Final Charter Review Commission Meeting - Thursday, May 31

[jay]

If the starting wage for policemen and firemen can be greatly reduced (these are full-time jobs and dangerous work) why can't the wage of the next councilmen and councilwomen also be reduced (these are part-time jobs)?

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  Lets make one thing perfectly clear Tarpley, being a Councilchick or dude is not and never was meant to be a full time career type job. You and all the other council members have full time jobs with benefits or are retired with healthy pensions so you're not hurting for cash like many of the residents of your ward, so don't come off with that bs that you couldn't survive on $20,721.60 on top of what you earn at your full time job, because that's a flat out lie!

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 Councilwoman Janet Tarpley, D-6^th:

"You want a city to move forward, but you don't want to pay for it," she said. "This is probably one of the most educated councils we've had. I don't get the logic of this. I really don't get it."

Then, Ms Tarpley, you're blind to past Councils, and don't know what you're talking about!

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Jay, did you in your wildest dream think that City Council would do anything to the City Charter that would effect them? These folks couldn't care less about the will of the people ...

  Council may ask charter-review committee members for follow-up information and will ask the law director to review the recommendations to determine if they comply with state and federal laws, said Councilman Mike Ray, D-4th, chairman of the legislation committee. Then council will determine what proposals will be on the fall ballot for voters to consider, he said.

How in any way do these changes violate state or federal law? 

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The Youngstown City Council is all in a tizzy over some of the Charter Review Committee recommendations especially those that apply to them directly.

  Most of the disputes center on issues that directly impact city-council members.

They include: reducing their annual pay, making it more difficult for them to receive medical benefits from the city, eliminating president of council as an elected position, changing to nonpartisan elections, and requiring council committee and general meetings to start no earlier than 6 p.m.

"I don't think the whole plan to change council president has been thought out," said Councilwoman Annie Gillam, D-1st.

Councilwoman Janet Tarpley, D-6th, said a proposal to reduce council's annual salary from $27,817.24 to $20,721.60, 80 percent of the average annual income of a city resident, was a bad idea.

Council may ask charter-review committee members for follow-up information and will ask the law director to review the recommendations to determine if they comply with state and federal laws, said Councilman Mike Ray, D-4th, chairman of the legislation committee. Then council will determine what proposals will be on the fall ballot for voters to consider, he said.

THESE HORSE THIEVES COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF YOUNGSTOWN! 

[jay]

Youngstown Charter Review Commission Meeting

Thursday, May 31
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

- Location -
Council Caucus Room
Sixth Floor
City Hall
26 S. Phelps Street
V2 Restaurant
West Federal Street
Downtown Youngstown

Website of the
Youngstown Charter Review Commission

youngstowncharter2012.com