AGENDA DATE: 8/1/2018
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Joint Charlottesville/Albemarle Agency Budget Review Team (ABRT) Process
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Consider participation with the City of Charlottesville to undertake a comprehensive review of the ABRT process during FY 19.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, Allshouse, L, Bowman, Bittle
PRESENTER (S): Lori Allshouse
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County have conducted a joint application process for local government funding of nonprofit organizations since the 1980s. The Agency Budget Review Team (ABRT) was created in 1991 and the agency review process has been refined over the years to include the use of an objective rating tool and outcome measures.
In July 2010 (FY 11), a comprehensive review of the ABRT process was undertaken. During that time, the application process for the following year, FY 12, was suspended, which meant that no new agencies could apply for funding. For agencies that received funding in FY 11, funding for FY 12 was maintained at the same level. As a result of that comprehensive review, City Council and the Board of Supervisors made changes to the ABRT process, including updates to the criteria and the inclusion of funding priorities for each locality. Beginning with the FY17 process, ABRT priorities were aligned with the localities' strategic plans and applicants were asked to self-identify outcomes that demonstrated progress toward the goals and objectives of the localities' respective strategic plans. Prior to the release of the FY19 application, City staff held a series of meetings with applicants to align the localities' strategies and identify a set of common outcomes and metrics.
The current ABRT process provides a single application process for agencies that apply for funding from both the City and the County, community involvement in the review of ap...
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