"WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE, WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE." Canto VI. Stanza 17.

RECOVENE & REWRITE THE BUDGET???

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING, RIGHT??

DUGGER SAID THE BUDGET WAS DONE
& IT "BALANCED" NO PROBLEM! A-OK!!
BUDGET COMMITTEE WAS DISBANDED!

NO NEED TO CALL ANOTHER MEETING!

WHAT HAPPENED MAYOR? WHERE OH

WHERE DID THIS BUDGET TEAM OF 3

ACCOUNTANTS (DAVID ROWLAND AND

MR. & MRS. EDIGER) AND ONE VERY

MUCH "NON-ACCOUNTANT" DUGGER

GO WRONG? HOW CAN THIS BE????


BUDGET HAS HAD ONE READING AND

ONE PUBLIC READING (NOT REALLY,

BUT LET'S PRETEND IT DID). SO NOW

IF WE CHANGE THE BUDGET DOES IT

NOT FOLLOW THAT WE START OVER?

THAT IS..LAW REQUIRES BOARD TO GO

BACK TO FIRST READING THEN ANOTHER

PUBLIC READING AND FINAL READING

ASSUMING BOARD DOESN'T CHANGE

THE BUDGET AGAIN??? WHO KNOWS?


GET OUT THE BIGGEST ERASER YOU CAN

FIND AND ONLY USE PENCILS NO BALL-

POINT PENS ALLOWED. 2 + 2 DOESN'T
EQUAL 4 ANYMORE! EVERYTHING IS NOW

RELATIVELY SPEAKING...THAT IS-- IT ALL

DEPENDS--DON'T ASK ON WHAT? IT JUST

DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH WE CAN "SLIP

'N SLIDE BY LOCAL VOTERS.

NEXT GET OUT THE BIGGEST "RUBBER

STAMP" YOU CAN FIND CAUSE WE ALL

ARE GOING TO NEED IT. NO WAY OUT OF

THIS UNLESS WE (BOARD) AND BUDGET

COMMITTEE "RUBBER STAMP THIS
SUCKER TO DEATH." AND STOP TALK-
ING TO THE PRESS AND DON'T TELL WHO
IS ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. JUST

STOP IT...NOW!

OLD ADVICE SAYS...IF YOU COME TO A

FORK IN THE ROAD TAKE IT! TROUBLE IS

TOWN BOARD & BUDGET COMMITTEE

DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO OR WHAT

TO DO? CAN YOU REPEAT AFTER ME...

"HIRE A TOWN MANAGER (CEO) NOW!"

YES, GOD CERTAINLY DOES LOVE UNPAID

VOLUNTEERS AND NON-PROFESSIONALS.

BUT WE'VE RUN OUT OF TIME AND MONEY.

SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS LEADERS KNOW

INSTINCTIVELY WHEN TO STOP THE BLEED-
ING AND START OVER FAST.

NOLENSVILLE NEEDS A PROFESSIONAL AND

EXPERIENCED CITY MANAGER "YESTERDAY"

AND PAID TO START WORKING ASAP.

FREE ADVICE TO MAYOR! STOP TRYING TO

FINANCE WHAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. JUST SAY

"NO" TO NEW TOWN HALL, NEW RECREATION

CENTER AND EXPENSIVE 4TH OF JULY FIRE-

WORKS! WATCH FIREWORKS ON TV...SAVE A

BUNCH OF MONEY AND NO ONE GETS HURT!

WAKE UP NOLENSVILLE...JUNE 7TH IS YOUR

VERY LAST CHANCE TO SPEAK UP AND DEMAND

TOWN BOARD STOPS "DEFCIT FINANCING".