Middletown Forum : The Budget http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : City Manager : The Budget Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:35:40 +0000 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:03:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=610 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ The Budget : I agree, more positions need to... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=610&PID=2417&title=the-budget#2417 Author: Pacman
Subject: 610
Posted: Oct 20 2008 at 12:03pm

I agree, more positions need to be cut just as they are being cut in the private sector.  I also find the 3% raise per year for Unionized employees excessive in these economical times.  If non-unionized people get 2% sam for Union.  If the Union wants to go to arbitration then once the arbitration is done time to layoff some Police and Fire.  If the City does not get its number 1 expense under control it is finished.  ]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:03:36 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=610&PID=2417&title=the-budget#2417 The Budget : I agee, more positions should... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=610&PID=2415&title=the-budget#2415 Author: John Beagle
Subject: 610
Posted: Oct 20 2008 at 10:03am

I agee, more positions should be cut at the city.
I don't think it would be that hard to cut 10% off immediately, then look for additiona cuts after the dust settles.
 
But that just isn't how government works. Less revenue never results in job loss like it would in the private sector.
]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:03:23 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=610&PID=2415&title=the-budget#2415 The Budget : Two options for the city: Increase... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=610&PID=2414&title=the-budget#2414 Author: .308
Subject: 610
Posted: Oct 20 2008 at 9:39am

Two options for the city: Increase their revenue or lower their expenses. To do neither is just asking for trouble. But wait.. Perhaps they can save a dime when the next Bill Murphy starts out at a lower pay step... Ok all good now.]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:39:16 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=610&PID=2414&title=the-budget#2414 The Budget : According to the Journal article... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=610&PID=2410&title=the-budget#2410 Author: VietVet
Subject: 610
Posted: Oct 20 2008 at 6:55am

According to the Journal article today, there will be no position cuts in the city government. They will retain the 398 positions for 2009. The only position cuts made were part time parking control employees. I thought Ms. Gilleland was working on downsizing the positions in the city. What happened to that, Ms. Gilleland? 70% goes to police and fire protection. 70%!!!! A whopping $207,493 is going to street repair. That won't make a dent in money needed.Looks like they'll keep patching. I noticed the city revenue basically comes from income taxes, property taxes and other sources including "miscelleanous". Wonder what that is? Also notice that the 09 budget is more than the 08 budget by $883,221. This, from a city that has precious little money to begin with. The city's "carryover fund" is at 7.19 million. How much "carryover" does the city have to keep and could some of this "carryover" be diverted to the streets? Gee, it sounds like the city should start generating more money in the property tax, income tax categories by making an effort to attract decent jobs in here, but alas, we're losing Billy Murphy, our favorite "go-getter" who we know, was just on the cutting edge of attaining many job opportunities. 2009 promises to be more of the same old futility. ]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:55:49 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=610&PID=2410&title=the-budget#2410