tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post7202074149053985138..comments2024-02-14T16:54:15.327-05:00Comments on PLAINFIELD TODAY: Jerry and Burney mischaracterize the budgetDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867186465663386310noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-60274331541417410422010-10-13T13:22:05.049-04:002010-10-13T13:22:05.049-04:00Does Jerry Green take such a controlling hands on ...Does Jerry Green take such a controlling hands on management of all the towns in his district? Do the Mayors of other towns check with him first to see if he approves their budgets? Is Plainfield the only town he is ruling into the ground?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-23732933414933362332010-10-13T13:06:45.250-04:002010-10-13T13:06:45.250-04:00The Mayors husband spent months in city hall helpi...The Mayors husband spent months in city hall helping with the networking of the computers. I am sure if the mayor wanted, her husband could put the budget on line in an New York minute if she wanted to be up front about her spending our tax money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-75388519540862647362010-10-12T17:48:52.885-04:002010-10-12T17:48:52.885-04:00As a former official, myself I must say that those...As a former official, myself I must say that those who sit in the Ccouncil seat must bear the responsibility of all votes thay cast. You should not hide from that. <br /><br />Collaboration has been going on since 1776 - and responsibility must be accepted by those who ultimately vote for it.<br /><br />That too is a traditon in America that goes back to 1776.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-652053818284316632010-10-12T17:25:40.970-04:002010-10-12T17:25:40.970-04:00After 56 plus years in Plainfield, I have learned ...After 56 plus years in Plainfield, I have learned to never take anything at face value!<br />C.Benton Wigton, where are you now that you are needed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-8009168656841947172010-10-12T13:10:39.418-04:002010-10-12T13:10:39.418-04:00The REAL information is not what was budgeted last...The REAL information is not what was budgeted last year, but what was SPENT to compare it to what is requested for this year. I though Taylor had closed out the budget already, so where be the numbers ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-37200796848889392132010-10-12T13:08:51.408-04:002010-10-12T13:08:51.408-04:00Wow..to anonymous @ 8:53AM..high five for that pos...Wow..to anonymous @ 8:53AM..high five for that post ! ( chill out Jerry and Sharon fan club, I seriously did not write that anonymous post )Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347593167569748403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-43361785073052435772010-10-12T12:58:55.667-04:002010-10-12T12:58:55.667-04:00You are mistaken, Dan--at least, according to Coun...You are mistaken, Dan--at least, according to Councilman Mapp, who has pointed out on numerous occasions that once the administration introduces the budget it is "the Council's budget." Of course we would hope for collaboration but it is the Council's responsibility to finalize it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-35785546881087681582010-10-12T11:56:07.426-04:002010-10-12T11:56:07.426-04:00The reason we cannot get this online is because we...The reason we cannot get this online is because we have an inefficient process with bloat. One reason why the lay-off plan, while not desireable, should not cripple City Hall if we ran it efficiently.<br /><br />I also applaud Ms. Taylor for getting this to us in a timely manner. God help Plainfield when she goes on maternity leave, and if she leaves us all together (why would you put up with this mercurial mayor if you did not have to) we better pray for a miracle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-43780971179886633432010-10-12T11:53:56.721-04:002010-10-12T11:53:56.721-04:00The budget is hardly months ahead of last year. I...The budget is hardly months ahead of last year. In fact, the budget that was introduced last year was dated October 27 and presented to the Council in November. We may be weeks ahead, but more importantly we are already 1/3 of the way through the fiscal year, so our ability to reap the results of any cost containment is once again reduced.<br /><br />And all these Thank Yous for doing one's job are just ridiculous, particularly because the budget is only one aspect of city government. The rest, meanwhile, is a glaring fiasco, marked by incompetence, delay, obfuscation, and an overall lack of concern for the city's residents. Neither branch of government should get a pass: The Administration for the general shabbiness of its management of city operations. The Council for its unwillingness to make the necessary changes to the departmental structure of the city, the destructive influence of pay-to-play, the choke hold of pension and benefits on services, and its plain acceptance of ineptitude under cover of periodic political point scoring.<br /><br />All in all, it's business as usual, for which Thank You is way too generous for those who keep Plainfield from having a fighting chance. Maria Pellum is correct referring to our city government as an oligarchy. The few have even fewer solutions to our many problems, have their own ambitions that are separate from the needs of the many, who in most cases must wait until midnight to have a say, and what they say is quickly forgotten or ignored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-55071991603507586632010-10-12T10:51:02.901-04:002010-10-12T10:51:02.901-04:00Because the politicians do not want you to have ac...Because the politicians do not want you to have access to these documents in a timely manner. It is in their best interest that there is some difficulty in obtaining them, and by the time you do read them, hopefully it is too late to do anything about them!Blackdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13342709988576705397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-33134237339407630532010-10-12T10:42:44.604-04:002010-10-12T10:42:44.604-04:00I am glad we have a budget much earlier than last ...I am glad we have a budget much earlier than last year, but it's still late in my book, considering what we're paying the mayor and the administration. We also need to remember that last year was an election for the mayor and she purposly kept the budget hidden until after she squeeked by to win another term as our worst mayor in history.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02322180868990260305noreply@blogger.com