tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post4662533343392504931..comments2024-03-29T06:40:35.298-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Jackson City Council responds to Mayor with its own budget proposal. Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-60770898938437537052015-09-01T22:06:15.633-05:002015-09-01T22:06:15.633-05:00Kingfish - is the city paying for all these concer...Kingfish - is the city paying for all these concerts like the rhythm and blues fest and this Bobby Rush deal at Thalia Mara? How about a FOIA request on these concerts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-55693195568306335732015-08-31T15:31:02.126-05:002015-08-31T15:31:02.126-05:00I find it appalling that Yarber's team knew LA...I find it appalling that Yarber's team knew LAST year that this budget crisis was going to happen, by using $15 million in one time money to balance the budget. <br /><br />They drew down reserves last year and, oops, no reserves this year? I guess he thinks nobody will notice that his staff is so incompetent that they couldn't plan ahead, given a whole year's notice. <br /><br />We need a good, basic city government, at a size that we can afford, given we already pay the highest tax rate of anybody else in the state. Downsizing the bureaucracy of city government to fit what we need and can afford is one of the most important functions of the elected mayor. Damn, Tony. You just failed that task, big time.<br /><br />Stacey, can you give some remedial training to the budget office (and the mayor), because I don't think they know what they're doing - other than having fun playing political games, at taxpayer expense.<br /><br />It ain't a pretty sight. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-20979125018251249842015-08-31T12:02:48.978-05:002015-08-31T12:02:48.978-05:00Cutting next years budget sounds great. But where...Cutting next years budget sounds great. But where is the comparison to last year's budget. Without that comparison we could be looking at no actual cuts to an actual operating budget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-78859787616637802512015-08-31T09:40:52.813-05:002015-08-31T09:40:52.813-05:00City Council takes the heat on cuts and Mayor does...City Council takes the heat on cuts and Mayor doesn't raise taxes, sounds good to me. What would be the hesitation in not adopting this plan? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com