Alderman Teresinski cautions us every year that we need to address DeKalb’s “structural” budget issues. Here’s one.
| FY2009 Actual | FY2010 Actual | FY2011 Estimate | FY2012 Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total regular compensation | 13,702,000 | 14,063,022 | 13,625,025 | 12,929,500 |
| Total personnel expenses | 23,516,974 | 24,538,651 | 24,388,750 | 24,322,868 |
| All General Fund expenditures | 28,193,091 | 28,629,574 | 27,403,488 | 29,357,321 |
Do you remember how many employees DeKalb got rid of last year? If memory serves, it was 34 full-timers, for a savings somewhere between $3-4 million. But from the budget figures, you can’t tell they’re gone. How scary is that?
Source: FY2012 draft budget, p. 30.
p.s. Because the city is currently negotiating with the unions, the FY2012 budget only includes pay adjustments for management employees.
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