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Hugo Rodrigues’ editorial regarding the budget process is thought-provoking and sensible.
He offers a novel suggestion that could make the city’s future annual budget process more palatable to all council members.
His recommendation entails establishing a budget committee that would be active year-round instead of retaining the current system which a number of councillors find unwieldy.
Since almost half of the councillors objected to the current budget process by asserting there was little time to have a slew of queries addressed, it seems reasonable to explore other options to improve budget deliberations.