You Can impact Mecklenburg County Budget By Filling Out This Survey
V1019-good morning family! We want you all to contribute to Mecklenburg County’s budget! Yes, your input is important because it will assist the Board of County Commissioners and County Manager in developing the Fiscal Year 2022 budget that is responsive to the needs of our community. Here is the thing the survey only takes 10-15 minutes.
Here are some questions I asked our county manager in a recent interview that you can hear this Sunday on the Fly ty and Jacinda show…make sure you listen to hear how she answered!
Today we have Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio. Thank you for joining us today, I haven’t seen you since we danced on stage together, all-staff meeting for the county… let us jump into it
Mrs. Diorio, we want all of our listeners to know that they have a voice in how county dollars are spent for the fiscal year 2022, all they have to do is simply fill out this survey right?
Now there is a lot that concerns our community like housing, education, criminal justice what categories are these Budget decisions related to?
1. What is the Resident Budget Priority Survey and why is it important for residents to participate?
2. Can anyone take the survey?
3. What type of questions are on the survey?
4. How will the information gathered from the survey be used?
5. This is the third year Mecklenburg County is offering the survey. How many people responded to the survey last year?
6. What was the number one priority among respondents for FY2021?
7. Did the survey results for FY2021 impact funding decisions for FY2021? If so, how? (Ask for examples)
8. Where can residents find the survey?
9. There’s also a text option available for this year. How can residents receive a copy of the survey via text? (Please mention the number 1-833-686-1234 – code “budget”)
10.What is the Meck Budget Simulator?
11.Will there be additional opportunities to weigh in on the budget before it is adopted?
12.Why is Mecklenburg County so invested in engaging its residents during the budget process?
13.Where should residents go to learn more about the survey or other budget-related events
