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Mayor Solomon is right that the money would be better spent on the students and educational programs -- but when he and the council had the chance to provide it two years ago, they failed.
The city council could have raised $7.1 million through a small tax rate increase for FY18 and instead left the tax rate level while spending $6.5 million more than the prior year and leaving a $4 million deficit. The FY19 state-capped tax increase was a direct result of this decision, and left another $3.8 million annual deficit.
That's two fiscal years and nearly $8 million in deficit spending by the city, which the council has tried to balance by underfunding the schools.
It's not going to work. If the new school committee pursues the lawsuit, there is a very high probability that the city will lose, based on past Caruolo actions.
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