £9 million which the judge found to be disproportionate and unreasonable for a case valued at £18 million at most.
- The judge reduced the claimant's cost budget by over half to £4.28 million after analyzing and reducing the estimated costs at each phase of litigation.
- The judge criticized the claimant's solicitors for charging higher than guideline hourly rates and for using more senior lawyers for work that
EITC Article in VocalPoint Chamber Newsletter April 2015Jonathan Szish
The document summarizes recent events held by the Norwin Chamber of Commerce in April 2015, including cash mob, networking luncheons, and cocktail events. It also provides information about Pennsylvania's Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, giving an example of how First National Bank received tax credits for donations to Norwin School District. The tax credit program allows businesses to receive substantial state tax credits for contributions to educational organizations. [/SUMMARY]
The document summarizes a budget message from the city manager of Wallingford to the city council. It identifies that the city will face a structural deficit unless revenues are increased or expenditures are cut. Public safety accounts for most of the budget but the council has differing views on funding the police department. The manager recommends a mixed approach of contracting some police services while establishing an in-house police department over time. Fees could also be increased to fund parks and economic development staff without raising taxes. This would help balance the budget while meeting most of the council's expectations.
The document discusses whether lifestyle in Lebanon reflects sustainable development and identifies areas for improvement. It analyzes Lebanon's social, economic, and environmental conditions, finding high poverty and unemployment, debt, pollution, and unsustainable resource use. Recommendations include investing in renewable energy, green jobs, waste management, public transportation, and sustainable agriculture to transition Lebanon to a greener economy and improve living standards.
In this webinar, our panel of experts discuss everything you need to know about the 2018 California elections and how the new legislation may affect the state’s charter schools. We’ll cover the status of new legislation, the newly elected governor, possible 2019 legislation, the superintendent of public schools, possible 2019 regulatory impact, legislative elections, and more.
Jbb 2019 Cooperative Statistics for Laoag City jo bitonio
1) The number of registered cooperatives in Laoag City grew from 57 in 2017 to 63 in 2019.
2) As of September 2019, 57% of cooperatives in Laoag City were compliant with regulations while 43% were non-compliant.
3) The majority (48%) of cooperatives in Laoag City were multi-purpose cooperatives, followed by credit cooperatives (19%) and consumer cooperatives (13%).
The document is a volunteer referral form from Preceptor Health seeking volunteers to assist with tasks in their offices and visiting families in the field. It provides contact information for Jocelyn Whitfield, the Volunteer Coordinator, for potential volunteers or referrals to submit their name, phone number and email for follow up.
Satguru Travel is a global travel management company founded in 1989 with over 63 branches across 53 countries. It has a track record in providing corporate and leisure travel services. The company has an annual turnover of $600 million and employs over 1000 travel professionals. It has bilateral contracts with major travel partners that have made it a leading travel group in the UAE.
This document outlines learning objectives and content for a management course. It discusses key topics like schools of management thinking, levels and types of decision making, and how information systems aid managers. It describes three major management theories: technical-rational, behavioral, and cognitive. It also summarizes the evolution of management theory from the classical to contemporary to postmodern periods. Finally, it examines models of individual and organizational decision making.
This document summarizes research on developing a novel visual method called Spherule diagrams to analyze relationships between large and complex datasets. Spherule diagrams represent sets as spheres and relationships between sets and elements at two levels. The researchers designed and evaluated Spherule diagrams against Euler diagrams with 30 participants. Participants found Spherule diagrams easier to understand and navigate, with better layout and order. The researchers concluded Spherule diagrams are more well-matched, well-formed and aesthetic than Euler diagrams for visualizing complex set relationships. Future work aims to improve Spherule diagrams and further evaluate their effectiveness.
This document summarizes the results of a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test examining the effect of different concentrations (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ppm) on seed germination (Kc). The ANOVA found a significant effect of concentration on seed germination. Post hoc tests found all concentrations had significantly different germination rates except between 2 and 3 ppm. Seed germination decreased with increasing concentration.
This certificate certifies that Sun Hwa Jamati is registered as a Medical Laboratory Scientist in New Zealand under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. The certificate specifies any changes to her scope of practice and any conditions. The current certificate must be made available for viewing upon request.
This document contains the name Mohamed Bouhamed and the date January 16, 2016. It appears to be identifying an individual named Mohamed Bouhamed and providing the date the document was generated or relevant to. In summary, the document lists an individual's name and associated date in a very concise format with no other contextual details provided.
