Results and Performance Accountabilty, Decision-making and Budgeting

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CUTTING BUDGETS with OBA
Better Decision-making. Greater Public Confidence.
GENERATE
ANALYZE
DECIDE
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CUTTING BUDGETS with OBA
Better Decision-making. Greater Public Confidence.
GENERATE
ANALYZE
DECIDE
Non-Mandated
Mandated
GENERATE Traditional Methods
Low
CutPreventionInfrastructure
1. Darts
2. Across the board x GF cut (w buy-back?)
3. Program by program line by line admin -
new/not started - reduce served - reduce
quality cut provider(s) cut entire service
LIfe Health - Safety
Medium
4. Revenue and restructuring taxes fees
reserves - incentives - investments
5. Targeting matrix non-mandated programs,
low impact on life, health and safety
High
ProtectDeep end
GF means General or Discretionary Funds.
Buy-back means cutting more than needed and
inviting re-application for over-cut funding.
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CUTTING BUDGETS with OBA
Better Decision-making. Greater Public Confidence.
GENERATE
ANALYZE
DECIDE
GENERATE Traditional Methods
Plus OBA Methods
1. Darts
2. Across the board x GF cut (w buy-back?)
3. Program by program reduce served
reduce quality cut provider(s) cut
service entirely
4. Revenue and restructuring taxes fees
incentives - investments
5. Targeting matrix non-mandated programs,
low impact on life, health and safety
6. Least harm to quality of life and service
performance
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CUTTING BUDGETS with OBA
Better Decision-making. Greater Public Confidence.
GENERATE
ANALYZE
DECIDE
ANALYZE Traditional Methods
1. Triage a. Politically feasible
(winners-losers, press, geography) b.
Administratively feasible (legal, implementable)
2. Impact a. Financial Impact GF Fund
savings, Loss of matching funds (if
any) Cost shifting / offsetting costs (if any)
b. People Impact
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CUTTING BUDGETS with OBA
Better Decision-making. Greater Public Confidence.
GENERATE
ANALYZE
DECIDE
ANALYZE Traditional Methods
Plus OBA Methods
1. Triage a. Politically feasible
(winners-losers, press, geography) b.
Administratively feasible
2. Impact a. Financial Impact Disc. Fund
savings, Loss of matching funds (if
any) Cost shifting / offsetting costs (if any)
b. Population Quality of Life Impact on key
indicators
c. Performance Impact on How much did we do?
How well did we do it? Is anyone better off?
measures
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CUTTING BUDGETS with OBA
Better Decision-making. Greater Public Confidence.
GENERATE
ANALYZE
DECIDE
DECIDE Traditional Methods
1. Darts
2. Political self interest
3. Public good
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CUTTING BUDGETS with OBA
Better Decision-making. Greater Public Confidence.
GENERATE
ANALYZE
DECIDE
DECIDE Traditional Methods
Plus OBA Methods
1. Darts
2. Political self interest
3. Public good
a. Impact on quality of life b. Impact on
the performance of key services
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CUTTING BUDGETS with OBA
Better Decision-making. Greater Public Confidence.
GENERATE
ANALYZE
DECIDE
6. Least harm to quality of life and service
performance
2. Impact b. Population Quality of Life
Impact on key indicators c. Performance
Impact on How much did we do? How well
did we do it? Is anyone better off? measures
3. Public good
Whats different?
a. Impact on quality of life b. Impact on
the performance of key services
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