The citizens of Rialto should be contacting our elected officials and ask them to do something about it...
Renegotiate the deal or get out of it now...
The current contract for city attorney services is not in our best interest...
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
City Attorney Services (3)
Rialto's contract states that we will pay $50,000 per month as a base compensation. That is $600,000 annually!!!
The question I have repeatedly asked, that has not been answered, of all the individuals including the city's auditors, no one can clearly describe what we get for our $50,000 per month...
Simply stated, we didn't do our best effort in negotiating for these services. And as I see it, the service provider ceased the opportunity to be paid handsomely for very little services...
Can something be done about it? Yes. Should something be done about it? Yes. Will something be done about it? Good question...
The question I have repeatedly asked, that has not been answered, of all the individuals including the city's auditors, no one can clearly describe what we get for our $50,000 per month...
Simply stated, we didn't do our best effort in negotiating for these services. And as I see it, the service provider ceased the opportunity to be paid handsomely for very little services...
Can something be done about it? Yes. Should something be done about it? Yes. Will something be done about it? Good question...
Sunday, November 22, 2009
City Attorney Services (2)
City Attorney Services
The same service provider contracts with the city of Chino, California. Chino's contract for service executed October 3, 2006, describes the services to be provided, which are near identical to the services to be provided for the city of Rialto. The enormous difference is in the compensation provisions of the contract...
Chino's contract states the compensation to be paid as, the sum of $14,500 per month, as salary, medical coverage for him and his family plus the employer and employee contributions to PERS, or the monetary equivalent of the salary and benefits previously described and the sum of $2,000 per month for staff support and overhead as a base compensation...
The same service provider contracts with the city of Chino, California. Chino's contract for service executed October 3, 2006, describes the services to be provided, which are near identical to the services to be provided for the city of Rialto. The enormous difference is in the compensation provisions of the contract...
Chino's contract states the compensation to be paid as, the sum of $14,500 per month, as salary, medical coverage for him and his family plus the employer and employee contributions to PERS, or the monetary equivalent of the salary and benefits previously described and the sum of $2,000 per month for staff support and overhead as a base compensation...
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Water and Wastewater Assets (2)
Some of the possible options could be:
Issue new debt = Rate Increase
Private Public Partnership that equals sale or lease of our assets = Rate Increase
The intent of these two options, would be to provide immediate capital (monies) to invest in the infrastructure. These two options will result in rate increases and may allow for structured rate increases over a longer period of time.
Another option is a rate increase or increases over a shorter period of time to generate monies to build a fund to invest in the infrastructure. I hesitate on this option. It is to risky. Could we build a big enough fund to do what we need to do? Will the money go else where? Just too many unknown's...
This is where our city leaders need constructive input. I am certain that there are other concepts and or ideas...
Issue new debt = Rate Increase
Private Public Partnership that equals sale or lease of our assets = Rate Increase
The intent of these two options, would be to provide immediate capital (monies) to invest in the infrastructure. These two options will result in rate increases and may allow for structured rate increases over a longer period of time.
Another option is a rate increase or increases over a shorter period of time to generate monies to build a fund to invest in the infrastructure. I hesitate on this option. It is to risky. Could we build a big enough fund to do what we need to do? Will the money go else where? Just too many unknown's...
This is where our city leaders need constructive input. I am certain that there are other concepts and or ideas...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
City Attorney Services (1)
The city of El Monte California, with a population of 116,000, employs a full time city attorney, with 3 assistant attorneys, and 2 administrative assistants. Their current annual budget for the full time staff of 6, includes salaries, benefits, maintenance and operations is $442,500. That is $73,750 annually per person...
So, what should the citizens of Rialto pay for part-time city attorney services?
So, what should the citizens of Rialto pay for part-time city attorney services?
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Water and Wastewater Assets (1)
This issue is complex and our city leaders will be damned if they do and damned if they don't...
I am not in favor of the sale of our water and or wastewater assets...
The answer is not, "Doing Nothing.."
Our city leaders are in an exploring options and information gathering process...
What we do know is that our water delivery systems are in need of overall updating and upgrading from underground to above ground. We can not sit still and do nothing and wait for something to happen. It won't fix it self...
It is going to cost us a lot of money. Maybe a lot less if we do something sooner, rather than later...
I am not in favor of the sale of our water and or wastewater assets...
The answer is not, "Doing Nothing.."
Our city leaders are in an exploring options and information gathering process...
What we do know is that our water delivery systems are in need of overall updating and upgrading from underground to above ground. We can not sit still and do nothing and wait for something to happen. It won't fix it self...
It is going to cost us a lot of money. Maybe a lot less if we do something sooner, rather than later...
Thursday, November 12, 2009
How much, is to much?
Ever wonder how much, is to much?
I wondered that recently, when looking into how much we pay for City Attorney Services.
How much do you think that the citizens of Rialto should pay for part-time City Attorney Services?
I wondered that recently, when looking into how much we pay for City Attorney Services.
How much do you think that the citizens of Rialto should pay for part-time City Attorney Services?
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