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Pilot authority; fiscal model required; appropriations follow Council process.
The problem
Budget decisions happen behind closed doors, and residents learn where the money went after it's already spent. People who pay the taxes should have a real say in how some of the dollars are used.
The plan
A participatory budgeting pilot lets residents directly vote on a set of neighborhood investments. The pilot is scoped, with a fiscal model first and clear rules for what residents decide.
Results and spending are published, and the pilot is evaluated before any expansion.
How you’ll know it’s working
- Pilot scoped with published rules
- Resident votes translated into funded projects
- Pilot evaluated before any expansion
From the Blueprint
- Year 1 pilot in a designated district gives residents direct decision-making authority over a defined allocation of city funds.
- Runs as a real process: proposal period, public deliberation phase, resident vote, then funded execution.
- Every step is tracked publicly through CitySync like any other city initiative.
- CitySync also ships participatory budgeting tools so residents can influence neighborhood spending priorities.
This is not a survey.
Sources and research conditions
S01 pp. 37-39
SOURCE-SUPPORTED; FISCAL MODEL
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