The upcoming
budget will be a very challenging experience and it will test the commission as
to where they are heading on serious issues. Are they going to massively raise
your taxes again? Our Budget Workshops are upcoming to set millage rates, debt
levy, adoption of initial assessment resolutions and to set times and dates for
public budget hearings, all at city hall. Visit CooperCitFL.org for dates and
times.
The decisions made during this upcoming budget process are going to be difficult and will affect all residents in an adverse way, and I am doing everything possible to avoid that on your behalf. It’s past time to address the issue of solutions in order to reduce costs, not continuing to promote unnecessary feel good services while continuing to neglect and not improve core services instead of select favorite programs. The likelihood is that your commission majority will massively raise taxes again because this isn’t a primary election year.
One reason I see that the city is such a mess financially is that most career politicians on the dais care far more about keeping their political jobs than about helping you keep yours. My recent challenge to my fellow commissioners is “what’s the tough choice in 2018 that you’re going to make in order to make Cooper City better, more efficient and less costly to run?” You guessed it…no responses by anyone on the commission. Just the typical rhetoric regarding the budget process which doesn’t put more money in your pocket.
I recently motioned to terminate the city
manager due to this continuing fiscal incompetence, lack of providing detailed
information on agenda items, lack of providing information to residents and
appointed board members. You guessed it, no support on your behalf from the
political alliance. How unfortunate that those who run the city seem to not
care a wit about those who pay their salary.
The city
faces immediate tough choices in order to make this next fiscal year a priority
to increase services, reduce taxes and improve customer service. My first
priority after public safety is creating local jobs and lowering your taxes.
Jobs are created here in our city by local business owners, not in Tallahassee
or in Washington. This is why we need to elect like-minded residents, so they
can save money and create more jobs.
One final note, there are candidates running for Districts 1 and 2 in November 2018, and I'm sure there are more to come. Hopefully you will make the right decision to seat commissioners in Districts 1 and 2 who will always look out for your best interests, not the interests of themselves and their political future or those who are political hacks of those on the commission.
To those of you that are concerned about what this commission wants to do regarding this upcoming budget process, please forward your concerns to me. I will voice them but I can assure you, they may be ignored if it puts money in your pocket.
One final note, there are candidates running for Districts 1 and 2 in November 2018, and I'm sure there are more to come. Hopefully you will make the right decision to seat commissioners in Districts 1 and 2 who will always look out for your best interests, not the interests of themselves and their political future or those who are political hacks of those on the commission.
To those of you that are concerned about what this commission wants to do regarding this upcoming budget process, please forward your concerns to me. I will voice them but I can assure you, they may be ignored if it puts money in your pocket.
