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  • Participatory Budgeting - City of Jersey City

    Jersey City, NJ
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    In March 2022, Jersey City opened applications for participatory budgeting, inviting residents to submit and vote on community projects for funding up to $50,000 per ward. Approved projects across six wards total $295,000 and include tree-planting initiatives in Wards B, C, D, and F ($170,000 combined), water fountains in four parks ($28,000), family literacy workshops in Ward A ($32,000), playground improvements in Ward E ($15,000), a bus shelter in Ward D ($5,000), planters for downtown safety in Ward E ($30,000), and support for the Big Brother Big Sister Program in Ward F ($15,000). The program allows residents to propose ideas by answering how projects benefit their community and location, after which city departments consolidate similar submissions and develop scopes, timelines, and costs for implementation.

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  • COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT

    Hazleton, PA
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The City of Hazleton's Comprehensive Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for Fiscal Year 2022 documents the city's progress implementing its Five-Year Consolidated Plan (2020-2024) under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and CDBG-COVID funding. The report, submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, covers performance periods from January 1 through December 31, 2022, and includes sections on goals and outcomes, affordable housing, homelessness services, racial and ethnic composition of assisted families, and monitoring activities. The document represents the third annual progress report under the current five-year strategic plan and includes status updates on CARES Act CDBG-CV funds.

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  • City of Jacksonville Data Packet

    Jacksonville, FL
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    The City of Jacksonville Data Packet provides property tax information for the consolidated Jacksonville-Duval County government to inform public discussion of funding proposals. The document presents millage rate trends from 2020-2024 showing that approximately 71% of Florida cities maintained rates at or below 2020 levels, 65% have not increased rates in five years, and 53% have decreased rates at least once. The packet includes definitions of key property tax terminology such as ad valorem tax, assessed valuation, and homestead exemptions to provide context for evaluating municipal revenue and services.

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  • Legislative Budget and Finance Committee

    Minersville, PA
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    The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee conducted a study pursuant to House Resolution 2013-168 examining police department consolidation in Pennsylvania, with findings presented in September 2014. The study analyzed current funding mechanisms for municipal police services, which totaled $1.3 billion in local spending during FY 2012, and evaluated consolidation opportunities to improve cost efficiency and service delivery. The committee examined multiple service delivery models including individual municipal departments, regional departments, contracted services, and Pennsylvania State Police coverage, while also assessing cost implications for municipalities with part-time or no police departments.

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