The article in the DT is way off when I read it, I thought to myself was anyone
from the DAILY TIMES even at the announcement? The county is predicting $12
million less revenues for the 2009 Fiscal year, not in 2010. The county has
taken steps to make sure they are on budget as the charter mandates so that the
budget is balanced-there will not be a decifit per Mr. Politt. They are only
accurate in addressing the fact that there are no lay-offs or furloughs and we
are in a hiring freeze. Mr. Politt asked all his departments to cut their
budgets by 10% of FY09 but not all the budget figures are in, not all the
revenues are collected-Hello, FY09 ends on Jun 09-and the $117 million is the
current budget the county has worked with in FY09-all the 2010 numbers they keep
referring to are not only 09 numbers, 2010 numbers aren't going to be released
til April 2nd, 2009 so the public can comment. Why does the dt keep referring
to the 2010 budget when it has not been released yet? Where is the shortfall
when less revenue has already been taken into account.
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6 comments:
WICO is misreporting this as well. They are also reporting a shortfall when there is not one.
When you continue to give county employees back to back 8% pay increases and a 6% increase plus an additional 2% for Politts insiders what shock that they coming up short in their budget projections.What is becoming clear in all levels of goverment is that they live in the present only and the future is in their minds years away. What is clear business people not career goverment bureaucrats need to actively seek office and take control before it is too late!
2:31pm...I don't remember the county giving 8% pay raises, you might have the wrong county. The statement Politt made said revenues are down, not that they are coming up short in budget projections (whatever that means to you). The DT says they are down for next year-they are using crystal balls I guess. Hint, Gannett is doing major lay-offs, don't hire DT reporters if they have the audacity to put the DT on their resume, that is. They can't report the news like it is and have a slant against Rick Politt, even when their boat is sinking and burning-they stay with the same agenda. It's sad. ANYmouse
2:31pm...I don't remember the county giving 8% pay raises, you might have the wrong county. The statement Politt made said revenues are down, not that they are coming up short in budget projections (whatever that means to you). The DT says they are down for next year-they are using crystal balls I guess. Hint, Gannett is doing major lay-offs, don't hire DT reporters if they have the audacity to put the DT on their resume, that is. They can't report the news like it is and have a slant against Rick Politt, even when their boat is sinking and burning-they stay with the same agenda. It's sad. ANYmouse
Two years ago didn't the Bd. of Ed. start that Early Notification Program for potential retirees where those signing up got a 10% bonus each year for up to three years? That 10% was in addition to the 6% all Bd. employees got. Those making higher salaries proposed it and got the most money from it which was why the bonus was a percent of salary instead of a flat rate. Talk about greed. They knew the county wouldn't be able to afford it, and the teachers didn't ask for it. Some didn't leave after getting the bonus but kept it anyhow, others are leaving earlier than they said they were. Lots of money for retiring Bd. bigwigs.
I got 1.89 percent. Some got 8% I still have not figured that one out yet. Hmmm
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