From the Columbus Republic:
Mayor Kristen Brown has proposed a 2013 city budget of nearly $45.8 million, down about $2.1 million, or 4.5 percent, from this year’s budget.
Changes from the previous year’s budget include about $1.5 million of additional spending on items including the storm sewer, two additional police officers and raises for city employees
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At the same time, Brown is proposing cuts of about $3.5 million to major road projects; city departments’ expenses related to items including office paper, fuel and utilities; and the elimination of the city’s ambulance subsidy.
Budgets for the Columbus fire and police departments account for about 35 percent of the total budget, while the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department accounts for about 9 percent.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Mayor-crafts-first-budget-of_1343711160
