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Casper staff report public input, data gaps in priority-based budgeting pilot
Summary
City staff told Casper City Council the two-year priority-based budgeting pilot yielded roughly 470 survey responses and an inventory of about 520 programs but still requires program consolidation and citywide costing before a usable matrix can be presented.
City staff updated the Casper City Council on the two-year priority-based budgeting pilot, reporting nearly 470 survey responses and an initial inventory of roughly 520 programs drawn from current budget documents.
City Manager Carter and Jill, a city staff member working on the pilot, told council the work has produced successes — a program inventory and cost data from the 2026 budget — but also identified two problems that must be fixed before staff can produce a usable priority matrix: inconsistent definitions of what counts as a “program” and incomplete citywide cost allocation for programs that span departments.
"We have actually 520 programs, which have been identified by city staff," Jill said.…
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