A city ordinance requires municipal officials both elected and serving on boards to file residency forms every January with the Town Clerk’s Office validating their home addresses. While some have complied, others have not and in at least one case there’s movement to consider removal of the chair of the Civil Service Commission whose residence […]
Entries Tagged as 'John Marshall Lee'
The Nuances Of City Residency
September 27th, 2018 · 39 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Civil Service, News and Events
Tags: Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Eleanor Guedes·John Marshall Lee·Mark Anastasi·Pete Spain
Meanwhile, Moore Receives Kudos For WPCA Action
September 14th, 2018 · 9 Comments · City Politics, State Politics
Black Rocker around town John Marshall Lee shares this commentary about Marilyn Moore’s legislative oversight of the collection practices at the Water Pollution Control Authority. HISTORY: For several years complaints were raised from Bridgeport property owners about the collection efforts of the Bridgeport WPCA regarding outstanding unpaid sewer bills with fees. If they were not […]
C’Mon Man, How About My Van?
August 16th, 2018 · 8 Comments · City Council, Law Enforcement, News and Events
John Marshall Lee provides an update on Linda Lee’s towed van. A good day to see what Acting Chief AJ Perez has arranged for Ms. Linda Lee in order to recover her van towed as authorized by Police Department. (This was the Silver Ford Econoline Van that was registered, plates were on, taxes paid, and insurance […]
Tags: AJ Perez·John Marshall Lee
From Fiscal Health To Physical Health
July 3rd, 2018 · 1 Comment · City Council, News and Events
Eschewing a presentation on fiscal health, citizen watchdog John Marshall Lee urged City Council members Monday night to become advocates for constituents suffering from respiratory illnesses. Last week an employee of a City Department asked me: “Where is your snow shovel?” What was he talking about? I brought this shovel on more than one occasion […]
For The Love Of Money, Taxpayer Money
June 19th, 2018 · 6 Comments · City Budget, News and Events
In what was Tom McCarthy’s likely final City Council meeting, a constant presence for many of those years, fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee, barked out a series of questions to members of the legislative body during the public speaking portion of the evening, wondering if proper attention is spent on the expenditure of taxpayer dough.
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·John Marshall Lee·Tom McCarthy
If Only They Could Print Money
June 6th, 2018 · 3 Comments · City Budget, City Council
In his Monday address to the City Council, citizen budget scrutineer John Marshall Lee highlighted taxpayer savings, including the city print shop, declaring “Perhaps we should outsource this City function and see if there is a savings of at least $150,000 to $200,000 ANNUALLY?”
Tags: Ed Adams·John Marshall Lee
For Flatto’s Department, An Achievement In Financial Reporting
October 11th, 2018 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, News and Events
It’s not exactly sexy work, and often dizzying crunching budget numbers trying to explain to community watchdogs and City Council members what the financial documents mean. Finance Director Ken Flatto’s department has been awarded, among other U.S. municipalities, the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association for the Comprehensive Annual […]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Joe Ganim·John Marshall Lee·Ken Flatto