How much does it cost to hire a police officer? I would guess by the time you outfit him or her you are looking at around $75,000 per officer. So if Mr. Fix wants to go from 2.5 officers per shift to 3.5 officers per shift then how many officers is he asking for? Even with a great scheduler I see at least 5 new officers if not 8 new officers. Then what do these officers ride around in? At least one new cruiser and maybe two. So that works out anywhere from $400K to $650K for the police department.
Then there is the street repaving. He wants to spend $1.8 Million per year whether the streets need it or not.
He also wants to widen Hill Road. If the total project for Diley Road is $21 million in today's dollars could we round that up to $25 Million for Hill Road? I think if the city gets a similar deal with MORPC the city's share would be around $10 Million.
So let's say we pass the income tax increase with a so called 75% credit which raises an additional $1.7 Million. First if we accept the street paving plan the city must borrow $100K the first year for the street paving. In addition the city will need to borrow another $400K to $650K to hire the police officers. Then how do we make the loan payments?
Then there is the Hill Road widening. So Mr. Fix is saying that he will set aside another $2 Million per year for five years so we can pay cash for the city's share of the Hill Road widening.
All total that means the city needs around $4.3 million in additional revenues each year. Ironically if the city cons the voters into doubling the current income tax from 1% to 2% and then after the voters pass it they don't allow any credit for income taxes paid to another city and that works out to the JEFF FIX plan as outlined in his prepared statement of an additional $4.3 Million so the city won't incur any additional debt in the general fund.
So here is what should keep us all awake at night. The tax issue going on the ballot it only addresses the tax increase from 1% to 2%. A second ordinance is in the works to create a credit amount which will be passed once the voters approve the 2% income tax. Mr. Fix already has the money spent for a ZERO credit and I am not sure the voters will ever see the 100% credit of the first 1.5% of income earned in another city they are currently talking about. If Mr. Fix is to be believed then he must truly believe in spending every dime that he can extract from the taxpayers. He clearly states that in his prepared statement. He clearly says the city needs to spend an additional $4.3 Million each year to satisfy the needs he sees for the city. If that is true how can we believe him when he says they are going to give us taxpayer's a 75% credit?
Remember he ran with and wrote the campaign literature for Sanders who wants to build a $15 Million Rec. Center.
By Nobody
Then there is the street repaving. He wants to spend $1.8 Million per year whether the streets need it or not.
He also wants to widen Hill Road. If the total project for Diley Road is $21 million in today's dollars could we round that up to $25 Million for Hill Road? I think if the city gets a similar deal with MORPC the city's share would be around $10 Million.
So let's say we pass the income tax increase with a so called 75% credit which raises an additional $1.7 Million. First if we accept the street paving plan the city must borrow $100K the first year for the street paving. In addition the city will need to borrow another $400K to $650K to hire the police officers. Then how do we make the loan payments?
Then there is the Hill Road widening. So Mr. Fix is saying that he will set aside another $2 Million per year for five years so we can pay cash for the city's share of the Hill Road widening.
All total that means the city needs around $4.3 million in additional revenues each year. Ironically if the city cons the voters into doubling the current income tax from 1% to 2% and then after the voters pass it they don't allow any credit for income taxes paid to another city and that works out to the JEFF FIX plan as outlined in his prepared statement of an additional $4.3 Million so the city won't incur any additional debt in the general fund.
So here is what should keep us all awake at night. The tax issue going on the ballot it only addresses the tax increase from 1% to 2%. A second ordinance is in the works to create a credit amount which will be passed once the voters approve the 2% income tax. Mr. Fix already has the money spent for a ZERO credit and I am not sure the voters will ever see the 100% credit of the first 1.5% of income earned in another city they are currently talking about. If Mr. Fix is to be believed then he must truly believe in spending every dime that he can extract from the taxpayers. He clearly states that in his prepared statement. He clearly says the city needs to spend an additional $4.3 Million each year to satisfy the needs he sees for the city. If that is true how can we believe him when he says they are going to give us taxpayer's a 75% credit?
Remember he ran with and wrote the campaign literature for Sanders who wants to build a $15 Million Rec. Center.
By Nobody
