Quote Originally Posted by 313hero View Post
Didnt they just pass the budget? so why is it expected to be 150+m in the hole by April. Didnt the city council want to cut more but Bing backed out???
Bing-O

Council said his budget was too optimistic and he said Council was wrong. He said a 10% salary cut was needed from the unions two years ago. He got that and it is still in place. He came back for benefits concessions, including increases in healthcare co-payments, healthcare premiums and healthcare deductibles. Still it's not enough.

In the meantime, the City gives tax breaks that it cannot afford and spends money on contractors without insisting on a return on investment.

Close down all the neighborhood city halls or whatever they are being called now. We cannot afford them for the type of service they provide. Rescind some of those tax breaks we cannot afford. Get Compuware out of Buildings and Safety and Income Tax where they have cost millions of dollars over the last year without anything tangible [[and profitable) to show for it.