GOV, how team Stroger jerks around commissioners on budget

I was talking to a staffer for one of the Cook County commissioners and he was complaining about how team Stroger is manipulating the budget process.

The budget County Board President Todd Stroger submitted had numerous errors. Things were included that shouldn't have been in the budget. Other line items were excluded that shouldn't have been. Also, Stroger deliberately moved some items "off budget" temporarily claiming they were cut.

For example, thirty personnel from the juvenile center were listed as cut when really they were moved to being under a state grant that is provided for medical services to the juveniles.

To make the budget process even more confusing team Stroger is constantly submitting updates to the budget as the commissioners are trying to evaluate it and make amendments.

The suspicion is that team Stroger is being deliberately non-cooperative and confusing to make it impossible for the commissioners to honestly appraise the budget and cut things that can be cut.