City manager Kathie Grinzinger concludes only two solutions exist for 2014 and beyond: services must be re-ordered or eliminated, or revenue must be increased and/or diversified. She fails to consider re-ordering or eliminating administrative activities shown to be dysfunctional, duplicative and outmoded.2013 Proposed Budget Deficit $534,210
CITY ATTORNEY ACTIVITY
08‑2012 $1.26 Million $21,075/month
Proposed Budget $179,150
Dysfunctional:
Administration fails to achieve statute compliance and is unable to cite authority for its actions.
Duplicative:
Isabella County provides prosecutor activity.
Outmoded:
JonJoslin stated he, our attorney, the prosecuting attorney and the attorney general believe officials have done their job. Condoning breach of duty and non-compliance does not require attorneys and facilitates eliminating statutes.
PLANNING/COMMUNITY DEV ACTIVITY
08‑2012 $1.20 Million $20,003/month
Proposed Budget $212,940
Dysfunctional:
Administration fails to achieve currently adopted development goals and objectives.
Duplicative:
City has subcontracted updating the currently adopted Master Plan.
Outmoded:
Planning Commission and adopted planning rendered extraneous; Doug Piggott, AICP, PCP.
BUILDING INSPECTION ACTIVITY
08‑2012 $1.12 Million $18,671/month
Proposed Budget $170,500
Duplicative:
Isabella County provides building inspection activity.
SUBTOTAL
$562,590
2013 Proposed Budget Surplus $28,380
Perpetual Confusion
Autonomous Bureaucracy
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