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City of Joplin, MO Residents Engage with City Budget Survey to Rank Seven City Priorities

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

"Priority-based budgeting will allow city officials to regain control of the budget." - City Manager Sam Anselm The City of Joplin, Missouri is in their first year of the priority based budgeting process. This survey doesn’t translate to dollars and cents. And they're making excellent strides in their work!

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Municipal finances face a shaky future

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But as interest rates have spiked, cities have been delaying commitments to long-term funding, and bond sales are unlikely to reach $400 billion, this year, or next, either. That translates into fewer jobs and business contracts, and a slower economy. Rising interest rates. Construction challenges.