Where's the savings - Mayor?

On January 1, 2010 - The Edmonds Fire Department was transferred to another public agency, Snohomish County Fire District No. 1. The Edmonds City Council based on Mayor's Haakenson statements has contracted with Fire District 1 for 20 years to provide Fire and Emergency Medical Services. The Edmonds City Council approved this business transaction based on false and misleading financial forecasts.

The Mayor in his 2009 "State of the City" address said the City's cost to provide fire and emergency medical services was 8 million dollars. For some unexplained reason, on September 15, 2009, the Mayor inflated this fire department cost figure to 9.6 Million (council meeting agenda powerpoint presentation). See the September 15, 2009 City Council Agenda. The Council and most everyone listening assumed that by contracting for service there would be a 3 Million dollar yearly savings.

On January 25, 2010, approximately three months later, Edmonds Finance Director Lorenzo Hines, Jr. presented a new forecast the City's current and future financial condition. There are no savings. The Fire/EMS expense just shifted from labor costs to the cost of services.

By January 1, 2013 the City of Edmonds will have only $231,251.00 beginning cash balance. If you see Mayor Haakenson at Starbucks or Tully's ask him what happened to the savings, because he never answers any of my questions.

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