var newDefs = new Object;
newDefs.background = "#d6d4d4";
newDefs.hoverbackground = "#9DAAC3";
newDefs.textcolor = "#000000";
newDefs.texthovercolor = "#000000";
newDefs.textdecoration = "none";
newDefs.texthoverdecoration = "underline";
newDefs.fontfamily = "verdana";                        // font to use (default is "verdana")
newDefs.fontsize = "11";
newDefs.fontweight = "normal";
newDefs.timeout = 0;
newDefs.pause = 100;
newDefs.menuplacement = "right";                 // left,right,top,bottom (default is "right")
newDefs.cellpadding = 4;                         // amount of padding to add to each menu cell (default is "2")
//newDefs.titlebackground = "#333322";
newDefs.border = "1";
newDefs.useclass = "";
newDefs.titleclass = "";
//newDefs.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(direction=135,color=#C6C6C6,strength=5);";
//newDefs.alignright = 0;
newDefs.hpad = 290;                                // amount of horizontal space from the HTML object (default is "2")
newDefs.vpad = 3;                              // amount of vertical space from the top of the HTML object (default is "-2")
//newDefs.outsideborderpadding = 2;               // amount of space between the menu rows and the outer edge of the menu (default is "2")
//newDefs.position = "IMG|m=m;picture|b>b;logo|b<t";  // complex menu positioning rules (defulat is "")
//newDefs.positiontop = 0;
menuDefs (newDefs);

makeLayer ("menu_Departments", "", "assets/index_10_on.jpg", "assets/index_10_off.jpg", 
  "Public Works=departments_public_works.php",
  "Public Safety=departments_public_safety.php",
  "Parks & Recreation=departments_parks.php",
  "Utilities=departments_utilities.php",
  "Library=departments_library.php",
  "Senior Center=departments_seniorcenter.php",
  "Cemetery=departments_cemetary.php"
);