A must read:

http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/12/minneapolis-city-councils-contentious-budget-hearing-what-they-said

It is great to see the quotes of our council members in detail from the
meeting.

Thank's MinnPost.

I guess my question is what keeps the equity efforts from being ones that
Warsame suggests could essentially hire more middle class professionals to help
the poor and not have the equity impact actually sought. That seems to be a
very important question.

Steven Clift

It was a long meeting. Anyone who wants to see it can check out YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9itdm49RzuA&;list=PLcNuebgSUruBwfFHKPC6QOuHosXodOMSH&;index=4
I found it instructive to watch the council members in action. Seeing how they
make their statements is more useful than just reading the words.
Sue Kolstad
Seward

I know this sentence, seemingly delivered by the way from a written statement,
was in a context of Council Member Warsame pointing out that he was a refugee
who grew up in poverty, but I was still shocked when I heard it. As MinnPost
accurately reported, Mr. Warsame said: "I am insulted when some people try to
second-guess something as difficult as understanding the budget and making some
choices."

It came across to me as an absurdly elitist statement to make, particularly
following a public hearing where community people were invited to state their
opinions. It seemed to say only people on the City Council can really
understand the budget, and the rest of us shouldn't second-guess their
decisions.

Chuck Turchick
Phillips

It would be a stretch to assume that even a small segment of the crowd that
was at the Council's budget hearing and discussion had actually read the
Mayor's budget. Or even a part of it.

Connie Sullivan
Como, in East Minneapolis

On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Chuck Turchick <<email obscured>>
wrote:

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And one more comment: C. Northcote Parkinson has been vindicated again. The
meeting was a beautiful example of one of his laws in action, viz., "The time
spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum [of
money] involved."

Chuck Turchick
Phillips

It would be a stretch to assume anyone commenting on the people attending the
Council's budget hearing has personally interviewed even small segment of them.
Thus, it's doubtful that they'd have any knowledge of how familiar said people
are with the Mayor's budget or any other subject.

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> On Dec 12, 2014, at 15:27, Constance Sullivan <<email obscured>> wrote:
>
> It would be a stretch to assume that even a small segment of the crowd that
> was at the Council's budget hearing and discussion had actually read the
> Mayor's budget. Or even a part of it.
>
> Connie Sullivan
> Como, in East Minneapolis
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Chuck Turchick <<email obscured>>
> wrote:
>>
>> I know this sentence, seemingly delivered by the way from a written
>> statement, was in a context of Council Member Warsame pointing out that he
>> was a refugee who grew up in poverty, but I was still shocked when I heard
>> it. As MinnPost accurately reported, Mr. Warsame said: "I am insulted when
>> some people try to second-guess something as difficult as understanding the
>> budget and making some choices."
>>
>> It came across to me as an absurdly elitist statement to make,
>> particularly following a public hearing where community people were invited
>> to state their opinions. It seemed to say only people on the City Council
>> can really understand the budget, and the rest of us shouldn't second-guess
>> their decisions.
>>
>> Chuck Turchick
>> Phillips
>> Chuck Turchick
>> Phillips, Minneapolis
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