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'1 ‘2 '. f . 4 cent of the 2012 budget had change." “I appreciate the concern \N “A. l ’ . . been spent in the first four Drewitz cited the high around taxes. but let's take a ‘ i _ ~. 1. U ‘9 _ . 1 P“ g 3‘ monthsoftheyear. cost of inflation and the longhard look at services we _1 Bit: '1‘“ 1‘4“?in ’ ' . Budgetapendittuossudt impactofastmgglingecono- provide and whoweprovide A it 00‘ - assaiariesandwages.bene myonallsectors them to â€" marginalized ; '1'“- ‘ ‘ fits. overtime and general Under a recently arbitrat- people in our community. 1 g , g operating expenditures are ed wage settlement, at first- homeless. people living with '3 : <1 r ‘ all drivitg in the right direcâ€" class constable will earn mental illness. students, i " . 3.422 ; tion. according to police $90,349by2014. underemployed. the disen- ; ”I. ' ’ . ,5 1 board chair'lbm Galloway. Salary and benefit costs franchised. 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