The Jackson People’s Assembly, in Collaboration with the City of Jackson Office of the Mayor, is Launching Jackson’s First Participatory Budgeting Process for Resident Inclusion in the Development of the 2020 City of Jackson Budget 

The Jackson People’s Assembly in partnership with the City of Jackson is launching the City of Jackson’s first participatory budgeting process open to all residents  to share their budgeting recommendations  on July 20, 2019 at Redeemer Church, 640 E. Northside Drive in Jackson, from 10 AM to 3 PM.  

Participatory budgeting is a process where residents democratically decide how to allocate and spend a public budget.  All residents are invited to participate in the process that will take place in the form of a game and ideas share to help residents explore options and develop recommendations based on budget parameters and their own vision of a thriving Jackson.