Jenna Carlesso raised an interesting question today on Cityline. How do you create and pass a budget depending on $3million dollars in concessions from Hartford's employee Unions, and then not even approach the Unions to obtain those concessions? Read Jenna's column here.
The fact of the matter is that any concessions would probably be a very tough sell considering the Mayor's reckless spending habits, including the New Years Eve Caviar event and first class flights and stretch limo's in Washington DC.
I have to question how we went from dire straits at budget time to an $800,000 dollar surplus this week. And on top of that an $11million dollar pension payment is suddenly made to the Municipal Employee's Pension Fund. Did they find that money in a shoebox on a shelf in the Finance Department also? Maybe Mr. Molleda found an envelope full of undeposited checks when he was cleaning out his desk to leave City Hall.
Regardless, it really makes me question the accounting practices of the Segarra Administration, maybe it is time for the Audit commission to launch another investigation.
NOTHING EVER CHANGES IN HARTFORD. THE SAME OL SAME OL GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING....AND THE TAXPAYERS PAY FOR IT. MONEY, MONEY AND MORE MONEY, UNQUALIFIED EXECUTIVE PERSONAL RETIRE WITH FANTASTIC PENSIONS AND SOME WITH LIFE LONG FREE HEALTH BENEFITS. EVERY ADMINISTRATION DOES IT...HARTFORD'S BIG CHEERLEADER'S ERA WAS NO DIFFERENT.
ReplyDeleteI agree with 9/26 7:08p.m. these where the same COO and management that took advantage of the City, harassed the so called "Clerical" staff, they did nothing, abused the City, stole time and monies, and they are the ones that retired with the fantastic pensions and great health benefits, they knew what was coming, and the whole bunch of them ALL retired around the same time !
ReplyDeleteKARMA IS A BITCH! I'm sure more to come.
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