Kickoff
The meeting served as the kickoff for the Fiscal Year 2017 budget formulation process. Key discussions centered on the continuous nature of budget work, reflections on the previous year's budget achievements, including closing a gap and meeting priorities like affordable housing and homelessness initiatives. The participants outlined the new priority-driven budget approach for FY 2017, which involves agencies funding important items first, aligning priorities better, and critically evaluating spending. Specific procedural details were discussed, such as agencies linking performance plans to expenditures, ranking programs by importance, and integrating fiscal planning with performance goals. The speakers emphasized collaboration across the CFO's office, the Mayor's office, agency staff, and the legislative staff to achieve a fiscally responsible budget.