I’m told that the city library is now returning fines assessed on patrons for lost books to the city with the reasoning being that the money belongs to the city government’s general fund. So what if the book in question might not have been purchased by city funds in an era when a community group is committing its privately-raised dollars to filling the gaps?
Yep. We must be going broke.
I’ve still got leaves from last fall in my front yard that were never picked up by the city.
I’ve lost track of how many times we’ve had to go to city hall to deal with issues with our business license that weren’t handled right the first time.
Ben Cline, back in 2023, was against settlement slush funds, to the point that he was an out-of-the-box co-sponsor of a bill called the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act.
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