Comments on: Astorino wants full accounting on county pay outs

By: Rosemarie

Rosemarie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:57:12 +0000

It is no wonder that individuals want to work for government if they have the “promise” of enriching themselves at the publicly-funded feeding trough. This practice is egregious. Employees should either take sick time or lose it. Nowhere in business is so little expected from employees and so much given to them. Government is not the solution; it is the PROBLEM. And in so many cases, government workers is an oxymoron. Let’s not reward those that rob or facilitate robbing our coffers with re-election.

By: the consultant

the consultant — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:08:59 +0000

if andy spano were really a fiscal conservative in any
sense of the word he would have put a stop to this
completely when he learned it was a practice…but
this is about enabling people who are government workers
to get as much as they can when they can…I was a government worker and declined to take a car and gas
and I was chief attorney for the city of yonkers..and
it was 30 years ago when the standards we now have were
not in effect..any elected official should be taking
steps particularly in this financial climate to end
abuses whether it is employees of the county or whether
it is the pensions for union members that are enhanced
by overtime…

By: Walter

Walter — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:47:31 +0000

Astorino is right. If this is going on on Andy’s watch, it’s Andy’s responsibility. It really is ridiculous. $34 grand for SICK TIME?

By: ed1

ed1 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:23:56 +0000

I think we can agree on that. This whole political class of the relatively recent past and present displays, on many issues, an odd and outrageous arrogance that sometimes boggles the mind.

By: rj

rj — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:16:24 +0000

Not arguing that “It is OK because others have done it”, just pointing out that this is a long standing practice or policy not exclusive to the current administration.

By: smartporpoise

smartporpoise — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:57:33 +0000

It’s the process that needs to be outed. Any longevity in an abuse is no excuse for that per se abuse. It’s an invalid (if not to say palpably ridiculous) excuse to say: ‘they stole, so we stole.’ or ‘he robbed a bank twenty years ago and got away with it, so why are you questioning ME for also robbing that same bank today?’

By: rj

rj — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:10:02 +0000

The practice of paying out for time has been in effect for many years. This process has been going on for over 20 years, while Astorino is at it, he better make sure he checks all those republicans who left in years past with big pay outs. Check Andrew O’Rourke and Jeanine Pirro for starters.