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Mayor's office to consider 20% budget cut in preparation of successful St. George effort
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:02 am
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:02 am
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BATON ROUGE – In a quiet email Wednesday, the mayor’s office issued a news release warning of a significant revenue reduction to the city-parish budget should the proposed City of St. George successfully carve out a new municipality in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The mayor’s office said St. George could suck about $48.3 million from the city-parish budget annually. Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s office called the budget change “devastating.”
“This analysis shows the devastating effect an incorporation would have on the remaining residents of the City-Parish who, currently, are not allowed to vote on the issue,” the mayor said in a prepared statement.
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Broome threatened a government cutback should St. George move forward: “Given that budgeted amounts for debt service and constitutional mandates cannot be reduced, these numbers reveal that every City-Parish department and agency would need to be cut by a minimum of 18% across the board. If we protect public safety from the cuts – our police and fire fighters – the budgets for all remaining City-Parish departments and agencies would need to be reduced by a minimum of 45%.”
“A budget reduction of the magnitude described in the study would equate to cuts to City-Parish services as well as sweeping cuts to all agencies that receive local government support.”
To plan for the likelihood of St. George being approved by voters in the fall, the mayor’s office said it is requiring all departments and agencies to submit a version of budgets that account for a 20% cut. Departments and agencies will be required to outline service impacts associated with the reduced funding level.
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Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:03 am to SPEEDY
I’m thinking They’re gonna need a hell of a lot more than 20%..has anyone done the math to see how much tax money ST. George would take?
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:04 am to SPEEDY
I love this.
They shite on those in South and East of the parish.
Now they are going to get what they deserve.
They shite on those in South and East of the parish.
Now they are going to get what they deserve.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:05 am to SPEEDY
Straight out of Gov Edwards and the Progressives playbook. Scare tactics.
Don’t whine to me. Tell me how you are going to maintain vital governmental functions in the face of budget cuts by trimming unnecessary and bloated programs. That’s what a leader would do.
Don’t whine to me. Tell me how you are going to maintain vital governmental functions in the face of budget cuts by trimming unnecessary and bloated programs. That’s what a leader would do.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:07 am to SPEEDY
They’re also going to cancel LSU football
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:14 am to SPEEDY
Haldane was going off this morning about proposed legislation that would basically allow the Governor to block any incorporation that would impact over xxx thousands of people. It is so narrowly written that anyone paying attention could see it's made exclusively to block St. George.
If anyone can find a link to the legislation, that would be greatly appreciated.
If anyone can find a link to the legislation, that would be greatly appreciated.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:15 am to SPEEDY
You left out the best part which is Broome saying she fully supports the bill that would allow the entire parish to vote on St. George because their "breakaway" would negatively affect the "entire parish".
1. It's not a breakaway.
2. The "entire parish" is not negatively affected, just the portions that leech off of St. George.
3. She's basically saying the citizens of St. George have no right to decide their own future.
If that's not enough to vote her out next election, I don't know what it will take. I think St. George will pass easily, but the parish as a whole is lost because the morons will keep voting Broome types into office.
1. It's not a breakaway.
2. The "entire parish" is not negatively affected, just the portions that leech off of St. George.
3. She's basically saying the citizens of St. George have no right to decide their own future.
If that's not enough to vote her out next election, I don't know what it will take. I think St. George will pass easily, but the parish as a whole is lost because the morons will keep voting Broome types into office.
This post was edited on 5/8/19 at 10:16 am
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:16 am to SPEEDY
If Sharon had balls she would cut some departments well past 20%
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:17 am to SPEEDY
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:18 am to SPEEDY
I thought St George was the ones who would have revenue problems after the split? At least that is what Together Baton Rouge is saying.
Truth is, EBR already has revenue/spending problem now and wishes it could raise taxes.
Truth is, EBR already has revenue/spending problem now and wishes it could raise taxes.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:18 am to SPEEDY
Shouldn't there be a lesser need for money since a giant area doesn't need the money anymore?
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:20 am to SPEEDY
Looks like they may have to terminate those Denali and Escalade leases early.
frick them all. Let NBR support their illegal habits from now on.
frick them all. Let NBR support their illegal habits from now on.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:32 am to SPEEDY
Sounds like it would have been cheaper to address the community’s concerns about their local services.
They spent more time trying to annex segments to attempt to make the departure less viable than it would have to simply annex St George and work the problem.
They spent more time trying to annex segments to attempt to make the departure less viable than it would have to simply annex St George and work the problem.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:36 am to SPEEDY
So they lose $48.3 in revenue but also lose having to spend that in the area that will be St. George? It's a wash.
The only reason they would be worried is if they had been robbing the southern half of the parish and spending St. George's money elsewhere. Or even worse, siphoning it off.
The only reason they would be worried is if they had been robbing the southern half of the parish and spending St. George's money elsewhere. Or even worse, siphoning it off.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:45 am to SPEEDY
<--for Mayor of ST. George
Posted on 5/8/19 at 11:12 am to SPEEDY
Scare tactics.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 11:28 am to SPEEDY
The Facebook meltdown will be incredible if st George happens
Posted on 5/8/19 at 11:30 am to SPEEDY
Will her or Tarsha Clark Amar be taking pay cuts as well?
Seriously doubt it.
Seriously doubt it.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 11:36 am to SPEEDY
quote:
“This analysis shows the devastating effect an incorporation would have on the remaining residents of the City-Parish who, currently, are not allowed to vote on the issue,” the mayor said in a prepared statement.
This is the real point.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 11:39 am to SPEEDY
SWB is such a dickbag. Had she worked with St. George instead of putting her priority and interest on North Baton Rudge, then she could have potentially avoided this.
Good for St. George. Let BR and SWB wallow in what they've earned.
Good for St. George. Let BR and SWB wallow in what they've earned.
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