What is the deal with these 2 propositions and what are your views on the topics. I know they deal with Property Taxes but beyond that I haven't done much research.
Glad someone finally brought this up. I've been concerned about this for some time. Check out the link in my sig, I'll be back later to further explain any questions you might have.
bottom line prop 1 caps property tax increases (I will be voiting YES since I am a innerlooper homeowner) prop 2 caps budget spending (I would rather not vote for something that might limit city services in future) I have no idea about prop 3
After reading the link provide looks like I'll be voting Prop 1 yes Prop 2 no and I need more info on Prop 3
I think Prop 3 has to do with allowing the city comptroller to audit various city departments, offices, and programs...but don't know much more. There was a decent thread discussing the pro's and con's of Prop 1 vs. 2 that someone may want to pull up.
For Proposition 3 Give Houston controller the authority to conduct performance audits. Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle In most cities, an independently elected controller or auditor keeps tabs on how the municipal government spends the people's money. But, in a large metropolitan city with a sprawling, complex bureaucracy and a $1.4 billion general fund budget, there also ought to be someone to watch out for how well city employees do their job and how efficiently managers run their departments. The Chronicle urges voters to vote yes on Proposition 3 on the Nov. 2 ballot to give the Houston controller this much-needed authority. The proposition will be stated on the ballot as, "Relating to the City Controller's role in performing internal audits. The City Charter of the City of Houston shall be amended to provide for the City Controller to conduct internal audits of City departments, offices, agencies and programs." The city controller can conduct performance audits — in addition to required financial audits — now. But because the city charter does not expressly authorize this function, department heads do not have to cooperate by providing full access to operations and permitting employees to candidly answer questions about how they do their work. The current controller, Annise Parker, points out that had the city controller been able to undertake a complete review of Houston Police Department operations, the citizens might have been spared the full-blown criminal justice scandal emanating from the HPD crime lab and evidence storage room. Parker says auditors' attempts to examine Police Department operations were thwarted once in 1993 and again in 1997. Houstonians should vote yes on Proposition 3 because it offers a step toward more efficient and effective government. It would provide one more means of shedding light on how the city bureaucracy functions and require a greater level of accountability from city employees and elected officials for how taxpayers' money is being spent. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/recommendations/2850085 Oct. 15, 2004, 11:48PM
