Council members looking for savings
One of three Greensboro City Council committees examining the city's programs and spending met for the first time Friday afternoon.
Sandra Anderson Groat, Yvonne Johnson and Tom Phillips met for about 25 minutes to set a meeting schedule (next meeting is April 5 at 3:30 p.m.) and outline their expectations of city staff.
They also mentioned some of the questions they planned to ask.
Phillips said he planned to ask department heads what programs they would cut, along with what program they're not doing that they think the city should offer.
Johnson plans to ask how departments would be affected by steep cuts in travel and conferences, while Phillips said he would ask departments about their use of consultants. Johnson also wants to ask about legal fees, especially any for outside attorneys.