County Executive Charlie Dooley pledged in an interview after the vote to keep the County Council and the citizenry better informed about the county's finances and budget in 2012.
"We will do a better job of communicating with the County Council, and being open and transparent, " Dooley said. "Everyone will know where we are. We have challenges but also opportunities."
Dooley said the budget "kicks the can" of some budget problems down the road. "In my lifetime, the economy has not been this bad," Dooley said.
Dooley proposed on Tuesday a standing County Council committee to meet biweekly or monthly to discuss the status of the budget all year.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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Doesn’t Dooley realize how transparent he is already? We can all see through the things he does and says.
ReplyDeleteIs it even remotely possible for him to do worse?
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