After two years of Bob Correia, the residents of Fall River were tired of the political hack appointments and the “It’s my way or the highway” style of management of Bob Correia. So when this unknown candidate appeared in the horizon promising to end politics as usual and promising change, it was like a breath of fresh air. Some believed him; some like me saw it as just campaign promises. Once Flanagan was sworn in I decided to take a break from bashing him, as some commenters had commented in my earlier posts, and decided to give him a chance.
Well it’s only been a month and I must say that so far I have not been impressed. Today we read in the Herald News that he has hired two campaign supporters to positions in the CDA. There was uproar when Bob Correia appointed two long time aides to these positions, but should there be the same uproar for the appointments made by Flanagan? How can you promise to end the culture of politics as usual and then appoint two of your campaign supporters to these high paying positions? And yes a $40,000.00 job is high paying job in the City of Fall River.
Also why do we need to have a $50,000.00 position that has been vacant for the past two years? I can name a few local community activists that would gladly volunteer as neighborhood outreach coordinator.
And to just make today even sweeter, yesterday it is revealed at the City Council meeting that Flanagan has given Corporate Counsel Torres a 4 year contract at a base rate of $115,000.00. Included in the contract are provisions to reimburse Torres for his cost of health insurance if he decides not to accept the health insurance provided by the City. There is also a provision that allows Torres to practice law outside of his duties as the City Corporate Counsel. Mayor Flanagan on numerous occasions stated that this would not be the case. Some of the City Councilors voiced disappointment over the long term contract and provisions in the contract.
Flanagan supporters claimed that Cathy Ann Viveiros would just be Bob Correia in a skirt. Well I guess what we have now is a Bob Correia in the making. I guess the voters got what they asked for.
Well it’s only been a month and I must say that so far I have not been impressed. Today we read in the Herald News that he has hired two campaign supporters to positions in the CDA. There was uproar when Bob Correia appointed two long time aides to these positions, but should there be the same uproar for the appointments made by Flanagan? How can you promise to end the culture of politics as usual and then appoint two of your campaign supporters to these high paying positions? And yes a $40,000.00 job is high paying job in the City of Fall River.
Also why do we need to have a $50,000.00 position that has been vacant for the past two years? I can name a few local community activists that would gladly volunteer as neighborhood outreach coordinator.
And to just make today even sweeter, yesterday it is revealed at the City Council meeting that Flanagan has given Corporate Counsel Torres a 4 year contract at a base rate of $115,000.00. Included in the contract are provisions to reimburse Torres for his cost of health insurance if he decides not to accept the health insurance provided by the City. There is also a provision that allows Torres to practice law outside of his duties as the City Corporate Counsel. Mayor Flanagan on numerous occasions stated that this would not be the case. Some of the City Councilors voiced disappointment over the long term contract and provisions in the contract.
Flanagan supporters claimed that Cathy Ann Viveiros would just be Bob Correia in a skirt. Well I guess what we have now is a Bob Correia in the making. I guess the voters got what they asked for.
2 comments:
you had to be a moron to believe the promises that willie boy made
I thought that this mayor was supposed to save the city money. He is going to end up like the last mayor; without a job.
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