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Republican Town Chairman John Slater is urging attendance at the “Stop the Tax” rally scheduled for Saturday, 1:30 p.m. in front of the City Hall Annex, 999 Broad Street. The City Council will vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed budget Monday evening. From Slater: Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to voice their frustration regarding Mayor Finch’s proposed [...]
Entries Categorized as 'City Budget'
Slater Issues Call To Action
May 4th, 2012 · 5 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·John Slater
Tom White: OIB Misrepresented His Role
May 4th, 2012 · 7 Comments · City Budget, City Council
Tom White, legislative services director who provides staff support for the City Council, writes OIB inaccurately reflected the role of his job when declaring “Tom White, a council legislative staffer, who’d like to reform the way the council conducts business … .” OIB’s introductory remarks set up a commentary by city fiscal watchdog John Marshall [...]
Tags: John Marshall Lee·Tom White
City GOP Organizing Rally To Protest Finch’s Budget
May 2nd, 2012 · 12 Comments · City Budget, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Republican Town Chair John Slater is urging attendance at a rally on Saturday, 1:30 p.m. in front of City Hall Annex to protest Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal that calls for a 2.7 mil increase representing more than $400 to the average city homeowner. The City Council will vote on the mayor’s spending package Monday [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·John Slater
Big Mac Issues Budget Schedule
May 1st, 2012 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council
The full City Council will vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed budget Monday May 7, according to an email circulated by City Council President Tom McCarthy Monday night to legislative peers that details budget committee schedule and full council vote. McCarthy’s email:
Tags: Bill Finch·Tom McCarthy
Kohut Screams For Tax Strike
May 1st, 2012 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Education
Jeff Kohut, 2011 independent mayoral candidate, is calling on fellow taxpayers to join him in a tax strike as the City Council prepares to vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s budget that proposes to sock the average homeowner more than 400 clams to help finance $7 million more for city schools. Kohut writes in an OIB [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Jeff Kohut·Tom McCarthy
When Will The Council Vote On The Budget?
April 30th, 2012 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, News and Events
As three City Council members prepare for a Caribbean sojourn to present two decommissioned fire trucks to the government of the Dominican Republic, the council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee this week makes final preparations to vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed tax increase that includes $7 million more for city schools. But when? The full council is scheduled [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Leticia Colon·Lydia Martinez·Michelle Lyons
General Lee’s White Paper On City Council Stipends
May 4th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council
Most City Council members grimace when they see John Marshall Lee, and his bow tie, step up during legislative sessions. To them, he’s a major pain in the ass addicted to asking tough questions. God forbid council members be subjected to questions about the half-billion dollar budget they will vote on as a full body [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·John Marshall Lee·Santa Ayala·Tom White