When you think city government budgeting, you probably think of a long trail of politicking and bureaucracy. But what if you had the opportunity to decide what should go in the city budget? No political hoopla, no accountants – just regular folks deciding what should go in and what shouldn’t.
Greg Casar, the Austin City Council member for District 4, is doing exactly that: going directly to the constituents for his budgeting decisions. How’s that for transparency?
What you’ll hear in this segment:
-How Casar came up with the idea
-What kinds of budgeting requests he hears most often
-Why Casar is spending time in a part of the community that traditionally has had low voter turnout and few campaign contributions