Budget limits or politics at work?

Establishing limits to raising Oconee County’s budget was adopted last night in a 3-2 county council vote.  Once again, the divide was Durham, Hart, and Mize in favor and Davis and Elliott opposed.  The debate got started last night when public comment speaker Jim Mann criticized Council Chairman Durham’s moves which he likened to flipping monies from one part of the budget to another.  Durham, however, believes it’ll be a wise move for future councils as they decide where monies are spent.  But District Four’s Davis says it’s confusing to the public.