City Council Considering New Budget Involving Job Cuts, Structural Changes

Alameda's City Council will consider a new budget on Tuesday that involves job cuts and structural changes among the city's departments to help offset a projected deficits of $3.5 million this next fiscal year and $5.2 million for the next, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

The budget, proposed at $163 million, also involves leaving some positions at the city vacant and earning money through parking meter and parking violation fees, the Mercury News reports.

The General Fund, making up about $66 million of the budget, will be kept as a reserve for the next fiscal year, but would drop four percent from 29 percent, according to the Mercury News.