a revelation

It was quite surprising to see the Assistant City Manager dispute strongly figures presented at Open Forum by a resident. It was even MORE surprising later, when asked for figures he considers accurate, he had NO figures of his own to dispute with, just a vague range of possible percentages. He twice repeated that it was NOT his job to produce numbers he believes to be accurate when requested by residents. That IS amazing. Astounding. What IS his job when he is requested to produce numbers he believes to be accurate? Especially after protesting the numbers presented earlier so strongly, wouldnt you think he would have some reliable and validated figures to back up his position? NADA. NOTHING. ZIP. He loses credibility if he has no credible and validated numbers to back up his strong protest, no? Accurate figures are always welcome, IF they are reliable and can be validated by other sources. If a City official believes it is NOT his job to give accurate figures upon request, we can only surmise that he DOES believe its his job to NOT reveal accurate numbers OR to reveal only numbers he KNOWS to be inaccurate. Which is it?