Each of the 20 members of the City Council can access a $9,000 annual stipend presumably to be used in accordance with their duties as
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Watchdog To City Council: Taxpayers Are Underdogs, Stop The Waste
Citizen budget watchdog John Marshall Lee in his address to the City Council Monday night urged councilors to cut, cut, cut waste, starting with their
Read moreIf You Were A City Council Member, What Would You Slash From Mayor’s Budget?
You are in charge. You have the power. You can fillet the mayor’s proposed spending plan. We had a little give and take in a
Read moreCity Council To Receive Budget, Interim School Chief ‘Shocked’ By Mayor’s School Funding
Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed $522,966,587 budget will be officially submitted to the City Council tonight (Monday). The spending plan that calls for a hike of just under
Read moreMayor’s Budget Proposal Calls For Modest Increase
UPDATE: includes proposed budget here. Mayor Bill Finch has submitted a $522,966,587 spending plan to the City Council that calls for a modest hike of
Read moreBudget Time In The City, Finch’s Reelection Challenge
Mayor Bill Finch and city bean counters are putting the finishing touches on a spending plan for submission to the City Council at its next
Read morePolitical Eggcitement–Hens Only, No Gamecocks, Finch Feathers Chicken Ordinance (What About Capons?)
Mayor Bill Finch on Tuesday released details of a proposed ordinance allowing residents to raise as many as six chickens in backyard coops. A chicken
Read moreBawk, Bawk, Hatch Your Chickens, Mayor To Announce Poultry Ordinance
Will Chris Toole, the deflocked chicken man from the city’s animal shelter, be around for this? Mayor Bill Finch on Tuesday (today) with representatives of
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