Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz is set to deliver the city’s budget to Toledo City Council on Sunday, Nov. 15 — the same day the administration promised hard layoff figures — and the open question is whether the layoffs will make it into the final version, 13abc (WTVG) reported in a story updated Tuesday morning, Nov. 10.

The mayor has said he is outlining two budget options to council.

Toledo voters rejected Issue 16, the 0.25% public-safety income-tax increase, on Nov. 3 — by about 6,000 votes, per preliminary results reported by The Blade. The tax would have raised roughly $25 million a year for four years for police and fire recruit classes, gang enforcement, and residential traffic enforcement.

Without it, the city’s working budget contemplates about 73 layoffs of filled positions, roughly half from police and fire, Deputy Mayor Abby Arnold told City Council’s Finance Committee on Oct. 28. Pools, youth programs, nuisance mowing and curbside recycling are also on the table.

For background on the vote and what was at stake, see our Nov. 8 report: Toledo Voters Killed the Public Safety Tax — Now 73 Jobs Hang in the Balance Until Nov. 15.

Council receives the budget Sunday, Nov. 15. The layoff question gets answered then.

Watch the full Oct. 28 interview with the mayor: Toledo mayor warns of police, fire layoffs if Issue 16 fails — full interview.

Toledo skyline — Aric Lorton, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)