Philadelphia City Council Approves Fiscal Year 2021 Budget That Slashes Police Funding

Natasha Brown reports.

TO IMPROVE THAT.LIVE FROM SPRING GARDEN, I'MTRANG DO, CBS3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS."WE'LL SEE YOU ABOUT AN HOUR.TODAY PHILADELPHIA CITYCOUNCIL SIGNED OFF ON A BUDGETTHAT WILL BRING SOME PAIN TORESIDENTS IN PARTS OF CITYGOVERNMENT, THE FALL-OUT FROMTHE PANDEMIC AND THE UNREST.HERE'S NATASHA BROWN.Reporter: CITY COUNCILMEMBERS GAVE FINAL APPROVAL TOTHE 2021 OPERATING BUDGET.THEY WERE TASKED WITH FILLING AMASSIVE $750 MILLION DEFICITBROUGHT ON BY THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.WHILE THE BUDGET REDUCES 33MILLION DOLLARS IN POLICEDEPARTMENT FUNDING, IT POURS 45MILLION INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING,ARTS FUNDING AND SOCIAL SERVICESTHAT ADDRESS POVERTIES.LIBRARIES AND THE ICONIC PARKWAYCENTRAL BRANCH ALONG WITH FOURREGIONAL LIBRARIES WILL BECLOSED SUNDAY.I CANNOT IN GOOD FAITH WORKON A BUDGET THAT SHOWS DISREGARDFOR THE BLACK CONSTITUENTS WEFAILED TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLETHAT -- FAIL TO REPRESENT THEM.REPORTER: WHILE NOT EVERYCOUNCIL MEMBER VOTED TO APPROVETHE BUDGETFOR REASONS OTHER THAN WHATWAS STATED ON VOTING, NO.Reporter: IT PASSEDOVERWHELMING AND HEADS BACK TOJIM KENNEY'S OFFICE FOR HISSIGNATURE BEFORE THE START OFTHE JULY 1ST FISCAL YEAR.IF THE YOU WORK FOR THE CITYOF PHILADELPHIA, WE WANT YOU TOLIVE HERE T.CITY COUNCIL HAD LOTS OFGROUND TO COVER DURING THE LASTMEETING BEFORE IT JOURNEYS FORTHE SUMMER.PASSIONATE CAME FROM THOSE WHOCALL FOR RESIDENCY.AMID CRIES FOR POLICE REFORM.THE PEOPLE POLICING THE CITYOF PHILADELPHIA SHOULD LOOK LIKETHE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.THE NEW CLASSES COMING IN,SHOULD LOOK LIKE THE CITY OFPHILADELPHIA,DARRYL CLARK SAID COUNCILWILL HAVE TO RECONVENE TO READJUST THE BUDGET IN THE COMING