Case Study: The City of Milpitas, CA achieves strategic budgeting and major cost savings with OpenGov

Milpitas, CA, Moves from Incremental to Strategic Budgeting in Three Steps

The City of Milpitas, CA needed a better way to manage budgeting in a resource-constrained environment and find savings without cutting positions. Working with OpenGov and its Budgeting & Planning tools, the city sought to move from incremental budgeting to a more strategic process while also improving transparency and public engagement.

OpenGov helped Milpitas launch a new budget system in just eight weeks, use scenario planning for COVID-related uncertainty, and publish a transparency portal for residents. The results included more than 100 hours saved in annual budget work, over $4 million in personnel cost savings across two budget cycles, and a Council discussion that dropped from about two hours of questions to just two questions.

The City of Milpitas, CA

Walter Rossmann

Assistant City Manager