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DOESN'T SAY WHAT MIGHT HAVE
DISTRACTED THE BUS DRIVER.
MAYOR GREG BALLARD HANDS
DOWN HIS RESPONSE TO THE PAST
STREET OS.
24-HOUR NEWS 8'S ERIN MURPHY
BREAKS DOWN WHAT THE MAYOR IS
ASKING COUNCILORS TO DO NEXT.
ERIN?
Reporter: WELL, MAYOR BALLARD
SIN SIFTENT IN ORDER TO CLOSE
THE $65 MILLION BUDGET GAP FOR
2013, CUTS NEED TO BE MADE.
INSTEAD HE SAYS THE CITY-COUNTY
COUNCILORS, WELL, THEY HAVE
APPROVED A BUDGET, JUST THEY
TRIED TO FIND MORE MONEY TO
COVER THE DIFFERENCE.
SO HE ANSWERED BACK WITH LINE
ITEM VETOES.
THE BIG DISAGREEMENT IS
COUNCIL'S DESIRE TO TAKE MONEY
BOARD.
THE ORGANIZATION LOOKS OVER
PLACES LIKE LUCAS OIL STADIUM
AND BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE.
THE COUNCILORS PASSED THE BUDGET
WITH USING $15 MILLION FROM THE
CIB.
THE MAYOR STRONGLY DISAGREES.
IN FACT, HE'S CALLING THIS MOVE
ILLEGAL AND SAYS HE DOES NOT
APPROVE USING THE FUNDS.
ANOTHER LINE-ITEM VETO, THE
MAYOR WILL NOT APPROVE THE
CREATION OF A POLICE AND FIRE
RECRUITING FUND.
HE SAYS THERE IS JUST NOT ENOUGH
MONEY FOR THAT.
MAYOR BALLARD CLAIMS THE BUDGET
THE CITY-COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVED
CREATES A $35 MILLION DEFICIT
FOR 2014.
HE SAYS HE WANTS COUNCILORS TO
SPEND.
THE MAYOR'S LINE-ITEM STREET OS
GO BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEM
TO ADDRESS.