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Mayor Langford Wants to Add $26 Million to Budget
posted 07/02/09
1:24 pm
The problem is council members say that money is earmarked for capital projects and shouldn't be in the general fund.
The mayor counters the money is a surplus from the last fiscal year and can be used for general expenses.
"Surplus, by law, forwards into the next years budget. The same thing has occurred with the $26 million we're talking about," Langford said. "At the end of the year, we have a $26 million surplus to roll over into this budget. A two-year-old child would understand that!"
"Look, Mayor Kincaid begged, or questioned, when he was in the second term. He said, 'give me a council that will work with this city, and we'll move it forward,'" he added. "I'm telling you now, give me a council that will stop playing games, and we'll change Birmingham overnight."
The city spending priorities include better infrastructure, such as re-paving more roads in the city.
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