Glendale, California 2008 Budget “The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children.” »Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Theologian Herbert Molano

While Population Increased by just 3.5% General Government Expenses increased 110% Herbert Molano

Population in Thousands Gen. Government Costs in Millions

Fire and Police Payroll Growing More than 25 times faster than Population growth Herbert Molano

Households in Thousands GPD & GFD in Millions $

Police payroll increases not Justified Downward Trend in Violent Crime Since Mid 1990’s Herbert Molano

Violent Crime Since 1996

Are we any safer with Police Augmentation? No significant Improvement despite staff increases since 2004 Herbert Molano

Property Crime since 1995

Meanwhile Bond and other debt Increased to over 400 Million Herbert Molano

Huge Increases General Gov Cost, Major Increases in Long Term Debt

Pension Obligations Increases by more than 70 Million Annually Now over 1.2 Billion Herbert Molano

Glendale Gov Cost Pensions Obligation

Uncontrolled gross pay… Leads to huge pensions… Taking larger budget share… Pension Payments over 20 million per year… and growing…

Yearly Pension Costs In Millions of Dollars

Meanwhile…. Over 100 miles of Roads in need of repair (View of Cañada Blvd) 12 year backlog in sidewalk repair Herbert Molano

Inadequate Park Facilities for residents in South Glendale (Apt in Rec Plan Area 10 * acres/k Res) Herbert Molano

No Municipal Aquatic Facilities for children Herbert Molano

We’ve abandoned our Convictions

A Fair City Budget Will put the welfare of its residents first

Burden posterity Squander Our Future A City Fair City Budget will not