Comments on: Rohnert Park city manager asks council for assistant

By: Ricardo Sorentino

Ricardo Sorentino — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:37:00 +0000

Hey, this must mean good news for the M-section pool. It’s been unfairly singled-out and shut down due to lack of money, though that was really based on someone else’s spending priorities. The city has no problem taking the M-sections property tax money, it just wants to spend it elsewhere.

If we have money for additional city staff, than I guess that same staff has now run out of excuses for keeping our pool closed and making all our youth go across town during the summer months.

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By: Juvenal

Juvenal — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:48:53 +0000

I can’t imagine what kind of assistant could be hired for $25,000 to $40,000. Suck it up and do your job.

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By: GAJ

GAJ — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:49:19 +0000

@John, yup, brand new article today ranking States from best to worst run.

I think you know where California finished; dead last…a big part of that is due to the massive indebtedness of our bloated government.

http://money.msn.com/investing/latest.aspx?post=05f38100-0aeb-4c8e-b5bf-692aaf1aec55

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By: 0 Representation

0 Representation — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:44:20 +0000

So what’s wrong with this picture? Gabe makes $165k and can’t do his job. But if Rohnert Park hires an Assistant for him the Assistant will earn $25k (=$12.02 per hour)? I’m guessing that this person will be either part-time without benefits or not experienced for starting out at that salary.

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By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:18:11 +0000

Yeah, the city has functioned for 5 years without it but now that the money is flowing into the city, EXPAND!!

What’s another $140,000+ a year in salary, plus benefits, plus lifetime retirement pension? The taxpayers will pay for it. we all know that the person hired from “within” will leave an open position that will be filled. The hire from within is just a way to pull the wool over the eyes of the Sheeple voters.

I can translate the rhetoric for everyone…Hire from “within its ranks” to address an “imbalance” means promote someone as a political favor.

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By: John

John — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:35:26 +0000

They’re nuts, fiscal spending and hiring more personal, bloated – bloated – bloated.

California ranks 1st or last depending on how you want to see it, worst place ever to run or operate a business. No amount of money will attract people to come live or work here, they’d be dumb..

Do as many others, Nevada or Texas, business friendly, low tax, affordable housing and jobs….

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By: GAJ

GAJ — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:15:13 +0000

Suck it up Gabe, at $165,000/year in salary put in a few more hours for your oh so important “Strategic Planning.”

You main task SHOULD be day to day management activities…starting with preventing Rohnert Park from living beyond its means.

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