Middletown Council Remuneration
Councilor Silveira intro'd the resolution for a 1/4 reduction in their $2,500 and $4,000 (for Prez) town renumeration at this Council meeting. Unfortunately, he was ill and not there. So the resolution died quietly. They could have posponed it, but...
Afterward the Council meeting, the Prez, Semonelli, informed the Newport Daily News reporter, Matt Sheley, & then turned over monies he had already rec'd from the town. It is a generous move; although, if the tax holiday he's been promoting actually happens, he'll most certainly profit from it. Yeah, cynical, I know. Remember, I've been following politics and politicians for a LONG time.
The Town Council had nothing to say on this item. Zilch. I'm somewhat surprised that Indian Ave. estate & another estate owner & member of the family who funds the Middletown Democratic Town Committee, Councilor Bozyan, didn't join in. I've also got to wonder if he bothered to inform any of his fellow councilors on what he planned to do; otherwise, it might be viewed as grandstanding & could come back to slap him.
Now I think these Councilors more than earn the small amount that we give them. Still, what Semonelli did was generous. He did not have to do it. (NDN, 4/7/09, "Council leader gives up his pay.) I also have to wonder what his fellow councilors think of all this. It could have been quietly given up or even donated to a local charity. It could be a simple case of one-up-manship. Like I say- cynical.
Afterward the Council meeting, the Prez, Semonelli, informed the Newport Daily News reporter, Matt Sheley, & then turned over monies he had already rec'd from the town. It is a generous move; although, if the tax holiday he's been promoting actually happens, he'll most certainly profit from it. Yeah, cynical, I know. Remember, I've been following politics and politicians for a LONG time.
The Town Council had nothing to say on this item. Zilch. I'm somewhat surprised that Indian Ave. estate & another estate owner & member of the family who funds the Middletown Democratic Town Committee, Councilor Bozyan, didn't join in. I've also got to wonder if he bothered to inform any of his fellow councilors on what he planned to do; otherwise, it might be viewed as grandstanding & could come back to slap him.
Now I think these Councilors more than earn the small amount that we give them. Still, what Semonelli did was generous. He did not have to do it. (NDN, 4/7/09, "Council leader gives up his pay.) I also have to wonder what his fellow councilors think of all this. It could have been quietly given up or even donated to a local charity. It could be a simple case of one-up-manship. Like I say- cynical.
9 comments:
not fair to councilor silveria while he was out sick for councilman silvia to nominate him to be in charge of coyotees
I'm figuring that he asked him first as Councilor Silveira was available by phone & computer- he's a working guy after all.
Like I said- not playing very nice. Couldn't possibly be grandstanding?
Maybe you'll learn how to do a coyote howl
Thanks for all the comments.
Mr Silveira, if you wanted the "people" to know the truth, you would be supporting your fellow councillors with the suit against Kempen and not wasting the "people's" money. Why does the Town have a charter if the rules can easily be broken with no repercussions?
What broken charter rules? What are you talking about?
You don't get it about the Kempen thing. He was bullied by the Rodriguez family period. First from the baby brother Paul and second by the sister that runs the senior center, Arlene Kull.
Let that man speak!
Isn't it funny how soon people forget. The charter violations were by Rodriguez who felt that as council president he could do what he wanted and Mr. Kempen was the tool for him to use.
And, for a long time, it worked!
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