After a number of motions, some of which passed, and others failed, Council Members Gillaspie, Garner & Latas tried to talk sense into at least one other member, but it didn't happen.
The same four, Loomis, Kunisch, Abbott & Carter held firm in raiding the Contingency Fund of $380K, and the tentative budget was approved.
The final budget is scheduled to be on the June 17 Council agenda, and it's hard to believe it won't pass.
The same rationality was enunciated at this meeting as last week by those in the majority.
It just didn't make sense to hear some council people say we can't let workers go, but have to cut back expenditures or we'll be in dire straights, especially when the major cost to the town is its work force.
Talk about contradiction! Once again it was prevalent!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Oro Valley Council Agrees To Sign On To Support Goldwater Institute In Supreme Court
We had hoped that the full council would have signed on to be "a friend of the court" in the upcoming Supreme Court case of Turken vs. Gordon (CityNorth case.)
That didn't happen. It was a 5-2 vote with Mayor Loomis & Council Member Kunisch evidently thinking this was not in the best interest of Oro Valley.
Too bad.
That didn't happen. It was a 5-2 vote with Mayor Loomis & Council Member Kunisch evidently thinking this was not in the best interest of Oro Valley.
Too bad.
More On "Raiding" The Contingency Fund
We have extensively discussed our disgust with the mayor and three council members who saw fit to go behind the Town Manager's back to raid the contingency fund.
Here's what The Explorer article says.
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2009/06/03/news/doc4a25b1c08644a564166293.txt
Here's what The Explorer article says.
http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2009/06/03/news/doc4a25b1c08644a564166293.txt
John Musolf Says "Turn Over Library to Pima County"
In his letter to The Explorer, John suggests turning the library over to Pima County to avoid double taxation.
We would agree with John, unless the council sees fit to once again raid the contingency fund.
(Note: I'm being a bit sarcastic)
OV should give library to Pima County's district
From Feb. 4 through May 4, I served as an appointed member of the Oro Valley Library Public Library Review Task Group. I resigned as a member of that library committee effective May 4.
In FY2009-'10, Oro Valley taxpayers will be making a tax payment of $2.35 million for the Pima County Free Library Tax for the operation of the Pima County Free Library District, composed of 27 branches.
Eleven of these 27 branches were former City of Tucson library branches that were turned over to the PCLD in an intergovernmental agreement in 2006.
The Oro Valley Library is currently classified as an "affiliate" of the PCLD. This means the town needs to project a budget of $1.25 million in FY 2010 from the Oro Valley general fund to pay for the operation of the affiliate Oro Valley Public Library.
The Pima County Free Library District is projected to reimburse the Oro Valley General Fund only $626,284 of that town budget even though Oro Valley taxpayers will contribute $2.35 million to PCLD.
Oro Valley taxpayers must make tax payments to the Pima County Free Library District as required by law. The town expects taxpayers to also fund the operation of the Oro Valley Public Library "affiliate" status through its general fund. This is double taxation for Oro Valley taxpayers.
This leaves a budget "shortfall" to the Oro Valley taxpayers general fund of $625,122.
The town is facing an estimated $4.2 million budget deficit. The town is looking to cover the budget "shortfall" through a number of actions. One of these actions is a reduction of town jobs.
In my opinion, Oro Valley can no longer justify paying double taxation for the Oro Valley Public Library "affiliate" status from the general fund while cutting people's jobs.
In my opinion, the only viable option is to turn over the Oro Valley Public Library to the Pima County Free Library District.
The town council should start work to create an intergovernmental agreement to turn over the Oro Valley library to the Pima County Free Library District.
John Musolf,Oro Valley
We would agree with John, unless the council sees fit to once again raid the contingency fund.
(Note: I'm being a bit sarcastic)
OV should give library to Pima County's district
From Feb. 4 through May 4, I served as an appointed member of the Oro Valley Library Public Library Review Task Group. I resigned as a member of that library committee effective May 4.
In FY2009-'10, Oro Valley taxpayers will be making a tax payment of $2.35 million for the Pima County Free Library Tax for the operation of the Pima County Free Library District, composed of 27 branches.
Eleven of these 27 branches were former City of Tucson library branches that were turned over to the PCLD in an intergovernmental agreement in 2006.
The Oro Valley Library is currently classified as an "affiliate" of the PCLD. This means the town needs to project a budget of $1.25 million in FY 2010 from the Oro Valley general fund to pay for the operation of the affiliate Oro Valley Public Library.
The Pima County Free Library District is projected to reimburse the Oro Valley General Fund only $626,284 of that town budget even though Oro Valley taxpayers will contribute $2.35 million to PCLD.
Oro Valley taxpayers must make tax payments to the Pima County Free Library District as required by law. The town expects taxpayers to also fund the operation of the Oro Valley Public Library "affiliate" status through its general fund. This is double taxation for Oro Valley taxpayers.
This leaves a budget "shortfall" to the Oro Valley taxpayers general fund of $625,122.
The town is facing an estimated $4.2 million budget deficit. The town is looking to cover the budget "shortfall" through a number of actions. One of these actions is a reduction of town jobs.
In my opinion, Oro Valley can no longer justify paying double taxation for the Oro Valley Public Library "affiliate" status from the general fund while cutting people's jobs.
In my opinion, the only viable option is to turn over the Oro Valley Public Library to the Pima County Free Library District.
The town council should start work to create an intergovernmental agreement to turn over the Oro Valley library to the Pima County Free Library District.
John Musolf,Oro Valley
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