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James Perry on Budget and Taxes

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James Perry strongly supports reforming current property tax assessment and collection procedures to be more equitable, which may result in increasing and decreasing some individual property tax bills

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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James Perry opposes the reduction of the Homestead Exemption as a means of generating additional City revenue

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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James Perry opposes the reduction of garbage collection services as a means of minimizes City expenses

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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James Perry opposes expanding parking-meter fares, hours, and zones as means of increasing City revenue

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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James Perry strongly supports extending the time-period over which the Mayor and City Council develop the following year's City Budget

"As Mayor I will sign an Executive Order directing the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to begin the municipal budget process earlier in the year by releasing preliminary revenue projections to members of the City Council and to the public. I will direct the CAO to engage all stakeholders, public and private, in an open public dialogue during the third quarter of the year, setting budget priorities and promoting a broad consensus before the critical budget decisions are made in November."

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Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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James Perry supports establishing a City Manager hired by the City Council to oversee the use of taxpayer revenues for major city departments

Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010

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