These are the budget figures Mark posted on May 13:
> Minneapolis Police Department budget > > 1997: $80,927,832 > 1998: $87,468,554 > 1999: $89,933,005 > 2000: $94,448,175 > 2001: $95,286,294 > 2002: $99,551,497 > 2003: $99,448,921 > 2004: $99,487,569 > 2005: $102,481,580
Assuming these are the right budget numbers (see below), all of the increase in Rybak's budget came in 2005. That's about 1 percent a year on average. Inflation is what?
Here's an excerpt for those who are not subscribed for it:
"Public safety is and will continue to be my top priority.� Under my
leadership the Police Department's budget has increased by over 14 percent -
nearly $13 million more each year - despite the City's loss of $37 million
annually in local government aid from the State.
Where does that figure come from? Not from the police budget above.
I have no dog in this particular fight. I was put off by McLaughlin at first because he is the police machine candidate. But numbers are numbers.
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