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City budget outlook: finance staff tells Fire Commission of roughly $800 million two-year deficit; departments asked for 10% general-fund reduction
Summary
Deputy director Mark Corso told the commission the city's joint report projects roughly an $800 million deficit over the next two years and that departments were asked to propose a 10% reduction in general-fund support (about $12.24 million for the Fire Department), with departmental submissions due Feb. 21 and the mayor's balanced budget due June 1.
Deputy Director Mark Corso presented the city's budget instructions and timeline to the Fire Commission on Jan. 10, framing the request as part of a multi-year financial plan.
"The joint report projects approximately an $800,000,000 deficit over the next 2 years," Corso told commissioners, and he said the mayor's office has asked departments to identify savings and efficiencies. For the Fire Department specifically, Corso said…
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