Our response to

http://raisethehammer.org/article/1741/city_public_engagement_initiative_triggers_pr_fiasco

Another $400K, this time invested in consultants, outside our borders, for what appears to be a fairly straight forward information gathering IT project. This is in addition to the salaries paid to the City’s IT department. That should not be taken as a shot at the hardworking, frontline IT . . . → Read More: ACCOUNTABILITY 2014!]]> http://civicleague.ca/2013/01/accountability-2014/feed/ 0 http://civicleague.ca/2012/12/2013-police-budgeting-needs-a-change-of-culture/ http://civicleague.ca/2012/12/2013-police-budgeting-needs-a-change-of-culture/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:41:27 +0000 larry http://civicleague.ca/?p=458 The Police Board budget meeting was held in public in the City Hall Council Chamber on November 27, 2012. It was the first police budget meeting I have attended.  The Council Chamber was filled with uniformed and non-uniformed police officers, there to show solidarity for their chief.  Their chief financial officer, deputies and an accountant . . . → Read More: 2013 Police Budgeting Needs a Change of Culture]]> http://civicleague.ca/2012/12/2013-police-budgeting-needs-a-change-of-culture/feed/ 1 http://civicleague.ca/2012/11/an-elephant-in-the-equation/ http://civicleague.ca/2012/11/an-elephant-in-the-equation/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 03:15:06 +0000 larry http://civicleague.ca/?p=448 Like every story, there are two sides to every equation. One of the most important equations for the people at City Hall is the financial one relating expenses and revenues. It’s no different for citizens or businesses. If you spend more money than you make, bad things happen.

The staff and Councillors at City Hall have . . . → Read More: An Elephant in the Equation]]> http://civicleague.ca/2012/11/an-elephant-in-the-equation/feed/ 3