Righeimer and Mensinger said that Leece, a schoolteacher, just doesn't have a head for business. Leece, who calls herself a "very conservative Republican," supports some outsourcing and pension adjustments but thinks her colleagues are moving recklessly fast and accomplishing very little.
Did Righeimer and company really have to rush out those layoff threats before producing examples of how outsourcing to for-profit companies has saved money elsewhere? Would the city have the same level of control over contractors and would the quality of the work be as high?
