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How to Use this Guide

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This web site gives citizens access to the budget for Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County. Several features are available to help you find information that is interesting to you.

General Budget Information

For general information about the budget, click the links in the left navigation boxes. After the Recommended Budget has been submitted to the Council for review and approval the following will be available:

• The Budget Book
• Department Level Information

These two items are described in the following paragraphs.

The Budget Book

The budget book is presented in PDF format. When you click on a link to the budget book, it may take a few minutes to download the PDF file. Also, when the file opens, there may be a short delay while your computer finds the bookmarked location in the file. Links to the budget book will open in a new window.

Department Level Information

To find budget information about a specific department, use the drop-down lists to the left. Information about both the operating budget and the capital improvements budget is available. When you view a department page, you will see a departmental organizational structure, links below it and a box containing contact information.

The links inside the organizational structure give you more information about a specific division in the department. The links below the organizational structure give you more information about a department's budget including the following:

At a Glance

This is a Basic narrative that describes the department and summarizes its budget.

Budget Highlights

This is a list of changes in this fiscal year’s budget.

Budget Performance

This section measures achievement of objectives for each significant activity or service, with projected targets for this fiscal year.

The box at the bottom of the department page gives you easy access to contact information for the department including the following:

• Departmental web site (if it exists)
• E-mail links to the department head and the budget contact
• Phone numbers
• Physical mailing address

Streaming Media

There is streaming media available of many of the budget related meetings:

• Mayor's Budget Hearings
• Budget Presentation
• Council Budget Hearings
• Miscellaneous Metro Meetings available on Nashville.gov

Glossary

If you find a budget word that is not familiar to you, check the glossary. Most of the budget key words are defined here. If you do not find the word in the glossary, send an e-mail to OMB@nashville.gov. The Office of Management and Budget will get back with you as soon as they can.

Other resources

As the budget process continues more information will be available. If you have a budget-related question and cannot find your answer on the web site, please contact the budget staff at OMB@nashville.gov. Also, we welcome suggestions for improvements. If you have ideas of how we can make this site better, please let us know. We want this site to be useful to YOU, the citizen.