HFD endorsed the wrong candidate...
Parker's feud with firefighters snarls city budget - Chris Moran, Houston Chronicle
Ah, details. Why expect the former councilmember and controller to have a firm grasp of numbers when she's busy playing politics?Even with the labor deal inked and her budget released late last week, Parker continued describing the fire department as part of the problem.
"In 13½ years in city government, I have never seen the fire department come in on budget. They routinely blow past their budget and we pick up the slack," Parker told the Chronicle editorial board.
Actually, Parker's finance department numbers show that HFD came in under budget twice from 2006 to 2011.
Chron user jj_monkey asks an interesting question in the comments. Anybody know more about the mayor's salary?
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 05/31/11 11:04 PM | Print |
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