"some guy from mapledale" posted a question on the previous post asking what are the program areas in the 2007 Cleveland budget that increased 10% or more from 2006. Here they are:
City Council - 18%
Clerk of Courts - 46%
Office of Mayor - 30%
Public Safety - Directors Office - 15%
Public Safety - Dog Pound - 23%
Community Relations - 28%
Public Service - Administration - 28%
Parks/Recreation/Properties - Director's Office - 13%
Parks/Recreation/Properties - Recreation - 12%
Parks/Recreation/Properties - Parking Facilities - 12%
Urban Planning/Dev. - Community Dev. - Director's Office - 25%
Urban Planning/Dev. - Community Dev. - Admin. Services - 21%
Urban Planning/Dev. - Community Dev. - Neighborhood Dev. - 16%
Urban Planning/Dev. - Building & Housing - Code Enforcement - 11%
Urban Planning/Dev. - Regulatory Boards/Commissions - Zoning Appeals - 27%
Urban Planning/Dev. - Regulatory Boards/Commissions - Landmarks Commission - 17%
Urban Planning/Dev. - Economic Development - 107%
Urban Planning/Dev. - Equal Opportunity - 14%
Urban Planning/Dev. - City Planning Commission - 13%
Consumer Affairs - 50%
Aging - 46%
Finance - Director's Office - 71%
Finance - Assessments/Licenses - 32%
Finance - Purchases & Supplies - 21%
Finance - Internal Audit - 18%
Finance - I.T. Services - 47%
Finance - I.T. & Planning - 28%
Finance - Financial Reporting & Control - 37%
Office of Management & Budget - 24%
I don't know about y'all, but these program areas seem to be heavy on administration and very light on anything that provides additional direct services to the taxpaying citizens of Cleveland. Maybe there is a justification for these increases in these areas, but we need to ask for it from our elected city leaders.
The scary thing for me is that the Mayor's Estimate that City Council uses to review the budget does not contain these percentage increases -- I had to calculate these numbers myself. Want to guess how many of our City Council folks to the time to do this on their own?
CEP
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
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4 comments:
did they get to you?
they must have threatened you in some way, eh?
Anonymous -- Nah, they didn't get to me. I have been distracted by working as legal counsel for Put It On The Ballot.com and coordinating the group's effort to collect signatures at the Cuyahoga County Fair. Things have settled down a bit now and I'll try to resume a more regular posting schedule. Keep the faith man.
CEP
how many signatures do they have at this point? if they have a shot at getting the 40k, i'll help with the effort. might as well get myself in their crosshairs again. what the hell?
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