The handwriting is on the wall.
The city of Shreveport will need to cut personnel costs to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The city's first step of offering a voluntary furlough program will not be the last.
One can expect involuntary furloughs and then job reductions absent the discovery of a pot of gold.
At some juncture the city must reduce its operating budget. Each day of delay is another day of spending from a dwindling piggy bank.
The administration's proposed budget cuts of $19 million do not equate to the administration's projected loss of $25 million from the COVID shutdown.
The city council must approve the budget cuts.
So the question is when will they presented formally to the council in the form of ordinances?
John came to Shreveport in January of 1977 when he was transferred to Barksdale AFB.
He’s been active in Shreveport politics since deciding to make Shreveport his home.
John practiced law for 40 years and he now monitors local politics. He regularly attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings.
John is published weekly in The Inquisitor, bi-monthly in The Forum News, and frequently in the Shreveport Times.
He enjoys addressing civic groups on local government issues and elections.