A Message From Councilwoman Greuel Regarding the City's Budget
This week, the City Council passed a budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 that is both fiscally responsible and keeps our City safe. We had to make some very difficult decisions while keeping our pledge to maintain the City's public safety efforts. The cuts we did make were dramatic, but necessary to balance our budget. However, if we didn't make these difficult decisions now, it would have been even worse next year.
But it wasn't all bad news. I am happy to announce that last night the Council approved my recommendation to restore funding for Neighborhood Councils to $45,000 for next year. The Neighborhood Council's will take the same cuts as the Council, so we're all going to have to keep working together to do more with less.
As you know, Neighborhood Councils are very important to me and I appreciate the many contributions that you've made to Council District 2 and the City as a whole. That's why I made it a priority to work with the City Clerk's Election Division and DONE to restore this money. While there will still be an overall cut shared by the entire City, my hope is with these additional funds, neighborhood councils will continue the great work they do to improve communities Citywide.
I appreciate all of your work and support through the budget process and look forward to working with each of you to better serve our communities.
Best,
Councilwoman Wendy Greuel
But it wasn't all bad news. I am happy to announce that last night the Council approved my recommendation to restore funding for Neighborhood Councils to $45,000 for next year. The Neighborhood Council's will take the same cuts as the Council, so we're all going to have to keep working together to do more with less.
As you know, Neighborhood Councils are very important to me and I appreciate the many contributions that you've made to Council District 2 and the City as a whole. That's why I made it a priority to work with the City Clerk's Election Division and DONE to restore this money. While there will still be an overall cut shared by the entire City, my hope is with these additional funds, neighborhood councils will continue the great work they do to improve communities Citywide.
I appreciate all of your work and support through the budget process and look forward to working with each of you to better serve our communities.
Best,
Councilwoman Wendy Greuel