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Budget Policies -continued <br />•Additional Topics to Consider <br />•Strategic priorities to inform budget development <br />Council’softenhave a“retreat” to develop priorities, goals or focus areas <br />•Mayor’sofficeofteninformstheconversation(in“strong mayor”cities) <br />Council should then “adopt” their priorities <br />•Public involvement in the budget process <br />Considerapolicythatdescribesthe typeandrhythm ofpublic involvement <br />Canbe publicmeetings (not the hearings),surveysor other forms <br />•Develop a budgetcalendar to inform the processandapproach <br />•Mayor’s offices often develop the initial calendar <br />Councilshould “adopt” a calendar <br />9