Boyd Says He Was Ignored By Coppinger On Budget; Asks Outline Of How New Money Will Be Spent

County Commissioner Tim Boyd, saying he was never told about County Mayor Jim Coppinger's plan to raise taxes after all, is asking for an outline of how the new money will be spent.

He wrote County Mayor Coppinger:

Mayor

 Due to the fact you have extreme difficulty communicating with me I will email you with my questions and concerns.

I will continue to scrutinize the County Budget and continue outlining the wasteful spending your administration keeps funding in our current budget. 

Until you are willing to stop funding ineffective County programs in your budget, the public deserves to understand the gross fiscal irresponsibility of your administration.  Funding these ineffective programs shows poor stewardship of our citizens' tax dollars and now, two months after getting your budget passed, you are asking our citizens to pay more taxe.

I will continue to question your motives for funding these programs because they certainly do not add to the quality of life of our citizens.  Simply   stop funding ineffective programs and reduce the funding of several of the agencies the County supports which are not mandated by the State.

Until we consider amending the budget to reduce some of the spending, which does not effect the services the County must provide as mandated by the State to provide, I think it is unreasonable to ask our citizens for a tax increase.

I did not know which Commissioners you had discussed your tax increase with, but I am going on record as saying you never discussed this issue with me nor did you ever try to reach me even though my county phone is always at my side and I have my county emails in front of me eight hours per day while at work.