City of San Rafael

The City Council will hold a meeting on June 1, 2009 at 8 pm to discuss the General Fund budget deficit. Including the upcoming actions proposed for City Council approval next week, a total of 29 staff positions will have been eliminated over the past year, through vacancies, retirements, outsourcing or layoffs. The budget cuts result in service reductions such as:

• 13 days of City facility closures due to furloughs
• Decreases in park and street maintenance, as well as graffiti removal
• Reduced services and materials at the Library
• Elimination of exhibits and public events at Falkirk Cultural Center
• Delays in obtaining various kinds of City permits
• Reduced traffic enforcement, police services for the mentally ill and schools and other non-injury, non-emergency police calls
• Decreases in the fire prevention open space vegetation management program.

For a complete list of service impacts click here. A full budget report with even more details is available at www.cityofsanrafael.org/Government/City_Clerk.