Raftelis provides a wide variety of services to help local governments and utilities manage their operating and capital improvement plan budget development processes.
Ultimately, a local government or utility’s budget reflects policy goals, community and customer priorities, and daily service delivery requirements. Raftelis employs an approach that considers each of these crucial factors.
We engage with the public, governing bodies, and organizational leadership teams to define policy goals and priorities for the budget process.
We employ a variety of techniques, which can include facilitated community engagement sessions, focus groups, web-based public engagement, and one-on-one interviews to define policy and budget frameworks.
We then work closely with local government or utility staff to support the development of their internal budgets and financial plans. We help frame and execute the budget development calendar, providing you with enhanced analytical capacity to define the implications of budgeting decisions within the policy framework and community and customer service level expectations. We then help our clients manage the public engagement and communication process to validate budget priorities and generate support for organizational initiatives, as well as to prioritize these efforts within the context of available resources.
We start by engaging your leadership and community to ensure your budget aligns with specific policy goals and service expectations. Working alongside your staff, we provide the analytical support to manage the development calendar and prioritize resources, helping you build a financial plan that earns public trust and validates your organizational initiatives.
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