County Board Budget Amendments (So Far)
The county board budget process is much harder to follow than the city's, but here's what I can figure out at the moment . . . it seems to be constantly changing, so stay tuned. Tonight they consider removing the jail from the budget, tomorrow night they consider planning for a restoration center and Thursday they consider videotaping their committee meetings!
City Finance Committee Operating Budget Amendments
Wow, don't show up 10 minutes late on budget night! I walked in during amendment one, they had already finished the other 7 agenda items. This is kinda quick and dirty, mostly unedited but spellchecked! :)
Madison Schools Week Ahead
6 meetings!
County Week Ahead
Budget season!! I wish I could tell you what the budget amendments will be . . . but you'll have to check back . . . HHN doesn't even have an agenda out yet.
City Week Ahead
Budget meeting tonight, lucky businesses getting their assessments lowered, Imagine Madison round 3, Water rates going up and much more!
What will the Council talk about Tonight?
2 reconsiderations and extra money for Heartland Housing.
How does that County Board Budget Process Work?
Beats the hell out of me. Clear. as. mud. The jail has a hearing tonight at PP&J (Public Protection and Judiciary), county board has a hearing tomorrow night.
Mark Clear Tries to Make Good
I guess he decided he does have an ethics problem and he's trying to fix it. Extra agenda item for tonight's Common Council Meeting.
County Week Ahead
7 of the 19 meetings before 5pm. Budget, budget, budget this week . . . $108 for the jail, the most expensive public works project in the county's history. Go Dane Go, GO!!! So much for the talk about equity and disparities . . . grrrr. And sorry this is late, I had about 20 minutes left and I thought I would "quick finish it at work" . . . ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
City Week Ahead
28 meetings, 12 start before 5pm, 1 cancelled, 3 have no agendas yet.
Alder Mark Clear’s Ethics Challenges
So, rumor has it, Mark Clear owns stock in Exact Sciences and recently tripled his investment, and yet he sponsored the resolution to give them $2.5M, voted on it at the city council meeting and failed to disclose this on his statement of interest forms or at the council meeting and he didn't disqualify himself from voting. Seriously? Yes, seriously.
City Operating Budget Initial Presentations (Part 2)
Here we go again . . . I missed the public input in favor of the police, hard to get here on time! Alders are also slowly trickling in.