At the March 11 Policy Session, the City Council approved budget reductions of $89.2 million and 428.8 positions to go into effect April 14.

The city will cut non-public safety General Fund departments by 12.1 percent and the Police, Fire, Municipal Court, Law and City Prosecutor departments by 3 percent. The following is a breakdown of the approved reductions.

• The original $67.2 million proposed budget reductions - phoenix.gov/update/31108sc4.pdf (233 KB PDF¹)
• An additional 0.5 percent reduction to non-public safety/criminal justice departments - phoenix.gov/update/031108add.pdf (52 KB PDF¹)
• To avoid further cuts, extend the hiring freeze until additional savings are achieved.
• Based on community and City Council input, some budget items were restored and several positions were added back - phoenix.gov/update/restorations.pdf (17 KB PDF¹)

For more information, call the Budget and Research Department at 602-262-4800.