Brent GoldbergThe city of Chattanooga has taken the first step in building its second full performance-based budget, and officials say they have learned much since their first bout with budgeting for outcomes.
Chief Operating Officer Brent Goldberg said the city this year will take more time to vet requests, require concrete performance measures and make use of about 18 months’ worth of data collected citywide.
Budgeting for outcomes time line
Feb. 6 – Results teams score proposals and return them to departments and organizations March 1 – Final offers are revised and returned to results teams April – Administration continues to revise proposals May 19 – Budget is proposed to City Council June 16 – First reading of budget Source: City of Chattanooga
It’s good the city is getting an early start: There’s plenty to do.
The budget wish lists from seven city departments and 34 outside agencies total $243 million. Goldberg said only about $219 million will be funded in fiscal year 2016, which starts July 1. That’s $3 million more than the current budget.