----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 10:19:28 -0600 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [Mpls] More to the story - It's not just Public Works
> Last Thursday, the City Council acted on the Mayor's recommended cuts to the > budget. On an 8-5 vote the council adopted an amendment from Barb Johnson, > Sandy Colvin Roy and Gary Schiff. This amendment shifted the cuts around so > public safety would get $2 million less of a cut. > > So where did the Council cut deeper in order to cut Police and Fire less? > > On Friday, the Star Tribune described the Public Works Department as a > "certain loser" in the amended plan. They identified traffic signals, street > lights, and lane painting as getting less upkeep. > > Again yesterday, the Star Tribune reported that the $2 million shift in cuts > will "force deeper cuts in street and traffic-light budgets." > > If this doesn't seem like a complete explanation for a $2 million shift, > that's because it isn't. > > I compared the original proposed numbers to the numbers listed in the Star > Tribune Friday. As it turns out, the deeper cut to Public Works only > accounts for less than half of the $2 million shift. The > Johnson/ColvinRoy/Shiff amendment also cut deeper into Planning, Civil > Rights, Health and Family, Finance - everything except the Attorney's > office. > > I think this story deserved more detailed coverage in the Star Tribune. See > for yourself. These are the percentages each department would be cut. The > first number is the Mayor's original proposal and the second number is the > Johnson/ColvinRoy/Shiff proposal that was passed 8-5. > > Mayor/Council/Clerk/Elections -2.07% -9.00% > Planning -11.01% -15.00% > City Coordinator -1.50% -9.00% > Civil Rights -14.43% -19.00% > Assessor -1.49% -4.73% > Health and Family -7.25% -10.00% > Human Resources -9.78% -10.00% > Attorney -7.90% -7.90% > Finance -9.81% -10.00% > Information Technology Operations -7.46% -9.00% > Public Works -14.06% -16.06% > Fire Department -8.88% -6.66% > Police -8.03% -7.05% > Total General Fund Cut-7.95% -7.95% > > I left contingency, internal service funds, licenses and inspections off the > list. They got no cut in either proposal. I can guess why for contingency, > but I don't know why for the others. > > Michelle Martin > Armatage > > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. > 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
