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Thursday, March 07, 2013

Don't You Think Your Mayor Should Have To Work As Hard As YOU Do?

Throughout my campaign I have clearly stated that I will make the Mayor's position a full time job. When you have a budget as large as Salisbury does, working part time simply doesn't cut it.  

However, as I have witnessed over the past 8 years of running Salisbury News and attending hundreds of Council Meetings over the years, you wouldn't believe the volume of items that are hidden in different departments that total in the millions of dollars Council Members were clueless about.

That being said, don't think for a second that the Council Members missed something, it was carefully hidden. I can recall one year where two or three Fire Trucks were somehow buried in their budget and not one Council Member knew about it. I red flagged it to the Council and when they called to find out if what I was saying was true, they were told it was not. The more they insisted and pushed the matter they finally got the TRUTH and what I had stated from the beginning was absolutely a fact. 

That is just one of many examples out there. I am not suggesting taxpayers pay me more money than the part time salary, I'm simply suggesting you elect a Mayor that can and will work full time. You need a Mayor that knows exactly what department heads are doing on a daily basis. You need a Mayor who is proactive and not reactive. You need a Mayor who can answer your call in your time of need. 

If you are happy with the way things have been run for the past 16 years, vote for Jim Ireton. If you are interested in an instant change, you won't have to wait 2 1/2 to 4 years, I'll change things the FIRST WEEK. I'll work just as hard as you do, if not harder.

You need to ask yourself, would YOU hire a part time CEO to run your $50,609,306.00 a year company budget? I rest my case.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you Joe.

Anonymous said...

Jim's new radio ad shows he has'nt done anything for the city.No mention of new business for jobs,less regulation,faster permitting,free parking.

Anonymous said...

To answer your question, my answer is "NO"!!!
A Mayor needs to work HARDER than employees of a company because he is working for an entire city!

Anonymous said...

I'll vote for you just to see what happens in that first week!

Anonymous said...

Great article joe.

Anonymous said...

Harder and smarter both.

Anonymous said...

Let us know if you have job openings. There are a lot of people (including myself) that are looking for work. So if you go in and clean house and need some new employees, I'm most certain you will find some good honest hard-working people to fill position.

Anonymous said...

1:53pm I agree with that statement

Anonymous said...

I think EVERYONE in Washington should work harder than I do!