LA Councilmember Paul Krekorian Issues Budget Statement

LA COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN ISSUES BUDGET STATEMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 22, 2012 – 11:13 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Councilmember Paul Krekorian, chairman of the city’s
Budget and Finance Committee, represents Los Angeles’ Second Council
District, released a statement following the City Council’s adoption
of the 2012-13 budget:

“Today we approved a budget that takes a difficult but responsible
approach to solving a $220 million deficit and enhancing the city’s
solvency. The choices were not easy. We eliminated more than 400
funded positions, making the city’s workforce its smallest since the
days Tom Bradley was mayor,” Councilmember Krekorian said.

“But we also continued our momentum toward building a strong reserve
and solving our structural deficit once and for all. And, we have
begun the work of restoring services essential to the core functions
of city government, including in our fire department, Recreation and
Parks Department and in our library system, without spending beyond our
means. Clearly, much more work is ahead of us, but so are better days
as we continue to reinvent the way Los Angeles does business,” he said.