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Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members recommend to the City Council how to spend part of a public budget.
In 2012, the Vallejo City Council established the first city-wide PB process in the United States, where residents directly engaged with their local government to develop and recommend projects as part of the annual budget. Over the past six cycles, the City of Vallejo has allocated over $9.3 million to fund a total of 56 projects, while engaging over 20,000 residents of Vallejo.
The goals of Participatory Budgeting are:
Improve our city
Engage our community
Transform our democracy
Open up government
Currently, in our 7th Cycle, we're looking to reenvision the program and make it better for the community. Join the conversation and help us. Take part in the polls, idea-collection, subscribe, and more on this page. We look forward to hearing from you!
Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members recommend to the City Council how to spend part of a public budget.
In 2012, the Vallejo City Council established the first city-wide PB process in the United States, where residents directly engaged with their local government to develop and recommend projects as part of the annual budget. Over the past six cycles, the City of Vallejo has allocated over $9.3 million to fund a total of 56 projects, while engaging over 20,000 residents of Vallejo.
The goals of Participatory Budgeting are:
Improve our city
Engage our community
Transform our democracy
Open up government
Currently, in our 7th Cycle, we're looking to reenvision the program and make it better for the community. Join the conversation and help us. Take part in the polls, idea-collection, subscribe, and more on this page. We look forward to hearing from you!
Participatory budgeting took a break when COVID-19 hit due to its reliance on in-person outreach. Now we're looking to resume the program and have an opportunity to press the reset button and design a PB process that is accessible, engaging, and more meaningful. Help us get there. Share your ideas.
Participatory Budgeting Cycle 8 & Beyond is currently at this stage
This consultation is open for contributions.
Under Review
this is an upcoming stage for Participatory Budgeting Cycle 8 & Beyond
Contributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The project team will report back on key outcomes.
Final report
this is an upcoming stage for Participatory Budgeting Cycle 8 & Beyond
The final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.