City passes $2.3 billion balanced budget for FY2010

City Council approved a $2.3 billion balanced budget for fiscal year 2010 that focuses on the City's core mission and basic services and encompasses efficiency reductions, resource redirections and service modifications totaling more than $19 million in reduced spending.

The adopted 2010 budget focuses on service priorities that are critical to the city's local economic recovery and demonstrate the continued commitment to providing high quality services that improve the quality of life for residents. Service enhancements include $1.4 million in redirected resources for the enhanced street preservation program to extend the quality of city streets; $4.5 million was approved for new sidewalks throughout the community. To address public safety, the budget includes 50 new, uniformed police officers funded through the Federal Economic Stimulus program and 29 new firefighters/EMS positions will be added primarily to meet an increasing volume of emergency calls.

The 2010 budget includes over $2.5 million in new funding for the Haven for Hope campus. With additional funding, a total of over $4 million in General Fund resources will be included for Haven for Hope and related community services.

There will be no increase in the solid waste fee in this years budget. The City is on schedule to complete the conversion to automated garbage and recycling collection in the spring of 2010 as planned.

As a service efficiency improvement, all City library operating hours will be realigned to allow for all branch libraries to be open seven days a week.

Residents and City employees were asked for their budget input before and after the proposed budget was presented to City Council on August 13. Community budget hearings were held in all ten Council districts between August 17 and August 31. More than 600 residents participated in the hearings and over 150 speakers provided comment. A comprehensive brochure, video and website also were available to residents seeking budget information at http://www.sanantonio.gov/budget/.

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