Mark:
Over the 20 years that I have been an activist in Lancaster politics / community, I have always advocated for resident input, government transparency / openness and what’s in the best interest of the community.
That said, I did not post minutes of Monday evening’s work session because it became very nasty, downright unprofessional and certainly not in the best interests of the community.
I was very disappointed when hearing council member Robert Leary being accused of being ‘controversial’ and a political agitator when in he fact he was asking about the LIDA operation where he was promised one thing by the Supervisor, where he never heard back from the Supervisor on the matter, and where the opposite outcome took place. Also disappointing was hearing again, “This is the way we always did things” and “I’m learning as we go.”
Questions needed to be asked because the belief that compensation was reduced for two town employees paid by the LIDA is offset by a second contract that provides $2,500 in compensation. And yet, Supervisor Ruffino declares he is against stipends and feels the added compensation should be included in the salary structure. I did learn that the budget line item ($30,000) paid by LIDA to the town for Administrative/Secretarial Support was building lease and supplies
Regardless, for the sake of transparency, here is a link to the work session meeting where listeners can make their own determinations.
https://youtu.be/0UaB3H0Lz5s