While the strong mayor initiative is in the midst of a court battle, a second measure from the group that wrote the strong mayor proposal is much less controversial. At its Tuesday meeting, the City Council supported a proposal to create an independent budget analyst’s office. Councilman Steve Cohn said he thinks the council members “all agree there’s a need” for an independent budget analyst. The budget analyst proposal is separate from the strong mayor initiative, but both plans were written by the Sacramentans for Accountable Government (SAG) group. Council members asked staff to bring back a resolution so the council could vote to put the measure on the June ballot. The council al