Update: A special meeting of the City Council will take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. to vote on the “proposed revised collective bargaining agreement with
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What’s Tom McCarthy’s Future?
He’s been mum publicly but according to several city employees City Council President Tom McCarthy, who’s also deputy director of Labor Relations, is saying he’ll
Read moreTop Stories March 2015: Ganim Moves Closer To Historic Comeback
OIB story highlights for March 2015. — Nothing like political star power to pad the campaign warchest. With “music and flavors of the East” Mayor
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City fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee, addressing the City Council Monday night in its final meeting of 2015, urged the supposed watchdogs of taxpayer dollars
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Oh those dreaded election-year budgets. Asserting to the City Council Wednesday night these are “staggering numbers to walk into,” Mayor Joe Ganim and his financial
Read moreLee Examines City’s Power Point Numbers On Budget
Citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee who has mined city budget books for years shares his thoughts following the Ganim administration’s disclosure of a $20
Read moreMining Financial Challenges
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
Read moreCouncil 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
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