Thin budget leads Farmington to tighten employment

Morn wrote:

Last night I lost another friend being treated at San Juan Regional Hospital - thank the power above that Altmiller is leaving - At SJRH Change is needed.

Morn wrote:

Last night I lost another friend being treated at San Juan Regional Hospital - thank the power above that Altmiller is leaving - At SJRH Change is needed.

TeaPartyTime wrote:

'Sullivan hopes the positions will be restored when revenue returns to normal.' Sullivan should have said abnormal instead of normal, 2004-2008 were abnormal years caused by abnormal O&G activity - thanks to Richardson's ludicrous Pit Rules, these years will never return.
Rob Mayes is still SPENDING like crazy - rationalizing his behavior like a meth addict defending his disease; this attitude being supported by Sharpe, Standley, and Darnell - SPEND SPEND SPEND then INCREASE TAX liberals taking every (full) advantage of the financial crises.
It is time for the TEA PARTY to focus on Farmington's City leaders and management.

Wheres The Logic wrote:

Spends a lot of time away doesnt he. And how do you justify an Asst City Mgr for a town the size of Fmgtn dumbazz. I guess he also has all the qualifications of other city managers across the country too right? His appointment was typical. all in who you go to church with. Look it up.

Wheres The Logic wrote:

1)Spends a lot of time away doesnt he.

2)And how do you justify an Asst City Mgr for a town the size of Fmgtn dumbazz.

3)I guess he also has all the qualifications of other city managers across the country too right?.1

farmington local wrote:

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First of im sorry for your loss. SJRH is horrible. I had my first child there and they about killed me. It didn't help that my obgyn was a horrible doctor too. SJ county in general has poor health care. They don't allow vbacs at sjrh either which is very unfair. If you didn't want another c-section you would hope you could get to albq before the baby flew out.

TeaPartyTime wrote:

'Sullivan hopes the positions will be restored when revenue returns to normal.' Sullivan should have said abnormal instead of normal, 2004-2008 were abnormal years caused by abnormal O&G activity - thanks to Richardson's ludicrous Pit Rules, these years will never return.
Rob Mayes is still SPENDING like crazy - rationalizing his behavior like a meth addict defending his disease; this attitude being supported by Sharpe, Standley, and Darnell - SPEND SPEND SPEND then INCREASE TAX liberals taking every (full) advantage of the financial crises.
It is time for the TEA PARTY to focus on Farmington's City leaders and management.

GetAClue wrote:

<quoted text> Where is he "spending like crazy"? You need to check the budget. Liberals? Sharpe, Standley, and Darnell? LMAO

More Coffee Please wrote:

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Rob Mayes claims he is saving the City money by not hiring people he could hire. The people he is talking about don't even exist, they are not costing the city anything, so how is this saving money. Rob Mayes logic is alarming - people watch out !!

City Helper wrote:

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Spending on: a Bridge to Nowhere, Green Animal Shelter, Sewer lines to the Casino and Kirtland, water line to Shiprock, Repaving city streets, rebuilding city bridges, loaning city money to developers, looping existing water lines,$200,000 city signs, on & on & on & on ...
This guy is a chronic SPENDER !

LOUD PIPES wrote:

How about cutting the insentives, bonuses, company vehicals and company gas cards, that are payed by tax payers. Cut positions on people like Brisno, Templeton, jail instructor with the wife insident, and so on. I bet these things were never discussed.

LOUD PIPES wrote:

How about cutting the insentives, bonuses, company vehicals and company gas cards, that are payed by tax payers. Cut positions on people like Brisno, Templeton, jail instructor with the wife insident, and so on. I bet these things were never discussed.

Jumpy Bobson wrote:

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I'm not sure those suggestions would save much.
Other than a one-time sign on bonus/incentive for a policeman, I'm not aware of any bonus/incentives. The city has to compete with other cities for policemen. Sign on bonuses are a common for policemen.
The city doesn't give every employee a vehicle to take home. Only on call people and supervisors take them home. Not much different than on call and supervisor positions in the private sector. Gas cards? Yeah that's how the gas pumps at the city vehicle operations center works. The gas cards system was actually created because it records which employee puts how much gas in what vehicle. That's a good thing.
As far as Brisno and others go, you can't cut a specific job to get rid of a specific person. And if they fired Brisno he would be replaced by a new hire that was paid a sign on bonus.
The county jail employee with the wife problem was a county employee, not city.

Jumpy Bobson wrote:

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I'm not sure those suggestions would save much.
Other than a one-time sign on bonus/incentive for a policeman, I'm not aware of any bonus/incentives. The city has to compete with other cities for policemen. Sign on bonuses are a common for policemen.
The city doesn't give every employee a vehicle to take home. Only on call people and supervisors take them home. Not much different than on call and supervisor positions in the private sector. Gas cards? Yeah that's how the gas pumps at the city vehicle operations center works. The gas cards system was actually created because it records which employee puts how much gas in what vehicle. That's a good thing.
As far as Brisno and others go, you can't cut a specific job to get rid of a specific person. And if they fired Brisno he would be replaced by a new hire that was paid a sign on bonus.
The county jail employee with the wife problem was a county employee, not city.