Budget

The City of San José’s budget is a performance, financing, and spending plan agreed to by the Mayor, City Council, City Manager, and other Council Appointees. It contains information and data regarding expected revenues and resources (inputs), expected expenditures, and expected performance (outcomes). During the fiscal year, actual experience (revenues, expenditures, and performance) will be periodically measured against the plan.

Interactive Budget Balancing Tool

Simulations have the power to put the public in the position of the City and asks what they would do with the City’s real-world constraints and the competing demands for scarce resources. When it comes to local government, residents want services provided efficiently and effectively, and, when they take the time to communicate with staff or elected officials, they want to know that someone is listening. Two-way communication with residents is essential so that when tough challenges arise there will be greater capacity for constructive dialogue. Interactive simulations provide an easy way to get informed input on priorities and stimulate creative ideas to improve programs. Visit and get involved with the Interactive Budget Balancing Tool here: A Balancing Act San José (English), Un Acto de balanceo San José (Español), Cân đối Ngân sách San José (Vietnamese). A screenshot of the English version of the San Jose a Balancing Act page.

A screenshot of the English version of the San Jose a Balancing Act page.