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What a joke. Overriding the mandated salary and benefit increases sounds like a better option to me.
Either that or they could try to pass a law requiring my employer to pay me more so that I can pay them more taxes? That way the town employees and vital services would be A-OK and I could probably even keep my HBO...
posted by Rainer Hoffmann on 10/05/11 at 10:17 AM
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You don't need HBO, Mr. greedy capitalist. (Sarcasm, obviously.)
Revenues have gone down because people (and businesses) are moving out. Why do you think that is?
posted by Dean DeGennaro on 10/05/11 at 11:10 AM
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Wow - what percentage is the mandatory salary and benefit increases? As a Cornwall homeowner, my taxes are already crazy. Yes, I like it here, but in the future will move out of the state due to the taxes.
posted by Linda Carella on 10/05/11 at 4:41 PM
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Local government is run by our lovely state and federal mandates and I really dont see a way out of it unless we send a message to the State. we cant blame local governments for the liberal views and spending of our state.
Keep in mind that Communities around the state are losing their independence as mandates keep streaming in and now we are told that it would be in our best interest to combine local governments and municipalities.
posted by J Buescher on 10/06/11 at 2:05 PM
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I say cut away! $600K, how about $700K? Let the people feel the effect of these mandates. It seems that is only then, people will realize the insanity of our govt's spending.
posted by J Klein on 10/06/11 at 2:38 PM
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Could the Town Board inform of us how much more compensation this amounts to per town employee on average to pay for increased health care and pension funding? The dollar amount and percentages would be helpful in these discussions. For my simple mind including overall compensation and the resulting changes is the only way I could comment further on matters. Seems strange that these numbers aren't put forth. If an employee salary is the same from one year to the next and benefits go up 20% doesn't that result in an increase in overall compensation? I can't even bother to look at mandates or other issues until I have "real" numbers to look at. I have to think these numbers exist, just not sure where they are. Anybody
have there hands on these?
posted by thomas gordon on 10/08/11 at 2:30 PM
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why don't we look into other problems why our expenses are so high instead of employees pay? For instance, the $100K we spent for attorneys to fight arbitration for the police officers? If you break down the money into "per household" it is not alot. People hear these big numbers and get scared. That is what Quigly wants. How come he got a raise last year?
Denise Peters
posted by D P on 10/10/11 at 1:26 PM
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Although the salaries/benefits can be public knowledge, STIPENDS that employees receive as an add-on to their salaries are not public knowledge nor disclosed and add up to THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
posted by Agnes Facine on 10/16/11 at 5:58 AM
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