The document discusses visioning and moonshot thinking to envision a better future. It states that visioning is discovering a destination by seeing things differently than others through first principles, paradigm shifts, analogies and combinations, or reframing contexts. The vision is then continuously refined through "chiseling" to improve clarity and tangibility.
This document discusses harmonic drive and planetary gearheads for servo motors. It describes two main product lines: 1) Harmonic Planetary gearheads that use 3-4 planet carriers with ratios from 3:1 to 50:1, and 2) Harmonic Drive gearheads that use elasto-mechanical wave reduction technology with higher ratios from 50:1 to 160:1. The document provides details on several gearhead models within these product lines and specifies their characteristics such as backlash, accuracy, repeatability, frame sizes, ratios, and pricing/lead times.
La hemorragia intracraneal más común en neonatos prematuros se origina en la matriz germinal subependimaria. Esta región se encuentra en proceso de involución y es vulnerable a la agresión hipóxico-isquémica. Factores como fluctuaciones en el flujo sanguíneo cerebral, alteraciones en la coagulación y cambios en la presión arterial pueden provocar hemorragias, las cuales se clasifican dependiendo de su gravedad y ubicación. Las hemorragias graves se asocian a hidrocefalia y otros problemas neurológicos que a
This document tests the reader's memory of 20 common sayings or proverbs by providing incomplete versions that need to be filled in. It lists well-known expressions like "there's a sucker born every minute", "a stitch in time saves nine", "too many cooks spoil the broth", and others, with one or two words omitted each time for the reader to identify the full saying.
This document provides an overview of a fantasy series about five powerful sisters who are descendants of an ancient underwater civilization called Murrtaine. Each sister, known as a Soul Breather, has special abilities and powers. The series follows each sister as they discover their true identities and destinies. They must help the rightful king, Dante Dubonnetti, claim his throne by finding their destined mates from powerful royal families. The sisters face danger from human governments seeking to exploit them and from other royal families trying to prevent Dante from becoming king. The document teases several books in the series, each focusing on a different sister and her story.
CITY-COUNTY COLLABORATION | SMART, EFFICIENT, TRANSFORMED GOVERNMENT OCTOBER ...Daniel X. O'Neil
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle are pleased to announce that at the two-year mark of the City-County Collaboration, the City and County have identified over $70.9 million in savings or new revenue through 60 initiatives across 16 collaboration areas. The City and County reached this milestone through initiatives to eliminate duplicative services, identify new
efficiencies through coordinated enforcement and service delivery, and leverage economies of scale through joint procurements and grant applications.
In addition to delivering new savings and revenue, the Collaboration has streamlined
procurement processes and simplified the certification and renewal procedure for minority and women-owned businesses, created summer and afterschool opportunities for youth, cracked down on illegal tobacco sales, and conducted job training exercises for first responders and other emergency personnel.
Through collaboration, Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Preckwinkle are changing the culture in local government. County and City employees are working together at an unprecedented level to make smarter.
Purchasing decisions that will benefit residents and businesses and continue to impact savings
and service delivery for years to come.
The FY23 Somerville city budget proposes $307.77 million in expenditures, an 8.1% increase over the prior year. Revenues are projected to be $309.5 million, an 8% increase. Key investments include a historic 10% increase to the school budget, funding for mental health services and youth programs, environmental sustainability initiatives, and positions to support housing stability and equity across city departments. The budget also proposes restructuring city government with a new Chief Administrative Officer position.
Long-time readers will recognize many options from previous years, but IBO has also included 11 new items for this edition involving diverse areas of public policy such as land use, labor relations, and sanitation. Options that appeared in prior volumes have been revised and their savings or revenue estimates updated.
This document provides contact information for various city services and departments in Cupertino, California. It also includes a brief summary of key facts about the city, such as its population, median age, and rankings. Additionally, it introduces the city's fiscal year 2014-2015 budget, including revenues, expenditures, staffing levels over time, and the breakdown of funds and departments.
The document is a volunteer referral form from Preceptor Health seeking volunteers to assist with tasks in their offices and visiting families in the field. It provides contact information for Jocelyn Whitfield, the Volunteer Coordinator, for potential volunteers or referrals to submit their name, phone number and email for follow up.
