Any money that comes to this city ... is needed to keep us afloat.

I am really taken aback by that. Just to single out churches is not fair.

The balance sheet does not support (bonuses).

This amounted to a raise.

The council is concerned about spending any amount of money on this.

If you needed to be a doctor, if you wanted to be a doctor, I'd go to you. I'd be your very first patient.