CUTTING BUDGETS with RBA OBA Better Decision-making Greater Public

CUTTING BUDGETS with RBA/OBA Better Decision-making. Greater Public Confidence. GENERATE ANALYZE DECIDE The Fiscal Policy Studies Institute www. raguide. org www. resultsaccountability. com Book - DVD Orders amazon. com resultsleadership. org

CUTTING BUDGETS with Better Decision-making. Greater Public RBA/OBA GENERATE Confidence. DECIDE ANALYZE Cut Medium 2. Across the board x% cut 3. Service by service & line by line: admin new/not started - reduce # served - reduce 4. Revenue and restructuring: taxes – quality – cut provider(s) – cut entire fees – 5. Targeting matrix: non-mandated service reserves - incentives - investments programs, low impact on life, health and safety Non. Mandated Prevention Infrastructur e High LIfe – Health - Safety GENERATE: Traditional 1. Darts Methods Low Mandated Protect Deep end

CUTTING BUDGETS with Better Decision-making. Greater Public RBA/OBA GENERATE Confidence. ANALYZE GENERATE: Traditional 1. Darts Methods Plus RBA/OBA 2. Across the board x% GF cut (w buy. Methods back? ) 3. Service by service – reduce # served – reduce quality – cut provider(s) – cut service entirely 4. Revenue and restructuring: taxes – fees – 5. Targeting matrix: non-mandated incentives - investments programs, low impact on life, health and 6. Least harm: to quality of life and safety service performance DECIDE Quality of Life As measured by Outcomes & Indicators Service Performance How well much did we do? did we do it? Is anyone better off?

CUTTING BUDGETS with Better Decision-making. Greater Public RBA/OBA GENERATE Confidence. ANALYZE DECIDE ANALYZE: Traditional Methods 1. Triage: a. Politically feasible (winners-losers, press, geography) b. Administratively feasible (legal, 2. Impact: implementable) a. Financial Impact GF Fund savings, Loss of matching funds (if any) Cost shifting / offsetting costs (if any) b. People Impact

CUTTING BUDGETS with Better Decision-making. Greater Public RBA/OBA GENERATE Confidence. ANALYZE DECIDE ANALYZE: Traditional Methods Plus RBA/OBA 1. Triage: a. Politically feasible (winners-losers, press, Methods geography) b. Administratively feasible 2. Impact: a. Financial Impact Disc. Fund savings, Loss of matching funds (if any) Cost shifting / offsetting costs (if b. Population Quality of Life Impact: on key any) indicators c. Performance Impact: on How much did we do? How well did we do it? Is anyone better off? measures

CUTTING BUDGETS with Better Decision-making. Greater Public RBA/OBA GENERATE Confidence. ANALYZE DECIDE: Traditional 1. Darts Methods 2. Political self interest 3. Public good

CUTTING BUDGETS with Better Decision-making. Greater Public RBA/OBA GENERATE Confidence. ANALYZE DECIDE: Traditional 1. Darts Plus RBA/OBA Methods 2. Political self interest Methods 3. Public good a. Impact on quality of life b. Impact on the performance of key services

CUTTING BUDGETS with Better Decision-making. Greater Public RBA/OBA GENERATE Confidence. ANALYZE DECIDE 6. Least harm: to quality of life and service performance 2. Impact b. Population Quality of Life Impact: on key indicators c. Performance Impact: on How much did we do? How well did we do it? Is anyone better off? 3. Public good measures a. Impact on quality of life What’s different? b. Impact on the performance of key services

RBA/OBA Least Harm Cutback Exercise 1: POPULATION Least harm to POPULATION quality of life (Population Accountability) 1. Identify a population result/outcome to which your organization most directly contributes. (e. g. Healthy People, Sustainable Environment, Children Ready for School) 2. What is your organization's role in contributing to this result/outcome? 3. What do you do that causes the greatest contribution? 4. What do you do that causes the least contribution? (Least harm cut candidates) 5. How could you change the way you do your work so as to make the same, or close to the same, contribution with less - Time: 5 minutes for each resources? (Least harm cut candidates) question - Record answers for each question.

RBA/OBA Least Harm Cutback Exercise 2: PERFORMANCE Least harm to CUSTOMERS' quality of life (Performance Accountability) 1. Identify one service. 2. Identify the primary customer group. 3. What are you doing that is most effective in improving the lives of your customers? 4. What is least effective? (Least harm cut candidates) 5. How could you change the way you do your work so as to make the same, or close to the same, contribution with less resources? (Least harm cut candidates) - Time: 5 minutes for each question - Record answers for each question.