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VALLEJO, CA - The City of Vallejo invites Vallejo residents, organizations and stakeholders to submit ideas for the eighth cycle of Participatory Budgeting (PB), from Monday, August 1 until Monday, September 18. During the Idea Collection Phase, the City will accept capital infrastructure and program and service ideas at public events, in the lobby of City Hill, located at 555 Santa Clara Street. Community members can submit ideas as well as their complete proposals online at myvallejo.com/pb8.
This Cycle is different than past cycles in that non-profit organizations are welcome to submit their ideas and proposals from the beginning. To broaden the inclusivity of more local non-profits; winning projects will receive funds upfront rather than on a reimbursement basis as was done in the past. In the past, not all non-profit organizations could pass the prequalification phase because they could not absorb the financial burdens caused by the reimbursement-based payment method making them ineligible to participate in the PB process. Winning project implementers will be required to make quarterly progress reports to improve transparency and highlight project implementation efforts.
In Cycle 8, community members also have the opportunity to assist with the PB process as an outreach volunteer or a budget delegate, by filling out a volunteer form online. Non-profit 501(c)3 organizations interested in being an implementing partner must complete a prequalification application online by Monday, September 18 at 5:00 p.m.
In 2012, Vallejo became the first in the U.S. to implement a city-wide participatory budgeting process. Funded by Measure B, a one-percent sales tax originally approved by voters in 2011, PB is a democratic process that elicits project ideas from residents and stakeholders. Community volunteers, with the support of City staff, develop ideas into full project proposals for a special ballot.
More information is available on the City’s website at pbvallejo.org.
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