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Lancaster mayor cuts $850,000 from proposed budget for 2006
DISPATCH STATE SERVICE
LANCASTER, Ohio ?— Mayor David S. Smith last night handed the City Council his proposal for a $24.7 million generalfund budget for 2006.
The amount is about $850,000 less than what Smith first proposed in December.
The expected tax revenue didn?’t match the proposed spending, according to estimates from the city auditor, so the mayor returned to the drawing board. The city has operated on an interim budget in the meantime.
The council is expected to approve the mayor?’s proposal at its next meeting, Feb. 27.
''It?’s always difficult to make any cuts when you?’re working with a budget that is tight to begin with,?’?’ Smith said yesterday. ''We?’ve had to work with the police chief and the fire chief to minimize the impact to the citizens.?’?’
Police take the biggest wallop in the budget, receiving $350,000 less than what Smith had first proposed.
That means the police department will have 67 officers rather than the hoped-for 70, Police Chief Randall Lutz said yesterday.
Lutz also plans to cope with the lower budget by delaying building maintenance and equipment purchases, such as extra ammunition for training.
By News Junkie
Lancaster mayor cuts $850,000 from proposed budget for 2006
DISPATCH STATE SERVICE
LANCASTER, Ohio ?— Mayor David S. Smith last night handed the City Council his proposal for a $24.7 million generalfund budget for 2006.
The amount is about $850,000 less than what Smith first proposed in December.
The expected tax revenue didn?’t match the proposed spending, according to estimates from the city auditor, so the mayor returned to the drawing board. The city has operated on an interim budget in the meantime.
The council is expected to approve the mayor?’s proposal at its next meeting, Feb. 27.
''It?’s always difficult to make any cuts when you?’re working with a budget that is tight to begin with,?’?’ Smith said yesterday. ''We?’ve had to work with the police chief and the fire chief to minimize the impact to the citizens.?’?’
Police take the biggest wallop in the budget, receiving $350,000 less than what Smith had first proposed.
That means the police department will have 67 officers rather than the hoped-for 70, Police Chief Randall Lutz said yesterday.
Lutz also plans to cope with the lower budget by delaying building maintenance and equipment purchases, such as extra ammunition for training.
By News Junkie
