Link to November 11 Appleton Post-Crescent article, "Appleton taxes to increase slightly".
Excerpt: A drawn-out battle over suggested cuts approaching $600,000 from a $146 million spending plan was testy at times and continued long into the night.
By the time the Common Council reached a budget agreement — about 2:25 a.m. Thursday — nearly seven and a half hours after members began deliberating, little had changed from Mayor Tim Hanna’s 714-page plan.
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The council took aim at health insurance benefits, long deemed generous compared to those in the private sector. On a 9-7 vote, the council approved increasing nonunion workers’ premium contributions by a greater amount than what Hanna sought. The move primarily affects managers and library staff, but is being sent as a signal to union workers that similar concessions will be sought when contracts expire at the end of the year.
Related articles:
Mayor presents 2011 budget. (10/7/2010)
Mayor proposes city reorganization plan to address budget deficit. (9/16/2010)
City of Appleton 2011 budget preview. (8/26/2010)
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