InTucker Magazine

Capital Improvement Plan

The City of Tucker has a robust budget process that starts in February and is finalized in June each year. The fiscal year budget is for the operating budget and addresses the day to day spending to keep our government working.

A Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is a long-term strategy that outlines an organization’s planned investments in infrastructure, facilities, and other capital assets over a period of 5 to 10 years. The CIP prioritizes projects based on factors such as importance, feasibility, and alignment with the organization’s goals, while also detailing anticipated costs, funding sources, timelines, and expected outcomes. The primary purpose of a CIP is to ensure the maintenance, upgrading, and expansion of infrastructure and assets in a way that supports future needs and operational efficiency, without overburdening the budget.

Local governments are encouraged to adopt comprehensive, fiscally sustainable, multi year capital plans to effectively manage their capital assets. Infrastructure, technology, and major equipment form the backbone of public services, so the procurement, design, construction maintenance, and operation of these assets must be carefully planned and managed.

The City of Tucker has been developing a CIP dashboard for the Council, staff and community to track the larger scaled projects and identify funding needs. Once the set-up is complete it will be embedded on the City website, updated in real time and will be an exciting way to track projects. The software will also streamline the monthly financial reports and annual budget book.