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Committee asks LRO to study other cities’ budget practices ahead of budget season
Summary
Council members Schaefer and Vice Chair Chugtai introduced a staff directive asking Legislative Research & Oversight to analyze legislative budget processes in comparable cities; Director Andrew Hawkins previewed a public dashboard and timelines to inform the council before the mayor’s budget delivery on Aug. 24.
Council member Schaefer introduced a staff directive asking Legislative Research & Oversight (LRO) to review and report back on how comparable cities structure their legislative budget processes to inform Minneapolis’s upcoming budget cycle.
Andrew Hawkins, director of Legislative Research & Oversight, told the committee LRO will identify examples and tools that could benefit the council and deliver information in advance of budget committee work tied to the mayor’s August 24 budget delivery. "We wanted to make sure that we are being timely, to get this information to council for consideration in advance of that timeline," Hawkins said.
The committee voted to forward and approve the staff directive for LRO to proceed; Hawkins noted the work will include comparisons and recommended practices that could be used during the council’s legislative budget phase.
