Comments on: RivPE: Cassie MacDuff: Mergers made in heaven? http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/01/21/rivpe-cassie-macduff-mergers-made-in-heaven/ Politics, Government and Business in Southern California's Inland Empire Thu, 17 May 2012 21:50:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Little Stevie Wonderhttp://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/01/21/rivpe-cassie-macduff-mergers-made-in-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Little Stevie Wonder Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:42:26 +0000 http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/?p=1795#comment-224 Cassie, please try and stay away from becoming the Devil's mouthpiece (oh I forgot, the PE doesn't report on Ontario)o:? Tbss...is the PE the next publication to go belly-up? Better consider that offer for "corruption correspondent" before the PE becomes a bigger part of the problem than they already are. Cassie, please try and stay away from becoming the Devil’s mouthpiece (oh I forgot, the PE doesn’t report on Ontario)o:? Tbss…is the PE the next publication to go belly-up? Better consider that offer for “corruption correspondent” before the PE becomes a bigger part of the problem than they already are.

]]> By: Jimmy Hoffahttp://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/01/21/rivpe-cassie-macduff-mergers-made-in-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Jimmy Hoffa Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:53:13 +0000 http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/?p=1795#comment-220 “The mergers give Walker a $40,000-a-year salary bump; Draeger, $30,000; Hoops, about $10,000.” Why is it when low-level County staff has to take on extra duties, responsibilities, and work, they have to endure the same pay and title and then have to fight tooth-and-nail to have HR do a Reclassification study for the extra pay that they are rightfully due?? They are told to work smarter, not harder, that we still have to provide “service” to “our customers” during these lean times, yada, yada, yada. I ask this because every time a County big-shot has to take on some extra duties, responsibilities, and work, they always seem to be able to wrangle a LOT of extra money from the County as “compensation”?? This is inspite of the fact that a lot of the extra “work” will be done by one of their underlings, deputies, extra. “The mergers give Walker a $40,000-a-year salary bump; Draeger, $30,000; Hoops, about $10,000.”

Why is it when low-level County staff has to take on extra duties, responsibilities, and work, they have to endure the same pay and title and then have to fight tooth-and-nail to have HR do a Reclassification study for the extra pay that they are rightfully due?? They are told to work smarter, not harder, that we still have to provide “service” to “our customers” during these lean times, yada, yada, yada.

I ask this because every time a County big-shot has to take on some extra duties, responsibilities, and work, they always seem to be able to wrangle a LOT of extra money from the County as “compensation”?? This is inspite of the fact that a lot of the extra “work” will be done by one of their underlings, deputies, extra.

]]> By: Unwilling...http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/01/21/rivpe-cassie-macduff-mergers-made-in-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Unwilling... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:06:29 +0000 http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/?p=1795#comment-213 In the spirit of saving money, let's also consolidate the following positions: Land Use and Public Works, Legislative affairs and Clerk of the Board, Ag/wgts/measures and Regional Parks, Fleet Management and Purchasing, Public Health and Behavioral Health and ARMC. There, just saved us a cool 10 million or so! That is one sixth the budget shortfall. In the spirit of saving money, let’s also consolidate the following positions: Land Use and Public Works, Legislative affairs and Clerk of the Board, Ag/wgts/measures and Regional Parks, Fleet Management and Purchasing, Public Health and Behavioral Health and ARMC. There, just saved us a cool 10 million or so! That is one sixth the budget shortfall.

]]> By: outsiderhttp://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/01/21/rivpe-cassie-macduff-mergers-made-in-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-212 outsider Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:15:34 +0000 http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/?p=1795#comment-212 Cassie McDuff is indeed truly a naive idiot. Only she would believe that after 35 years the BOS just now discovered that they could save money by consolidating positions. Duh! Cassie McDuff is indeed truly a naive idiot. Only she would believe that after 35 years the BOS just now discovered that they could save money by consolidating positions. Duh!

]]> By: Disgusted Voterhttp://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/01/21/rivpe-cassie-macduff-mergers-made-in-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Disgusted Voter Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:55:56 +0000 http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/?p=1795#comment-211 There won't be any savings. In government, mergers like this never result in savings. It is just a trick. All of the employees will be moved around and the Treasurer's salary will be divided up among the other elected officials. Government lies like this all the time and no one ever revisits it later to see if it really happened. You have to be pretty unsophisticated to believe this. You sound like a staff member for one of the BOS. Try again. I'm not buying it and no one with any intelligence will either. There won’t be any savings. In government, mergers like this never result in savings. It is just a trick. All of the employees will be moved around and the Treasurer’s salary will be divided up among the other elected officials. Government lies like this all the time and no one ever revisits it later to see if it really happened. You have to be pretty unsophisticated to believe this. You sound like a staff member for one of the BOS. Try again. I’m not buying it and no one with any intelligence will either.

]]> By: Oh Boyhttp://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/01/21/rivpe-cassie-macduff-mergers-made-in-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Oh Boy Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:21:10 +0000 http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/?p=1795#comment-209 I heard it will save the County a million per year. How many line jobs is that? I heard it will save the County a million per year. How many line jobs is that?

]]> By: Disgusted Voterhttp://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/01/21/rivpe-cassie-macduff-mergers-made-in-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Disgusted Voter Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:50:27 +0000 http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/?p=1795#comment-206 Cassie McDuff is the undoubtedly the dumbest reporter in the history of newspapers. The merger had nothing to do with efficiency or saving money. If that were the case it never would have happened. It happened because the only candidate for Treasurer is a member of the Hansberger political clan and she had the same campaign consultatnt as Ramos, also a member of the Hansberger political clan. There is a political war going on dummy. Don't give credit for something because of political spin. Only dumb reporters do things like that. Cassie McDuff is the undoubtedly the dumbest reporter in the history of newspapers. The merger had nothing to do with efficiency or saving money. If that were the case it never would have happened. It happened because the only candidate for Treasurer is a member of the Hansberger political clan and she had the same campaign consultatnt as Ramos, also a member of the Hansberger political clan. There is a political war going on dummy. Don’t give credit for something because of political spin. Only dumb reporters do things like that.

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