BURLINGTON, on March 23, 2012 – Now this is the way to run a government.
When you are spending public money – tell the public what you spent it on. Mayor Rick Goldring released his use of the $32,000 budget he is allocated. He spent 54% of what was available to him, leaving $14,777.62 sitting on the table. The real sharpies in this town will now expect the Mayor to pick up the lunch tab given that he appears to be rather frugal.
Every Council member should post their figures – each is given $9,000 to spend. We look forward to seeing those numbers. Full details here.
Is not spending the funds made available to him a good thing? Are there things he should be doing with those funds?