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Complete Results of FY2013 Budget Survey 
Q1: How should the City Council balance the budget given the continued aftermath of the fiscal crisis?Q2: This is a selection of some of the cuts the Mayor has proposed in order to balance the budget.Which should be prevented? Proposed CutAverageScore*
Cut senior services such as transportation, elder abuse services and home attendants ($16 million)73Reduce 2,750 teaching positions through attrition, continuing the trend of increased class sizes and moreelementary school students in classes of 30 or more students71Eliminate 159 of 251 shelter beds for runaway and homeless youth and reduce drop-in and street outreachservices ($7.2 million)70Close 40 library branches, significantly reduce hours to 2-3 day service, and lay off 1,830 library workers($96.2 million)69Cut 2,300 slots in Out-of-School Time, an academic & recreational program that operates after school, duringschool holidays and in the summer ($19.5 million)62Eliminate 15,900 child care seats and vouchers ($104 million)61Close 20 fire companies ($43 million)59Cut 7 of 66 school-based Beacon community centers and reduce hours or locations for the Cornerstone 56
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