City Budget Tremaine Dees October 11, 2011

Introduction

Thanks for attending my presentation. When was the last time you thought you had a certain amount of money but it turns out you actually don’t? That's why its important to save, because you never know what can happen. Our city is in a huge deficit, and we have to come up with a city budget plan. My name is Tremaine Dees and I will inform you about our cities budget and a budget plan that will eventually solve our money issues.

Research Pall, Gudgiersson, the assistant city budget manager from San Clemente, Califorina, came up with a five step plan that balanced their city budget in 15 years. 1. Operation position: ensures that our city only spends what we receive. 2. public Input: it is important to obtain input from the public while making budgetary decisions. 3. Zero Based- Production: in producing budgetary estimates, all departments were directed to present hold-the-line budgets by freezing our reducing expenditure levels where ever possible. 4. Budget Evaluation Teams: put together a group of people that can constally work on keeping our budget balance. 5. Long Term Focus: it is important that we don’t loose sight of the long term implications of cost reductions measures if they may result in higher costs in the future.

Continued Houston’s Plan Houston made 17 million dollars worth of cuts out of public safety. The people were forced to pay a higher tax, and also they made everyone pay a higher property tax. Police overtime was cut Houston was able to get out of a 40 million dollar depth in 22 years. New York Plan The city of New York sent letters to their largest non- profits asking for money.

They rose property tax a quarter higher then what it was. They cut back on the police and fire department. Rose taxes on home owners. Rose water services and trash rates. They shut schools down and they laid off workers. The city of New York sent letters to their largest non- profits asking for money.