Every even year, the City of Redmond recruits a budget team of community members Redmond’s Budgeting by Priorities (BP) process instituted in 2008.

This process was used to develop the city’s last four biennial budgets including setting performance measures for the government services provided. BP has moved the focus of Redmond’s budget activities from one of evaluating budget increments to focusing on programs most valued by residents.

The city will soon begin the process again for the 2017-18 biennial budget and needs members of the community to volunteer for the Civic Results Team. This team will evaluate programs under the city’s six priorities, developed by citizens in 2008: Business Vitality, Clean and Green Environment, Community Building, Infrastructure and Growth, Responsible Government and Safety.

Following initial training, Civic Results Team members will work as a team to prioritize city budget programs based on their likelihood to contribute towards the priority and the city’s vision. They will then recommend to the mayor programs and funding levels that should be considered for inclusion in the preliminary budget.

Interested Redmond residents or those who work in Redmond are encouraged to apply by sending a letter of interest to Mayor John Marchione at mayor@redmond.gov. Volunteer requirements include the flexibility to meet with city staff for two hours in the evening and the ability to devote up to 35 working hours over a period of 11 weeks between April and July.

Letters of interest will be accepted for consideration until Feb. 29.

For more information about these volunteer positions or the BP process, contact the mayor’s office at (425) 556-2101 or mayor@redmond.gov.