UPDATE: Mayor named Thode fire chief today (Friday) Mayor Joe Ganim on Wednesday was joined by local Fire Union President Robert Whitbread and acting Chief
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Who Are Watchdogs On City Council?
City fiscal examiner John Marshall Lee Tuesday night encouraged City Council members to step up their watchdog roles in the city budget process. From Lee:
Read moreCity Reaches Tax Settlement With Trash-To-Energy Plant
The city has resolved a 10-year assessment battle with Wheelabrator Bridgeport, the waste-to-energy facility in Bridgeport’s West End serving 25 municipalities in three Connecticut counties.
Read moreRevenue Resuscitation, Debating Malloy’s Hospital Tax To Cure City Finances
Is Governor Dan Malloy’s hospital tax proposal just what the doctored ordered to aid fiscally troubled cities? Malloy’s two-year, $40 billion budget proposal calls for
Read moreThe Dollars And Cents Of Taxpayer Investments
Fiscal bloodhound John Marshall Lee spends days and nights examining financial reports to raise questions about spending justification. Does a purchase jibe with what’s good
Read moreGovernor, In Budget Address, Stresses Additional Aid To Cities
Stream of governor’s speech. Asserting “if a city has a mil rate over 40, not only is that city failing its residents, but Connecticut is failing
Read moreMalloy Promises To Ease Mandates On Communities, Will City Benefit?
The current session of the General Assembly is expected to experience a number of twists and turns as municipal leaders seek passage of new local
Read morePricey Public Safety Consultant Chapman Also Had Difficulty Controlling Overtime As Chief
Mayor Joe Ganim’s public safety consultant Wilbur Chapman, hired at $120,000 per year to reel in police overtime, had trouble doing that very thing when
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