1. 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

2. 2001 - 2009 While Population Increased by just 3.5% General Government Expenses increased 110% Herbert Molano

3. Population in Thousands Gen. Government Costs in Millions

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

5. Households in Thousands GPD & GFD in Millions $

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

7. Violent Crime Since 1996

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

9. Property Crime since 1995

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

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

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

13. Glendale Gov Cost Pensions Obligation

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

15. Yearly Pension Costs In Millions of Dollars

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

18. Inadequate Park Facilities for residents in South Glendale (Apt in Rec Plan Area 10 * 0.012 acres/k Res) Herbert Molano

20. No Municipal Aquatic Facilities for children Herbert Molano

22. We’ve abandoned our Convictions

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

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