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 Posté le: Dim Juin 02, 2013 1:45 pm Sujet du message: Mr. Leggett proposed no reduction |
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Montgomery County can’t afford thes ,Sportbike leverbar end mirror e pay raises
These proposed raises are excessive and irresponsible. Montgomery County government has no difficulty attracting and retaining excellent employees, because the county’s pay and benefits compare favorably with those of most other employers. In contrast, the co racing lever unty is h Sportbike lever aving difficulty attracting and retaining busin rear sets esses, in part because its taxes are higher than those of neighboring counties. The county’s energy tax, which far exceeds that of neighboring jurisdictions,Motorcycle lever, is a prime example.The council can improve the county’s competitiveness while reducing future salary and pension costs by reducing both the pay raises and the energy tax.The council should reduce th Motorcycle Superstore e raises agreed to by Mr. Leggett by 35 percent. This would still provide county employees — who haven’t had a raise in several years — with significant and sustainable raises of 4 to 6 percent for each of the next two years. Reducing Mr,racing lever. Leggett’s proposed raises by this amount would save $11.4 million in the coming year and at least that much every year after fiscal 2014,sport bike accessories. It would also enable the county to reduce the 2010 increase in the energy tax by 10 percent in fi adjustable levers scal 2014 and by an additional 10 percent in fiscal year 2015.In 2010,adjustable Lever, at the height of the recession, Mr. Leggett proposed increasing the energy tax by 100 percent but recommended that the increase end a Brake and Clutch Lever fter two years because of the “significant impact” it would have on businesses and residents. The council reduced the increase to 85 percent and voted to sunset the increase after two years. Last year, the council reduced the increase by 10 percent. But in his recommende handle lever d fiscal 2014 budget, Mr. Leggett proposed no reduction; in fact, in his si adjustable Lever x-year plan, he proposed retaining this high tax indefinitely.The county needs to follow through on its promise to sunset the 2010 energy tax increase. Montgomery’s energy tax constitutes 10 percent of most residents’ energy bills, costs many businesses thousands of dollars annually and hurts the county’s economic competitiveness.Mr. Leggett is repeating a mistake of the recent past by agreeing to excessive pay raises. In spring 2008, just before the Great Recession began, a majority of the council and Mr. Leggett approved 10.5 percent pay raises for most fire and rescue employees. This pay raise quickly became unaffordable when the recession shredded jobs,bar end mirror, unemployment doubled and tax revenue plummeted. The next three weeks will reveal whether the county council has learned not to make the same mistake twice.Phil Andrews,adjustable levers, GaithersburgThe writer,billet mirror, a Democrat, represents Gaithersburg and Rockville on the Montgomery County Council. He is running for county executive. |
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