In a report forced on King Henry’s administration due to a bill authored by city councilwoman Liz Brown, the city reported spending $90 an hour, or a total of $50,000 in the 4th quarter of last year to provide “specialized marketing communications services” for the city.
Or as City Controller Pat Roller called it, a “fill-in public information officer.”
As you will recall, City of Fort Wayne Public Information Director Vince Robinson is under investigation due to “allegations” by his girlfriend, Kim Wiley, that he assaulted her. The result was Wiley filing a protective order against Robinson, [see here].
Now Mr. Robinson has turned the tables, filing for a protective order against Mrs. Wiley, (she’s not his Mrs).
I decided to take time from cleaning the gutters today to give a small retrospective of Mayor Henry’s term in office. I’ve listed below some of Henry’s major non-accomplishments. It’s not all-encompassing, so feel free to add your thoughts in the comments section.
This morning Vince Robinson, Fort Wayne Public Information Director issued a press release about Mayor Tom Henry’s budget for 2010.
2010 budget represents continuation of strong fiscal management of city services
Fort Wayne, Ind. – Meeting the challenge of doing more with less, Mayor Tom Henry has presented City Council with a balanced budget for 2010. At $132.2 million, 2010’s Proposed Civil City Budget comes in significantly lower than 2009’s $134 million budget. However, despite budgeting nearly $2 million in reduced expenditures, 2010’s fiscal plan contains no cuts in services to citizens.
Significant? How is 1.34% significant? If you look at the budget decrease, it’s almost the exact amount as the decrease in property taxes.
2009 receipts – 133,977,923
2010 receipts – 132,207,871 a drop of 1.32%
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Vince Robinson’s brother Dean, provides his spin on the latest Fort Wayne city government soap opera episode.
Long, but worth the listen. Click 
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