Published: Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Mukilteo chops $1 million from budget
MUKILTEO — A divided City Council approved nearly 50 cuts Monday in an attempt to narrow a projected $1.7 million shortfall.
Small cuts included passing on buying a new costume for McGruff the Crime Dog and scaling back on various travel and training budgets.
Larger savings come from $240,000 worth of concessions from the city’s four labor unions and reducing the amount the city pays for consultants by about $100,000.
In full, the council slashed about $1 million from the city’s general fund budget.
Roughly $500,000 in new expenses were also added in — mostly to pay off the new City Hall.
In the end, the city’s projected shortfall shrunk to $1.2 million.
Mukilteo has plenty of money on hand to pay for a one-year shortfall, said Scott James, the city’s finance director.
The city has almost 45 percent of its general fund budget in cash reserves, he said.
Small cuts included passing on buying a new costume for McGruff the Crime Dog and scaling back on various travel and training budgets.
Larger savings come from $240,000 worth of concessions from the city’s four labor unions and reducing the amount the city pays for consultants by about $100,000.
In full, the council slashed about $1 million from the city’s general fund budget.
Roughly $500,000 in new expenses were also added in — mostly to pay off the new City Hall.
In the end, the city’s projected shortfall shrunk to $1.2 million.
Mukilteo has plenty of money on hand to pay for a one-year shortfall, said Scott James, the city’s finance director.
The city has almost 45 percent of its general fund budget in cash reserves, he said.
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