The handwriting is on the wall.
The city of Shreveport will need to cut personnel costs to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The city's first step of offering a voluntary furlough program will not be the last.
One can expect involuntary furloughs and then job reductions absent the discovery of a pot of gold.
At some juncture the city must reduce its operating budget. Each day of delay is another day of spending from a dwindling piggy bank.
The administration's proposed budget cuts of $19 million do not equate to the administration's projected loss of $25 million from the COVID shutdown.
The city council must approve the budget cuts.
So the question is when will they presented formally to the council in the form of ordinances?
