Common Council Budget Task Force

Description

On June 5, 2024 Bloomington City Council adopted Resolution 2024-12 to implement outcome
based budgeted. Part of this resolution stated:
Section 1: The Council will work with the Office of the Mayor to establish a Task Force
on the Budgeting Process, consisting of council members and city staff. This Task Force
will be charged with exploring and recommending improvements to Bloomington’s
budgeting process, ensuring that the city employs the most effective, transparent, and
community-aligned budgeting practices available.
Section 2: The Council will work with the Office of the Mayor and City Controller to
develop a framework for implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on
Budgeting Processes, including the possibility of implementing outcome-based budgeting
or a hybrid approach within the City of Bloomington by the time the budget is being
developed for budget year 2026.

The Budget Task Force needs to be established. The Task Force will have the following
membership, roles, and responsibilities:
- Four (4) member Task Force, consisting of Deputy Mayor Gretchen Knapp, City
Controller Jessica McClellen, and 2 City Council Members (1 of whom also serves on the
Finance Committee)
- Applicable city staff will be pulled in, as needed, for specific information/tasks.
- This task force will be a short term transition to an improved budgeting process.
- Outcome based budgeting is based on a shared understanding of what the desired
outcomes are. This Task Force will work on identifying and documenting those big
picture goals. Documented goals will need to be approved by the full City Council and
Office of the Mayor.
- This group will develop a framework for how the different departmental responsibilities
can be aligned with the desired outcomes.
- The group will make recommendations to process and budget formats for FY2026.

Meeting Schedule

This committee meets as needed.

Departments

• Council

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