EXACTLY!
Normie was the Director of Development for years........and we have NOT had a Director of Administration and Finance in Lackawanna since February 2007.
The City has been operating illegally (violating our own City Charter/Code) since then.....by condoning and covering up the City's violation of this situation that Normie and Council created for.........this same person, who is now quiting and crying, wah-wah-wah all the way home, because his $30,000/yr freebie is gone down to $10,000!
Please, with computer soft-ware, he could have ran it from his home because he came and went as he wanted to for the $30,000/yr.
He told me publicly that he and the rest of the RETIRED and still working for LA for $30,000 ........ONLY "work 19 /hrs/week"! ( Remember they are currently collecting State PENSIONS, and one got a $15,000 City BONUS and a State BONUS to retire a few years back !) RETIRE......nice pocket money.......I say taking the job from a Citizen who needs a break!
$30,000 for 19 hrs week.......
( And don't forget his wifey works at City Hall too....$40,000+ ; their kids get thrown bones too, ie. Proctor a Civil Service exam for a few hours for $60.00 or so )!
He has been the " retired/part-time City of Lackawanna Comptroller like I said since February 2007......also, you know who, has condoned it all this time! I have repeatedly brought it up over the years....only to be told to shut-up!
Now that the shoe is on the other foot......they bring in some guy from the County to say, no-one else can handle the money??!!??
I believe it says.........Somewhere in the Charter/Code (I can't cut and paste it because it is no longer on web
)........
that in the absence of a Department/Division Head, the Mayor assumes the duties.
POLI-TRICKS! And a prime example of feeding the "family and friends" club pyramid, to keep them voters happy!
While ******* on the rest of the City/playgrounds/streets/activities/police and fire equipment, etc.!
Btw:
Mayor Kuryak zero-ed the " Assistant Comptroller " position in the Budget in order to downsize .......
Normie brought it back about 3 years to give a cronies kid a job (not the lady in it now).......
No offense.....but the $ 30,000 and Assistant's appr. $50,000 with bennes .......could be used to hire ONE NON-POLITICAL CPA type person that has ONLY the taxpayers at heart and NOT "The Party" favors!
Poli-TRICKS ! YUK!