|
This web site gives citizens access
to the budget for Metro Government of Nashville and
Davidson County. Several features are available to help
you find information that is interesting to you.
General Budget Information
For general information about the budget, click the
links in the left navigation boxes. After the Recommended
Budget has been submitted to the Council for review
and approval the following will be available:
- The Budget Book
- Department Level Information
These two items are described in
the following paragraphs.
The Budget Book
The budget book is presented in PDF format. When you
click on a link to the budget book, it may take a few
minutes to download the PDF file. Also, when the file
opens, there may be a short delay while your computer
finds the bookmarked location in the file. After you
are finished reading a section in the Budget Book, click
the Back button on your Internet browser to return to
the budget web site.
Department Level Information
To find budget information about a specific department,
use the drop-down lists to the left. Information about
both the operating budget and the capital improvements
budget is available. When you view a department page,
you will see a departmental organizational structure,
links below it and a box containing contact information.
The links inside the organizational structure give you
more information about a specific division in the department.
The links below the organizational structure give you
more information about a department's budget including
the following:
- At a Glance
This is a Basic narrative that describes the department
and summarizes its budget.
- Budget Highlights
This is a list of changes in this fiscal year’s
budget.
- Capital Improvements
Budget
This is the department's listing in the Capital Improvements
Budget. Some departments do not have a capital improvement
budget.
- Budget Performance
This section measures achievement of objectives for
each significant activity or service, with projected
targets for this fiscal year.
The box at the bottom of the department
page gives you easy access to contact information for
the department including the following:
- Departmental web site (if it
exists)
- E-mail links to the department
head and the budget contact
- Phone numbers
- Physical mailing address
Streaming Media
There is streaming media available of many of the budget
related meetings:
Glossary
If you find a budget word that is not familiar to you,
check the glossary. Most
of the budget key words are defined here. If you do
not find the word in the glossary, send an e-mail to
OMB@nashville.gov.
The Office of Management and Budget will get back with
you as soon as they can.
Other resources
There are several miscellaneous resources available
in the right-hand navigation. As the budget process
continues more information will be available. If you
have a budget-related question and cannot find your
answer on the web site, please contact the budget staff
at OMB@nashville.gov.
Also, we welcome suggestions for improvements. If you
have ideas of how we can make this site better, please
let us know. We want this site to be useful to YOU,
the citizen.
|
