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Ann Arbor city officials beginning to plan for more cuts in next fiscal year's budget
Posted: Nov 09, 2010(This story has been updated with additional comments from Mayor John Hieftje.) Ann Arbor City Administrator Roger Fraser says he's "terribly concerned" about what could happen in the next two years if the state of ... Read more »
Ann Arbor residents feel pinch of budget cuts as city shuts off street lights, cancels fall leaf pickup
Posted: Jul 04, 2010This story has been updated to reflect a correction in the approximate location of streetlight testing, which is south of East Stadium Boulevard. When Ann Arbor City Council members were trying to balance this year's ... Read more »
Deep cuts to police and fire avoided as Ann Arbor City Council approves 2010-11 budget
Posted: May 18, 2010During a nearly six-hour meeting that stretched until close to 1 a.m., the Ann Arbor City Council passed a budget Monday night for the upcoming fiscal year that — although not entirely balanced — carries the city forward ... Read more »
Last-minute budget changes could save jobs of Ann Arbor police officers and firefighters
Posted: May 16, 2010Several of the most controversial proposals in City Administrator Roger Fraser's recommended budget for 2010-11 could be halted Monday night by the Ann Arbor City Council. Seven amendments are expected to be introduced as council ... Read more »
Police and fire chiefs express concerns about looming cuts to public safety in Ann Arbor
Posted: May 13, 2010After months of discussion, the Ann Arbor City Council stands poised to make a decision Monday on the city's budget for the next fiscal year. And how council members vote ultimately will determine the fate ... Read more »
Council members proposing budget changes to save jobs of Ann Arbor police officers and firefighters
Posted: May 04, 2010The jobs of dozens of employees in the Ann Arbor police and fire departments could be spared from cuts under late changes to the 2010-11 city budget. City Council Member Margie Teall, D-4th Ward, announced ... Read more »
With poll: Roger Fraser presents 2010-11 budget to Ann Arbor City Council, says he's still waiting on unions
Posted: Apr 20, 2010With property tax revenue sinking 4.2 percent and state-revenue sharing continuing its decline, City Administrator Roger Fraser told Ann Arbor City Council members Monday night the city's short-term future doesn't look bright. Fraser formally presented ... Read more »
Proposed cuts to Ann Arbor police and fire draw criticism from union, council candidates
Posted: Apr 14, 2010Proposals by Ann Arbor leaders to cut deep into police and fire services to balance the 2010-11 budget are drawing heavy criticisms this week from the firefighters union and a group of candidates running for ... Read more »
$2 million from DDA could help close Ann Arbor's budget gap
Posted: Mar 04, 2010The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority's governing board took action Wednesday to set aside $2 million that could help the city balance its budget. The DDA's governing board voted 7-4 to approve a budget for ... Read more »
Ann Arbor council asks administrator for plan to trim employee costs
Posted: Mar 02, 2010City Administrator Roger Fraser was given direction Monday night to come up with a budget plan that achieves a 3 percent reduction in compensation - at minimum - for Ann Arbor's non-union employees. Read more »
Controlling employee costs may be Ann Arbor's biggest challenge
Posted: Feb 28, 2010City Administrator Roger Fraser acknowledges Ann Arbor city employees enjoy more lucrative benefit packages than many others in the public and private sector. "Looking across the organization, what we have consistently found is that wages ... Read more »
With poll: Survey could gauge support for city income tax in Ann Arbor
Posted: Feb 17, 2010City Administrator Roger Fraser says it may be time to conduct a survey to gauge Ann Arbor's feelings about a city income tax or Headlee Amendment override. Read more »
With poll: Tough budget decisions lie ahead for Ann Arbor City Council
Posted: Feb 07, 2010Ann Arbor City Council members are going into a Monday night budget session knowing that Michigan's slumping economy is battering and bruising the city's finances - just as it has other cities across the state. ... Read more »
With poll: Ann Arbor officials consider selling parks, privatizing Huron Hills golf course to trim city budget
Posted: Jan 26, 2010Ann Arbor officials met Monday night to discuss ways to trim the city's budget, including such measures as selling some parks and cutting maintenance of others. The idea of entering into a public-private partnership to ... Read more »
Ann Arbor mayor and most council members take symbolic pay cut
Posted: Jan 19, 2010Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje put his money where his mouth is tonight by writing a check to the city for $1,273. The donation represents 3 percent of his $42,432 salary - a voluntary pay ... Read more »
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