Budget Process

• Transparency: A budget Process that is clear and readily understood.
• Public Access: Opportunity for substantive public input during the entire budget process, including the formulation, enactment and implementation phases
• Reliable, current and objective information
• Accountability: A systematic review process of expenditures, programs and services to determine their impact, efficiency, and sustainability
• Sufficient time to deliberate
• Flexibility: The ability to adjust to changing needs
• Balance budget requirement