Satguru Travel is a global travel management company founded in 1989 with over 63 branches across 53 countries. It has a track record in providing corporate and leisure travel services. The company has an annual turnover of $600 million and employs over 1000 travel professionals. It has bilateral contracts with major travel partners that have made it a leading travel group in the UAE.
This document outlines learning objectives and content for a management course. It discusses key topics like schools of management thinking, levels and types of decision making, and how information systems aid managers. It describes three major management theories: technical-rational, behavioral, and cognitive. It also summarizes the evolution of management theory from the classical to contemporary to postmodern periods. Finally, it examines models of individual and organizational decision making.
This document summarizes research on developing a novel visual method called Spherule diagrams to analyze relationships between large and complex datasets. Spherule diagrams represent sets as spheres and relationships between sets and elements at two levels. The researchers designed and evaluated Spherule diagrams against Euler diagrams with 30 participants. Participants found Spherule diagrams easier to understand and navigate, with better layout and order. The researchers concluded Spherule diagrams are more well-matched, well-formed and aesthetic than Euler diagrams for visualizing complex set relationships. Future work aims to improve Spherule diagrams and further evaluate their effectiveness.
This document summarizes the results of a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test examining the effect of different concentrations (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ppm) on seed germination (Kc). The ANOVA found a significant effect of concentration on seed germination. Post hoc tests found all concentrations had significantly different germination rates except between 2 and 3 ppm. Seed germination decreased with increasing concentration.
This certificate certifies that Sun Hwa Jamati is registered as a Medical Laboratory Scientist in New Zealand under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. The certificate specifies any changes to her scope of practice and any conditions. The current certificate must be made available for viewing upon request.
This document contains the name Mohamed Bouhamed and the date January 16, 2016. It appears to be identifying an individual named Mohamed Bouhamed and providing the date the document was generated or relevant to. In summary, the document lists an individual's name and associated date in a very concise format with no other contextual details provided.
The document discusses visioning and moonshot thinking to envision a better future. It states that visioning is discovering a destination by seeing things differently than others through first principles, paradigm shifts, analogies and combinations, or reframing contexts. The vision is then continuously refined through "chiseling" to improve clarity and tangibility.
This document discusses harmonic drive and planetary gearheads for servo motors. It describes two main product lines: 1) Harmonic Planetary gearheads that use 3-4 planet carriers with ratios from 3:1 to 50:1, and 2) Harmonic Drive gearheads that use elasto-mechanical wave reduction technology with higher ratios from 50:1 to 160:1. The document provides details on several gearhead models within these product lines and specifies their characteristics such as backlash, accuracy, repeatability, frame sizes, ratios, and pricing/lead times.
La hemorragia intracraneal más común en neonatos prematuros se origina en la matriz germinal subependimaria. Esta región se encuentra en proceso de involución y es vulnerable a la agresión hipóxico-isquémica. Factores como fluctuaciones en el flujo sanguíneo cerebral, alteraciones en la coagulación y cambios en la presión arterial pueden provocar hemorragias, las cuales se clasifican dependiendo de su gravedad y ubicación. Las hemorragias graves se asocian a hidrocefalia y otros problemas neurológicos que a
This document tests the reader's memory of 20 common sayings or proverbs by providing incomplete versions that need to be filled in. It lists well-known expressions like "there's a sucker born every minute", "a stitch in time saves nine", "too many cooks spoil the broth", and others, with one or two words omitted each time for the reader to identify the full saying.
This document provides an overview of a fantasy series about five powerful sisters who are descendants of an ancient underwater civilization called Murrtaine. Each sister, known as a Soul Breather, has special abilities and powers. The series follows each sister as they discover their true identities and destinies. They must help the rightful king, Dante Dubonnetti, claim his throne by finding their destined mates from powerful royal families. The sisters face danger from human governments seeking to exploit them and from other royal families trying to prevent Dante from becoming king. The document teases several books in the series, each focusing on a different sister and her story.
CITY-COUNTY COLLABORATION | SMART, EFFICIENT, TRANSFORMED GOVERNMENT OCTOBER ...Daniel X. O'Neil
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle are pleased to announce that at the two-year mark of the City-County Collaboration, the City and County have identified over $70.9 million in savings or new revenue through 60 initiatives across 16 collaboration areas. The City and County reached this milestone through initiatives to eliminate duplicative services, identify new
efficiencies through coordinated enforcement and service delivery, and leverage economies of scale through joint procurements and grant applications.
