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processes, and make recommendations to improve public accessibility to the <br />budget as it develops and the city council's accessibility to public input. <br />[Needs some clarificatlon and a lot of reworklng. Back to Committee.] <br />The city should consider utilizing other resources such as webinars and <br />neighborhood workshops to engage residents in budgeting well before the <br />budget is finalized. (See Edina Civic Engagement web page Public Participation <br />in the Budgeting Process) <br />8) Neighborhoods <br />?1.1 Policy Intent or Practice: The city should legitimize andfacilitate neighborhoods in <br />developing neighborhood networks and associations and utilize thesegroups in the <br />formal decision -making processfor the City. <br />Ir M MEN <br />. ..... .. .... ..... . <br />a) The City should develop a set of criteria that it will use to authorize the <br />incorporation of neighborhood groups and associations into its communicatiom-,-N <br />and decision-making processes. <br />b) The City should provide resources for residents to create their own <br />neighborhood groups and associations, and provide technical assistance to these <br />groups and associations. <br />c) The City should revise its communications and procedural systems to facilitate <br />the incorporation of information and recommendations from neighborhood <br />groups. <br />[Needs cladification and possibly examples to explain what 'is meant.] <br />d.) The City should include names and contact info of neighborhood groups on its <br />website. <br />Fork -In- Progress Report January 11, 201 2 <br />