Research Case- Budgeting for Outcomes (LO12-2, LO12-3) The city of Fort Collins, Colorado, has adopted the budgeting for outcomes entrepreneurial budgeting method as a basis for its budgeting process.

Required

Visit the city manager's budget website (www.fcgov.com/citymanager/budget.php) to answer the following questions:

a. Why has the city adopted the budgeting for outcomes method?

b. Who identifies the outcomes?

c. What are the categories of budget outcomes specified for the current budget cycle?

d. How often does the city revise its budget outcomes?

e. For each of the budget outcomes, departments prepare a package or offer that is then ranked by a results team and funded or not funded. For one of the city's outcomes for which descriptions of the offer are available, select an offer that was funded and one that was not funded. Briefly summarize the funded and unfunded offers, comment on whether you agree with the ranking of the results team, and explain your position.