Subject: Potential Legislative Action to Raid State Shared Revenues Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 8:38 PM Friends, Our Friends at the city of Phoenix asked that we share this late breaking news with you about potential legislative action to raid state shared revenues that cities rely on to find services - including much of our transit services. While the City of Phoenix drafted this for its residents, this impacts ALL cities and towns across the state. We wanted to provide you with this information. Please share it with others. Thank you David Schwartz Executive Director _____ CITY REVENUE SHARING UNDER ATTACK!!! We understand that this Thursday morning the Legislature will consider legislative bills to address a few outstanding FY 2009 budget issues, including, unfortunately, a raid on shared revenue in the current fiscal year. The information that we have seen contains $17.5 million in shared revenue cuts. If they succeed, Phoenix will take a $5.3 million hit. The City has already made deep budget cuts, totaling more than $200 million. Reductions in public safety, parks, libraries, and street services have already been made. Losing additional monies will place these programs at further risk. Please take a moment to call your state legislators to express how difficult it would be to wring another $5.1 million out of the current year's City budget. Please ask them not to harm cities by cutting revenue sharing. As a member of P.L.A.N. you have direct access to your legislators on your "My PLAN" page. Click on the link below to be connected to your PLAN page. Link to the P.L.A.N. _____