City participatory budgeting takes its first steps
This past September Vallejo, Ca., began the United States' first citywide venture in participatory budgeting, allowing residents to directly decide how $3.4 million dollars of public money would be spent.
By: GovFresh
Posted: November 5, 2012
Estimated read time: 0 minutes
This past September, Vallejo, Ca., began the United States’ first citywide venture in participatory budgeting, allowing residents to directly decide how $3.4 million dollars of public money would be spent. Four years ago, the city declared bankruptcy.
MarinTV does a great job documenting the process.
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(HT Alissa Black)