I'm still blown away by how little they have managed to cut.
Quote:
Reductions to the 2009 Operating Budget
- $15.1 million allocated to EMS, because the province is to take it over in the spring.
- $350,000 by delaying hiring, for six months, five people in asset management and capital works.
- $350,000 cut to the budget for consultants streamlining the land sales program.
- $106,100 cut from Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination.
- $480,000 by not hiring four people in parks.
- $500,000 from the city's advertising budget.
- $840,000 by not hiring seven people in human resources.
- $582,000 from information technology budget.
- $950,000 by not hiring nine peace officers for transit security.
- $300,000 from boulevard cutting.
Total: $19.55 million, or 2.4 per cent
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So they've cut the budget by 19.55 million, but 15.1 of the million was being taken over by the province anyways!!
Holy shell game. It makes me wonder if that wasn't included in the initial budget just so they would have something substantial to cut out and look like they were doing something.
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