City Budget: Where it’s at . . . (Part II: Operating Budget)
At 10:30 last night, we started the Operating Budget, here's the run down . . . Amendment #1 - $66,000 for paid sick leave...
City Budget: Where its at . . . (Part II, Capital Budget)
Here's my run down of day 2 of the City Council Budget deliberations:Last Night we dealt with amendments 7 - 13, plus an added...
City Budget: Where it’s at . . .
Ok - due to popular demand, here's the run down on what happened last night . . .We heard excellent public testimony from 6:30...
Operating Budget Impacts
Here's the list of proposed cuts in the Operating Budget and how much they can save you on your tax bill. Again, looking...
Capital Budget Amendment Impacts
Below are the specifics of some of the proposed cuts to the Capital budget and how much it would save you as a taxpayer....
Budget Amendments! Oh My!
My head is still spinning from reading the 54 amendments we got on Friday at noon and I've been at the Neighborhood Conference all...
Budget Amendments Come Out Today
So, today we find out what we are voting on this Tuesday. I hear there will be plenty for folks to be upset...
Advertsing . . . and Fiscal Awareness
One of the latest mantras by the band of merry moderates on the City Council is that we need advertising to fill the gaps...
Budget Non-Information
So, last Thursday afternoon the Common Council office was given 7 CDs the were provided so the the 20 alders could "check out". ...
What didn’t make it in the budget requests . . .
The list is long . . . I've posted 56 requests from most departments here and the 30 police and fire requests here.The long...
BUDGET TIME!!!!!
Yup - it's city budget time . . . and it's gonna be a mess this year!!Tomorrow night at the Downtown Public Library (201...
City Council: Over Budget
We got the following email from the Council Office Staff today . . . how embarrassing . . . The 2006 Common Council...