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Happy New Year 2010

Printed From: MiddletownUSA.com
Category: Middletown City Government
Forum Name: City Manager
Forum Description: Discuss the city manager administration including all city departments.
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Printed Date: May 29 2024 at 3:10am


Topic: Happy New Year 2010
Posted By: Nelson R. Self
Subject: Happy New Year 2010
Date Posted: Jan 06 2010 at 2:29am

May you and yours experience a healthy, happy New Year 2010.


Replies:
Posted By: wasteful
Date Posted: Jan 06 2010 at 7:02am
Nelson you are geing a bit obsessive on the matter of these employees.  Employess have been laid off by the 100's if not thousands in Middletown and by the Millions across the county.  Middletown was over due and hung on to all of their employees until the end.  There will most likely be more before it is over.  Relying on federal Funds to pay your employees, hoping you will get funding is not a good way to run a City, as Middletown is finding out.

Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: Jan 06 2010 at 9:28am
Wasteful - lets really think about it.  The individuals Nelson is speaking of were paid by govt funds not city funds.  So laying these individuals off really did not help the city at all.  So if we are receiving more money would it not make sense to keep these individuals rather then start from fresh with new employees.  Not to mention if they hire new people does it not look like there might have been an motive in why certain people lost their jobs when others that had less experience did not. 

Posted By: Nameless
Date Posted: Jan 06 2010 at 10:00am
Even if the city gets the extra NSP funds, it is a 1x thing.  The money will be a temporary fix for these individuals but next year, the funding won't be there and we'll be right back where we are today-it will just delay the inevitable..There's not enough money to justify keeping these people.  Middletown is trying to be somewhat financially responsible and cut their costs instead of relying on money they aren't even sure they are going to receive yet!  It's an unfortunate reality but city governments everywhere are cutting employees..

Posted By: Sports Mom
Date Posted: Jan 06 2010 at 10:35am
This funding is and has been there for 30+ years.  But let's say it's a one time deal, since the announcement of layoffs 1 employee received a raise (Mr. Adkins) another received a promotion and raise (Mr. Fuchs) and a new position created (for Mr. Huiet) all funded under these same funds. 

Posted By: Nelson R. Self
Date Posted: Jan 06 2010 at 10:40am
The truth will set the captives free !!

Posted By: Nelson R. Self
Date Posted: Jan 06 2010 at 10:52am
My prayer for 2010 is that all of the citizens of Middletown will soon have transparent, accountable local government.


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