Only with great effort is growth in government checked. Zero-based budgeting, if applied correctly and judiciously, allows lawmakers greater budgetary control by questioning all spending, not just proposed changes from the prior budget baseline.
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Taxes & Spending
New Braunfels ISD’s Staffing Decision Hints at a Larger Problem
Last week, New Braunfels ISD trustees committed to spend $4.3 million to fund 70.5 full-time positions in perpetuity. While the district’s staffing decision might seem unimportant at first, it actually hints at a large and growing problem becoming increasingly common in local budget matters. See, 26 of the 70.5 full-time positions were originally funded through...
April 15, 2024