We should be in good shape if everything holds up as predicted.

If the county has some form of income tax like the city, then it would be a much more likely option. In the grand scheme of a $2.6-billion budget, and you realize the county only collects $52 million in property taxes, we have to be very careful evaluating an option like this.

The county executive believes this legislative agenda will address the multi-tiered level of fraud that is very much at the root of the high tax problem. What he is trying to do is to make one business official accountable for a district's money and to treat budgets as if it were their own. The only remedy now is for communities to vote down a school budget, and that ultimately hurts the children.

They were there because they have very good information and they have very good statistics and they are also committed to stemming the tide of illegal immigration.

It is commonplace for employees to volunteer their personal time to organize such events for public officials.