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Key Budget Resources

Budgeting is one of the most important decisions local agencies make. These key resources are designed to help local agencies match resources to community needs.

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Public Engagement in Budgeting

This short four page publication provides an overview and a basic understanding of public engagement and budgeting plus links to more detailed information.

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A Local Official’s Guide to Public Engagement in Budgeting

This publication describes five general approaches that local agencies use, often in strategic combination, to involve residents in the budget process. Chapters include:

  • Introduction: Involving the Public in Local Budgeting
  • Approaches to Public Engagement in Local Budgeting
  • Thinking Strategically About the Purposes of Public Engagement
  • A Dozen Lessons to Guide Public Engagement in Budgeting
  • Resources for Engaging the Public in Local Budgeting

A Local Official's Guide to Public Engagement in Budgeting

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Understanding the Basics of Municipal Revenues in California: Cities, Counties and Special Districts (2016) / Entendiendo los Ingresos de los Condados y las Cuidades (2013)

Understanding the Basics of Municipal Revenues in California: Cities, Counties and Special Districts provides a plain language explanation of where revenues to fund California municipal government services come from.

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