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Finance and Budgeting 135 t sure that essential information about each project be prepared and submitted in s importance standard ways. Of particular importance, in addition to the obvious mpo project justification cost estimates, is that ial that relationships between P of cts be cited. nation purposes it is als o essen For example, a particular new water main will be constructed in the right-of- t; ted street rt neighborhood project. way of a vaca ow a particular project In addition, departm ents should be equired t discuss relates to previously adopted plans and.policies. Departments will usually place priorities on proposals being submitted.Thus, a great many choices are actually made within functional articularly closely areawith departments. is essential that the,planning agency work p Following the submission of all project proposals to the CIP agency, numer- ous meetings are held at or,and department heads discuss,critique,ntiquofficer,and h m government manager, Y mer out project proposals.The objective at this juncture is to pull together a CI that is sensitive to the policies that have been adopted; that contains projects related to city development objectives; and that results in a product communi manager or mayor can submit to the city's legislative body. Insome ties the administration's proposals are first presented to the planning commis-seldo Sion, and public hearings are t h cal a Normally,e includesespeakerscand epresen as such public hearings. YP tives from citywide citizen groups, neighborhood associations, Chambers o r Commerce, downtown improvement interests, and similar groups. Communities that are;yin foster variety of techniqueslt'Some co'mmutnities, ` the CIP process will tYP Y use a 'F or example. may appoint special ad hoc citizen committees to assist the plan- for commission or legislative body. If these committees are to function ade- quately they require extensive staff support and frequent meetings—during the "Ali entire CIP process and not just at the end. opportunity also for more detailed small ings at the neighborhood level to give an opp Y area.input. A fundamental) angle exact—and d these the citizen input cannotlalways be necessity and by la g typical citizen groups are far more interested in accomplished quickly. Also, their own neighborhoods than in citywide or areawide decision-making pro- cesses that deal with broad policy. the chief execu- The CIP is presented to the jurisdiction's udget messlages. Depending on local prac- � rive officer together with any special i rice. the CIP and the operating he legislative budget e body holdscnusmerous meet ngs and pub- at this point. Normally, g lic hearings. For a legislative body the budget making time of year is the busiest and most hectic time. After the legislative body determines dopt d"'it should be understood that�there n s choices, the CIP is adopted. By " a significant difference between he choices for the first program—the are elatively firm. get—and the remaining Y policy I For future t err the han adoption specific o and firm choice a about'projects.sIt should also be direction rather understood that even though the CIP may be adopted with the annual operating budget it will still be during.the budget tyear forspecific rojects . Ordinances priating specific fun will also be required authorizing the issuance of bonds or other financial instruments. The problem of choice:priorities with the. gement.fields have had es experience The planning and mana to be a vexing CIP process., Nevertheless, the setting of p rit •� 1. `..J '