Capital Improvements Program (CIP)

The Capital Improvements Program (CIP) is a major financial, public infrastructure, and equipment planning tool for municipalities. The CIP is a long-range plan that identifies capital projects and equipment, provides a planning schedule, and identifies options to fund the projects and equipment. The CIP links the various master plans, the City’s comprehensive plan, and the annual budget.

The CIP sets forth proposed projects for constructing, maintaining, upgrading, and replacing the City’s physical infrastructure and equipment necessary for continued operations and providing City services during the next six fiscal years and that further implements the vision, goals and strategies of the Independence For All Strategic Plan and Imagine Independence 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

Projects listed in the CIP are not necessarily listed in priority order and are not to be construed as a promise to any person or group that it will be completed within a specific timeframe. A CIP is not a static document, but rather, a fluid document that can be changed as the infrastructure requirements change, development occurs, and funding opportunities become available. The Planning Commission annually reviews and provides public improvement recommendations, provided to the City Manager by April 1st of each fiscal year.