Mayor Adrian Fenty’s recent call for millions of dollars to shore up several government programs, and a coming request for millions more to guarantee the sale of Greater Southeast Community Hospital, means poring through the budget book and finding free-floating cash.

So far, so good, the mayor and his aides say. Fenty has had no problems pinpointing the money he needs to continue funding the D.C. Healthcare Alliance, or make basic repairs at the city’s schools, or buy artwork for the new Washington Nationals’ stadium.