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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>My observation is that some employees like city
clerk Stephanie Kalasz at city hall really earn their pay and probably
could make much more in other places.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>On the other hand the pace of work of many of
those in the public works department is abysmally slow and the way they go about
their jobs hardly the most effective way. Both of these are supervisory
problems in large part. I am amazed that city taxpayers are so tolerant of
such obvious sloth.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>w.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bear@moscow.com
href="mailto:bear@moscow.com">Wayne Price</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Maybe joining with Lewiston Isn't Such a Bad
Idea.....</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>LEADING BY EXAMPLE! And what did we do here in Moscow? The City
Council gave the city employees and themselves a raise!
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Perce Co. commissioners consider taking a pay cut</H1></SPAN>
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class=Apple-style-span>LEWISTON - Faced with the prospect of not being able to
afford future Jail bond payments, Nez Perce County commissioners say they are
considering a pay cut to save taxpayers money. </SPAN></DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span>The three commissioners met with a few department heads
Wednesday afternoon to discuss the budget. Last week, commissioners asked
departments to cut an additional $127,000. Chairman Mike Grow said rolling back
their salary to what it was before the last increase is one way to take the lead
in making the tough cuts. <BR>"We thought that as leaders of the county we
should take the first hit before we started having to make cuts anywhere," said
Grow. "The first ones that ought to take the hit are the
leaders."</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span>Auditor Patty Weeks said the cut would save the county
approximately $8,700. Commissioner Doug Havens said the county is trying to
build up reserves for those future jail payments. With the economy the way it
is, he said they asked others in the county to take a cut as
well. <BR>"Though we haven't taken a final vote, it's something that we're
considering for ourselves," said Havens. "And we thought we would offer it to
the other elected officials as well, while we're having this budget
crisis."<BR>In response to the commissioners request, elected officials declined
a voluntary salary rollback. Currently the commissioners face raising property
taxes at least 2 % to make up revenue. Resident Jim Kluss attended the meeting
and urged the county to make the budget work without relying on
taxpayers. <BR>"I think what I'm saying is representative of very many
people who live in this county," said Kluss. "I don't believe it's at all
unreasonable to work with a 0% increase in property taxes."<BR>The final budget
will be adopted following a public hearing on September 6th.</SPAN></DIV>
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