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08/31/10 Webisode
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DATE: August 30, 2010
PLAN C
FROM: Steve Kozachik
Council Member, Ward 6
SUBJECT: TRUST FOR TUCSON
Plan C: Act Now and Plan for the Future
The City of Tucson faces the worst economic and budget conditions since the Great Depression. Four crucial truths exist:
The current FY11 budget is balanced using over $20 million of “potential” revenue. This includes the sale of property and sale/lease-back of property. Both of these contingencies have yet to be realized and are at best risky and at worst non-existent. Therefore the FY11 budget should be considered to be over $20 million in deficit.
Due to reduced revenue, the FY12 budget is projected to be more than $50 million in deficit.
The taxpayers will be asked to fund a ½-cent sales tax increase to balance the budget, but the increase does not include a Maintenance of Effort provision to preserve current budgetary levels for core services.
The citizens of Tucson have expressed a “lack of trust” for local government to spend tax dollars in a fiscally prudent manner.
In order to re-establish the trust of the citizens of Tucson, I suggest the following actions to prove to voters that the City of Tucson:
fully understands the dire nature of the budget situation and is prepared to act,
is willing to take immediate action to solve the crisis,
will make additional cuts prior to the sales tax vote, and
will dedicate the additional sales tax revenue to core services, commit to a Maintenance of Effort level for each core service department, and establish a sunset for the new tax that is based on economic metrics, not a simple time frame unrelated to the state of the economy.
Budget Deficit Mitigation Measures for Immediate Adoption
2% salary cut across the board to all city workers earning over $96,000 per year.
Eliminate employee cars and/or car allowance and gas allowance for the 31 individuals included under “executive vehicle allowance” list. These include department directors, deputy directors, city manager, Mayor and Council, and others.
A 3% reduction in all departmental General Fund budgets. All department heads will present to Mayor and Council a detailed description of their suggested budget cuts for approval to ensure that non-essential area reductions are prioritized.
Reduce the Sun Tran Maintenance of Effort by $5 million from the FY11 General Fund subsidy ($32 million) and apply it to deficit mitigation.
Institute Sun Tran fare increases: 25% on all fares, 50% on day passes, and 100% on express fares:
If the sales tax vote fails, proceeds go back into transit until the $5 million subsidy cut is recouped. Once that has been recouped, further proceeds (the “delta” from the fare increases) go to the General Fund.
If sales tax passes, proceeds from fare increases go to the General Fund.
Increase Parks and Recreation cost recovery from the current 14% level to 20%.
Merge City Channel 12 with Arizona Public Media (AZPM), and move the Channel 12 staff and equipment out of the Pioneer Building and into AZPM’s facility.
Total immediate savings: approximately $15 million per year.
Budget Deficit Mitigation Measures To Be Considered And Presented For Approval In 30 Days
Eliminate Access Tucson’s General Fund subsidy and charge Access Tucson 10% of market rate for rent of the City-owned building.
Close and sell Silverbell Golf Course.
Proceeds from sale go to immediate deficit reduction.
Zoning to be determined, with the goal of enabling a variety of uses, consistent with the character of the surrounding area.
Cut Neighborhood Association newsletters to 1 time per year and provide education about alternative means of neighborhood communication.
Impose a “lift charge” on Tucson Water fees that go for supplying water outside of city limits. Use the fee increase to reduce water rates for in-City residents, rolling back last spring's increased rate.
Eliminate the General Fund subsidy to the Tucson Convention Center.
Evaluate and consider relevant suggestions from the Core Tax Committee and other community organizations.
To Ensure Trust From The Taxpayers of Tucson, It Is Imperative That The City Of Tucson Commit To The Following Mandates If The Sales Tax Is Passed:
Maintenance of Effort – General Fund budgets for Police, Fire, Transportation and Parks & Recreation will not be reduced below the levels which result after the above cuts have been adopted.
Dedicated funding source – All proceeds from the ½-cent sales tax to be distributed to Police, Fire, Transportation and Parks & Recreation General Fund budgets as per budget discussions each fiscal year–not formula-based.
Sunset provision – Sales tax to sunset at the end of the fiscal year in which State - shared sales tax revenues reach the level received in FY11, plus $20 million.
Under no circumstance will sales tax money be used to replace, augment or increase budgets in non-core areas.
Advise Rio Nuevo District Board that due to the uncertain potential impact on the General Fund, the City will not entertain consideration of, or participate in funding, any further studies related to the Garfield Traub Hotel proposal until the sales tax has sunsetted.
Commit to consideration of a sales tax ballot measure of less than ½-cent when that issue is revisited – based upon the level of budget cuts/cost recovery measures adopted from this list, and other suggestions brought forth from others.
The City of Tucson, like most families in our community, must face reality and act immediately to effect change. Ask yourself, if you were faced with an immediate and future reduction in income, would you:
1) avoid the issue and HOPE for a salary increase (½-cent sales tax in our case)?
2) Or, make changes immediately to mitigate the effect of the deficit? I believe the City needs to immediately make changes and prove to the citizens that we can and will be fiscally responsible.
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08/30/10 Show Blog
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Gabby doesn't like taking questions from the audience, ever. Why is that? Watch this video first then I will tell you. I noticed last year that she was doing this all the time. She would hold a town hall, not take questions from the audience and then talk to people one on one. You want to know why? Because it's a lot easier to spin your answer if you don't have everyone hearing your answer. When you talk one on one you can easily gauge your response based off the persons tone, body language etc...when you have to answer a question in front of a crowd you can't hide the truth and some people may not be happy with your answer. Gabby avoids this by going one on one. Giffords is a Pelosi puppet and a coward.
