Well,the propaganda ministry of LarryBoy keeps cranking it out....

"...Mayor Larry Morrissey said Monday that the union’s latest offer to the city amounts to an 8 percent pay raise....."

See, there is NOWHERE I can find anything to that supports this statement...certainly seems just another attempt to turn citizens against the people(public works,police,fire) that actually PROVIDE SERVICES tax dollars should provide.

Meanwhile..."To prevent overspending"
we read "...Morrissey and some aldermen insisted on and pushed for a balanced general fund budget before 2011 spending started so the city wouldn’t overspend in the first quarter...."

As been pointed out by "Rockford Shenanigans...." LarryBoy's administration has habitually overspent (that's where most of the General Fund drawdown has gone) and additionally, keep in mind LarryBoy promised to give Julia Valdez that $38,000raise as soon as the budget passed....this administration worries about passing a 'balanced budget' then spends wherever and whenever LarryBoy wants../.