In her inaugural address as the new Mayor of the City of Rockville on November 22, 2009, Phyllis Marcuccio made the following statement, the first promise of her new administration:

First, I would be remiss if we did not respond to the major issue of our recent election:  the unprecedented economic stress facing our nation and our city for the next several years.  I will within the next two weeks appoint a task force on finance and budget, whose initial charge will be to review and comment on our financial policies, principles, and current processes of the City budget for consideration by the City Council.  I will call for their report by the end of March in 2010.

What Happened

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