It makes sense to have the internal auditor report to City Council. This is a good check and balance. But why an independant budget analyst. You already have staff that advises on budget details adnauseum. If there is a distruct of staff numbers, fire the staff and get someone you trust. If the City had a competent City Manager, there should be no distrust of budget numbers. And something would have been done about the budget imbalance 18 months ago. With a real leader as City Manager, you wouldn't be debating a need for a strong mayor initiative, either. It is an excellent form of government and simply requires someone of CEO caliber as City Manager, someone with some backbone. And so far that leader is no where in sight in Sacramento.

Has anyone noticed that Education is not in the Mayor's job description. Sounds like he should have tried for the School Board. Why not focus on City issues and make difference at City Hall. So far I don't see him focused on anything to completion.