Two weeks into a new mayoralty, Joe Ganim’s administration is trying to get its arms around an inherited budget deficit, a declaration financial chiefs shared
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Council Urged To Hear Public At Committee Meetings
With a new City Council seated, city fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee encouraged the budget and legislative body to open up its committee meetings to
Read moreCity Council Committee To Hear From Officials About Messy Budget Picture
City officials including Mayor Joe Ganim are expected to update the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee about the state of city finances Monday (tonight),
Read moreCitiStat Program Is Sayonara
The so-called government efficiency program CitiStat started by former Mayor Bill Finch is history, a cost-cutting measure by Mayor Joe Ganim. From CT Post scribe
Read moreThe Roar Of Red Ink, Ganim Grapples With Finch Budget Deficit, More Than $10 Million
The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee Monday night will likely hear some sobering news from Ganim administration financial chiefs: a mid-year budget deficit of
Read moreGanim Names Budget And Labor Chiefs
With the retirement of budget chief Tom Sherwood, Mayor Joe Ganim has elevated veteran financial official Nestor Nkwo to serve as director of the Office
Read moreMcCarthy Wins Unanimous Vote For Council Presidency
UPDATE: committee chairs. On a night Joe Ganim presided over his first City Council meeting in more than 12 years, Tom McCarthy once again was
Read moreWhat’s Stuffed In Your Holiday Sock? More Elections!
A new mayor, new city clerk, new town clerk, new school board members, several new City Council members. The 2015 election cycle was arguably a
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