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City asks resident input on $6.5 million general-fund gap through online "Balancing Act" tool
Summary
City staff on Feb. 24 walked the Connected City Advisory Board through an online budget-prioritization tool known as 'Balancing Act,' and asked residents to fill out the exercise as the city addresses an approximately $6.5 million structural gap in the general fund.
City staff on Feb. 24 walked the Connected City Advisory Board through an online budget-prioritization tool known as "Balancing Act," and asked residents to fill out the exercise as the city addresses an approximately $6.5 million structural gap in the general fund.
The tool asks respondents to set service levels across categories (for example, ADA transition work, facilities maintenance, project inspections and levy maintenance) and assigns dollar values to changes in priority. Staff said results will be shared in aggregate with the governing body to inform budget and CIP discussions.
Melissa, a city staff member who led the demonstration, told the board: "The city is leaning more heavily into using this method with its residents to figure out sort of…
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