LA HABRA : Hearing to Be Held Tonight on Budget

A public hearing will be held tonight on a proposed $40-million city budget that includes some money for capital improvement projects and no job or program cuts.

At a special meeting Tuesday night, City Manager Lee Risner said the proposed budget for the 1993-94 fiscal year is not only balanced but also includes funding for one new employee and storm drainage improvements.

Risner said he expects state officials to take $1.2 million from the city’s revenues to help balance the state budget. But “what the number is going to be, we really don’t know yet,� he said.

For now, the city’s proposed budget allows for $75,000 in improvements to the Bishop Street storm drain system, which residents have been requesting for years. Also, a code enforcement officer will be hired. The job was eliminated last year because of budget cuts.

Other cuts of more than $1 million were also made last year. They include: $362,000 for police car depreciation charges, $92,000 for building maintenance and $100,000 in workers’ compensation charges. Risner said all the cut items will be restored in the 1993-94 budget.