PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayoral candidate John Krol has released a plan on how his administration will root out waste, provide effective financial oversight, find savings for residents and small business owners, all while growing the economy.
“At a time when we have seen a record amount of excess cash, new cannabis revenue and an historic influx in federal dollars through ARPA, residents are rightfully upset that their taxes and water/sewer rates are skyrocketing. We need to fundamentally change the way we approach managing tax dollars in the city to provide professional oversight, identify waste and inefficiencies, and make our tax dollars go further,” said Krol.
A former city councilor, he also has been a small-business owner and executive in the health-care industry.
Krol outlined four simple steps to professionalize and to depoliticize city finances and operations to bring tax and fee relief to residents and local small business owners.
1) Hire non-political financial experts
Begin a national search to hire a director of finance from outside the Pittsfield political establishment.
2) External audit performed…
