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The way I intepret this briefing that will be presented to the Budget, Finance & Audit Committee of the Dallas City Council Monday, the City anticipates it will collect almost $2.7 million less in sales taxes than it forecast, but some of that will be made up for with increased vehicle and towing fines and more than anticipated revenue from "miscellaneous" sources, whatever they might be, leaving the city needing to find a way to make up a $555,000 deficit by the end of the current fiscal year.
Of course, if FY 2009-10 is like past ones, that figure will increase as the year progresses. This report comes from an assessment made last October and the sales taxes have continued to slide since then.
This all means that City Manager Mary Suhm will face the unenviable task of making a lot more budget cuts and soon. It's not a pretty sight.
The City's spending habits aren't helping matters anyway. Too many departments are spending far more than their budgets allow with Sanitation Services, at $916,000 over budget, and something referred to as "non-departmental" at $665,000 over budget, being the biggest offenders.
Of course, if FY 2009-10 is like past ones, that figure will increase as the year progresses. This report comes from an assessment made last October and the sales taxes have continued to slide since then.
This all means that City Manager Mary Suhm will face the unenviable task of making a lot more budget cuts and soon. It's not a pretty sight.
The City's spending habits aren't helping matters anyway. Too many departments are spending far more than their budgets allow with Sanitation Services, at $916,000 over budget, and something referred to as "non-departmental" at $665,000 over budget, being the biggest offenders.
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If the city can't find $1-2 million in wasteful spending, I can. She would be my first headcount reduction. There, I just saved the city 10% or more of the target amount to be cut.
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