Imagine if you
went into a store and had a conversation with the proprietor or staff member
like this:
You: “Hello, I
would like to inquire about your services”
Store: “Hi there,
you may ask us anything”
You: “Great! Tell
me about your services”
Store: “We will
provide answers to your questions, just ask”
You: (getting a
little aggravated) “I AM asking”
Store: “And we
will answer you”
You: “So, what is
the answer?”
Store: “We answer
questions, M-F 9-5PM”
You: (running out
the door) “ARGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Now keep this
little encounter in mind when reviewing the following doom and gloom:
STEVE SAID:
“We
cannot subsidize operational costs by raiding the fund balance,” he wrote. “Yet
that is exactly what was done these past few years.” “We are going
to be presenting to the legislature in the next few weeks some collaborative
efforts among departments on how we can save money. We need to cancel contacts
that are unnecessary and we are in the midst of doing that now; I signed two
cancellation letters in the last week. We will continue to streamline the
county government.” (Maybe we
should add: “Cancel all extreme expenses like unnecessary construction costs in
excess of 12 million”-Auntie Alibi)
This is a
financial forecast in response to the questions posed by Jeff Berkman, Minority
Leader of the Legislature.
It might as well
have been: (and before you go crazy, this is fiction, for illustrative purposes
only)
Jeff: “Please
explain the details of the 60 million dollar deficit”
Steve: “We have a
$60 million deficit caused by the previous administration”
Jeff: “Could you
give details?”
Steve: “Refer to
my financial forecast”
Jeff “But the forecast
doesn’t give details/exact numbers as to how we are in such a state”
Steve: “We will develop
and send reports to the legislature anytime they ask.”
Jeff: “WE are
asking”
Steve: “It was
Eddie’s fault”
Jeff: “Now come on…”
Steve: “Valley
View (x)-$7 million=$60 million - y (if y=$75 million + 9.5 million”)
(for those of you not mathematically inclined): Steve is to Eddie as Obama is to Bush
Argh!!! 
Orange County Executive Branch in action
The comments by our CE sound like a comedy routine on SNL. We are no closer to getting an answer as we were in finding out whatever happened to Amelia Earhart or where Jimmy Hoffa is buried. Take another cup of the Kool-Aid... hear it won't hurt you.
ReplyDeleteAnd we will never get an answer from him. This County Executive is probably the WORST one we have ever had!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd those smart people he surrounds himself with, maybe are not so smart.