The previous administration was blessed with federal Covid ARPA money that they used for ongoing expenses. We have no such fund and would not do that. We have a pay as you go [budget]. as you well know. But to consolidate some of our departments, putting solid waste in the public works, charging a right away fee to our utilities, which other cities have … (01:42–01:46)
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Asserts that the current budget operates on a pay-as-you-go basis.
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