Budget

The city is responsible for building and maintaining roads, providing police protection and emergency management services, as well as maintaining parks, open spaces, and recreational centers. Included in the city’s biennial budget is the six-year capital improvement plan, which identifies the capital needs, prioritization, timing, and funding sources of the general government.

The budget serves as the primary policy document for prioritizing and planning the city’s service levels and addressing capital needs. The city uses a “budgeting for outcomes” approach to building the budget, referred to as Renton Results. Using Renton Results, the budget is built around the city’s six key service areas which are directly tied to the council adopted business plan.

• Safety and health
• Representative government
• Livable community
• Mobility
• Utilities and environment
• Internal support