3 Steps to Reform ? Implement, Adopt, Utilize

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1 ? implement NJ?s Open Appointments requirements that will provide residents with greater opportunities to serve and have a voice in our city government. The ?Citizen Service Act,? opens up the appointments process for municipal boards and commissions. To learn more ? http://onejerseycity.org/?p=763

2 ? adopt the states tough ethics code locally to address multiple public jobs and other conflicts of interest. Apply the state ethics code ? New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law ? to our local Jersey City Ethical Standards code.

3 ? utilize strategies and methods to prioritize the outcomes and services residents expect and then align these with goals. Consider a strategic, more transparent budgeting process used by the City of Baltimore, Outcome Budgeting:

- Addresses fiscal constraints
- Rewards innovations
- Measures performance
- Makes the budget process more transparent
- To learn more about Outcome Budgeting, please visit ? http://onejerseycity.org/?p=1131