Questions:
4. What strategy should the manager develop for approaching the council? How should the manager deal with the council’s inclination to view the future as “not too bad”? What might be the impact on the council of a pessimistic economic report and suggestions for layoffs, tax increases, reductions in services, etc.? What might be the impact on the public?

5. Given the community’s short-term economic prospects, is the manager overestimating the importance of retaining a general fund reserve?