But all around him, it was a day for talking about the city's fiscal matters.
"Somebody has got to be purely concerned with fiscal matters here."
But many members were also focused on an even more immediate fiscal matter.
"Cases brought on foreign fiscal matters are not pursued here."
And who is the true conservative when it comes to fiscal matters?
In return, the state assumed oversight of all fiscal matters.
And let me add to my friends who are less concerned with fiscal matters.
Three weeks ago the federal financial control board shut down, giving full responsibility for fiscal matters to city officials.
Perhaps the Council wants to keep hold of the reins itself, and it still has the final say on fiscal matters.
The two proposals that deal with fiscal matters are bad policy.