City on the Line ― How Baltimore Transformed Its Budget to Beat the Great Recession and Deliver Outcomes

This book is a professional resource about a revolution in public budgeting. Part memoir, part manifesto, and part “how to” manual, it tells the story of a hard luck city fighting through the Great Recession, a budget director trying to lead disruptive change, and an effort to link strategy, budget and data to get better results for residents.

Andrew Kleine is a nationally recognized leader in municipal finance and performance management.

Andrew served as Baltimore’s budget director from 2008 to 2018, after nearly 15 years of federal government service that included budget and policy positions in the U.S. Department of Transportation, White House Office of Management and Budget, and Corporation for National and Community Service. He now consults local governments on budgeting for outcomes, long-term financial planning, Lean Government, and pension and health benefit reform. He recently taught a course on public budgeting at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Andrew received the 2016 National Public Service Award from the American Society for Public Administration and the National Academy of Public Administration.

Andrew lives in Silver Spring, Maryland with his wife Kelly and children Sara Gail and Schroeder.