Byron Brown: “I proposed a certain tax increase. Some of the council…”

“It's not a crisis because it is real. There are decisions that some of those members could have made and refused to make them. Even in this current budget. I proposed a certain tax increase. Some of the council members were insistent on reducing that tax increase. People talk about making tough decisions. You can't talk about making tough decisions in one breath and in the other breath, refuse to make tough decisions.” (11:19–11:31)

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