By Jim Walsh | East Valley Tribune
Mesa City Council member Jeremy Whittaker wants a City Charter amendment to improve financial sustainability, but Mayor John Giles said Whittaker’s initiative would “burn the place down’’ instead.
Whittaker’s has filed his intention to try and get an initiative on the November 2020 ballot that would cap transfers from the city’s lucrative Enterprise Fund to the General Fund at 20 percent — which he says would force Mesa to invest more money in infrastructure and cut down on other spending.
His proposal — which sparked a tense discussion at a study session last Thursday — has put him at odds with the majority of his council colleagues and the city administration.
