Last night Peoria had the second budget study session. This year has certainly been different than previous years. Going into the meeting (which went from 5-8pm), budget staff had planned on getting through five or maybe even six departments. Things didn't quiet go that way...
After some intense scrutiny two departments were able to present last night.
The council is asking lots of questions, obviously, and many of them are good questions but the quantity is just so high. Both departments (Police and Public Works if you were curious) last night did a nice job and took care of council concerns. Historically, the city completes the sessions in three nights and a forth is scheduled just in case. This year, who knows? So I guess I'll just say two down and a long ways to go.
Sounds like its time for you to buckle down for the long haul. I imagine in this tough economic time that budget meetings are much more under the microscope than usual. If you think about it and you are around for when the fire department presents and you can throw up a little information about how theirs goes I would be greatly appreciative! Good post.
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