Comments on: CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT: County Budget Bleaker Than Rosy Report to County Council; New Executive Faces Fiscal Challenges

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:19:14 +0000

Actually, county employees have received a few cost of living raises, between 1 to 3%, in the past couple of years. Additionally, employees represented by bargaining units received (I believe) approx. a 5% raise on 07/01/15 and a 11% raise on 07/01/16. Non-represented county employees received smaller raises on both dates. How about the county actually try negotiating with these unions, instead of handing over whatever they ask for without argument?

I’ve asked before, and I’ll ask again, why does the county allow the Sheriff to assign take home vehicles to employees who live out of county? Where is the benefit to my safety by allowing deputies to park county vehicles in their driveways in Harford or Kent counties, and Delaware and Pennsylvania? I’ve heard that around 30% of deputies live out of county and take a car home, including one who lives north of Philadelphia. I’m all in favor of public safety, but the fuel savings from parking these 30 vehicles alone could fund a couple of new deputies that the Sheriff asks for every year.

The new executive needs to think outside of the box to bring his first budget into line. Here’s to hoping, but not expecting, that he will.

By: scott

scott — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 01:02:56 +0000

That’s a pretty general statement. Instead of complaining how about being constructive and recommend policy. Better yet, run for office! County employees have not had a raise in 10 years yet they are over paid? Contracting out does not create good jobs in the County now does it? For the record I am not a County employee, related to one, or closely know one. I do know that the County is throwing $ away training police and EMT’s only to have them leave for real jobs. Lets contract out the police! How much would that cost?

By: Jeanne Deeming

Jeanne Deeming — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 20:19:34 +0000

If anyone in the county had been paying attention, it was quite obvious that Robinson and Moore were playing with the numbers. You all should remember the old saying that “liars can figure and figures can lie.” It is time to “drain the swamp” of Cecil County government. Moore’s over-spending and her lack of transparency has brought this county to its knees. Time to start cutting all extraneous programs and personnel and get this county back on track.

There are way too many highly paid individuals in numerous departments who are not earning their keep. Look at the additional costs of her new programs, which could have been contracted out for far less than it is costing the county to do the job in house. In addition, there is no accountability for these new programs to the taxpayers of Cecil County. It was all about her power and control. Now that she will be gone, it is time to rid the rest of the county government of overpaid, non productive staff.