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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 05/16/16 Item No.: 14.a Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Discussion on the 2017 Budget Priorities B ACKGROUND 1 Earlier this year, City Staff initiated the 2017 Budget process by conducting an exercise that identified 2 priorities on an organizational-wide level. The purpose of this exercise was to strengthen the relationship 3 between our citywide priorities and the allocation of financial resources. This approach is in contrast to 4 previous budget cycles where departmental priorities were identified independent of others. This was 5 followed by a process where some departmental priorities were recommended for funding, while others 6 were not. 7 8 The latter process was somewhat flawed in that it could have produced an outcome that favored individual 9 departmental needs at the expense of citywide priorities. 10 11 12 the 2016 policy priority planning document, the Department Head group generated 35 ideas for 13 consideration as part of the 2017 Budget. The ideas were grouped into 5 distinct organizational priorities 14 (in no particular order): 15 16 Crime Reduction / Safety Items 17 Infrastructure Sustainability 18 Human Capital 19 Strategic Technology Initiative 20 Addressing Demographic Change 21 22 Although somewhat entwined into the five priorities listed above, a sixth priority 23 was added to ensure that it remains prominently featured into 2017. City Staff will present a more detailed 24 overview of these items at the meeting. 25 26 The City Council will be asked to review these organizational priorities and provide feedback and 27 guidance on whether they This feedback 28 in turn, will be used to develop a City Manager Recommended Budget in July. 29 30 As part of the presentation, City staff will also discuss other factors that will impact the 2017 budget. 31 Staff would also like to discuss the desire to do another budget response card in the July/August City 32 Page 1 of 2