In addition to delivering new savings and revenue, the Collaboration has streamlined
procurement processes and simplified the certification and renewal procedure for minority and women-owned businesses, created summer and afterschool opportunities for youth, cracked down on illegal tobacco sales, and conducted job training exercises for first responders and other emergency personnel.
Through collaboration, Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Board President Preckwinkle are changing the culture in local government. County and City employees are working together at an unprecedented level to make smarter.
Purchasing decisions that will benefit residents and businesses and continue to impact savings
and service delivery for years to come.
The FY23 Somerville city budget proposes $307.77 million in expenditures, an 8.1% increase over the prior year. Revenues are projected to be $309.5 million, an 8% increase. Key investments include a historic 10% increase to the school budget, funding for mental health services and youth programs, environmental sustainability initiatives, and positions to support housing stability and equity across city departments. The budget also proposes restructuring city government with a new Chief Administrative Officer position.
Long-time readers will recognize many options from previous years, but IBO has also included 11 new items for this edition involving diverse areas of public policy such as land use, labor relations, and sanitation. Options that appeared in prior volumes have been revised and their savings or revenue estimates updated.
This document provides contact information for various city services and departments in Cupertino, California. It also includes a brief summary of key facts about the city, such as its population, median age, and rankings. Additionally, it introduces the city's fiscal year 2014-2015 budget, including revenues, expenditures, staffing levels over time, and the breakdown of funds and departments.
Pay-for-Success Initiatives for Early Childhood Programsmdanielsfirstfocus
Evidence-based early childhood programs, such as home visiting and high-quality preschool, hold enormous promise to improve the early health, education, and development of at-risk children, helping them and their parents break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Although Congress has increased investments in early childhood programs, these services reach only a fraction of the low-income children and families who could benefit from them. Pay-for-success initiatives, in which the government pays for set outcomes rather than social services, is quickly becoming a mechanism for local and state governments to finance evidence-based early childhood services for children and families. This webinar describes the basic concepts of pay-for-success initiatives and explores the goals, components, and status of three pay-for-success projects currently in development and in operation involving preschool and home visiting programs.
The City of Miami strategic plan for fiscal years 2015-2017 outlines key objectives in the areas of public safety, clean and beautiful neighborhoods, growth and development, education and economic access, parks, recreation and culture, and efficient and effective government. The plan was updated in 2015 based on input from citizens, employees, and community partners to reflect current priorities such as public safety and economic development. Progress will be measured annually and the plan will continue to be updated to ensure the city's vision and priorities are being achieved.
This power point is a review of the city of Hickory\'s operations, finances, and accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2008. The presentation was given to the Chamber of Commerce and other interested clubs and organizations within the City. I assembled this presentation for the Mayor of Hickory, North Carolina while I worked for the city manager there.
Budgeting for Results and Paying for Success in State Government 5.6.14Greg Wass
My presentation for Big Data Week 2014 (livestreamed from Chicago on 05.06.2014) on how the State of Illinois is using data to drive governmental decisionmaking at the enterprise and individual program levels.
Great Cities Report - Profiles in municipal excellence - Low resolutionRachel Peer
This document discusses how cities can employ innovative and sustainable finance techniques to provide high-quality public services with limited budgets. It notes that traditional budgeting focuses on maintaining previous spending levels rather than costs or demand. Some cities now use zero-based or results-based budgeting to better allocate funds to priorities. The document uses Baltimore as an example, where focusing budgets on key outcomes and competition between departments improved efficiency and saved $202 million. Calgary has started zero-based reviews and collects performance data, but could better publish results and engage the public to further refine its budget process.
This session focused on the key roles cities can play in support their own energy procurements, as well as key roles of local government can play to catalyze clean energy adoption community-wide.
The document provides the State of the Village report from the Village President, Linda Jackson. It summarizes the accomplishments of 2014 and plans for 2015 across various departments. Key points include maintaining a balanced budget and high credit rating. The finance, community development, police, and public works departments all saw improvements and continued growth in 2014 such as new businesses, increased permits, and infrastructure upgrades. The report outlines the vision to ensure Glendale Heights remains a progressive community.
Three social studies teachers at the middle school worked on curriculum development during a professional development day while students had the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Hawkeye Community College is asking voters in 22 school districts to approve a $25 million bond to fund expansions and renovations at several of its facilities over the next 20 years in order to address workforce development needs. The Neighborhood Closet store in Waverly has expanded its space and merchandise selection after experiencing growth in its furniture and mattress business.
