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SANDY COULD WREAK HAVOC ON
HALLOWEEN.
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW THEY'RE
GETTING READY FOR THE SUPER
STORM.
Debby: MAYOR BALLAD HANDING
DOWN HIS ANSWER TO THE BUDGET.
WHAT THE MAYOR VETOED AND HOW
THAT IS GOING TO AFFECT THE
CITY, ERIN.
Reporter: MAYOR BALLARD
BUDGET.
HE SLASHED NEARLY $32 MILLION,
AND MOST OF THAT MONEY IS COMING
FROM COUNTY OFFICES.
THE COUNTY GENERAL FUND GOES
TOWARD EVERY COUNTY OFFICE LIKE
THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, AND
THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, THE
MAYOR VETOED MORE THAN
$31 MILLION OF COUNTY OPTION
INCOME TAX MONEY FROM GOING INTO
THAT FUND.
WHICH ABOUT 14% OF THE TOTAL
BUDGET.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNTY
COUNCIL AND SEVERAL OTHER
REPRESENTATIVES FROM COUNTY
GOVERNMENT OFFICES RELEASED A
STATEMENT SAYING THE MAYOR'S
REACTION TO THE PAST BUDGET IS
RECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE.
AND IT SAYS IT'S ILLEGAL FOR THE
MAYOR TO CUT NECESSARY SERVICES,
RISK.
MAYOR BALLARD SAID COUNTY
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE
INEFFICIENT WITH THEIR FUNDS.
THE MAYOR SAID HIS LINE-ITEM
VETO WILL HELP CLOSE THE
$65 MILLION BUDGET GAP.
I'M TRYING TO SAVE THE BUDGET
FOR THIS YEAR, AND IN THE
FUTURE.
I'M TRYING TO SAVE THE BUDGET IN
CITY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO.
Reporter: IF THE INCOMES TAX
CUTS ARE APPROVED, IT WILL FORCE
COUNCIL TO CUT SPECIFIC AGENCIES
SINCE THE FUND WILL SHOW A
$32 MILLION DEFICIT.
RIGHT NOW COUNCILORS HAVE TWO
CHOICES.
THEY CAN ACCEPT THE BUDGET OR
THEY CAN OVERRIDE IT.
THE BUDGET HAS TO BE SUBMITTED
TO THE STATE BY THE END OF THE
MONTH, WHICH IS WEDNESDAY, AND
THEY NEED 20 VOTES FROM THE CITY
COUNTY COUNCIL TO OVERRIDE IT.
Debby: WE'VE BEEN TRACKING
THIS, AND ALL THEY'VE BEEN ABLE
TO DO IS COME UP WITH THEIR
SOLUTIONS AND IT LOOKS LIKE
POLITICAL GAMES GOING ON.
Reporter: THE MAYOR SAYS HE'S
NOT CALLING THIS A PARTY
STAND-OFF, BUT MAGGIE LEWIS SAID
THE REPUBLICAN MAYOR'S MOVE IS
"QUOTE MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY"
TYPE OF POLITICS.
ONE COUNCILOR DID TELL ME THAT
THE REPUBLICANS ON THE COUNCIL
WON'T OVERRIDE THE MAYOR'S