This is the time of the year when municipalities begin working on the budget for the upcoming year. Sturgeon Bay Mayor Thad Birmingham says a new budget will be arrived at by way of a cooperative effort involving the city council and department heads. Birmingham says a “peer review” program instituted by City Administrator Steve McNeil provides a good starting point for the budget process…
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Birmingham says the process being followed means that everyone involved in the budget process has a stake in the final product…
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Birmingham says, all things considered, building a budget on the local level is a relatively smooth process. The challenges, more often than not, arise because of decisions made in Madison.
