Council May Pull Post Falls Days Funds

Tough times call for tough questions. And that includes considering breaking traditions in the name of other priorities. The Post Falls City Council on Tuesday night will consider whether the city should include sponsoring Post Falls Days in its fiscal 2013 budget, but other events and programs beyond essential city services is also expected to be on the table. Council member Joe Malloy advocated a hard look at the city’s involvement with community events, including Post Falls Days, during his campaign run last fall. With the city crunching numbers - the public hearing on the budget is on Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. - now is the time to set priorities, Malloy said. “Public safety and public works are the two primary functions of city government, so we need to make sure those are taken care of,” Malloy said. “If you don’t have money to meet the top priorities, cut the bottom ones. I think throwing a party is at the bottom of the list”/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

Question: Should there be more to city budgets than police, fire, roads, sewer & water?