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massdee
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Posted - 02/25/2007 : 8:02:39 PM
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| I think $85,000. is a decent salary. I think a lot of us wouldn't mind having that in our homes. Was Mr Mangan saying that some well respected people in our community only want to be Mayor if there is more money to be made. Doesn't sound like the kind of people I would want in the corner office. It places another tax burden. If people are looking for the big bucks then they should stay in the private sector where there is money to be made. Imagine someone wanting an increase in salary even before they have decided to run, sounds like they would only be in it just for the money, and to Hell with the rest of us. |
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councilor ward 1
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Posted - 02/25/2007 : 8:11:05 PM
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massdee, I can only speak to my experience with my fellow elected officials. As to Ald Nuzzo,
he has been nothing but professional at every Alderman meeting. Councilor Matewsky has been
committed to many important issues over the years including the Woodwaste situation. Councilor
Cardello has also been very active with many important issues including fighting against the sludge plant. The first way to pay for it is to implement the parking enforcemnt 24hrs in
residential areas only. This will bring in a great deal of revenue. The Mellon Corporation
will be paying an additional $1,000,000 in taxes this year as their tif agreement with the
city ends this year. Councilor DiDomenico and I have worked with Tim Murray for the past year
on issues facing cities like Everett. Having been the Mayor of the second biggest city in
the Commonwealth, he understands that additional revenue is important to us. In conversations
I have had with him, he is totally committed to helping us get the extra money we need. But
the biggest way to find money has to be done by the Mayor. If I was Mayor, I would go after
every big tax deliquent, as well as seriously look at the redevelopment of South Everett. Medford
made a great move down at Station Landing and they will be bringing in huge tax revenue with
that project. I would also look at every position in the city and try to consolidate some
of these positions. Other cities might pay a little more, but they have personnel who perform
many differnt jobs. This would save on health insurance, because you would have less employees.
I hope this ansewrs some of your concerns. You can find all the salaries of the surrounding
cities by calling them. Their salaries are all public information. Jay Ash of Chelsea makes
well over $100,000 and has a lesser population than Everett and has the industry like Everett.
Mike Mangan
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 02/25/2007 : 8:12:10 PM
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| Actually - it's not a "great" salary for a chief executive. This is a 100 million dollar plus operation. The problem is...we're not getting real executives to run. Mayor Hanlon has been a clerk all these years...because he didn't have executive skills, a fact which he is aptly demonstrating. There may be some credence to what Mr. Mangan has suggested. I do not think we should pay the school committee until there are reforms. |
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massdee
Moderator
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Posted - 02/25/2007 : 8:30:13 PM
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I think as soon as everyone who is not parking legally gets hit with a ticket a few times, that source of revenue will dry up. We probably won't even make enough to pay the people walking the streets. It's great that Melon"s TIF agreement is up, why not use the money to give us some tax relief instead of planning on spending it on something else? As for the other things you brought up, I agree with you. I know I can get information by calling the different city halls, but since this was Sunday, I thought I would try online.
Court, I know it's not a great salary but it is decent. Public service does not pay that great. I would not be in favor of a salary increase until we know that the person doing the job is worth it. Like everyone else, get rewarded for job performance. Can you imagine Mayor Hanlon ending up with a salary increase? |
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Magda Aliberti
Member
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 08:26:11 AM
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If one never heard of Joe, what makes him a good candidate? I am looking for somebody to support...
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massdee
Moderator
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 10:40:19 AM
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| Are you asking about Joe McGonagle? |
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Court4Fred
Advanced Member
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 10:52:47 AM
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MassDee - I support a salary increase because I know that we can attract better "talent" than we've been getting. 85K looks like a lot of dough for a clerk....but it's small potatoes for real executives and that's what we need. Everett isn't going to get any better until we start electing executives, people who really understand the business of running government.
Magda - Joe McGonagle is an alderman from Ward 6. He's in the construction industry. He's "hands-on" - not just a suit. You should give him a call. BTW, I hope you run for school committee!!! Don't forget!
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Fran
Senior Member
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 12:13:08 PM
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| Just to add another perspective...Dave Ragucci will get $114,000 a year as the town manager of Stoneham. I point this out to show what the market is paying. |
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TwinPeaks
Member
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 12:42:56 PM
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To Mangan: Our biggest tax delinquent in the city is a fictitious person made up by the city a long time ago to account for pieces of property that the city owned but didn't want to have to maintain. Therefore, the property went on the books as owned by some made up character. Unfortunately, the scheme forgot to exempt the property from taxes. So, for years, these little sections of property, sometimes no more than 10 square feet each, have been accumulating taxes. Naturally, the person that was made up isn't paying the taxes because they never purchased the property.
This inflates our outstanding tax amount and as a person once told me who did collateral analysis, it inflates the worth of our tax base. This is no secret to any of our elected officials, by the way.
How many other deceptive numbers are on the books? Who knows. This is but a glimpse into the myriad of lies that our accountants have carried from administration to administration since the revenue/write-offs would be HUGE, no one wants the buck to stop with them. So increasing salaries for administrators that can’t manage simple ethics in business management would be throwing good money after bad, so to speak.
Correct me on the details, if they are fuzzy, since this was conveyed to me some time ago. |
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Bobby
Senior Member
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 12:49:37 PM
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| Would the famous "Audit" show/uncover any of this? |
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massdee
Moderator
5299 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2007 : 1:10:31 PM
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| Speaking of the "AUDIT," does anyone know which five departments were audited? |
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Citizen Kane
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 1:24:21 PM
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Twinpeaks, where exactly are this 10 square foot properties? And who is the phantom person of whom you speak? Would that name not have been listed in the paper last week in that full page ad listing all those delinquent on paying their property taxes/interest charges?
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massdee
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 1:28:52 PM
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| Citizen, I have also heard about that fictitious person. I believe the property is down around the "line" and is contaminated. It will be very expensive for the city to clean it up. I know the name but I can't think of it off the top of my head. |
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Court4Fred
Advanced Member
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 1:51:49 PM
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| I've heard of the fictitious person...and the reason it's done is to acknowledge the properties with an "account receivable" - which looks pretty good on the books instead of an asset with a liability attached, which is what it really is. As for all elected officials knowing about - I doubt many beyond the mayor do. The cards are held by the Assessor's office and the Executive Branch. Perhaps Mayor Hanlon should look into this. |
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massdee
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 2:01:47 PM
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| I just picked up a copy of last Friday's Advocate. Did anyone read the "Sounds of Everett" (on page 17) in which it states a city employee was unable to cash their payroll check due to no funds in the city account? If true how can that happen? |
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