Three social studies teachers at the middle school worked on curriculum development during a professional development day while students had the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Hawkeye Community College is asking voters in 22 school districts to approve a $25 million bond to fund expansions and renovations at the college over the next 20 years. The bond would replace outdated facilities and allow the college to continue job training programs. If approved, the average homeowner would pay $1.10 more per month for every $100,000 of home value.
Evaluation and Analysis of the City of Weslaco's Municipal Budget, 2014-2015
Graduate Research for Public Budgeting and Finance: Master of Public Affairs-Administration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)
Rev. 1.0
The document summarizes key financial information for the City of Rock Hill for fiscal year 2015. It provides highlights of revenues, expenses, economic trends, and performance metrics for the city. It also discusses the city's commitment to transparency, accountability, and long-term financial planning. The city uses various reports and financial documents to keep the public informed about its plans, goals, and finances.
MassDevelopment supports economic growth across Massachusetts through programs that provide financing, real estate development services, and community development support to businesses, municipalities, and non-profits. The Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) is an integrated place-based strategy that implements catalytic revitalization activities in designated districts within Gateway Cities, utilizing funding from MassDevelopment alongside technical assistance, fellowships for capacity building, and transformative projects. The TDI aims to stimulate investment and sustainable economic development in focus areas like the Springfield Innovation District through public-private partnerships, coordinated infrastructure improvements, and the identification of catalytic development opportunities.
The document discusses the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program, which was established in 1990 to provide housing assistance and support services for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS. The program aims to improve health outcomes by providing stable housing. Grantees are required to submit annual performance reports on program accomplishments and client data to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Performance measurement helps ensure federal requirements are met and that programs are working effectively to address needs.
This document is the 2014 local election manifesto of Fine Gael. It outlines Fine Gael's priorities for local government which include supporting small businesses and job creation through the establishment of Local Enterprise Offices, keeping property taxes low, selling social housing to tenants at a discount to invest in communities, and ensuring the benefits of economic recovery are felt locally. Fine Gael believes the local elections are an opportunity to spread the benefits of recovery across Ireland and make it more tangible at the community level.
Deanna’s Input for Question 3As Chief Financial Management Of.docxedwardmarivel
Deanna’s Input for Question 3:
As Chief Financial Management Officer of Riverside County, water resources are a top priority to ensure public needs are adequately being met for all county communities. The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, springs, and wells. It is extremely important to eliminate as many contaminants in drinking water for the public health. As such high demands in the county for clean drinking water, there is a need to create a new water management policy, which includes the development of a new drinking water treatment plant to respond to this critical need. The proposed drinking water treatment plant could produce close to 3 million gallons of drinking water per day diminishing the water crises. In addition, the county could potentially sell water to neighboring counties and the agricultural sector to help increase local revenue to the county. The policy requires an initial outlay of $20M and subsequent annual outlays of $5M for the foreseeable future.
How would I approach this task?
The first step would be to convene an interdepartmental capital allocation committee to examine the proposed policy in combining existing capital improvement projects and the overall county master plan for land use. If committee members agree to the feasibility of moving forward the next step would be to update the existing capital improvement plan (CIP), which spans multiple years to ensure adequate resources are available for the proposed water management policy and new facility. Edits to the existing CIP would include the follow:
1. Capital budget manual – contains a calendar or flowchart of the process, instructions, and forms for departments to use when completing requests
2. Cost projections – determining exact costs of each project
3. Revenue estimations – detailed estimate and availability of revenue, both reoccurring and from bond sales
4. Debt planning – outlining debt needs; scheduling voter referendum to authorize debt funding; obtaining voter approval on bond sales
5. Public hearing – schedule public hearing, prior to capital budget approval
6. Prepare final executive budget request
Information, I would need to know:
· Goals, timeliness and identification of various funding sources
· Financial analysis to include: 1) Cost-Benefit analysis – cost v. overall net benefit;
· Financial Condition Analysis
I. Existing long-term debt commitments/obligations
II. Population Growth Trends (e.g., housing, business)
· History of existing and recent user and property taxes – provides insight into existing taxes currently being levied on the community; property sales and tax info would be instrumental in helping to determine trends in sales and ability to generate revenue through levies (impose, “a tax, fee, or fine) and regional commerce activity.
· Fiscal S.
