Proposed budget by O’Reilly includes 42 layoffs, facility
closures and sales

DEARBORN — The city’s budget session set for May 18 has been
canceled, but the Dearborn City Council officially confirmed the date of
Wednesday, June 1 at 5:30 p.m. as the public hearing for the proposed fiscal
year 2012 budget, with Tuesday, June 7 at 5:30 p.m. as the date for the
adoption of the budget.

Residents are encouraged to attend both meetings, which will
be in the City Council Chambers of City Hall at13615 Michigan Avenue.  O’Reilly, Jr., the council, and his
administration will also continue meeting on the proposed Fiscal Year 2012
budget. 

The proposed budget can be viewed at
//www.cityofdearborn.org/images/stories/PDF/Government/Departments/Finance/budget.pdf
on the city’s website.

Among the budget cuts proposed by Mayor Jack O’Reilly Jr. in
the prospective budget is the reduction of 42 non-public safety employees as
well as the closure or sale of numerous facilities: 2012 Hemlock, Ten Eyck, and
Whitemore Bolles Pools, 2012 Snow Branch Library, 2013 Crowley, Lapeer, and
Summer-Stephens Pools, 2013 Bryant and Esper Libraries, 2013 Fire Station #3
(Wyoming), 2014 Dearborn Ice Skating Center, and 2014 Dearborn Hills Golf
Course.

All meetings are at City Hall. Budget sessions, meeting room
and proposed topics are:

• May 19, 5:30 p.m., Mayor’s Conference Room: Capital
Improvement projects and one-time expenses

• May 23, 5:30 p.m., Mayor’s Conference Room: Police 

• May 24, 5:30 p.m., Mayor’s Conference Room, to be
determined

• May 25, 6 
p.m., Mayor’s Conference Room, to be determined

• May 26, 5:30 p.m., Mayor’s Conference Room, to be
determined