City Manager looking to cut $600K in Staff

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   "We are currently conducting staff budget meetings.  At this time we still need to reduce the 2010 budget by another $600,000 or increase revenues to that extent.  Staff is still formulating our recommendation." Judy Gilleland

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Middletown News Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Apr 29 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote Middletown News Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: City Manager looking to cut $600K in Staff Posted: Aug 26 2009 at 1:39pm
	"We are currently conducting staff budget meetings. At this time we still need to reduce the 2010 budget by another $600,000 or increase revenues to that extent. Staff is still formulating our recommendation." Judy Gilleland
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VietVet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008	Post Options Post Reply Quote VietVet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 26 2009 at 1:56pm
	Gilleland and crew are sure procrastinating on these cuts. Keep hearing the same old message of "we're working on the budget" and "still formulating our recommendations". Nonsense. Stop talking about it and get on with it. Make the $600,000 in cuts with the duplicate high salary/benefits Director/middle management positions and be done with it. Let the remaining Directors double up on duties. The "increased revenue" comment is a joke. You have no large sources to collect revenue from because you don't have a large tax base from corporate taxes and employee payroll taxes to take from. You blew that when you stopped bringing in companies and jobs. All you have is the "nickle and dime revenue" that won't come close to the $600,000 you need. Where is your plan to grow measureable revenue (read as new jobs/companies) for the city and why wasn't it implemented years ago? What are you waiting for?

Pacman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 02 2007 Status: Offline Points: 2612	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pacman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 26 2009 at 2:06pm
	Recommendation, increase employee contribution to Health Care Insurance by $25.00 per week. $25.00 x 52 x 400 emp. = $520,000.00 no layoffs needed. I am sure you can find $80,000.00 somewhere.

kntman2020 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Outsider Joined: Jul 05 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote kntman2020 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 29 2009 at 7:08pm
	hey i can help, its like this, Judy you give up your pay for a yr. and show the people that you care.
	J.M.S.

accuro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: May 31 2009 Status: Offline Points: 103	Post Options Post Reply Quote accuro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 29 2009 at 11:00pm
	Why do you think they wanted the wards eliminated and the purpose of Keep Middletown Moving Forward? Its to bring in a stacked deck council that would find a way to raise taxes to 2.25%. Read about Duritsch's comments about services will have to give. Middletown doesn't realize its their attitude that has newcomers turned off, no thnaks, I don't want to live in your city of cameras, intimidation, and the house owner has lost their shirts on property they can't give away. Wonder how money Weatherwax borrowed this year. Purgatory in Middletown, just like Dante's Inferno. Misery daily.
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