Spending taxpayer money and making sure city services get delivered is serious business. City budget hearings are long, full of details, some tense moments — and a few laughs. Here’s a few memorable exchanges.
Day 8
Joe Jones ‘working hard’ via text message
Day 7
High number of Hispanic community events shows we ‘like to party,’ Jasmin Santana says
Richard Starr: Have city positions been vacant since I was born?
Rebecca Maurer calling out jargon-y answers
Day 6
Owe Cleveland money? Time to ‘Get right with God’
Kevin Conwell shows the ‘funk’
Day 4
Blaine Griffin calls his own Budget Bingo square
It’s Kerry McCormack! He’s the problem
Brian Kazy’s FaceTime guest
Day 3
Not the present Larry Jones II asked for
Joe Jones tries stop (someone else) from filibustering
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