Governing by shoestring
Councilwoman Stacy Head said on WIST 690 AM that Mitch Landrieu will be inaugurated as Mayor with more than six months left in the year, but with only 30-35 percent of budgeted money for departments remaining.
How will Mitch be able to govern under this kind of situation?, asked host Eric Asher.
One answer can be found in the NolaStat performance management recommendation. Track spending on a weekly basis, reduce waste, focus on delivering quality services in high priority areas.
The Baltimore CitiStat process implemented by Mayor Martin O’Malley ten years ago accepted the budget challenge as a call to excellence, reducing government waste by $350 million, while improving the quality, efficiency, and equity of city operations.
Listen to the full podcast (4/21/2010, hour 3).
