tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post2367819640619205750..comments2023-09-20T05:14:16.635-04:00Comments on Stamford Talk: Eat, Think, Drive, Blog!: Silent, Always-On TV in Westhill High LibraryStamford Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145856659548079358noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-47961645253090947392008-04-29T21:56:00.000-04:002008-04-29T21:56:00.000-04:00Okay, I'll slow it down, cool my temper and try to...Okay, I'll slow it down, cool my temper and try to be simple (complicated? not me!) For the past x years all non-union persons have been getting the same 3% raise that all the union people get(my understanding from a union person). The mayor has not been getting that raise, but his other non-union employees have. But they want a general increase of most of those positions of 22% more. Again this was tried last year with a 37% increase that everyone shot down cause of the reeval. They figured this year was quieter and they could pass it. It has already gone through the Board of Finance with Tarzia being the outspoken (when is he not?) critic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-75569761625959232492008-04-29T16:28:00.000-04:002008-04-29T16:28:00.000-04:00I have a hard time with numbers; do you mean that ...I have a hard time with numbers; do you mean that the mayor is increasing his pay at a higher rate than other city employees who don't even get the health benefits? <I>That</I> would be rude.Stamford Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145856659548079358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-50152683121089213942008-04-29T09:54:00.000-04:002008-04-29T09:54:00.000-04:00the 22% raises http://www.stamfordadvocate.com//ci...the 22% raises http://www.stamfordadvocate.com//ci_9071051?IADID=Search-www.stamfordadvocate.com-www.stamfordadvocate.com<BR/>STAMFORD - The Personnel Commission last week unanimously approved a controversial proposal to give the mayor, his Cabinet members and other nonunion city employees pay raises.<BR/><BR/>The action came one year after another set of larger commission-approved pay increases was withdrawn.<BR/><BR/>If approved by the city's elected boards, the proposal would provide Mayor Dannel Malloy and the town clerk at least 16 percent raises after the next municipal elections next year. Their salaries increase once every two years, in the December of odd-numbered years.<BR/><BR/>The mayor's salary would rise to $145,700 from $125,181. The town clerk's salary would increase to $101,357 from $87,081.<BR/><BR/>The city's two registrar of voters, who work part time but are eligible for the same benefits as full-time employees, including health insurance and paid vacation time, would receive at least 22 percent raises in January. Their salaries would increase to $45,610 from $37,315. <BR/><BR/>The part that inflamed me:<BR/>"Members of Malloy's Cabinet and others in the pay plan have received raises that average 2 percent to 3 percent a year since Malloy took office in 1996, while union employees have gotten much more when step increases are factored in, Malloy has said."<BR/><B>step increases should not be used as a marker</B> - they are for new employees and are given each year the employee is with the city for 5 years (should have been set up to be based on performance, but a different story). The Union raises have averaged less than 3% for the past 10 years and less than that if you factor in the % increase in what people pay for insurance (I am not complaining, it is still a good deal). But the mayor needs to get real.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-24540478487914599132008-04-28T22:54:00.000-04:002008-04-28T22:54:00.000-04:00You could design an entire blog around how screwed...You could design an entire blog around how screwed up things are at Westhill. Half the classes are a joke, the administration is lazy and incompetent, the good teachers and counselors (and there are quite a few) deal with so much bureaucratic nonsense it's a miracle they stick around. I have one graduate, one current student, and the tales I could tell...It's hard to work up a head of steam about a television when there is never (no, never) any toilet paper or soap on the bathrooms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-63180760758774028042008-04-28T21:08:00.000-04:002008-04-28T21:08:00.000-04:00Wait, who's getting 22% raises? City employees?Wait, who's getting 22% raises? City employees?Stamford Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628338751045041012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-42425153122045095482008-04-28T21:03:00.000-04:002008-04-28T21:03:00.000-04:00Do I dare talk about waste????Of course a 50" plas...Do I dare talk about waste????<BR/>Of course a 50" plasma TV is nothing compared to the 22% raises.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414561988993487725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-34686195369861567332008-04-28T12:07:00.000-04:002008-04-28T12:07:00.000-04:00My favorite part of the article was where the libr...My favorite part of the article was where the librarian said the school needed it because Stamford High has one and equity needed to be maintained among the schools. <BR/><BR/>Son: "Mom! Dad! We need to move to a new school district because Westhill has a 50-inch TV! How will I ever get into Harvard Law if I can't watch Nancy Grace berate lawyers in hi-def when I really should be in remedial geometry class?"Kevin McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673014424525900380noreply@blogger.com