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Virgil B. Brandon
) 9101 Overlook Dr.
Tucson, Arizona 85704
Editor, The Territorial
5900 N. Oracle Road
Tucson, Arizona 85704'
Your recent article in theTerritorial concerning the divergence of
orinion within the Oro Valley town council over the FY 75 budget not only
addresses the financial problem we face but, also, by inference, points out
the difference in basic political philosophy of the two factions. It has
been our contention all along that discussion concerning the expenditure
of public monies is public businss - as well as any ot'rer matter affecting
the public welfare. Out of the debate, the truth will emerge. The truth,
in this case, being the cost of an additional layer of government.
It is interesting to note that Mr. Kreigh and Mr Engle have stated that
the town can be run on $41,900, since that amount approximates the projected
income from state and federal transfers, without a losF, of public services. --------—----
Originally that figurs was $65,000. What if it were zero? There is a real
danger of no transfers occuring due to bureaucratic delay in obtaining a
census rrior to 1 July. My point is, thatthey do not know and have not
*made a legitimate effort to find out. They merely assert that the job can
be done without imposing additional taxei, regardless of the projected revenue
from transfer sources.
In developing the $93,000 estimate I presented at the 16 May meeting,
a five page document setting forth guidance was given to those individuals
providing inputs to the estimate. Explicit instructions concerning documen- 1 . i10:t:41
tation or other justification of estimated expenditures were included as
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well as instructions concerning the level of service to be maintained. It
was hoped, in this manner, to avoid the present conflict. Mr. ireigh and
r. Engle pointedly ignored these instructions, submitted off the cuff
estimates without supporting documentation or justification and in some
cases without even contacting the agencies who must provide the service.
Since it is my responsibility, within the council, to develope an accurate
budget projection, this action on their part was an obvious attempt to
thwart my purpose. Apparently by following instructions, costs were mountinIL
painfully. Even considering this, TOW5FTIIzzles me why Mr, Kreigh takes
takes issue on the budgeting of road maintenance funds. Since this is the
one area where adequate revenues are available and since these revenues, by
law cannot be spent on other functions. Also, by law, if the funds are not
budgeted, they cannot be spent. It would seem, under these constraints, thit
it would be in the public interest to budget the total amount for maintenance
and improvements. The only reason that I can see not to do so is to keep the
numbers low in the misguided conception tat Mr. average citizen cannot
comprehend the intricacies of budgetingand, therefore, higher totals will
scare him. Inclusion of the total amount would have no effect what-so-ever
on the additional property tax requirements to support the other governmental
functions. Quite frankly, I believe that if Mr. citizen does not understand,
it is our duty to educate him, not to obscure the truth.
It is the firm position of the Committee for Good Government at Reason-
able Cost, and therefore my committment, that the level of public services
in this township shall not diminish and that the least expensive way to in-
sure this is to return to county jurisdiction. As of this writing, apnroxim-
ately 60% (331 of 550) of the electors in the town agree to the point of
having signed the petition to disincorpot4e. Another significant percentage
have indicated that they would vote against incorporation en a secret ballot
but have declined to sign the petition due to social and economic pressures
brought to bear on them. Incidentally, almost all of this groupr
the Oro Valley Estates area. This high percentage in support of our committee
would seem to indicate that, given the unlikely assumption that the town
exists at the time of the August election, our candidates will control the
council and we will eventually disincorporate. The delaying tactics of Mr.
Engle and Mr. Kreigh iii failing to come to grins with reality can only serve
to increase the debt which the citizens are incurring and to exacerbate the
growing antagonism among neighbors. Since it is unlikely that we, the major-
ity, will submit plccidly to a minority government that we do not want, it
is my ferverent hope that, even within that minority which advocates incor-
poration, those of good will who have not yet signed the petition for dis-
incorporation will join us in ending this unpleasant sitution quickly.
V1,rgil B. Brandon
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