You are the elected mayor of a relatively large East Coast city, which features a major airport, large international port, and many historically significant areas and monuments. To date, thanks to federal funding since 9-11, you have been able to provide relatively adequate security for these sites, fending off any major threats thus-far. However, for the upcoming fiscal year, federal funding for your citys terror security is being cut by 33 percent. In addition, your city itself is suffering through a minor financial crisis. You already raised taxes a bit last year to accommodate this crisis, and any further taxation could greatly affect your re-election efforts the next year. Despite this drop in funding, you are still responsible for providing local security to your citys vulnerable areas.

How do you go about prioritizing which sites will receive the most security?

Those areas which will receive a decrease of at least some security will likely protest publically. How do you go about defending your decision?

What else might you be able to do to provide security even with the drop in funding?