Complex sentence: For the 2009 budget, the city was facing a $35 million budget shortfall with a 4.9% tax increase and cut proposals included 230 jobs, 700 daycare spaces, $4 million in arts program and cuts to transit service.
Split into simpler sentences: For the 2009 budget, the City faced a $35 million budget shortfall. Proposals to combat the shortfall included a 4.9% tax increase and cuts to as many as 230 jobs, 700 daycare spaces, $4 million in arts program, and transit service.