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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Cuts, cuts, cuts: Nutter presents budget options to City Council
Nutter presents budget options to City Council
Link: Painting scenarios, mayor tells Council of tiers of possible cuts [Daily News]

Nutter asked all department heads to provide scenarios to show how 10 percent, 20 percent or 30 percent cuts would affect their ability to provide services. Before department heads explained their findings to Council members, Nutter stressed that these were only hypothetical scenarios and that no action has been taken on next year's budget.

"No decisions have been made with regard to any of the proposals that you see," he said to the group of Council members and senior staffers at the meeting in the Municipal Services Building.

Nutter's budget approach has changed since last fall, when he met with Council behind closed doors to discuss his plans to close the first $1 billion hole, drawing criticism over a lack of transparency.

This time around Nutter decided to take no chances. Yesterday's session was part of a massive public budget process, which includes neighborhood visits, televised data sessions and community budget workshops. Nutter is scheduled to present his budget to Council on March 19.
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