Patience and qualifications have paid off for Anne Kelly-Lenz who has been named city finance director. She had been serving in an acting capacity. News
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General Lee’s Search For Answers
When John Marshall Lee speaks, a number of City Council members experience that sinking feeling. The financial watchdog will take a bite out of council
Read moreGeneral Lee: Public Financial Attention Deficit Disorder
Financial watchdog John Marshall Lee, in his latest OIB commentary, raises a series of questions about city bean counters’ financial accountability. School doors will once
Read moreHe’s Baaack! Financial Watchdog Returns–Good Gravy, An Avalanche Of Financial Reports
City budget examiner John Marshall Lee, the resident stick in the eye to city bean counters, is back from vacation in Ireland. (Some pols wish
Read moreWhat’s In Your Tax Bill?
City tax bills will hit mailboxes any day now. That noise you just heard wasn’t an early July 4th celebration. The mil rate for the
Read moreAs Budget Year Ends, What’s Going On?
With the city’s budget year ending June 30, fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee in his latest commentary weighs in on the city’s financial reporting. “FFFRGate”–Finch’s
Read moreCouncil Sets Tax Rate–Kuchma Plans New Downtown Development
The City Council Monday night set the mil rate for the budget year starting July 1 at 41.11, a tax increase that represents about $230
Read moreSmith: Charter Revision Document Flawed
Some towns play political softball, other towns play hardball … in Bridgeport they play hand grenades.—Philip Smith Phil Smith knows a lot about city politics.
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