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Budget Elements <br />• <br />Establish Broad Goals to Guide Government Decision Making•1. Assess community needs, priori <br />ties, challenges and opportunities•2. Identify opportunities and challenges for go <br />vernment services, capital assets, and <br />management <br />•3. Develop and communicate broad goals•Sample Considerations:•What services are priority (public safety, culture/recreation, <br />highways, economic development, <br />etc)? <br />•What has to be accomplished (employment levels <br /> and benefits, maintenance, capital, debt)? <br />•What is the appropriate level of property taxes to apply toward <br />services (trash, hydrant rental, <br />public safety, highways, culture and recreation)?•What services will be cost based? •What is the appropriate level of <br />cost sharing (with utilities, acro <br />ss funds, with employees, with <br />users)? <br />•What are the cash reserve targets for various fund types (Operating, Special Revenue, Debt <br />Service, Capital)? <br />•What are the strategies for va <br />rious fund types (Operating, Special Revenue, Capital Project, <br />Debt Service)? <br />20