Posted on 07/20/2010 11:34:03 AM PDT by goldendays
Bell, CA - The budget of a Los Angeles suburb is under scrutiny and has some people calling for an investigation. Bell, California has less than 40,000 residents with a median income of little more than $40,000. But Bell’s city manager makes almost $800,000 a year, while the police chief earns $450,000. Even the city’s part-time council members make nearly $100,000 a year. State records indicate council members for a city that size should only be making around $4,800. Bell’s city leaders recently took over running the neighboring city of Maywood. Maywood didn’t have enough funding to keep most of their city employees or police department
I would bet these same city leaders were ranting and raving about how much CEOs and the like are making. The rules apply to thee, but not to me.
This has got to be some sort of joke. The wage disparity is beyond believable. Either there is a mistake here, or some people need to do some hard time.
NO there is no mistake reason why people didn’t pick up to it is because half of people living there might be illegals in Bell CA there one street you can’t go down the street without hearing one word of English
I’m an elected town councilor. We make nada. We are volunteers.
Geez, you think CA has a problem?
I’m very involved in city politics. A small town like this should have all volunteer mayor and city council members. The police chief MIGHT be making $90K a year.
The Bell city council will have 13 meetings this year. Their next agenda is posted here:
http://www.bellcityclerk.org/ftp/071910A.pdf
They have little to do.
Something really stinks here.
Either they’re levying a 200% income tax, or they intend to run up an enormous deficit and then messily default.
They are looting the treasury.
public service /s. when did doing the people’s work change to doing the people?
Do these salaries count towards their pensions and who underwrites the pensions? The tax payers of Bell deserve what they vote for - however, we collectively may be saddled with the pensions. I say pension reform now - The max is the actuarial value based on actual contributions to date or the relevant Social Security payment.
I’m wondering if the story is accurate. That is what needs to be verified. If it is, then, like I said in an earlier post, some people need to do hard time.
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