Our blog community told you cuts where coming . . . Here's the how/why confirmed and better explained . . .
"Manager Troy Schulte explained to the City Council that the raise for public safety ($19 million) is bigger than the increase in total revenue for the General Fund ($6.7 million) — which means there’s a deficit that they’ll have to make up for elsewhere."
Public Safety Top Priority In Proposed KCMO Budget
"Manager Troy Schulte explained to the City Council that the raise for public safety ($19 million) is bigger than the increase in total revenue for the General Fund ($6.7 million) — which means there’s a deficit that they’ll have to make up for elsewhere."
Public Safety Top Priority In Proposed KCMO Budget
What happens when the well-cared for public safety employees can't reach their emergency destinations due to the city's purposeful neglect of streets, bridges, etc.?
ReplyDeleteWill KCMO simply pay them to sit idle at their stations?
LOL just a coincidence after Trump announced Fed Buck$ are going to dry up if you don't take law enforcement seriously.
ReplyDeleteSorry Troy. Your bullshit is totally obvious.
Like the KCBJ headline says...
ReplyDeleteThe Bond will keep KC's wheels from flying off
LMAO
This City has already clearly demonstrated that more is not necessarily better. Since we last passed the 2010 Public Safety Sales tax in November of that year, we've seen costly waste in building public buildings and mismanagement of funding for all costs thereto. Included in that funding was the hiring or additional officers. We are fully staffed with officers and more is not necessarily better. We now have the highest crime levels since passing that tax. It's pretty clear more police will not result in better control of crime or criminal activity. So, scaling back the budget seems like a better solution or one that should at least be under consideration. If police had pressure to perform and generate results through their performance, we'd see that both police and fire are fully funded and capable of much more for much less. That's my two cents.
ReplyDeleteI say give the firefighters and police 110% of the budget! Fire everyone else, including the council!
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ReplyDeleteScale back, add more, it doesn't matter.
It's called the Ferguson effect. So get off the cops back.
Sell off the trolley
ReplyDelete^^^^ I hear the trolley is causing businesses on the Plaza to close down. I read it here so it must be true.
ReplyDeleteIt's more investigative journalism than the Star seems willing or able to do.
DeleteWhat does Troy manage, exactly? Is he in charge of the Mayor's bullhorn storage and maintenance? No? Well then he must head up the Ignore Major Crime Wave department. No? Oh, does he run the Developer Service Department? That must be it. Certainly no regular citizens benefit from whatever the hell he's up to.
ReplyDeleteI dunno. Mayor's Menu Consultant?
The city knows they will need every vote they can get to pass the bond measure. It's SO clear that the city's generosity this year is part of a backroom deal to buy the union vote of fire and police. Trust me when I say, promises were made!
ReplyDeleteWTF ? We voted for the earning tax. That was supposed to do it. WTF
ReplyDeleteI think we are in full on implosion mode.
ReplyDeleteWhat a crock of shit.
ReplyDeleteHow much will the trolley be contributing to the City's coffers this year?
ReplyDeleteIf the streetcar would charge each of the tourist that ride it a couple of bucks, that should eliminate the deficit.
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