The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is taking the lies and obfuscations about the Act 14 required referendum on Milwaukee County Board pay and benefits right down to the wire. In a front page article in their March 31, 2014 print edition, they continue the nonsense about cutting supervisor’s pay by half will result in a part time board. If Act 14 wanted a part time board it should have defined and required a part time board…but that probably isn’t practically feasible.
But once again they trotted out the $24,051 annual salary as part time money when it’s actually $11.56 per hour for a 40 hour week. I would think I’d win my bet easily if I wagered that it would be hard to find thousands of hard working county residents who are working full time for a lot less that $11.56.
And they repeated Rep Joe Sanfelippo’s canard that, well, there just isn’t that much to do in the courthouse to fill an 8 hour day…I can’t help it if Rep Sanfelippo couldn’t fill his day when he was county supervisor…and no maybe there isn’t 8 hours to do in the courthouse…but if he wasn’t working 40+ hours a week in the courthouse, civic events, town halls, or with neighborhood groups…he owes his former constituents some ‘splainin’
And of course the bill is also said to prevent supervisors from meddling in day to day county operations. I suggest that if it starts to attract retired individuals or wealthy individuals who look at it as an ego boost…it might in fact get much worse.
Yes, I have written about all of this before…several times in fact…and I am not saying that there isn’t support for looking at the board and all of county government and consider some make overs. BUT, this bill and resulting referendum is exactly the ‘formally crafted punishment’ that it’s author and supporters deny.
VOTE NO ON APRIL 1ST!
