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Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley => Valley Politics => Topic started by: jay on December 25, 2012, 09:15:28 PM

Title: Double Dipping
Post by: jay on December 25, 2012, 09:15:28 PM
Well, It looks as though many elected officials in Mahoning and Trumbull counties are going to retire by year's end but return to the public payroll after the first of January.  The rush to retire is because future retirees will face several benefit reductions mandated in state legislation passed earlier in 2012.

Should retiring public employees be rehired by the same unit of government for which they worked?
Title: Re: Double Dipping
Post by: jay on December 25, 2012, 09:26:10 PM
If an elected public official retires while still in office, is this the same as resigning?

Would the office of a retiring elected official be subject to the replacement procedures provided by election law?
Title: Re: Double Dipping
Post by: iwasthere on December 25, 2012, 10:53:57 PM
no
Title: Re: Double Dipping
Post by: jay on December 26, 2012, 09:27:16 AM
If you want to retire......then retire.
Make a job opening for a younger person.
Title: Re: Double Dipping
Post by: iwasthere on December 26, 2012, 01:36:50 PM
Quote from: jay on December 26, 2012, 09:27:16 AM
If you want to retire......then retire.
Make a job opening for a younger person.

to bad that the wrta board does not think like that way. the wrta board of dir accepted the resignations letters from three office staffers, jim ferraro, maryanne, treasurer and an office then they rehired all three of them into the same positions. how are you going to keep yg people in this area when actions such as this exist.
Title: Re: Double Dipping
Post by: iwasthere on December 26, 2012, 01:39:10 PM
Quote from: iwasthere on December 26, 2012, 01:36:50 PM
to bad that the wrta board does not think like that way. the wrta board of dir accepted the resignations letters from three office staffers, jim ferraro, maryanne, treasurer and an office employee then they rehired all three of them into the same positions. how are you going to keep yg people in this area when actions such as this exist.
Title: Re: Double Dipping
Post by: irishbobcat on December 26, 2012, 01:50:42 PM
I am against double-dipping......when you retire...retire......
Title: Re: Double Dipping
Post by: iwasthere on December 26, 2012, 05:27:34 PM
retire and go away. do you hear that dave bozanich?
Title: Re: Double Dipping
Post by: jay on January 02, 2013, 06:39:30 PM
Read the story in today's Youngstown newspaper.  Sixty-eight Trumbull County employees retired at the end of 2012.  Some of them will be rehired.

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