The document presents guidelines for changing the water and sanitation services management model in small Peruvian towns to a participatory approach. The proposed model involves three actors - the municipality, a specialized operator hired to provide the services, and a community board of supervision to oversee quality. This establishes a new social agreement and public-private-social partnership where the municipality retains asset ownership but delegates service provision, sets tariffs jointly with community input, and regulates standards. The approach aims to improve sustainability, quality and coverage of services through professionalization and social participation in decision-making.
1. Innovative Government
The City of Baltimore
Citizen’s Guide to the Budget – Fiscal 2016
What did we accomplish in 2015?
This information reflects service
outputs from Fiscal 2014.
This year’s budget reflects a recovering economy. It continues
the City’s momentum toward fiscal sustainability, boosts
investments in infrastructure and economic growth, and
makes City services more proactive while trimming the
workforce to its smallest size in modern history.
By organizing the City’s budget around seven Priority Outcomes
– Better Schools, Safer Streets, Stronger Neighborhoods,
A Growing Economy, Innovative Government, A Cleaner City,
and A Healthier City – we invested in City services that most
efficiently and effectively deliver what residents want and need.
The Fiscal 2016 budget targets investments that further us
on the path to a better Baltimore. We will dedicate $4.2
million in new spending for after-school and other youth
programs that give our young people hope and opportunity,
an essential step toward growing Baltimore by 10,000 families
by 2020.
This document demonstrates what Baltimore has accomplished
in the last year in our outcome areas. It also features key facts
about this year’s budget and the investments the City will make
in our community.
Better Schools
Collaborated with Baltimore City Public Schools to provide new pre-k and
kindergartners with their first Enoch Pratt library card as part of school
registration.
Safer Streets
Put more police officers on the street during peak crime hours through a new
staffing model that focuses on connecting officers with the communities they
serve.
Stronger Neighborhoods
Opened the Morrell Park Recreation Center – the first new center in 10 years
– which includes a computer lab, gym and outdoor green space.
Growing Economy
Placed 8,000 young adults in summer jobs through the YouthWorks program.
Reduced the time it takes to issue a fire permit from more than 30 days to
fewer than nine days using the City’s LEAN Government program.
Cleaner City
Removed 205 tons of trash and debris from the harbor with the Inner Harbor
Water Wheel, which uses power from water and sunlight to keep litter from
polluting the Chesapeake Bay.
Healthier City
Re-Launched the Virtual Supermarket program, which allows residents to
order healthy foods online and pick them up from nearby locations.
Fast Facts
Lane Miles Swept
Residents Placed
in Jobs
Farm Plots Rented
EMS Responses
2011
SummerMealsServed
Vacant Homes
Cleaned & Boarded
100,726
1,121
6,574
731
156,519
810,198
2. 2010 5-Year Trend 2014
Kindergarten readiness rate 65% 76%
64% 51%
62% 70%
School attendance rate 90% 90%
92% 91%*
4,419 4,477
417 371
# of Vacant Residential Properties 16,810 16,584
8,520 9,337
% of citizens who walk, bike or take public transit to work, school and shopping 34% 39%
City resident employment rate 59% 60%*
351,633 358,933
# of visitors (in millions) 21 24*
43% 43%
How are we doing?
NEIGHBORHOODS SUSTAINABILITY CITY CHARACTER
OPEN SPACES ECONOMIC VITALITY TRANSPORTATION
SIX STRATEGIC GOALS
% of vendors paid on time 66% 75%
22,849 26,249
City-wide energy use (electricity in billions of kilowatt hours) 1.9 1.7
Water infrastructure reliability (# of water-main breaks and leaks) 950 1,414
Watershed water quality(Bay Health Index) 16% 19%*
947 1,611*
Rate of heart disease (per 100,000 people) 184 291*
3,031 3,132*
3rd grade reading proficiency
BCPS graduation rate
% of citizens who say they feel very safe or safe in their neighborhood (daytime)
Property crime rate (per 100,000 people)
# of shootings
# of permits issued greater than $5,000 (residential and non-residential)
Total # of jobs in Baltimore
% of citizens satified or very satisfied with City services
Recycling rate (tons)
# of drug-related ER visits (per 100,000 people)
# of childhood asthma ER visits (per 100,000 people)
Fire
2013
Water Police
EMS
Rat Control
Trash
80
83
72
83
67
2014
87
What are the most important City Services?
