August 05, 2010
The Civic Federation supports the City Colleges FY2011 proposed budget totaling $581.9 million, which includes $454.4 million for the operating budget and $127.5 million for capital improvements. The City Colleges is proposing to reduce its property tax levy while pursuing a reorganization plan that will centralize more administrative functions and increase programmatic specialization at its seven college campuses. However, the Civic Federation is concerned with a predicted funding gap through FY2013 and inadequate amount of time allotted for public review of the budget document.