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The <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Auburn</strong>Overview <strong>of</strong> the Capital Improvement ProgramFiscal Year 2003 through Fiscal Year 2008The Capital Improvement Program is a six-year (three biennia) projection <strong>of</strong> majorcapital projects that the <strong>City</strong> Council has approved for funding based on the prioritiesestablished by Council. The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is carefully reviewed eachbiennium by the <strong>City</strong> Council following the development and presentation <strong>of</strong> the Plan by the<strong>City</strong> Manager and his staff. Since Council priorities sometimes change, the CIP is a flexibledocument that reflects the Council’s current consensus on projects as priorities. The CIPguides the <strong>City</strong>’s decision-making on debt issuance and capital budgeting and is a critical part<strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong>’s biennial budget.In the development <strong>of</strong> the CIP during the budget process, the <strong>City</strong> Manager requeststhat the department heads submit project proposals documenting projected capital andoperating costs, benefits to the <strong>City</strong> and its citizens, other community impacts, and priorityranking. After the department heads submit all the projects by the established deadline, theFinance Department, in close consultation with the <strong>City</strong> Manager, places the projects in a draftCIP based on the priority rankings determined by the department heads and <strong>City</strong> Manager.Following the development <strong>of</strong> the draft CIP, the <strong>City</strong> Manager, the Finance Director and thedepartment heads that have proposed projects for inclusion in the CIP meet to discuss eachproject and its relative importance to the <strong>City</strong>. This intense meeting allows points <strong>of</strong> view fromdepartment heads not directly involved in each project to be expressed and considered.The outcome <strong>of</strong> the CIP sessions is a consensus document that the <strong>City</strong> Managersubmits to the <strong>City</strong> Council with the biennial budget. The CIP included in the Proposed Budgetdocument identifies the projects by fiscal year and specifies the projected funding sources forthe project. All projects listed for the earliest biennium are included in the proposed biennialbudgeted presented to the council. Public input concerning the CIP is encouraged at the publichearing held on the budget. Citizens are made aware <strong>of</strong> the CIP through news stories aboutthe budget process and notice to the community that the budget is available for review at <strong>City</strong>Hall. Citizens also have the opportunity to comment on the CIP during the public hearing heldduring a <strong>City</strong> Council meeting prior to adoption <strong>of</strong> the budget.86

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