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Many local governments are interested in police and public safety reform. However, the path forward is not clear. This paper describes how local governments can address police and public safety reform through the planning and budgeting process.

Local governments spent about $1.9 trillion in 2017, collectively. This was more than all fifty states together when we remove money passed through to local governments. While this might seem surprising, it might be less surprising when you consider that there are over 90,000 units of local government in the United States. Given the vast sums of money and the number of governments involved, it is reasonable to ask: Is there too much fragmentation in local government?

Nothing is more frustrating than wasting time at work when you have limited time and a million things to do. Three of the largest perpetrators of wasted time are meetings, interruptions, and rework. Want to get your time back? Take the challenge!