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SNEAK-A-TAX: City manager Matthes pushing unusual no-vote tax hike

SNEAK-A-TAX: City manager Matthes pushing unusual no-vote tax hike

5th Ward's Pitzer rumored main beneficiary

COLUMBIA, Mo 7/14/18 (Beat Byte) -- Columbia city manager Mike Matthes wants City Council members to exploit a legal loophole so he can hike property taxes without a vote of the People.

He wants Council approval of his plan in just three weeks, after a public hearing August 6, during the city's busiest vacation season . 

"All citizens and interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard" at the August 6 hearing, Matthes explained in the Council Resolution his office drafted . 

To expedite approval, he added the tax hike proposal to the Council's Monday night schedule . 
 
The no-vote tax increase comes as City Hall's infamous Swiss bank account -- cash left ...

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TRIB TANK: Why CoMo's version of state-run media stands by its man at City Hall

TRIB TANK: Why CoMo's version of state-run media stands by its man at City Hall

A "confluence of interests"

COLUMBIA, Mo 6/16/18 (Op Ed) -- I've long thought the Columbia Daily Tribune's owners -- as distinct from its reporters -- were in the tank for the Columbia city manager and his minions. 
 
The print paper's recent spate of stories and editorials attacking proponents of a City Hall audit -- something city manager Mike Matthes almost certainly dreads -- is only the most recent example of tank-dwelling.

City managers Ray Beck, Bill Watkins , and Matthes have had the Trib's unquestioning support. The print paper parrots their budget projections, praises their initiatives, badmouths their critics, attempts to silence their dissenters.  It tries to shit can Council candidates who questio...

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MATTHES MADNESS: CoMo city manager lying about new tax for cops, police detective tells City Council

MATTHES MADNESS: CoMo city manager lying about new tax for cops, police detective tells City Council

" Somebody has to hold the city manager's feet to the fire"

COLUMBIA, Mo 7/4/18 (Beat Byte) -- Columbia city manager Mike Matthes has been lying about a public safety property tax, a Columbia police detective told the City Council Monday .  

Mr. Matthes promised he would increase salaries and improve working conditions for police officers and firefighters with the new tax. 
 
But "the city manager never had any intention of using the money from a tax increase to give any significant raises," said Det. Alan Mitchell , president of the Columbia Police Officers Association (CPOA).  "The language Mr. Matthes wanted to put into our contract was a lie.  It was a deception." 
 
Instead, Matthes will probably supp...

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CITY HALL'S ANNUAL AUDIT TAKES HEAT: Finance Committee member blasts

CITY HALL'S ANNUAL AUDIT TAKES HEAT: Finance Committee member blasts "incomplete, boilerplate" reports

 
 
Economy, efficiency, and effectiveness

COLUMBIA, Mo 7/2/18 (Beat Byte) -- A City of Columbia Finance and Audit Committee member had some tough words and eye-opening remarks for the City Council about the need for a State audit of City Hall.  

"Yes.  Absolutely I do," Maria Oropallo told Councilwoman Betsy Peters , who asked if Oropallo thought a state audit "was a good idea." 
 
"This is my fourth year on the city's Finance and Audit Committee, and I can't tell you much about the city's finances, " said Oropallo.  "I wish I could.  But I can't." 
 
Performance audit vs internal audit

Known as a "performance audit," the State Auditor's work differs significantly from the "internal audit" City Hall performs e...

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SWISS BANK BALANCE: City adds nearly $5 million since September

SWISS BANK BALANCE: City adds nearly $5 million since September

But City Hall is still broke

COLUMBIA, Mo 6/14/18 (...
WISE GUYS: CoMo developers scheme to fleece taxpayers and ratepayers

WISE GUYS: CoMo developers scheme to fleece taxpayers and ratepayers

"Never waste a crisis you helped create"

(Click lin...
BEDFELLAS: CoMo city manager, newspaper conspire to push tax hikes, document shows

BEDFELLAS: CoMo city manager, newspaper conspire to push tax hikes, document shows

City Hall's new publishing division? 

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THE PARM VS. THE MAYOR: Tense exchange suggests Tax Incentive Entitlement Syndrome

THE PARM VS. THE MAYOR: Tense exchange suggests Tax Incentive Entitlement Syndrome

"A punch in the gut"

COLUMBIA, Mo 5/29/18 (Op Ed) --...
BACKFIRE: Public rejects CoMo City Hall's top community policing question

BACKFIRE: Public rejects CoMo City Hall's top community policing question

"Straight up bullshit"

COLUMBIA, Mo 5/27/18 (Beat B...
HEARTBREAK HEROES: Mizzou prize honors poignant poetry and prose

HEARTBREAK HEROES: Mizzou prize honors poignant poetry and prose

Lives, lost and restored

COLUMBIA, Mo 5/24/18 (Feat...
CoMo CITY HALL SWISS BANK ACCOUNT: Adds $210 million over 20 years

CoMo CITY HALL SWISS BANK ACCOUNT: Adds $210 million over 20 years

But city leaders keep pushing tax hikes
 
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