Far from ordinary, close to everything
Far from ordinary, close to everything
Salaries and benefits $5,408,804
Operating and maintenance $7,785,757
Formed in 2023 to align the planning and budgeting activities of the City more closely with its long-range goals and strategies and enable greater staff engagement on critical issues while incorporating principles of data analytics and Priority-Based Budgeting (PBB).
The Department is responsible for forecasting demographic and economic trends as well as municipal revenues and expenditures; analyzing the fiscal impact and return on investment of policy options; conducting a variety of citywide and small-area planning studies; conducting performance and budget analyses to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of municipal operations; conducting thorough analysis of City data to provide new insights; and focus on areas that need a fresh look or are undergoing significant change.
Some of the FWLab’s primary outputs for public consumption include the Comprehensive Plan, a Strategic Plan for the organization, the five-year Capital Improvements Program, and the annual Operating Budget.
responsible for coordination of organizational strategic alignment and measurement of outcomes and impact
Major areas of work include:
FWStat program and organizational key performance indicators
Operationalization and reporting of Council’s Strategic Priorities
Organizational assessments
Survey and public input design and analysis
Strategic Foresight and other studies
responsible for developing and managing the Comprehensive Plan and associated processes and initiatives
Major areas of work include:
The Comprehensive Plan
Small area plans
Strategic Investment Plan
Fiscal Impact Analysis
Other analysis and special projects
responsible for coordination of organizational strategic alignment and measurement of outcomes and impact
Major areas of work include:
FWStat program and organizational key performance indicators
Operationalization and reporting of Council’s Strategic Priorities
Organizational assessments
Survey and public input design and analysis
Strategic Foresight and other studies
responsible for the organization’s data strategy and enhanced analytics, including the following areas of work:
Data dashboards
Data governance and organizational policy
Building and use of complex analytical models. Data warehouse development and management
The total requested is $2,703,484,948
At a City Council Work Session, an update on the 2026 Bond Program was presented, reflecting the latest analysis of Financial Management Services on the City’s debt capacity
Debt capacity is the maximum amount of money an organization can borrow and still be able to pay it back. In their findings, they determined that the debt capacity available for the 2026 Bond Program is approximately $800 million
2026 bond package is being led by Eric Fladager and prepared by planning and budget.
The 2026 Bond Program staff working group has met multiple times to review City growth trends, discuss debt capacity and anticipated bond program total resources, and to hear presentations from submitting departments. Recent meetings of the working group have focused on project scoring methodology and scoring results. Additional meetings are occurring to refine project cost estimates and to discuss project evaluation scores
Proposed projects for the 2026 Bond Program have been submitted by:
Transportation & Public Works
Park & Recreation
Fire
Police
Code Compliance
Neighborhood Services
Property Management
Library
the Open Space/Good Natured Initiative.