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Originally Posted by Goldwingnut
The base salary for the current fiscal year is $66,746.
There are no days off, there is little private time inside or outside the home, the phone and emails are constantly in play. The hours in the office are a fraction of the time and effort required. At the city and county level it's not about the money, for most, it's about serving the community and wanting to make it better. For some, they come in with an agenda. If you don't know what an agenda is in the world of government, it is that individual's way of telling you what their pet project is that they want to spend your money on: we can't afford agendas.
I agree with many of you, it's time to retire and do the things we enjoy, for some of us that is still service to others.
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You will see that by my earlier post....we agree...partially.
I don’t care what happens today other than what I stated countless times before. I like the BOCC as currently constituted. I’ve also said that your potential return to the seat is not the end of the world. I actually like what you bring to the table in some instances.
My concern, not just today but going forward, is the 86K haul you took in between 4/1 and 5/30. The majority of it from the developer, the family, vendors and TV management. No $10, $20, $50 contributions from little old ladies and ToTV members. You say you represent the whole County....where are the contributions from police, fire, EMS, teachers, public works employees that make up all of Sumter County? On the export you submitted to the state between those dates....I don’t see any. But again, it’s all legal....but when you accuse your self funded competitors of being ‘agenda’ driven....it falls on deaf ears. Oren Miller chose not to accept contributions (can you blame him after what’s been done to him!)...and put in 4K of his own money to fund this campaign. 86K to 4K!!! Every candidate has a right to a path and direction he...and his supporters endorse. That’s not an agenda... it’s governance. If you still believe that it’s an agenda, than I have 86K reasons to say that you’re doing the same thing!