1. Durham’s Budget Engagement
Ben Kittelson
Sr. Budget & Management Analyst
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2. Why We’re Here City Council Feedback
Interest in Participatory Budgeting
Expanding Previous Efforts
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3. What We Did
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4. Pick Your Priority Survey
Asked residents to rank seven City services in order of priority:
Parks & Open Space
Sidewalks
Parking
Trails & Greenways
Athletic Fields
Street Improvements
Bike Lanes
Keys
Short
Simple
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5. Communications Plan Variety of outreach tools: In-person Local Media
Social Media
Video
Newsletters
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6. In-Person Community Groups: Boards & Commissions
Partners Against Crime (PAC)
Other Local Groups
21 presentations
195 surveys completed
Goal: Inform involved residents & ask them to share survey.
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7. Local Media Online survey posted to City’s website
ed press release to City’s print, radio and TV news media distribution list
Posted to 50+ neighborhood, community, HOA list serves
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8. Social Media Facebook 3 Posts (Jan-Mar) Videos & post with photo
Reach: 15,843
Video Views: 5,745
Reactions, Comments & Shares: 171
Twitter
64 tweets (Jan-Mar)
Videos & photos
Total Impressions: 75,841
Total Engagements: 1,879
Instagram
5 posts – 1,090 followers
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10. Video: Bull City Today
Bull City Today Link
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14. Newsletters e-Newsletter Weekly, sent Fridays
Opt-in and available on City’s website
Subscribers: 1,200
Citizens' Newsletter
Direct mail publication
Included in monthly water utility bill to 80,000+ households
Available on City’s website
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16. The Results
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17. 2,139 The Results Total of Completed Surveys In-Person 195 responses
Online
1,944 responses

18. The Results

19. Lessons Learned
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20. Lessons Learned Exercise Short Simple Outreach Variety In-Person value
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21. Questions? Amanda Lehmert City of Greensboro
Ben Kittelson
City of Durham
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