Slush Funds

These Slush Funds if eliminated or reduced will free up money for needed expenses or reducing Taxes and Assessments.

How much of that money is paying the City back for expenses already covered by previous budgets and previous taxpayers?

I believe taxpayers deserve to know whether we're collecting the right amount of money at the right time, or simply building reserves faster than necessary.

The documentation below explains how escrowing portions of the City's bond debt could reduce interest expenses and save taxpayers money over the life of those bonds.

The documentation you're about to see shows examples of grant funding that has already been awarded but, in my view, has not been fully leveraged before turning back to local taxpayers.

The City is forcing residents to pay today based largely on a consultant's prediction of what the next solid waste contract could cost in the future.

I've found that simply budgeting personnel expenses more accurately could save Cape Coral taxpayers approximately $11 million without laying off a single employee or reducing essential city services.

Using Interest revenue we can cover the City Manager's budget shortfall and add all the police officers recommended by the police chief for the FY 2027 budget. I predict Interest Revenue for next year will be $15 million. We don’t have to wait for the referendum to start saving money and meet our needs.