The Capital Improvements Program
The CIP document sets forth the work program for the CDP. This document is submitted with the CDP to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) annually, as required by the Georgia Planning Act. The CIP covers a fifteen-year time period and is updated annually. This program recommends the use of projected revenues for capital purposes expected over the next five years and identifies all capital needs over the full fifteen-year period. A general financial plan for funding those projects needed over the entire 15-year period is included. The CIP projects needed over the entire 15-year period are included. The CIP is based upon the CDP and serves as a policy guide for the expenditure of capital funds budgeted in the annual budget as well as for the annual general-obligation bond issue.
The CIP identifies specific improvements to the City's infrastructure and facilities. It covers the facilities of both general government operations and the City's self-supporting enterprise operations (Hartsfield, water and sewer).
This document encourages City agency and department heads to establish an internal planning process to identify capital needs with sufficient lead-time so that decisions may be made on the most advantageous financial means of addressing them. The CIP is sorted by functional program area in compatibility with the CDP.