Your Guide To The Massive Cuts Proposed
For The LA City Budget
LAist:
4.20.2020
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti has
released his proposed budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, which begins on July
1. The city is facing a massive loss of tax revenue due to the coronavirus
pandemic, causing the mayor to declare "a state of fiscal emergency as
part of the 2020-2021 budget."
Garcetti had already signaled that there
will be furloughs for the city's civilian workforce. The mayor estimated city
workers are expected to forego about 10% of their salaries. The city's hiring
freeze is also continuing.
In a briefing this morning, city staff
said the mayor has broad powers to order furloughs in an emergency like this,
but they'd rather work with unions. Corral Itzcalli with SEIU Local 721, which
represents the largest chunk of civilian public workers in town, said the
city should find other solutions instead of furloughs.
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The L.A.
city library system is protected by Measure
L, so its funding is required to be kept at a certain level. Their budget
actually rises from $194 million to $205 million next fiscal year. But the
libraries are closed until further notice.
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