Over
the years
our
city administration has recommended a number of techniques to
either hide the impact of out-of-control expenses or apparent
temporary increases of seasonal or part-time employees. These
temporary positions almost always become permanent raising the
question that; if Owen Sound's population today is actually
smaller than it was in 2006 why has the city been slowly growing
the workforce? It's important to note that almost all staff
recommendations are accepted by our city council giving staff
enormous control over the city's expenses.
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Our
City spends $11.0 million more Than Similar Municipalities
It 's interesting to note that Owen Sound spends $11.0 million more than the average of the 3 primary comparator municipalities to provide services. When we consider only the closest comparator, Cobourg, we see that Owen Sound spends $3.8 million more on services than Cobourg. Therefore If Owen Sound reduced expenses to match only those of Cobourg, Owen Sound taxpayers would realize an 11.9% reduction in taxes.. .... Read More