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First time listener or wanting to know more about what you hear every day on the Jon Justice Show?
Catching up with the Jon Justice Show Hour 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
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"Hate Radio: A History of Jon Justice"
Bio/History of Jon Justice:
Born and raised in Southern California I attended private Christian Schools from 5th grade through High School. I worked at age 18 as a record store manager. Right around when I turned 21 I left retail to go work as a public real estate auctioneer and property inspector in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties. One day, just after being chased off the lawn of a house going into foreclosure by a very large toothed dog who obviously had not been fed for awhile, I heard a commercial for the Academy of Radio Broadcasting. The rest is, as they say....history.
After graduating from the ARB I started as an intern and weekend air talent for Riverside San Bernardino station KCXX in late '95. I then left in '98 joining John Michael at Tucson AZ Alternative Rock KFMA. While at KFMA the Jon and John Show went #1 with our core audience. With this new found fame I was able to convince a promotions intern that I was the coolest guy on the planet and made her my wife. Yes I married an intern and even after she figured out I wasn't that cool Melinda still stayed with me.
In 2000 I returned to KCXX to team up with my still good friend Dick for the Dick and Justice Show. After reaching new highs and lows with bits like "Homeless Survivor" and "Dog in a Hot Car", Dick And Justice went #1 and posted the highest morning show ratings on KCXX. During this time my wife gave birth to our first son Logan Wedge.
In 2003 Dick and I accepted a job as afternoon show for Atlanta's WKLS 96Rock. While achieving some moderate success and hosting a night show on the now defunct FM Talk Real Radio 105.3 we fell victim to a station-wide decline in performance due an on air incident that got the successful morning show fired for airing inappropriate content. Dick and I exited WKLS late in 2004, after which Dick left the radio industry to join CNN.
In December 2005 I joined Grand Rapids MI Active Rock WKLQ as host of the Justice and Jim show. Once again reaching the masses with new lows like the now famous "Dog Drowning Hoax" in which I tried to bring to light the dangers of children drowning in local pools and lakes. Needless to say management mistakenly silenced me after the bit reached critical mass being covered not only on all local news outlets but major cable networks as well. A bit which was done to help educate and a make statement about how people need to pay more attention to child dangers, ended up making me look like an animal hating shock jock. (Of which I am niether, despite what some now think of me locally). After surviving the "Dog Hoax" in late 2005 (I was not fired for that bit, again despite what has been said in online circles) I found myself hosting the show solo as "Justice in the Morning". . That was until my agent made a deal with the company I worked for to put a syndicated show on several of its stations-including mine.....yes, my agent at the time essentially put me out of work. While I hated to lose my job, I was glad to leave WKLQ.
After serving a brief non-compete I was asked to join the #1 station in the market Newsradio WOOD as APD and fill in talk show host. I was given the job of fill in hosting on the stations two #1 live local shows The Grand Rapids Morning News and Rick and Scott (Both shows I have the utmost respect for). Also I was honored to be working on air the week of President Gerald R. Ford's passing, providing Grand Rapids the only live local call in show for 6 hours. During this time Melinda and I welcomed the birth of our second son Kyle Elliott on December 12 2006.
Just after the first of 2007 NEWSRADIO WOOD 1300 launched The Show with Justice Saturday afternoons.
It is now with great pleasure that I can be back in Tucson Arizona. On August 13th 2007 I started as host of my show "The Jon Justice Show" on 104.1 The Truth Tucson's News FM.
My passion has always been talk radio and I am pleased to finally be able to make a career in radio doing talk radio.
I was raised in a Reformed Presbyterian Christian household. I am happy to carry these beliefs with me still today and to be able pass them along to my wife and children Logan Wedge and Kyle Elliott.
I believe:
-I am not better than you the listener, just lucky enough to have a microphone and you don't
-Republicans get it right most of the time
-Democrats get it wrong most of the time
-If you are a liberal that's alright, everyone can change
-We need more God and less government
-We need more honesty and less political correctness
-The Ten Commandments and the Constitution are not mere "suggestions"
-There is reason why the "War on Terror" is called a WAR
-Freedom and democracy don't happen without a fight and they don't happen over night
-If you think you know how war will play out, you're very confused.
-If you're upset about soldiers that die during war, how mad are you about the homeless guy downtown that starved to death last night, the roll over crash that killed 3, or the winter storm that leveled a home and killed a family.
Death happens and our soldiers are fighting for your right to live free.
-We will win the war in Iraq and the war on Terror, but not without the FIGHT
-The media reports what they think you want to hear and unfortunately most of us are too stupid to care
-The most important things in my life are God, my wife and children, my family and my Job
-My father is my mentor and best friend next to my wife and sons
-The most enjoyment I get from TV comes in the form of NASCAR racing, Star Wars movies on DVD, and 24 the TV Series
-If I want to laugh then Spinal Tap, Monty Python and Judd Apatow movies will fill the need
-Depeche Mode is the most underrated band ever
-Dale Jr drives better than you...go #88, go JR!
-Pizza is greatest meal on the planet
-If I need a drink an Orange AMP energy drink will do. If I need something with a little more kick, Captain Morgans and Diet Pepsi will do the trick.
(Jon Justice illustration by Dan Fillenberg fillengroovy@comcast.net)
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