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wwkvoter, no one is saying Avedisian "should skate on criticism," but it's good to see that you admit he's not the only person who is to blame.
He's also not the answer to any of these questions:
Who passed Solomon's budget that nearly doubles the legal account (while leaving the solicitor position unfilled, as if the city doesn't need regular legal representation on things like the still-unfinished fire contract) and adds a new position to the mayor's office?
Who approved the budget in 2017 without a tax increase while spending went up by $6.5 million?
Who approved the budget in 2018 with the maximum allowed tax increase?
Who approved the budget in 2019 without giving any more city money to the schools while trying to use pension contributions to balance the school budget?
Who approved all those budgets that gave salary and benefits increases over the years prior to that?
Who admitted that he didn't read past contracts or make sure they followed city ordinances?
Who announced the results of arbitration with the fire contract, only to have the union reject the results?
The problems with the city budget do go back years, but Solomon is as much to blame for them as anyone else -- and he should be held to account for the decisions he's made recently that make them worse.
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