It is too bad that many in New London see the actions of the New London City Council in voting down Agenda item 7.2 Financial Consultant as a bad thing. The motion by Michael Passero was to reaffirm a contract with Lee Erdman as a financial consultant to the city council was handily defeated.
This was the right move and Council President Hyslop, Councilor Richardson, Councilor Nolan and Councilor Dominguez are to be commended for saving the city money in this swift action of the city council. The defeat handed to Councilor Passero, Councilor Olsen and Councilor Tranchida was well deserved.
No one can dispute that the financial data and analysis by Mr. Erdman is essential to an effective and transparent budgetary process by the city council. As Councilors Council President Hyslop, Councilor Richardson, Councilor Nolan and Councilor Dominguez knew well that they would neither listen to nor understand the data provided by Erdman and as the four horseman of the “DREAM COUNCIL” they are allegiance bound to the mayor to support his budget and his views in their actions as councilors. With this in mind any money allocated for a financial consultant would be wasted and serve no purpose than to enlighten and anger the people of the community. So the decision to vote this down was the right decision.
The “DREAM COUNCIL” has no fiscal sense of responsibility, look at the past interactions of Council President Hyslop and his failure to pay his American Express bills in the past and the legal actions that were necessary by American Express in an attempt to recover the credit extended to Council President Hyslop. This was a telling account how Council President Hyslop handles his own personal finances, why would he be any more responsible with other people’s money.
The four Horseman of the “DREAM COUNCIL” also sent the minimum staffing ordinance to die in two committees and the motion to withdraw the suit to fight the arbitration decision in the Northup termination was voted down by Councilors Council President Hyslop, Councilor Richardson, Councilor Nolan and Councilor Dominguez just as the mayor has directed
This was the right move and Council President Hyslop, Councilor Richardson, Councilor Nolan and Councilor Dominguez are to be commended for saving the city money in this swift action of the city council. The defeat handed to Councilor Passero, Councilor Olsen and Councilor Tranchida was well deserved.
No one can dispute that the financial data and analysis by Mr. Erdman is essential to an effective and transparent budgetary process by the city council. As Councilors Council President Hyslop, Councilor Richardson, Councilor Nolan and Councilor Dominguez knew well that they would neither listen to nor understand the data provided by Erdman and as the four horseman of the “DREAM COUNCIL” they are allegiance bound to the mayor to support his budget and his views in their actions as councilors. With this in mind any money allocated for a financial consultant would be wasted and serve no purpose than to enlighten and anger the people of the community. So the decision to vote this down was the right decision.
The “DREAM COUNCIL” has no fiscal sense of responsibility, look at the past interactions of Council President Hyslop and his failure to pay his American Express bills in the past and the legal actions that were necessary by American Express in an attempt to recover the credit extended to Council President Hyslop. This was a telling account how Council President Hyslop handles his own personal finances, why would he be any more responsible with other people’s money.
The four Horseman of the “DREAM COUNCIL” also sent the minimum staffing ordinance to die in two committees and the motion to withdraw the suit to fight the arbitration decision in the Northup termination was voted down by Councilors Council President Hyslop, Councilor Richardson, Councilor Nolan and Councilor Dominguez just as the mayor has directed