LETS MILK IT FOR ALL ITS WORTH

I read Lil's report on the town meeting. And once again I am astonished at the gall this council even consider additional holidays for the employees. Its not enough that we paid out 5% pay increases to all of the town employees just last fall which included the part-time employees. This was a huge expense since several of the employees hold more than one position the increase was a 10 to 15 percent increase.
When do we say enough is enough! This council is not looking out for the best interest of the citizens. Seems as though they are out to get all they can get before a new Mayor gets in office.
Since when do we need a bargaining tool such as holidays. If three holidays makes that much of a difference let the people find another job. I would be the farm that you couldn't pry any one of the employees from the cush positions they have.
The attorney is right, you have to pay all employees overtime if they work more than 40 hours.
It is against the law to do otherwise.
I have a question, now if you hold two or more positions for the town just how much vacation time do you accrue? One employee position equals 34 days of vacation, sick, etc., so if you hold two positions do you get 68 days? How does that work.
It makes sense, after all if you can work two jobs in an eight hour period as our city employees do, you would get double vacation time under the current system set up by our Mayor. You know the old saying," Lets milk it for all its worth!"
I have not heard any talk of an amphitheater around town. Not one citizen I talk with has mentioned this which makes me wonder how long the Mayor has been cooking up this deal.
Where are we getting the money for this project and who is benefiting from it. There is more to this than we know.
Last but not least, I believe we have bigger worries than trashcans being left along peoples driveways. Although citations would generate more revenue if fines are enforced. And at the rate our council is spending money we need to cook up more schemes to rob the taxpayers.
Lets see how can we generate more money in order to pay for the new city hall, theater, sewer, and more perks for the city employees?
1) We could put up toll booths from traffic light to traffic light.
2) Charge a fee for visiting the new city hall after all its theirs not ours.
3) An annual fee per child to play at our city parks
4) A walking fee for using the sidewalks to get exercise.
5) A breathing fee for using up city air.
Yes these make about as much sense or should I say cents as all of the other bologna they are throwing at the citizens.
As for the Field of Dreams, is this being funded by private citizens and not the town? Why do we have a Parks Director if the private citizens have to be responsible for the parks. This is another waste of our tax dollars.