After a 2010 "stingy" (January 8, 2011 post forgotten!? ) with the City Council Monday start the meetings with illustrate the population for the proposed budget for the year 2011 (already approved by the Committee with determines no.17 of 09/02/11 APPROVAL OF PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE YEAR MULTI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL 2011 and 2011 to 2012 - 2013, and REPORT ON FORECAST AND PLANNING ).
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To put it figuratively, it is known that the dead do not speak, and above all do not vote! (post not come in threes ... )
Today February 18, 2011 back "M'illumino less , the largest ever organized global campaign for energy efficiency. It is, like most of you well know, an 'initiative came now in its seventh year (remember that was promoted in 2005) in order to minimize the energy consumption by turning off as many unnecessary electrical appliances. The event, with the passage of the issues, got a response to growing appreciation that much of the second data Terna until 2008 the requirement of instantaneous few minutes of "black out" in Italy was less than well 400 MW, an amount equivalent to consumption of about 7 million bulbs. The numbers were so important that the mere involvement of citizens has come in later editions to make even participate in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment . Unfortunately, as often happens, after the holy festival and ends here except that some green blood scattered here and there in the boot, few actually are committed to give continuity to raise awareness for energy conservation.
Let's face it: our local politics at all levels seeks to just start running in that direction, in other words that may be of interest in Parliament for ten minutes a year to turn off the lights, while our country is waiting for years for buying a property at last come compulsory energy certification , that the market for white certificates stop being a bargain for a few and that the school is finally in its programs on matters relating to energy saving and sustainable development? What do you think? Only demagoguery?
Who knows, but in the meantime we are already the seventh year, and concrete things objectively speaking there are very few were made. In short we hope that already from this edition, besides the mere involvement of a large proportion of citizens (political and otherwise) and the chatter of increasing numbers of lights off, what happens finally able to step forward and give continuity to daily life ' initiative.
In recent days, the panel would "Brentwood FUTURA" delivered to the Mayor and City Council of Brentwood a series of informal proposals for the establishment and management of the budget for the year 2011 and the multi-annual budget and the preparation of the 2011/2013 Financial Statement 2010. Annual Forecast year 2011
1. not predict increases in taxes and fees. Any rate increases are proportionate to any increase in costs related services.
2. Maintenance, with particular contextual redefinition, by up to one hundred thousand Euro the amount of total expenditure and total (allowances, travel reimbursements, fees, reimbursements to employers, etc..) Regarding the directors municipal (mayor, councilors, chairman of the board, advisors, committee members). Redefinition of the amounts of compensation settlement charge through the provision of objective evaluation criteria relating to staff workload, the results achieved, employment status, etc..
3. Redefining analytical skills aimed at saving and spending of non-mandatory sections of current expenditure.
4. Provide systematically adopt the methodology of comparing competitive with at least three quotes for supplies and occasional details of goods or services or advice amount exceeding Euro 1,000.00.
5. For supplies usual to adopt the fixed price method to block earlier this year as a result of comparisons between competing vendors.
6. Adoption, as usual and normal method of monitoring tools and evaluation of results achieved on the expenditure incurred.
Multiyear Budget 2011/2013
1. reduction of at least thirty percent of municipal debt with the depreciation costs charged to direct the City.
2. reduction of at least fifty percent of the deficit between revenue and current expenditure.
Financial Statement 2010
1. Timely review and reassessment of residual assets and liabilities.