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320 October 20,1976 <br /> address• <br /> 1 increases in the utilities area in PreLent bona coverage <br /> covenants,as a as mandated<ae[eleconstruetron os. <br /> Second, <br /> many months <br /> political activity in Congress, <br /> P whichincluded Presidential veto raalas tepssaesof <br /> key s before <br /> congressional adjournment. <br /> sharing <br /> for four s witha kerovsi incrementalfund- <br /> ing t inflation, <br /> majorpiks/no <br /> appropriations were signed. The latter legislation provides guaran <br /> tai funds, well d =ifthe <br /> a current of programs <br /> a Year <br /> 1977. afund nwith <br /> curve <br /> fgetrlfundd axourc shmeant <br /> difference between the <br /> 976budgmesag dretionsfor1977 and aur current favorable <br /> position. <br /> Third,the austerity <br /> vt adversity o w <br /> the past o y has made us lean <br /> and 1977w l be able to Provide ahigher.more <br /> effective <br /> and effin <br /> cientl vel o service,with fewer<v employees,than wad the <br /> case up o they r 1975 <br /> Fourth, <br /> the plant a equipment ede a <br /> p - <br /> allyhighl vel o community of Everett,un- <br /> matched <br /> the Northwest. <br /> he <br /> eight gears. <br /> oslatol�aidmheseet to°ereaadeei <br /> e <br />• capabilities funds been <br /> streets arts,be parks and Police <br />• and fire and <br /> maintenance allocated <br /> business areas neighborhood c hg <br /> human <br /> utilities. Remarkably,these achieve- <br /> ments <br /> e <br /> toccurred whzhCf <br /> any tax the case nsit,where a <br /> new tax resource was required,v s levied only afterf <br /> approval by the citizens a s general a I t madeama- <br /> pos- <br /> sible <br /> utilization of ed matching f h <br /> hgeneral fund revenues1Oa issues <br /> which ch <br /> generously appovedbEverettcitizensinthe mid <br /> sixtie. <br /> Cer- <br /> 1too, <br /> the 1promix fund atahave <br /> only npssibe through the hundreds of ctze <br /> e- <br /> ficiag their time energy serve ori boards and c es• <br /> Their support has the process, s properly <br /> translate citizen needs appropriate Programs. <br />} Specifically,the 1977 budget proposed for the operationthe City <br /> I service level,compensatesfor <br /> a least <br /> tb idea for and <br /> bmee:htlneeaefiiroi deficiencies <br /> to haveeamo�ez cF <br /> onmaximizesc attempts thegreatestextent possiblewfederal t a theataxndollar <br /> providing n b accomplished by <br /> I�, carefully reviewing t sex City to determine first, <br /> whether or not that servicewaswhether <br /> an <br /> an <br /> es- <br /> or not the service was being provided near vel, thirdlyand[ adequate view whethe<or no <br /> ere a,new roi<esaor regulations which neeaeaac addressed <br />�I inathe re wcomv g year. <br /> This budtetnpresupposes ion of 24 keY en layoffs. _matter on fact,Program proposes <br /> neededthe additional p mepreviouslyfilaid-offs position <br /> in der to maintain a level so al f service close MT atte 195 level,and <br /> o some operating gaps <br /> additional where nehregulations r practices <br /> and <br /> procedureshave requiredelp. <br /> IT I would like to comment,also,on the process thatVb utilized <br /> i <br /> n <br /> developing this budget as you have received <br /> enaw <br /> o <br /> dramaticallyed from previous l,previousyears a <br /> department hada hbeen asked ytoPrepareebudget, <br />