Assessment Criteria
What kinds of ideas can be selected for the voting phase in participatory budgeting?
The ideato be implemented must
- comply with Finnish law and be in line with the values and strategy of the City of Porvoo
- be within the City´s jurisdiction
- be implementable in Porvoo and benefit several people
- increase cooperation opportunities between different parties
- be implementable with a participatory budgeting of 50.000€
- be intended for a non-profit purpose for the public good
- be feasible by the end of the year 2024
- be in accordance with the valid urban plan or other valid decisions of the city
- not to significantly increase the annual recurring costs of the city
Participatory budgeting
- can promote participation and voluntary work
- can be part of a larger project or can be implemented in cooperation with other parties
- can fund activities or services of fixed-term duration
- can not implement ideas that have other city funding
- can not be used to hire permanent employees
- can not be used to finance the same activity for which the city has granted a grant
Participatory budgeting is not a grant granted by the City.
If funding for the proposal has already been reserved in the City budget, it will not proceed to the vote.