While Republican-majority and even Republican-tight city councils and commissioner boards make excuses for not cutting the size of government as they’ve promised, an elected Libertarian, Lenoir (NC) City Councilman T.J. Rohr, is working to cut $1 million from the Lenoir city budget. In one article, it was reported:

Most of the discussion focused on budget recommendations by Councilman T.J. Rohr.

Rohr submitted an extensive list of suggested changes to the budget which include eliminating funding for the Streetscape plan and the downtown development. His recommendations also include eliminating 12 or 13 city employees from various departments.

His plan would trim nearly $1 million from the city manager’s proposed $21.5 million budget.

Councilwoman Betty Buss said that his recommendations need to be explored.

"I like some of them. Some of them I don’t," said Buss. "We have to study it."

But the thing is, they wouldn’t be studying it if it weren’t for Rohr.

There’s a second article on the subject here.