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st. <br /> t <br /> TOP TEN REASONS WHY THE CITY IS <br /> CHANGING TO PROGRAM BUDGETING <br /> 10. It provides job security for the Finance Department because <br /> they are the only ones who can understand it. <br /> 9. It will drive the Department Heads crazy. <br /> 8. If it's more complicated, it must be better. <br /> 7. Some guy wrote a book about it, so it must be the thing to <br /> do. <br /> 6. Citizens think all government workers are crooks and <br /> mistakenly believe program budgeting will make them more <br /> accountable. <br /> 5. Citizens can't understand present budget, so maybe they'll <br /> understand a different type of budget. <br /> 4. The Council is just beginning to understand the present <br /> budget, so we better change. <br /> 3. Other Cities are doing it. <br /> 2. If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them <br /> with B.S. <br /> 1. The City Administrator. said so. <br /> Don Brager <br /> June, 1994 <br />