Hello all you engaged #TOpoli folks. Overwhelmed by the complex document that is our city budget? Trying to explain it to a friend? Here's a stab at demystifying Toronto's budget; first up: Operation vs Capital budgets. 
Someone, I forget who, told me a while ago to consider "operating" as the "keep the lights on" part of the budget and the "capital" as the "ok now let's take care of the rest of the house" budget. Which I found helpful! #TOpoli
They are funded from different sources, but one piece of nuance here is that taxes can sometimes indirectly influence capital funding since city programs contribute to the city's reserves. #TOpoli
Which brings me to this. Toronto Police has the second largest budget, but it doesn't proportionately contribute to the city's reserves. Part of this is how reserves are set up, often a redirection of user fees. But its part of a larger pattern of ineffective police budgets.
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