This is a snapshot of the City's key indicators, which represent our most important and difficult challenges. These indicators guide budget
decisions and are the focus of planning, management and community partnerships.
Additional statistics are available in the Fiscal 2016 Agency Detail of the Operating Budget at budget.baltimorecity.gov.
*Fiscal 2013 shown; data for Fiscal 2014 is not yet available.
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% of residents ranking services as highly important
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
3. What does it cost to run the City?
21%
14%7%
31%
9% 8% 5%
5%
Transportation
Other
Neighborhood Development
Waste Water
Water
Economic Development
Education Recreation
46% 22%
8%
7%
9%4%
3% 2%
Capital ($673M)
Operating by Outcome ($2.5B)
Cleaner City
Growing Economy
Healthier CityOther
(eg: debt service)
Better Schools
Innovative Government
Safer Streets
Stronger Neighborhoods
The City’s Fiscal Year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. Baltimore’s budget is required by law to be balanced each year.
Note: These numbers represent the Fiscal 2016 adopted budget. Complete financial information can be found at www.budget.baltimorecity.gov
46%of budget
31%
15%
How is the money spent?
13 788
Where does the money come from?
The General Fund is the City’s largest
fund. It includes all local taxes paid by
residents, businesses and visitors.
Policy-makers have the most management
flexibility over how dollars are spent from
this fund.
53%
12%
17%
18%
22%
What funds does the City manage?
12%
Income Tax
16%
Grants
14%
Local & State
Shared Taxes
Contractual
Services 12%Debt
Service
16%
Grants
4%Materials
& Supplies
The Capital Budget supports projects of
$50,000 or more that are included in the
six-year Capital Improvement Plan.
Enterprise and Utility Funds are used for
operations in which the cost of services is
covered primarily through user charges,
which are determined based on consumption.
Examples are water and wastewater utilities.
Grant Funds are legally required to support
specific programs and initiatives. The City
receives funding from Federal, State and
other special or private grantors.
3%
Other
35%
Property Tax
Charges for
Services
20%
$3.2B
Operating by type of expense ($2.5B)
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Cleaner City
Stronger Neighborhoods
Better Schools
Change to Grow
The Ten-Year Plan puts forth policies and programs
that both invest in Baltimore’s growth, and address
long-range challenges in four areas:
• structural budget balance
• tax competitiveness
• infrastructure investment
• long-term liabilities
Since 2013, Baltimore has implemented initiatives
that help in achieving long-term fiscal sustainability
Lowered the Average Property Tax
Reduced Long-Term Liabilities
Increased Capital Investment
Streamlined the Workforce
To address the remaining operating and capital
shortfalls, the City plans to work toward:
• Further healthcare benefit changes
• Right-sizing the City fleet
• Reforming the fire and police pension plan for
• Launching an employee wellness program
• Selling parking garages to build new recreation
What are we investing in for Fiscal 2016?
Healthier City
Improve home-visit, educational services for
first-time and/or high-risk mothers
Hire mentor-coaches to improve Head Start
programming
Support students attending Community Resource
Schools and Out-of-School Time programs
Provide young adults with summer jobs through
YouthWorks
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Inspect and bait all rat burrows in Baltimore at
least every 20 days
Launch Charm City Bike Share and invest in
bike infrastructure
Invest in neighborhood infrastructure through
Project INSPIRE
Double the number of clients served at
Community Action Centers
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Safer Streets
Expand operation of daytime and nighttime
curfew centers
Equip police officers with body-worn cameras
Reduce EMS response time
Provide recently-released offenders with job
training
Begin sweeping neighborhood alleys
Keep trash and debris from clogging storm
drains and reaching the Bay
Expand proactive tree maintenance schedule
Improve water-billing accuracy
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• Support additional in-home interventions
through Community Asthma Program
Align Recreation Center programming with
participant interests
Address health disparities and food access
through Virtual Supermarket
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Innovative Government
Increase the number of Capital Projects
completed on-time and within budget
Build a comprehensive data warehouse
Train all employees in LEAN government•
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Growing Economy
Improve technology at Job Centers
Double the number of City Food Truck Zones
and streamline the vendor permit process
Support more entrepreneurs through the
Small Business Resource Center
Improve enforcement of the City’s Minimum,
Living and Prevailing Wage laws
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6%
4.6%
25%
$86M
new hires
centers
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The baseline deficit through 2022 has
been reduced from $745M to $393M.
53%