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City OKs leaner budget as revenue slides BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
NEWS ............................. 14 Public can hear mayoral candidates Wednesday.
NEIGHBORS ..............21 Remembering a Scottsdale WWII hero.
BUSINESS ................... 27 Social distancing rules at Arizona Boardwalk.
NEIGHBORS .......................................... 21 BUSINESS ...............................................27 OPINION ................................................ 29 FOOD .......................................................30 CLASSIFIEDS ........................................ 31
Sunday, May 24, 2020
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he City of Scottsdale reduced its budget for next year in response to projected revenue shortfalls brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. At its meeting on May 19, the Scottsdale City Council unanimously adopted a $1.54-billion tentative budget for the �iscal year starting
July 1 – $30 million to $40 million less than a budget proposed by staff in April. It shows a decrease of $18.7 million in general fund sources along with a $13.1-million decrease in overall uses when compared to the budget adopted for the current �iscal year ending June 30. And it sets the city’s maximum spending limit for the next �iscal year at $1.54 billion. The budget is to be adopted June 16.
The unanimous adoption of the tentative budget stood in stark contrast to meetings over the past few months when some council members chastised staff for projecting too rosy a revenue picture when it suggested around $25 million in cuts earlier in the year. At the time, some on the Council had been calling for cuts of anywhere between $50
Candidates give Sign of the times their views on city budget cuts
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BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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he Scottsdale City Council adopted a tentative budget on May 19 that included tens of millions of dollars in cuts over previous versions of the budget in response to projected revenue shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Progress asked the city’s mayoral and city council candidates who are not currently serving on the City Council where they would make cuts if they were in of�ice.
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Mojave Middle School eighth grade teacher Rhea Kowitc bids eighth graders adieu as she and other staff handed out diplomas to kids who are now on their way to high school. Like their counterparts in senior classes at nearly all schools in Arizona they had to settle for virtual commencements and promotion ceremonies instead of in-person gatherings. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)
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