Glendale, California2008 Budget

• “The ultimate test of a moral society is the

kind of world it leaves to its children.”

» Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Theologian

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2001 - 2009 While Population Increased by

just 3.5%

General Government Expenses increased

110%

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Population in ThousandsGen. Government Costs in Millions

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Fire and Police Payroll

Growing More than 25 times

faster than

Population growth

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Police payroll increases not Justified

Downward Trend in Violent Crime

Since Mid 1990’s

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Violent Crime Since 1996

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Are we any safer with Police Augmentation?

No significant Improvement

despite staff increases since 2004

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Property Crime since 1995

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1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007

MeanwhileBond and other debt

Increased to over 400 Million

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Huge Increases General Gov Cost, Major Increases in Long Term Debt

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Pension Obligations Increases by more than

70 Million Annually

Now over 1.2 Billion

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Uncontrolled gross pay… Leads to huge pensions…

Taking larger budget share…

Pension Payments over 20 million per year…

and growing…

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Meanwhile….

Over 100 miles of Roads in need of repair

(View of Cañada Blvd)

12 year backlog in sidewalk repair

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Inadequate Park Facilities for residents in

South Glendale(Apt in Rec Plan Area 10 * 0.012 acres/k Res)

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No Municipal Aquatic Facilities for children

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We’ve abandoned our Convictions

A Fair City Budget

Will put the welfare of its

residents first

Burden posterity

Squander Our Future

A City Fair City Budget will not