PORT ANGELES — City staff said they have more than halved the 2012 projected deficit after a first round of budget cuts.
Port Angeles city Finance Director Yvonne Ziomkowski said Friday the shortfall in the general fund is now at about $400,000, down from $900,000.
The reduction was made through lots of small cuts, but some of the main contributors were reductions in fuel purchases, overtime and hours for temporary and part-time employees, said Ziomkowski and City Manager Kent Myers.
An additional $150,000 in projected revenue, mainly through revised projections for building permit and utility tax revenue, also contributed, Ziomkowski said.
Myers said the proposed cuts will not be noticeable to the public.
That may change later this month when staff look at reductions in programs and services to make up for the rest of the gap.
The budget includes no increases in staffing, non-merit pay increases or program expansions, Myers said.
“There’s nothing new in the budget,” he said.
The preliminary budget will be released Oct. 1.
A town hall meeting on the budget will be conducted at 5 p.m. Sept. 27 in council chambers at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St.
The City Council will approve the budget in December.
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