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Butler County roundup - Paying for pay cuts, Monroe miffed
We have two stories out today featuring Butler County commissioners:
- In this story, commissioners discuss hiring a firm to look at the county’s pay rates and determine if it can save the county money on payroll. The company said it saved Vandalia a bundle, but the study itself is not cheap. The story has drawn a ton of comments.
- In this story, Monroe city officials send Commissioner Gregory Jolivette a map because they’re concerned he may not know what county Monroe is in (Spoiler alert: it’s in Butler and Warren counties).
- And for those looking for more info on the Tea Party rally, Dave Greber has a preview story here.
Any thoughts on any of this?
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By bc
September 3, 2009 3:34 PM | Link to this
the commissioners should immediately eliminate all double dippers from the county payroll and eliminate the position or promote from within without adding a new position and reducing the pay for the position if filled;secondly the commissioners should evaluate a 2 year buyout for employees who by years of service or combination of age and service can retire and handle the position the same as the double dippers;this would pay for itself in less than 2 years and begin to be a positive staffng move for the future. this works in other govt’s and the private sector. Countywide staffing and payroll must be reduced and managed this is the first immediate actions to take.
By Karen
September 3, 2009 8:42 PM | Link to this
Maybe the commissioners should look at and compare positions with other counties. Every department has its own legal person rather than using the prosecutor’s office (commissioners have their own attorney and the sheriff has three attorneys). How many public information people are on the county payroll when one person could handle the whole county? How many safety directors are needed, every department has one. There are too many redundant positions.
By Bob
September 7, 2009 3:44 PM | Link to this
Jolivette dosen;t know there is any Butler County outside of Hamilton.