Bring Participatory Budgeting to San Diego

The participatory

budgeting programA new way to make the budget process

More democratic & more resident driven

Spring 2014

Question: What do you want your neighborhood to look like?

The participatory

budgeting programA new way to make the budget process

more democratic & more resident driven

Spring 2014

What is the participatory

budgeting program?

Where has the participatory budgeting program been implemented?

PB is used in more than 1500 cities including Chicago, New York City, and Vallejo, CA.

What would the implementationof participatory budgeting look like?

Current Process

• Funding is not

guaranteed

• Participants serve in an

advisory role

• Mayor and city council

are final

decisionmakers

• Designated funding

• Participants are

decisionmakers

• Process is more

Democratic

• Inclusive of

underrepresented

communities

• Process is designed by

the community

Key Distinctions Of Participatory Budgeting

Inclusion of youth and

other residents

traditionally outside of

the budget process

The resultsOf Participatory Budgeting

Increases community

involvement

More Informed Decisions

Deeper

Democracy

Fairer Decisions

Engagement of

Underrepresented Groups

Public Education

Stronger Communities

Greater Connection To

Public Officials7 ImpactsOf Participatory Budgeting

What’s the status of

Of Participatory Budgeting?

• Contact your councilmember

• Express support at Council Meetings

• Sign up to join the campaign

• We need to present to as many groups

as possible. Can you refer us to your

friends and family?

• Budget Teach in: May 3rd, 930-1pm

Next stepsThis can only happen with your support.

• Key dates for fiscal year 2015:

• April 15, 2014 – Mayor releases proposed budget

• April 28, 2014 - Independent Budget Analyst’s

Reviews Mayor’s Budget

• May 5 – 9, 2014 - Budget Review Committee

hearings

• May 23, 2014 – Council budget memos are due• June 9th, 2014 – City Council makes final decisions

and votes to adopt the budget

In the mean time,

Fiscal Year 2015

Budget calendar:

“I learned about the challenges city

departments face with limited funds and high

expectations. I came away with the sense of

pride that staff, faced with the tug-of-war of

competing priorities, bring to their work.”

– Patricia Kutza, community participant, Vallejo

Final ThoughtOn Participatory Budgeting

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• Contact Samer at (619) 584-5744 x 60

• Email Samer at [email protected]

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