Finance Reports and Tax Classification

I have posted new City documents as they pertain to Financial Reports and the upcoming Tax classification Public hearing 12/7/2011.

Watch the B&F Committee meeting - http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/10747018 that goes over the Tax classification

Watch the City Council meeting - http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/10902688 that goes over deficit borrowing and the supplemental budget for 2011. See footage of Fiscal Overseer Robert Nunes discuss Deficit Borrowing, Free Cash, the FY2011 supplemental budget.

All documents discussed in the meetings can be found in the links to the right.

You can find most full City Council Meetings at http://www.cityoflawrence.com/council-tv-online.aspx. We can all thank Council President Frank Moran for getting these meetings posted on-line.

Budget Articles

Plan for more Police & Fire

http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x107496614/Lawrence-City-Council-considering-a-plan-to-adjust-union-contracts

Union's response to plan for more Police & Fire

http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1836252240/Lawrence-unions-outraged-over-plan-to-do-away-with-contracts

Tribune Editorial on plan for more Police & Fire

http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x1836252210/Editorial-Lawrence-cannot-walk-away-from-contracts/print

Plan for more Police & Fire defeated

http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x2014326790/Bid-to-cut-contracts-defeated-in-Lawrence

Councilor Laplante's Tribune Editorial
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x657337806/Column-Lawrence-is-also-running-a-trust-deficit

Budget & Finance Committee Proposed Budget cuts
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1358983947/Councilors-slash-500K-from-budget

Overseer Budget
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1358983071/Pricetag-for-Lawrences-deficit-woes-continues-to-rise

Degnan Pay Editorial
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x1910032867/Editorial-Degnans-extra-pay-sends-terrible-message

Overseer & Degnan pay
http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x93709183/Lawrences-financial-overseer-defends-mayoral-aides-salary

First Budget Hearing Article
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1910031483/Degnan-rapped-for-apparent-salary-increase-in-Lawrence-budget

Mayor Lantigua's Tribune Editorial
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x1910027675/Column-All-must-share-in-sacrifice-to-keep-Lawrence-afloat

Councilor Rivera's Tribune Editorial
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x1414102583/Column-Only-shared-sacrifice-will-get-Lawrence-through-this-crisis

Firefighter's No-Confidence vote article
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1910025653/Firefighters-vote-no-confidence-on-mayor-and-his-budget

Armerding Column:
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x93703650/Column-Unions-are-convinced-theres-always-more-money-somewhere

All Layoffs:
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1996910326/Pink-slips-going-to-115-Lawrence-employees

School Layoffs:
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x537289097/Lawrence-schools-could-face-60-70-layoffs

Fire Dept. Layoffs:
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1700423757/Lawrence-Fire-Department-told-to-prepare-for-25-to-30-layoffs

Tribune Editorial 6/3/2010:
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x1358969676/Editorial-Lawrence-unions-must-deal-to-save-jobs

Tribune Editorial on Teacher's willingness to negotiate:
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x2023217927/Editorial-Teachers-are-willing-to-talk-to-save-jobs

Teachers working with City:
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1414109475/Lawrewnce-teachers-union-president-confident-about-compromise

Tribune Community Poll:
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x1414111163/How-should-communities-deal-with-their-deficits

Tribune Editorial on Fire Chief:
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x1174304313/Editorial-Fire-chiefs-complaints-wont-get-job-done

Tribune Editorial on Accruals:
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x712211338/Editorial-Laid-off-city-workers-hit-the-jackpot

Tribune Editorial on Pending Cuts:
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x1414100695/Editorial-Pending-cuts-in-Lawrence-should-be-no-surprise

Tribune Editorial on Union Help:
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x500179116/Editorial-Lawrence-needs-union-help-in-fiscal-crisis

Tribune Editorial on Overseer:
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x993515013/Editorial-A-dose-of-realism-from-Lawrences-overseer

Union President Letter to the Editor:
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x908930092/Letter-Lawrence-has-lost-too-many-firefighters?keyword=secondarystory

Tribune Article on Financial situation:
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x546149859/Loans-state-control-needed-to-repair-Lawrence-budget/print