Proposal: Huntington's FY 2012 Proposed Budget

TO: Burnis Morris

FROM: Katie Quinonez

RE: Story Outline: Huntington City Budget

DATE: March 17, 2011

Subject: Proposed FY 2012 Huntington budget.

Scope: This story will be an analysis of the proposed FY 2012 city budget. This story will give information on the implications of the budget and how it would affect every day life in Huntington. I will also analyze the Tri-State Transit Authority’s FY 2012 budget.

Need: The budget affects all aspects of the city. The economy is in shambles, so to speak, and the mayor has proposed cuts in several different departments.

Methods: I will give actual figures proposed in the FY 2012 budget, specify where cuts are to be made and compare it to the FY 2011 city budget.

Sources: The actual budget itself, various members of city council, such as Sandra Clements, the mayor, the director of administration and finance and board members of the Tri-State Transit Authority.

Presentation: A main article about the proposed budget and a sidebar about the TTA and how it’s affected by the budget. Will include two tables, one with the proposed FY 2012 budget, one on the proposed FY 2011 expenditures.

Follow-up: After the city finalizes the budget, I could do a story on the difference between the mayor’s proposed budget and what the city council actually passes.