Board of Estimates Budget meeting! Part II: Operating Budget
To read in chronological order, you'll want to read the post below about the Board of Estimates Capital Budget amendments first. After...
Operating Budget Highlights for Proposed Department Budgets
When we get the operating budget, the information is a summary of quite a bit of information and we have very little detail. ...
A Different Way to Look at Things
So, the police department didn't have to cut 3% like all the other departments and now they have over nearly $3M in supplemental requests...
2007 Budget – Sick Leave Not Implemented, And More
Wouldn't you assume that when something gets put into the budget and it gets the votes on the council, that it would get implemented....
Call the Building Inspector!
Last week, I got into a little argument with George Hank from Building Inspection. The argument went something like this (yes, its edited...
It’s not in there.
In looking at the Capital Budget, I was at first horrified. Then just very disappointed. And now, even more people are being...
Solving "Crime" – Feel Good Ordinances or Real Solutions?
Amen! Paul Soglin said it pretty well - except for the part where he said half the city council is making it hard...
City Operating Budget: What’s in? What’s out?
Here's the run down. A quick overview of the information that we got today:(links are to the sections of the budgets for each...
Budget Spin gone amuk!
So, I do this crazy thing. From time to time, I actually listen to AM radio. Let's just call it "opposition research"....
Budget time is coming, and I"m feeling cranky.
You know, when we pass the budget, we fight quite a bit over what does and does not get funded. We scrimp and...
It’s a stick up!
Police overtime. You have no choice, you have to pay it. It's an annual heist and we pay and pay and...
Is the Mayor above the Law?
Can he just ignore Madison General Ordinances because he thinks he has a better idea? If so, why not just eliminate the Common...