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Nutter gives budget address to press, officials
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Nutter gives budget address to press, officials
Mayor Michael Nutter is giving his budget address from the Mayor's Reception Room after being drowned out by union protesters who were chanting, blowing whistles and creating general mayhem in City Council chambers this morning. City Council conducted its business before the mayor entered — a good thing since the session was recessed after Nutter was effectively driven out of the room.
Chants included: "No contract, no peace," and "Hey hey hey, goodbye," and the classic, "asshole."
If the gallery had listened, Nutter would have said in his address, "a fair contract must balance the work of both hard-working taxpayers and dedicated City employees." The city is about to announce a broker to handle the sale of PGW, and the proceeds will go to worker pension funds, the address notes. His proposed fiscal 2014 budget, up $99 million from the current fiscal year, would mostly increase due to employee costs, including $69 million in pensions and raises for police officers. Nutter also plans to set aside $26 million from the fiscal 2014 budget for future labor obligations, for DC 33 and 47, and firefighters' Local 22, or $84 million over the next five years.
Nutter is recommending a tax rate of 1.3204 with a $15,000 homestead exemption and $30 million in relief funds to help severely impacted property owners. He also is looking to bring on a Chief Revenue Collections Officer to lead collection efforts, on top of the $40 million program Nutter previously outlined to drive collections with better technology and a new call center.
City officials stepped up their applause to meet Nutter's applause lines as he outlined budget highlights including $5 million to modernize Free Library branches, $1 million to expand branch hours, $624,000 for KeySPOT public computer centers and $1 million to Community College of Philadelphia to offset rising tuition costs.Nutter is also looking to fund 40 new Parks & Rec workers and 30 new Public Property employees.
Nutter is also promising to resume wage tax reductions beginning July 1, while bringing Police Department staff levels back up to 6,525.
"This budget is a turning point for a brighter future for Philadlephia," Nutter said.
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