Barb Lickness Said:
"By the way, NRP represents 1% of the total city budget. Seems like NRP has been given the lions share of analysis and discussion regarding it's worthiness. Perhaps a discussion about how the other 99% is being spent might be productive. " Read a book once that suggests just that and I think fits the topic, a small sample for you. Excerpts from The Price of Government:" The first step is to turn the budget process on its head, so that it starts with the results we demand and the price we are willing to pay rather than the programs we have and the costs they incur. The second is to build the budget by deciding to buy only those programs that deliver the results we want and leave the rest behind. Then we must cut government down to its most effective size and shape, through strategic reviews, consolidation, and rightsizing; use competition to squeeze more value out of every tax dollar; make every program, organization, and employee accountable for results; use technology to empower customers and save money; and reform how government works on the inside (its management systems and bureaucratic rules) to improve its performance on the outside." THE PRICE OF GOVERNMENT Getting the Results We Need in an Age of Permanent Fiscal Crisis by David Osborne and Peter Hutchinson Brian Hanf Crystal REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
