Cities with hamstrung budgets still have to provide sanitation services, but doing so within the new financial restrictions can mean that trash, recycling, and other programs don’t look the way they used to. Each program costs money, and if the always unpopular idea of a rate increase is off the table, then the programs themselves have to adapt.
That’s exactly what municipalities are doing, getting creative, and finding new ways to cut expenses, program options, and continue operating the most essential services.
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Related resources we recommend:
Get started by viewing Strategic Planning for Financial Security, an educational video providing insight into the relationship between strategic planning and financial security. Less than 30-minutes and available for association events with Q&A. The video discusses strategies that are useful when developing a business case analysis for SMM, recycling, or composting programs. The process also helps you identify opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs; design a Capital Plan and secure support for rate increases.
For more, view SCS’s video Budget and Operational Strategies for Municipalities, which provides more information about modeling financial scenarios and features three speakers each with unique perspectives.
