Driving the Discussion - What's Next

[WCTA]

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[idlewind]

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I would say the discussion should be about more than this molehill. If I calculate right, their are 7 people getting the benefit, $500 per month, 6,000 per year. That is a grand total of $42,000 per year. So if we cut this out, we are still 8.158 million short.
The knife better get alot longer than that.

If people want to continue the current levels of services, then they are going to need to contribute more. Just remember: "Anything the government gives you, it must take by force from someone else"- Ronald Reagan.

 

[Matt J]

IIRC, Cindy Meadows had a cute little office over in Gulf Place that she used when on the BCC. Cecilia Jones has a whole sprawling building that is costing the county something like $182,000 per month or year?

 

[WCTA]

Layoffs

I understand that the Public Works Dept. issued pink slips to people last week resulting in a budget reduction of close to 1/2 million dollars.

This was done while the "BCC-6" still are receiving their "special benefit" of paid Family Insurance. Their benefit would not have saved those positions, but it would have been a start.

 

[idlewind]

I understand that the Public Works Dept. issued pink slips to people last week resulting in a budget reduction of close to 1/2 million dollars.

This was done while the "BCC-6" still are receiving their "special benefit" of paid Family Insurance. Their benefit would not have saved those positions, but it would have been a start.

I thought it was "5." I read that Mr. Brannon never received any benefit from this program because he is not married.

 

[WCTA]

I thought it was "5." I read that Mr. Brannon never received any benefit from this program because he is not married.

The current "BCC-6" includes all county commissioners except Scott Brannon, the COunty Administrator and the TDC Director.

The original "BCC-6" included 3 county commissioners, the County Attorney, COunty Administrator and the TDC Director

 

[Just Curious]

IIRC, Cindy Meadows had a cute little office over in Gulf Place that she used when on the BCC. Cecilia Jones has a whole sprawling building that is costing the county something like $182,000 per month or year?

Where did you get that number from? Did you just make that up, or do you have evidence of it?

 

[wrobert]

Where did you get that number from? Did you just make that up, or do you have evidence of it?

The lease is posted in one of these forums. But I think it is around $82K a year instead of the $15k it was.

 

[Just Curious]

The lease is posted in one of these forums. But I think it is around $82K a year instead of the $15k it was.

I thought that there was no exchange of money?

 

[wrobert]

I thought that there was no exchange of money?

I think the lease says in kind services. Since government is unable to create wealth anything that they do cost money.