tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post3668035125947879140..comments2023-07-15T17:23:38.658-07:00Comments on The Carmel-by-the-Sea WATCHDOG!: Two Noteworthy 9 June 2009 Special City Council Agenda ItemsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-87025843622223211392009-06-10T12:07:36.385-07:002009-06-10T12:07:36.385-07:00The local, state, national and global economy is i...The local, state, national and global economy is in a recession. I would have a lot more confidence in the city's financial and administrative employees if they had examinied the current budget for inefficiencies and ways of cutting or decreasing the rate of increase in department budgets and possibilities of shifting monies from one department to another department to get a better job done before the city manager called for property owner assessments and truck fees and paid parking. <br />Governments always seem to use recessions as an excuse to tell us taxpayers we have to pay more in taxes, when they have not used our money well and learned to live within our means. <br />Why does the city need to raise taxes and fees when the city had a surplus last fiscal year? <br />I do not have much confidence in the people making finance decisions on our behalf for the above reasons. <br />The council, despite their so-called Republican label, do not seem to act responsibly with our money by trying to live within the budget they have year to year. We are very fortunate to have the amounts of property taxes, sales and hotel/motel taxes we do have and the large amounts in reserves prove that so the call for higher fees and taxes is uncalled for at this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com