Jim Buessing Quotations

We've got a very precise idea of how far we can go and what we can budge on.

Even through the dot-com crash, the city has held up very well financially. All the items that were supposed to drive us into the red did not occur.

It's more of a policy decision to not grant us the benefits and the wages than an inability to pay. They're not denying their ability to pay.

The city didn't feel it was appropriate to broadcast the hearings. They felt it could create a circus atmosphere. We were hoping everybody would get to watch it - that's the best way for people to know what happens in these hearings and make a decision based on that. It's the best thing for the citizens, especially if the council's going to lean toward pushing this toward a ballot measure.