Emrald, they get the salary PLUS whatever honorariums there are for sitting on committees etc. They receive $2500 per month and other than the regular - you can't miss "x" number of meetings in a row, there are some that don't make some of the meetings and they are still paid.
I don't know if a councillor that goes along to get along will be worth the money that they are paid. It's also interesting how campaign promises never materialize and the same old same old creeps in again.
If the councillor sits for years, then at times they are worth it. I am also a very firm believer in the fact that after some years, you NEED new blood for the simple fact that you can have 20 years experience, 1 year at a time, if you get my meaning. Like anything, you need turnover in order to keep on the innovative side and willing to accept and adopt new ideas and ways of doing things.
Cowman, the auditor said that the money spent on the county building was legitimate - how much of that building was needed is anyone's guess. What I don't particularly care for is that they are spending big dollars to expand the parking lot when it was built only 2 years ago. That seems like a bit much, but then we aren't sitting at the table when the decisions are made.
I do think that councillors need to have the backbone to stand up for what they believe in and more importantly, for what their constituents believe and want. When reading the county news, I am surprised to see that all the MPC decisions are going through with relatively little, if any opposition. I wonder what happened to we can't have this going in here...or I'm not afraid to speak out. It's funny how things change yet still stay the same.
I don't know if a councillor that goes along to get along will be worth the money that they are paid. It's also interesting how campaign promises never materialize and the same old same old creeps in again.
If the councillor sits for years, then at times they are worth it. I am also a very firm believer in the fact that after some years, you NEED new blood for the simple fact that you can have 20 years experience, 1 year at a time, if you get my meaning. Like anything, you need turnover in order to keep on the innovative side and willing to accept and adopt new ideas and ways of doing things.
Cowman, the auditor said that the money spent on the county building was legitimate - how much of that building was needed is anyone's guess. What I don't particularly care for is that they are spending big dollars to expand the parking lot when it was built only 2 years ago. That seems like a bit much, but then we aren't sitting at the table when the decisions are made.
I do think that councillors need to have the backbone to stand up for what they believe in and more importantly, for what their constituents believe and want. When reading the county news, I am surprised to see that all the MPC decisions are going through with relatively little, if any opposition. I wonder what happened to we can't have this going in here...or I'm not afraid to speak out. It's funny how things change yet still stay the same.
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