Dean, what will that extra $250,000 - $300,000 do, you ask? You could start by designating it to an educational program. I mean really state what it is to be used for, not drop it into a black hole within the already scary school district budget. Then you can all feel proud of yourselves. Yes, every little bit DOES help. The taxpayers are going to have a little budget shortfall in their weekly paychecks and city services;you all can tighten your budgets, too. Share the pain means more than lip service. We are very serious. You all work for us, not yourselves. In business, when business is not good, nobody gets a raise. Simple economics.
Pamela Taylor (Tampa)
Dean Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have not had the time to fully digest Lisa Goodman's post, but the
response below demonstrates why elected officials find it so damn difficult
to do anything about the budget crisis. I'm all for looking at paring back
executive staff raises but what's that going to actually do, save $250,000
to $300,000 a year? When we have a $11 MILLION per year gap? You can force all senior staff and electeds to work for a dollar and we will still have a
huge budget mess on our hands.
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