Comments on: Wednesday’s City Wire

By: Indiana_Barrister

Indiana_Barrister — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:15 +0000

A lot of agencies have already complied, last Friday was the deadline to have everything in to the 25th floor.

By: Melyssa

Melyssa — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:41:28 +0000

That column is excellent.

By: Think Again

Think Again — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:33:57 +0000

In the words of Madea, "you'd better ask somebody." DLGF's Advice to Taxing Authorities says the deadline is already here...to place legal advertisements properly, especially in weekly papers, they'd best be 'steppin. I've been part of the decision-making process before, and it hasn't changed in 25 years, calendar-wise:

Public hearings, last two weeks of August. Publication of Public Notice (Legal Ads): At least 10 days prior to hearing. To make publication deadlines for weeklies (almost all entities use The Recorder and/or that weekly lawyer newspaper whose name I now forget)...the ads must run twice.

So we're right-there.

And they've had those budgets for weeks. I talked to a council member who saw most of them a month ago. 95% complete. Absent some last tweaks.

It's not a huge deal, but obviously, they spoon-fed you that news tidbit, and you bought it. Unless he's our worst-mayor-ever (and the jury is still out on that), these agency heads had their budgets into the Comptroller and the 25th floor a month ago. Or more.

Tsk tsk.

By: Melyssa

Melyssa — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:33:54 +0000

Ok, so the city knows it is short and it found $33 million for the Pacers? Really? How does that math work again?

Also, the city needs to visit the IRS statements for The Arts Council and all the other organizations it funds to check on how much of its money is actually reaching programs and how much is going to salaries and admin. Ogden on Politics has analyzed several of the statements in the past.

By: Matthew Stone

Matthew Stone — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:15:43 +0000

If Adams gets a primary/slated challenger, the Dems will have my support. I was surprised she stuck around after voting against the HRO twice in 2006.

By: Abdul

Abdul — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0000

TA,

You jumped the gun. All agencies had to sumbit their plans to the COntroller for review, so he can make suggestions. We're still a few weeks off from public hearings. Not that I enjoy correcting you, but, I do on occasion. :-)

By: Think Again

Think Again — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:58:18 +0000

I hadn't heard anything about the Council DemCaucus's vote...please elaborate. I'll ask around, too. Could be an empty threat.

As for budgets, you apparently don't understand the budget process here: legal advertisements for all govt. entities' budgets, have to be run in the next week or two, in order to hold public hearings later in August. Those public hearings must, by law, be preceded by the legal advertisements. In order to be advertised, they have to be collected, assembled and, in some cases, approved (first draft). So, whoever told you they had just submitted their budgets, was once again blowing smoke up your rear...they've had those budgets in-hand for weeks, if not months. Or else they're more incompetent than I thought.

But hey, play along.

By: Nonameneeded

Nonameneeded — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:06:29 +0000

Hey Abdul, this is an excellent article from Walter Williams which doesn't match your topic here today, but an earlier topic. I thought you'd like to read it!

http://www.lewrockwell.com/williams-w/w-william...

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