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If approved by council, the city manager and police chief will come before city council for approval of the individual line items as needed.
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Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
The city should report pension and retiree health care costs not just as line items in the budget, but as a percentage of general fund spending — so residents can see, year over year, how much is being diverted from services.
—John J Roach Iii, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
The Senate is working to restore some funding for other line items, but not public broadcasting.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 July 2025
That breakthrough, more than any budgetary line item, may be ...
—Gregg Girvan, National Review, 16 July 2025
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Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
The city should report pension and retiree health care costs not just as line items in the budget, but as a percentage of general fund spending — so residents can see, year over year, how much is being diverted from services.
—John J Roach Iii, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
The Senate is working to restore some funding for other line items, but not public broadcasting.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 July 2025
That breakthrough, more than any budgetary line item, may be ...
—Gregg Girvan, National Review, 16 July 2025
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“Line item.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20item. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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