Councilmembers Send Budget Letter To The Mayor

Posted by Jeff Pruitt - 7/23/08 @ 12:16 am - Filed Under City Council, Featured

On Tuesday three members of the city council sent a letter to Mayor Henry regarding the 2009 budget. According to Tom Didier, Liz Brown and Marty Bender, tax increases are pretty much off the table. They also suggest that a good budget will have to start from leadership in the mayor’s office:

Although there have been recent suggestions to look at reducing the homestead credit or raising taxes, it is imperative that in order to make informed budget decisions that we council members first know that all departments have taken the necessary steps to reduce costs wherever possible.

The best job that the City Council can do with respect to passing a good 2009 budget comes from your leadership as our Executive. We will look at the budget you present and challenge spending where it may seem unreasonable.

You can read the full letter here.

Comments

4 Responses to “Councilmembers Send Budget Letter To The Mayor”

  1. Bob G. on July 23rd, 2008 9:47 am

    Hope someone figures in a much BIGGER fan to divert or diffuse all the s**t that will inevitably hit it very soon.
    In any event, it will be “fun” to watch.

    ;)

    B.G.

  2. sandy on July 23rd, 2008 12:08 pm

    I think there is money to be trimmed in the pio office. I mean who needs three public information officers?

  3. Bobett Kelley on July 24th, 2008 10:17 pm

    We all need to see results, from our newly elected Mayor, City Council and all Allen Council on slashing spending.

    A public announcement on how to save tax-payers money should be in order. There is a need to stop individual ballot City, County, and School tax increases in the form of referendum this 2008-2009.

  4. Bobett Kelley on July 25th, 2008 1:45 am

    Vote No! on any ballot referendum this year.

    It’s all about the Local City, Schools and the County hiking up taxes in the form of long term taxes.

    Vote No!

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