The Beech Grove Common Council will vote on whether it will move the mayor's proposed budget forward.

There are $600,000 in cuts from last year's budget. Mayor James Coffman claims the cuts had to be made due to the passage of Indiana's SEA1, which cuts property taxes.

Some of the proposed cuts involve the police department and EMS.

"We're cutting about $50,000 from vehicles for our police department next year. So, we typically buy about five new police vehicles each year. Next year, we're going to knock that down. We're going to cut $25,000 from capital improvements on the police side," said Mayor Coffman. "And then we get the EMS, we're going to cut a part-time administration position that pays $20,000."

Coffman said about $15,000 in proposed cuts also includes medical supplies, fuel

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