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Pasco County, FL

Pasco County Enables Resident Engagement and Financial Transparency With Online Budget Book

Pasco County’s traditional budgeting process wasn’t transparent and impacted its commitment to excellent citizen service. By publishing the budget onl...

Littleton, CO

2021 budget plan in Littleton, CO reallocates funds to essential services in response to COVID-19

Faced with decreased city revenues, the City of Littleton demonstrated the potential of program data when determining the city’s annual budget. By bud...

Milpitas, CA

City of Milpitas, CA finds $4 million amidst fiscal uncertainty

Deputy City Manager Walter Rossmann recognized that without changing the way the City of Milpitas planned and budgeted, it could not find the savings ...

Montgomery County, PA

Tracking capital improvement project budgets improves reporting & transparency in Montgomery County

A new capital improvement plan for Montgomery County, PA, included the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken. As the project progressed, Coun...

Pompano Beach, FL

How Pompano Beach, FL budgets to stay on track with strategic plan objectives

Many cities and counties report that while they aim to be more strategic, budgeting is still largely driven by department spend requests. Pompano Beac...

Duluth, MN

The City of Duluth pivots budgeting strategy to ensure successful new comprehensive plan

The city of Duluth struggled to bridge increasing budget gaps that impacted the success of its new comprehensive plan. By pivoting to a program-based ...

Roseville, CA

City of Roseville Eliminates $10 Million Budget Shortfall Using Scientific Community Surveys

Facing a serious budget shortfall, Roseville wanted to know which services could be cut with the least impact to residents. With a series of short sci...

Bloomington, MN

Resident feedback guides Bloomington to address budget shortfall, saving $390,000

Bloomington used an online community engagement platform to partner with residents in deciding how to address a $17 million budget shortfall brought o...

Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada

Fort Saskatchewan informs capital investment tradeoffs using peer review process

The City of Fort Saskatchewan expanded priority based budgeting to their capital programs budget by leveraging a software platform to better align cap...

Syracuse, NY

ARPA Dashboard Tracks Budget and Spending in Syracuse's Priority Areas

The City of Syracuse received $123 million in ARPA funding and was looking to manage and implement the funding with a data-driven framework. The city ...