Middletown Forum : Gillieland Retiring http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : City Manager : Gillieland Retiring Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:03:23 +0000 Mon, 21 May 2012 12:09:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4481 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ Gillieland Retiring : TonyB wrote:Tudor,Prisons... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=33036&title=gillieland-retiring#33036 Author: Bocephus
Subject: 4481
Posted: May 21 2012 at 12:09pm

Originally posted by TonyB TonyB wrote:

Tudor,

Prisons run by private companies do not promote justice! They have to have more prisoners to make their prison profitable so now you have more laws and we go back to the idea of "debtors prison". Please name me a private company that could run a city, turn a profit and save taxpayers money. That is the biggest load of bulls*** I've heard in a long time!!!
 
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]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 12:09:39 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=33036&title=gillieland-retiring#33036 Gillieland Retiring : Tudor,Prisons run by private companies... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=33028&title=gillieland-retiring#33028 Author: TonyB
Subject: 4481
Posted: May 20 2012 at 9:56pm

Tudor,

Prisons run by private companies do not promote justice! They have to have more prisoners to make their prison profitable so now you have more laws and we go back to the idea of "debtors prison". Please name me a private company that could run a city, turn a profit and save taxpayers money. That is the biggest load of bulls*** I've heard in a long time!!!
]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 21:56:19 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=33028&title=gillieland-retiring#33028 Gillieland Retiring : TonyB wrote: Seems... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32955&title=gillieland-retiring#32955 Author: TudorBrown
Subject: 4481
Posted: May 15 2012 at 10:58am

Originally posted by TonyB TonyB wrote:

[QUOTE=Bill]Seems like a good time to try to privatize city leadership.  No doubt there are consulting firms out there who can bring a team in and bring their hatchets with them.

As if government doesn't waste enough money, now you want a private company with a profit motive to run it? Yeah, they'll bring their hatchets with them and anything that doesn't increase their profits will be gone. Government is not a for-profit enterprise!!! It is such bs to think that a private firm with no outside ties to the community would do anything to help citizens. Haven't there already been enough examples of private firms taking the money and not doing the job? Take a look at the Section 8 program. How many private firms have been contracted to run this program? Take a look at their results and imagine our entire government run with that kind of efficiency. It is the height of irresponsibility to cede control of local, state and national government to for-profit entities. You're not saving money, increasing efficiency or providing necessary services; all you do is provide profit to owners!!! Is that what you want, to be owned?!!!


There are private companies that could do a great job of running a city, turn a profit, and save the tax payers money.  Just look into how successful charter schools, prisons run by private companies, private ambulance services and anything else privately run compared to publicly run is.

Not even a comparison.


]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 10:58:36 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32955&title=gillieland-retiring#32955 Gillieland Retiring : good riddance to a bad deal we... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32932&title=gillieland-retiring#32932 Author: retired co
Subject: 4481
Posted: May 14 2012 at 10:52am

good riddance to a bad deal we had for several years.
]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 10:52:52 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32932&title=gillieland-retiring#32932 Gillieland Retiring : Gilleland is going nowhere. At... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32533&title=gillieland-retiring#32533 Author: acclaro
Subject: 4481
Posted: Apr 04 2012 at 7:43am

Gilleland is going nowhere. At worse, its 6-1, and I have insight its 7-0 support. Its too much hassle to try to find another, she does what council demands, and there has been nothing of significance they deem worthy of not renewing her contract. Totally incorrect on this notion its 3-4 against. No Greyhound ticket needed.]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:43:09 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32533&title=gillieland-retiring#32533 Gillieland Retiring : Middletown29 wrote:Gillieland... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32532&title=gillieland-retiring#32532 Author: VietVet
Subject: 4481
Posted: Apr 04 2012 at 6:23am

Originally posted by Middletown29 Middletown29 wrote:

Gillieland does not have the support of 3 members of city council. In fact at least one member is trying to woo a fourth to join the other three to attempt a Gillieland ouster.


If true, this would be good news for the city. Although, we still have Husseman waiting in the wings to take over......or, Becker back for another dip in the till? Both not good for the city either IMO. Bad players standing in the wings.

If Gilleland is out, could we take up a collection to buy her a one way Greyhound bus ticket back to Pickerington and give her house on Antrim Ct. to a Section 8 landlord or bulldoze it for some more green space? ]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:23:43 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32532&title=gillieland-retiring#32532 Gillieland Retiring : Gillieland does not have the support... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32530&title=gillieland-retiring#32530 Author: Middletown29
Subject: 4481
Posted: Apr 04 2012 at 5:58am

Gillieland does not have the support of 3 members of city council. In fact at least one member is trying to woo a fourth to join the other three to attempt a Gillieland ouster.]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:58:09 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32530&title=gillieland-retiring#32530 Gillieland Retiring : Cowards/Lazy http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32508&title=gillieland-retiring#32508 Author: ground swat
Subject: 4481
Posted: Apr 01 2012 at 7:54pm

Cowards/Lazy]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:54:53 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32508&title=gillieland-retiring#32508 Gillieland Retiring : That is news to me unless AJ went... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32507&title=gillieland-retiring#32507 Author: jag123
Subject: 4481
Posted: Apr 01 2012 at 6:47pm

That is news to me unless AJ went over to the other side.]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:47:31 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32507&title=gillieland-retiring#32507 Gillieland Retiring : Gilleland is going nowhere.... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32505&title=gillieland-retiring#32505 Author: acclaro
Subject: 4481
Posted: Apr 01 2012 at 12:25pm

Gilleland is going nowhere. She will ask city council to give her a 5 to 7 year contract, taking her to age 62, so she can retire, but double dip, while staying in Middletown. She isn't going to lose her retirement, and by taking it now (or when she can I assume she's 55 and has 30 years in the system), she can make money on the second dip and receive a second pension at age 62, just like Becker and the others do. Then after another 5-7 years in Middletown, she'll then take third dip until age 65-70, but in another area, maybe county.

That's why she hired Robinette and Husemann back, as it gives her a selling pt to council, ergo, pay me my current salary, but I won't cost you benefits.

When Becker became city manager, he started the trend in placing a city manager after his gift from council, of picking a city manager that did whatever city council wanted, reative. That's all Ms. G has done since she's been in office, and why she stays on.

Its actually 7-0 jag, not 6-1.. ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:25:14 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4481&PID=32505&title=gillieland-retiring#32505