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If we divide per-capita revenue received by per-capita income, we achieve the following result: <br />$959 = 0.026 or 2.60% <br />$36,865 <br />Therefore, in 2005, the local price of government is 2.6%. <br />� <br />The following graph depicts the price of government in Roseville over the past 10 years using <br />this calculation method <br />-' City of Roseville Price of Government - <br />• Normal Calculation <br />J. � V • V � <br />J.�v • 0 ' <br />�.�� <br />�.1�?�i� <br />�-�1D':'o <br />�.�{7°, o <br />2.54°� � <br />i9�5 I5�?F I�3 15� �]Ixl �;+] I ?OsE� �13 �uo4 �30� <br />C <br />t <br />� <br />As the chart above indicates, over the past 10 years the price of government in Roseville has <br />ranged from a low of 2.60% of personal income to a high of 3.50%. The average during this <br />period was 3.0%. Following the calculation method prescribed in the book, the price of <br />government in Roseville has been generally declining. <br />Step #2 - Settin� the Priorities of Government <br />In this step, the City Council is asked to undertake a process of prioritizing or ranking all <br />programs and services provided by the City. The Council may go through several iterations in <br />determining the final priorities. This process ensures that programs that are highly valued by <br />citizens are ranked higher than lower-valued programs. With the final ranking, these priorities <br />are then "stacked" one on top of the other with the highest priority at the top, and the lowest <br />priority at the bottom. It's important to pause at this point and recognize that the priorities at the <br />bottom of the list are without question, important and valued by citizens. However, they are <br />relatively less valued than those at the top. <br />Step #3 — Pricing the Priorities <br />After the Council has set the priorities of government, it must then establish a price, or the <br />amount of budget monies that are needed to achieve each priority or desired outcome. The <br />question becomes, "How much should we spend to achieve this outcome?" Once this <br />determination has been made, you then systematically begin allocating available resource dollars <br />to the highest priority, then the second highest priority and so on. Once you've exhausted the <br />funding, you stop. Typically you run out of money before you run out of priorities. The <br />remaining listed priorities, while important, don't receive any funding. <br />3 <br />