The Budget
During the 2012 fiscal debates John was a strong voice for fiscal restraint. With an eye on maintaining essential city services, John scanned the budget for wasted funds. By the end of the debates, approximately 2.7 million dollars had been cut from the budget by eliminating redundancy and unnecessary spending.
Read more about it on masslive here -
"Springfield City Council slashes $2.7 million from proposed FY12 budget"
Correcting Tax Errors
While researching a separate issue, Councilor Lysak discovered $330,000 in unpaid excise taxes by local car dealerships.
John understands the importance of efficiency in our assessors office and demanded answers as to how this type of mistake could have been made.
Read more about it at WWLP 22 News-
"City error results in costly mistake"
Innovative Ideas
While others proposed layoffs and furlough days to balance the budget, Councilor Lysak attempted to introduce an early retirement plan for city employees. Rather then eliminate a position, John proposed offering early retirement to senior city employees, leading to a reduction in the payroll.
Read about it at WWLP 22 News-
"Early Retirement Proposed in Springfield"
Innovative ideas like these are what is needed in government today to move our city forward.
Re-Elect
