As Dr. Yood noted on his blog, Monday's City Council meeting was short and sparsely attended. The Sysnet contract was pulled (parliamentarians can argue whether it was properly withdrawn or should have been tabled indefinitely) and new bids will be sought for IT services.
Also on Monday, CBAC Chairman Sal Carrano left printouts of questions that members will be asking of city staff. In my opinion, some of the questions showed a fundamental lack of understanding of the budget process, more than Ron West or any other city official could possibly address in three two-hour sessions. It is ultimately up to the governing body to deal with the budget at this point anyway, so if the CBAC report helps, good; if it turns out to be just a lot of political posturing and puffery, the council can just move on to amendments and final passage and that's that for 2016.
Budget deliberations began tonight and will be held on Monday, April 18 and Turesday, April 26, all at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center, 400 E. Front St. The CBAC report/feedback is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27, also 7 p.m. at the Senior Center.
Possible budget amendments will be introduced at a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 2 in Municipal Court, preceding the agenda-fixing session at 7:30 p.m. The amendments must be published and then there will be a public hearing and possible adoption of the 2016 budget at a special meeting, 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 at the Senior Center. (There is also a Planning Board meeting scheduled at the same time in City Hall Library.)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment