Tue
Apr 6 2010
02:00 pm
By: harriman1
Elected Officials did not feel the economic pain in their check books that most have!
They got a good raise since the last election in 2006
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Eco warriors and politics
- National Guard ‘follows the Constitution,’ general says of troops possibly deployed to polls (TN Lookout)
- State lawmakers restore funding for child summer food program rejected by Gov. Bill Lee (TN Lookout)
- U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles’ campaign has less $100k heading into potential competitive election (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Democratic rep blasts Nashville mayor for lapse on tourism board (TN Lookout)
- With GOP defections, US House passes bill extending legal status for 350,000 Haitians (TN Lookout)
- ‘Shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock’: Democrats in Congress question RFK Jr. priorities (TN Lookout)
- US House narrowly defeats resolution limiting Trump war powers (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee Senate passes private-school voucher expansion despite budget concerns (TN Lookout)
Science and stuff
- Science behind the scenes (Science News Daily)
- An endangered mouse may need a helping hand to adapt to climate change (Science News Daily)
- How to invent a realistic language for fictional speakers (Science News Daily)
- Know the legal age to buy tobacco products in the U.S.? Many parents don’t (Science News Daily)
- A strange ‘neutrino force’ helped heal a crack in particle physics (Science News Daily)
- A new measurement reveals gravity is still hard to pin down (Science News Daily)
- This tree is number one for cloud forest mammals going number two (Science News Daily)
- Breath carries clues to gut health (Science News Daily)
- Some GLP-1 drugs are more effective for those with specific gene variants (Science News Daily)
- Math long resisted a digital disruption. AI is poised to change that (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- America As It Is Right Now (1 reply)
- Maybe it's time to reenergize RoaneViews...Or does anyone have a better idea? (2 replies)
- The Constitution Won, Trump Lost in Colorado...Now What? (1 reply)
- Our Very Own George Santos, TN GOP Congressman Ogles is Pretty Much Insane (1 reply)
- Destroying Jim Jordan, All Without Mentioning Jordan's Support For Sexual Abusing Athletes (1 reply)
- Want to See Who Owns Your State Senators and Reps? (1 reply)
- 9-11 Strangest Uninvestigated Fact (2 replies)
- It's Gettin' Real, Now...Gloria Johnson Made Wonkette! (1 reply)
- Does Rep Fritts Want School Shooters to Have Access to AR 15s? (2 replies)
- How many Trees Died Trying Save Us From Global Warming? (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday,,,From our "If Only" Dept. (1 reply)
- Tennessee Education Worsens Under Bill Lee and GOP (1 reply)
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid / TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding.
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Folks that Help:
Progressiveness:
- All Hat No Cattle
- American Progress
- Campaign for America's Future
- Daily KOS
- digby
- Paul Krugman
- Talking Points Memo
- Whitehouse.gov
Local News Media:
Local Government:
- City of Harriman
- City of Harriman Code
- City of Kingston
- City of Kingston Code
- City of Oliver Springs
- City of Oliver Springs Code
- City of Rockwood
- City of Rockwood Code
- Congressman Charles 'Chuck' J. Fleischmann
- Rep. Kent Calfee
- Rep. Ron Travis
- Roane County
- Roane Schools
- St. Sen. Ken Yager
Candidates:
Elected Officials Salaries
I couldn't get the links. Can somone resend them? I am interested in seeing this.
Julia Hurley
Julia@hurleyforhouse.com
I copied and pasted the
I copied and pasted the links they worked for me.
Randy Ellis
randyellis@gmail.com
Randy, thanks. I just kept
Randy,
thanks. I just kept clicking on them. Will cut and paste!
Julia Cheyanne Hurley
Julia@hurleyforhouse.com
Many of the elected officials - county level at least...
... are tied BY LAW to what level of increases - or not - that state employees get. That is not something that is generally under their control. A great deal of whether or not they get raised and how much they may get depends on the state budget that is passed and how state employees fare raise-wise.
RB
In the last Census (not the
In the last Census (not the one this year) our county's population topped the 50,000 mark, and in doing so,the elected official's (elected office heads, not commissioners)salary took a huge jump to a level set by law from Nashville according to population levels.
Harriman's
took a fall for the 10 years
When counting a county's
When counting a county's population everyone who lives in the county, including those who reside in a city, are counted to get a total count.
Based on the county folks I know...
... it really couldn't be classified as a "huge" jump. It was a significant raise for the first time in years, but not huge. Raises that do not equal or exceed the COL increases are not significant raises. And there were a number of times in years past they have received no raise, due to state employees not receiving a raise. See Ron Woody's posting here - he works for CTAS, and he knows that officials' raises are tied to state employee raises.
RB
I have updated the links to
I have updated the links to make them clickable. Remember that they are pdf downloads and may not pop up immediately.
CTAS publications
Glad to see you use the CTAS organization publication. I'm a CTAS consultant. Are we saying that the pay is too much or the raises too much? Raises are established by state law based on the raises of state employees is a simple way to look at it. I deciding whether to run for the office or not based on a lot of factors including my family's well being as well as the county's well being. I would not put my family at risk so it was tuff decision because the money and benefits are about the same. Folks let's think about it. Do you want folks who are qualified to run your government or do you care? I ask you the question why have you all not decided to also run for county commission or other elected positions? I've been in the business for 25 years and it is not all gravy. Decisions will be made each day and someone will not be happy. If it was not for my loyalty for my county I would not be in the race. My fellow workers keep asking me why I would want to run. They know what's in our publications, they know the issues with the job and they know what I make.
Pay a competitive wage and if don't what do we do? We often go to a competitive wage employer.
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What's the job?
$100,000,000 budget. Folks I want a qualified CEO.
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