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<br />effort has been strong to hold to the last before finally accepting the unavoidable <br /> <br />neces sity of striking through an item, or an idea, with the powerful red pencil, <br /> <br />Even more difficult though is the task which then follows. That is the task <br /> <br />incumbent upon everyone concerned, of shifting out thoughts from the inade- <br /> <br />quacies of the budget to its adequacies i.n what it accomplishes. With that shift <br /> <br />in the mental process must come a dual dedication: the first is to expend the <br /> <br />monies as are available in the most efficient and effective manner to bring the <br /> <br />fullest benefit to the city; and, the second is to not loose sight of those objectives <br /> <br />set aside but to continue to try to make them attainable. <br /> <br />Basically, a budget of a city is the bringing together at a common point the <br /> <br />needs of the community as the government must provide with the willingnes sand <br /> <br />the ability of the people to pay for those needs. <br /> <br />This report to the Council is then the story of both the commissions and the <br /> <br />omissions of the budget. That you might have a better insight into the budget, <br /> <br />some preliminary comments and observations as to its background and the <br /> <br />processes followed in its preparation will possibly be beneficial. <br /> <br />The anticipated revenue over the twelve-month period is estimated as <br /> <br />$4, 176, 135.35. Expenditures of a similar amount are outlined. As comparison, <br /> <br /> <br />this budget is 4.70/0 above the adopted 1958-59 budget of $3,987,402..42.; 13.00/0 <br /> <br /> <br />above the adopted budget for 1957-58 of $3,695,940.99; 2.6.2.0/0 over 1956-571s <br /> <br /> <br />budget of $3, 307,386.82.; and, 54.90/0 above the budget of seven years ago, 1952.- <br /> <br /> <br />53, of $2.,696,000.00. The decided increase between the budgets of the fiscal <br /> <br />- 3 - <br />