Cicero Town Supervisor Judy Boyke has proposed a tentative 2011 budget of $10,783,188, which is up about $510,000 or 4.96 percent from last year's budget. It didn't take long for syracuse.com users to start commenting, noting that higher taxes is what is driving business and employees to move out of state. One syracuse.com user, Cicero2112, couched her criticism in...
View full sizeTwo budget workshops, which are open to the public, are set to begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 20 at Cicero Town Hall, 8236 S. Main St., Cicero.Cicero Town Supervisor Judy Boyke has proposed a tentative 2011 budget of $10,783,188, which is up about $510,000 or 4.96 percent from last year's budget.
It didn't take long for syracuse.com users to start commenting, noting that higher taxes is what is driving business and employees to move out of state. One syracuse.com user, Cicero2112, couched her criticism in numbers:
"$256,460 for health insurance on 15 people. Lets do a little math..... $256,460/15 = $17,097 per person. $17,097/52 = $328.79 per week. $328.79/40 = $8.22 per hour. I would be willing to bet there are more benefits than health insurance. Maybe the town could reduce the number of employees, cut benefits, cut non essential department spending, and reduce taxes. It seems that maybe a consultant, lawyer, or accountant should negotiate on behalf of the town."
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