Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:29 am

Ok, here's one from the campaign rhetoric........

"If we have extra money to spend, we might consider some of those options,
but not while we have glaring deficiencies in our fundamentals."

And here's one from the paper..........

"The cost to hire outside lawyers to represent the city during possible
labor-arbitration hearings could be significantly higher than previously
reported. Hayes originally said an outside firm, which might be used if the city
enters arbitration with its police and firefighters unions, would cost $65,000
to $75,000. On Monday, Hayes said the cost could be higher, but he would not
speculate on a price tag. However, one alderman said the estimate was $190,000 a
union. If both the police and firefighters go to arbitration, the cost would be
$380,000, according to that estimate."

I would just remind folks, we STILL have "FORMER" Legal Director, Ron Schultz on the payroll............."our fundamentals" MIGHT be the money we spend on LAWYER FEES..................