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Committee advances pilot for zero-based budgeting after public presentation
Summary
Public commenter John Kennedy presented an overview of zero-based budgeting. The committee voted 6-0 to direct staff to recommend one department for a pilot and to include a consultant-cost estimate when advancing the item to City Council.
John Kennedy, a resident and commenter, gave a public presentation on zero-based budgeting (ZBB) during the committee’s public-comment period and described key elements of the approach before the committee voted to forward a pilot proposal to the City Council.
Kennedy, who said he has experience implementing zero-based budgeting systems, explained the method’s objectives: ‘‘First off, the key thing is you’re aligning resources with deliverables,’’ he told the committee. He described the process as identifying a department’s core deliverables, quantifying the staff,…
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