Performance budgeting should be more than a slogan or a format. It should be real. Government should provide a return on the dollars it spends, not just in government jobs or for direct recipients of funds, but for everyone in general.
New Braunfels ISD’s Staffing Decision Hints at a Larger Problem
Last week, New Braunfels ISD trustees committed to spend $4.3 million to fund 70.5 full-time positions in perpetuity. While the district’s staffing decision might seem unimportant at first, it actually hints at a large and growing problem becoming increasingly common in local budget matters. See, 26 of the 70.5 full-time positions were originally funded through...