Did Gov. Dannel P. Malloy act hastily in imposing $102.8 million in emergency cuts, so-called rescissions, less than three months into the fiscal year? The state’s top bean counter and fellow Democrat, Kevin P. Lembo, thinks so.

“Past practice has been to delay implementation of rescissions until late November — when a clearer picture of revenue receipts emerges through the consensus forecast. I understand the desire to avoid reacting too late and again ending the year in a deficit. However, this must be weighed against implementing large cuts to critical programs serving state residents, which may also have an adverse impact on Connecticut’s economy as it finally begins to gain traction,” wrote Mr. Lembo in his monthly budget report.

In other words, the governor should have waited until he had more analysis from objective sources.

As noted here before, the cuts to hospitals, to municipalities and for services to the poor and disabled were unfair and disproportionate, seeking no sacrifice within state government. Interestingly, Gov. Malloy implemented with his executive power some of the cuts he could not get the legislature to approve.

The governor had the authority to make the cuts, but we think a special session is in order for the legislature to exert its authority and repair the damage.

However, House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey has shown no interest in picking a fight with his governor, the unofficial leader of their state Democratic Party. While the speaker has said he is not happy with the cuts, he has also said repeatedly he will not call the House into special session.

“We are not in crisis and a special session is not necessary and would be counterproductive,” Rep. Sharkey told The Connecticut Mirror.

Leaders of the state’s nonprofit hospitals say the unexpected cuts are creating a crisis for them. And families that will not receive expected assistance to care for disabled loved ones also face personal crises.

Meanwhile came news, also from Mr. Lembo, that Connecticut officially ended the 2014-15 fiscal year on June 30 with a $113.2 million deficit, which will come from the Rainy Day Fund. While statistically tiny — six-tenths of 1 percent of the budget — the deficit raises the larger issue of the marginal budgets the legislature keeps approving.

Solid, sustainable budgets not so easily thrown into deficit continue to elude Connecticut.