2009 fiscal budget information

Budget Fact:

The City’s payroll has actually grown smaller under Mayor Franklin’s leadership. She cut 1,404 positions from the General Fund, (reducing her own staff by 50%) and scaled back non-essential city services. The FY09 workforce employs 935 professionals for every 100,000 residents – which is equal to our peer city average and Atlanta’s lowest per capita level this decade. Leveraging efficiencies in technology, expertly trained personnel, and a host of best practices, we now serve more Atlantans than ever before with fewer employees.

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FY 09 Budget Fact Sheet