No need to stock up on canned goods yet, but after several years of notable (and perhaps excessive) restraint, the City Manager's FY2001 budget dips substantially into the city's reserves. The General Fund will end the year with a zero balance; the last time that happened, it led to talk of a city fiscal crisis.
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