{"id":2765,"date":"2009-11-24T13:23:26","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T19:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=2765"},"modified":"2009-11-24T13:23:26","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T19:23:26","slug":"debate-over-budget-doesnt-stop-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=2765","title":{"rendered":"Debate Over Budget Doesn’t Stop Passage"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Carol Arnett<\/strong><\/p>\n

After some contentious discussion, the Florissant City Council passed a budget for fiscal year 2010 at Monday\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n

Councilwoman Karen McKay said she would support the budget, but she first made a motion to remove funds for a second, part-time bailiff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI find it disrespectful to city employees to hire a bailiff,\u201d she said, when employees are taking a 3% pay cut. McKay\u2019s motion was voted down.<\/p>\n

McKay read a statement explaining why she supported the budget. She said that she regretted the pay cut employees were taking, but could not see an alternative. \u201cOnce the economic crisis is over, salaries should be the first thing restored,\u201d she said.\u00a0 She said there were some good things in the budget. \u201cMayor Lowery said he is sending his personal bodyguard back to the police department, and that will be one more officer on the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Councilman Andrew Podleski said he could not support the budget. He said there were some things in the budget that he could not support, such as money for help wanted ads, employee drug testing, and some other items.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could take some things out and give the employees a smaller pay cut,\u201d he said. Podleski also cited the golf course as a drain on the city. \u201cIt\u2019s estimated it will lose $168,000 this year,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s unconscionable that we\u2019re still flushing money down this endless pit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Councilman Tim Lee disagreed. \u201cIf we close the golf course, we still have to meet its expenses,\u201d Lee said. \u201cWe don\u2019t make money on the aquatic center and the tennis courts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Podleski also said he could not always get answers to his questions during the budget process.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cAre you saying you were censored?\u201d asked Council President Tom Schneider. \u201cIf so, you own us an apology.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I won\u2019t do that,\u201d Podleski replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of the toughest decisions I\u2019ve had to make as a councilman,\u201d said Councilman Keith Schildroth. He said the pay cut was difficult for employees, but it would save jobs. \u201cI was recently laid off after 32 years with the same company,\u201d he said. \u201cI would have taken a 3% pay cut if I could have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayor Robert Lowery said the council was not focusing on the important things. \u201cWe should be talking about the unemployed in the city; we should be talking about the recession,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

City resident Kevin O\u2019Donnell commented on the council bickering. \u201cYour speeches are touching,\u201d he said, \u201cbut it\u2019s obvious there is some resentment between the mayor and some council members.\u201d Schneider cautioned him to speak only on the budget.<\/p>\n

After the vote, Councilman Keith English spoke about the arguing among the council. \u201cWhat I witnessed here again year after year is more political games with some of the council members,\u201d he said. \u201cI hate to see it at this time when we have to make cuts, which is tough for all of us as the mayor and the rest of the council stated tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to apologize to all those city employees who are going to take the brunt of the blow, but just know that looking across the desk at the other person working with you that they\u2019ll have a job for another year,\u201d English said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI regret that this was personalized tonight,\u201d Mayor Robert Lowery said.\u00a0 \u201cThis budget that we have is a living budget. It\u2019s one that I will be looking at and the administration will be looking at,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will be looking for any way and\u00a0 anywhere that we can to cut funds during this recession period.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something we should not be pointing fingers at each about, and I have pointed no fingers at no one because it is no one\u2019s fault in this room. It\u2019s no one\u2019s fault in the city, so I would not do that. It has been done to me, but I would not do that,\u201d Lowery said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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