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, t . November 11, 1990 To: City of Arden Hills I am outraged at the procedure you have chosen to announce your budget proposals. Althought you, at least this year, did give this much notice. Why is it held back until after the elections? Why is it not released when the issues can be publically debated and when we can determine where the candidates stand on the proposals? Why do I have to come to you to find out the reasons for the proposed increases? The answers seem obvious; you wanted to avoid direct personal accountability by a PERSON and to make - it more difficult to get information! The letter you sent could have provided the same information; advise me that a proposed budget would be printed in a public paper I can obtain along with a date of publication and some reasons by the bureaucrate (signed) about their reasons for the proposal. In case you did miss the results of the last few elections, increasing taxes is . not automatically acceptable and you must be more forthright in justifications. I am not automatically against raising taxes but am strongly opposed to this proposal especially in light of your tactics! ! ! For all I know, you want more slush fund money and for me to find out more information I must make accommodations for your convenience to have any input. I rej ect your ultimatum and hope someone besides parttime help does review these letter because the "bosses are flying first class to fancy resorts for IIconferences and inspections'111 . As for your needs; look around you, most every private enterprise and their work force are making accommodations on the biggest cost, employee costs. What, if anything, has the government employees been asked to do? Is the government managers manipulating the public by cutting back services to make their point without any effort for productivity improvements or other al ternati ves? I want accountability, I want names, I want results. Not simply increasing last year by X% to cover employee salary increases and fancy trips. I request a summary statement why the increases and what major efforts have resulted in better programs. . ~~"~ 1t4tr /3 (1 /t~ u;,,~ Ii- Andrew W. Wolf /!tv!!", ?!?;e~ ,#4..- S -rr( J--. --.