Department Heads Disappoint Financial Committee

The Financial Committee expressed disappointment with the revenue proposals ("enhancements"/cost cutting) the City's Department Heads submitted recently.
Chairman Zunk: "I was really disappointed. Only one Dept. Head (reportedly Chief Press: Public Safety) did what we had asked . . . either we're not making enough money or spending too much . . . our goal is to make things better . . . can't continue to drift . . . only thing left . . . if people can't come forward with plans of their own . . . is for the Council to do it on its own imagination . . . could be ugly. I'm very very disappointed."
Member Grubin: " . . . (we need) a plan to take us out of the wilderness . . . (to) at least a break even point."
Member Mixon: "Its not so much this year . . . but next year and following years . . . got to start cutting now . . . golf course costs us too much money . . . (we) need to look at every facility in the city as well . . . streamline (operations)."
Golf Director Hall: "My hands are kinda tied. . . . been told (by Mayor Kant) not to worry about certain fees (potential increases) . . . said its gonna be offset by other funds . . . "
Member Mixon: ". . . let the Dept. Heads make their own recommendations."

Comments

Anonymous said…
the Mayor's just another phony slick politician. likes to take credit for all the city facilities and then blames the council for having to raise taxes and utility rates to fiance them!

gullible citizens who never attend these meetings seem to fall for his baloney though.
Anonymous said…
maybe now the truth is again made public about robbing peter to pay paul, people will understand why the city of fairhope is in the financial shape it is and why our utilities are so underfunded and in need of repair.
Anonymous said…
I understand the main reason they dont lay off unnecessary people in the public works department like other cities are doing is because they are close friends of the mayor and ford.
Anonymous said…
Speaking of wimps. I don't see the Mayor or Ford there? They always take all the credit for "making Fairhope what it is today" but run for exits when the hard financial decisions have to be made. Or in denial, hide their heads in the sand. Let others do it for them. Sad.