$9 Million Cuts

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BALANCING MESA’S BUDGET WITHOUT TAX INCREASES

Using current budget assumptions, and assuming the sales tax increase passes but the property tax proposal fails, it is only necessary to cut $8-9 million in order to balance Mesa’s budget. Here is how we can cut $9 million without touching police, fire, courts, prosecutors, parks, recreation programs, libraries, the arts center, the museums, neighborhood outreach, economic development, code compliance, building safety, planning and/or zoning.

 

1.

Eliminate Art Class Subsidies

 1,054,351

2.

Eliminate Coerced Charity

 1,089,599

3.

Reduce Channel 11 Broadcasts

188,957

4.

Eliminate Art Grants

208,064

5.

Eliminate Diversity Office

236,985

6.

Eliminate Public Arts Coordinator

30,000

7.

Eliminate Council Car and Communication Allowances

29,320

8.

Reduce Council Assistants to 2

84,970

9.

Eliminate National League of Cities Membership

17,000

10.

Eliminate Urban Fish Program

8,000

11.

Reduce Consulting Contracts by 5%

596,505

12.

Reduce Other Professional Service Contracts by 5%

560,428

13.

Eliminate City Manager Intern Position

45,762

14.

Eliminate Participation in the Innovations Organization

7,500

15.

Reduce Town Center Development Costs

 1,000,000

16.

Eliminate Special Events Funding

217,563

17.

Reduce Marketing and Communications

304,106

18.

Eliminate Duplicating Equipment Operators

99,941

19.

Reduce Mail Service Workers

150,282

20.

Reduce Tourism Promotion

200,000

21.

Reduce Transit General Fund Subsidy

 1,000,000

22.

Improve Photo Radar Technology

214,493

23.

Modify Driver Training Fee

300,000

24.

Reduce Security Officers from 44 to 39

231,343

25.

Eliminate 3 Administrative Support Positions

207,522

26.

Reduce Water Conservation Program

190,231

27.

Reduce Landscape Maintenance at City Buildings

148,000

28.

Eliminate 1 Organizational Development Position

70,580

29.

Eliminate 1 Safety Coordinator Position

81,514

30.

Eliminate Christmas Tree Recycling Program

10,000

31.

Reduce Utilities Department Marketing

377,030

32.

Reduce Household Hazardous Waste Program

55,252

33.

Eliminate Employee Development Specialist

67,671

TOTAL

$ 9,082,969

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