And the never ending story of how cheap Vienna's water is compared to other cities/ PSDs. So what, this sounds just like the asinine statement from P'burg (Columbo), and Vienna (Rapp) that we needed the 1% Sales Tax so we would all be like Williamstown. Lotta stupid people in Wood County.
Than we were off to how much it cost for the Rebuilt Sewer Plant with three (3) new lift stations. Took a bit to get the paperwork on the project and even than it got a bit confused for a little while until I think I got it in order? City likes to now make copies and just throw them together in a pile that can be a bit interesting to know when one point starts and another stops. This is no accident, it is the petty, childish nature of some of these people. Anyone who makes copies and does not insure they are in the correct sequence be it by meeting, month, year or whatever is plain lazy and less than professional- welcome to Vienna.
Now this deal while started in October 2013, did not create any payments due until 1 September 2015 with a quarterly payment that had to be paid monthly before the 1 Sept 2015 due date. This equaled: $33,666.14. The administration fee of $$837.90/ month and equaling $201,+++. over 30 years. Hell of a cost to post a payment? Nothing seems to say in so many words that I found readily on much the Reserve needs to be to meet bond requirements? In the paperwork for 2013 Bond Purchase and in Mr. Griffiths presentation in August, all it said was "fully funded". I admit I am not very smart, but I could not make a number out of that? 8%/ 12 1/2%, a set number like $212,000.? In any case, we are paying $1,863,590. for this project.
Will talk about the Solar Meter Project for 2013/ 2014 that was said to have cost $1,700,000 in cash later.
Next area he starts to take the Truth and stretch it like a rubber band was the New/ Refurbished Water Tanks all over Vienna. The one that is the most "iffy' was the new 500K gallon one at the end of ninth street. Paid $250K for that one I think but will check it out too. He stated it was built to provide more water to the Commercial District to maintain our ISO rating. This NEVER came up anywhere until the ISO inspection was done and than because the rating went up some and that is commendable, that became the reason for that new tank?
Well folks, I have said it before and will again to have VUB/ VFD show a document where they knew the ISO inspection was coming anytime in this decade? They got lucky it happened and that it was an improvement I believe from a 3.11 to a 3.62 rating. But once again, one has to watch the misinformation, misdirection, deceit, deception and if an opportunity presents to flat lie?
Than more of the above five (5) steps the City will take to twist the Truth. Those being as said before: misinformation, misdirection, deceit, deception and if the chance permits to lie. This time, Mr. Rapp is trying to say that salaries for the VUB are down from:
$808K- 2015 $800K- 2016 $795K- 2017
I am going to suspect that a lot of this is because there have been at least one person left the VUB in 2017. And the City supposedly has also dropped from 81- 80 people. But one has to be very, very careful as the City likes to put out numbers such as above and would then hire new people who of course do not show in the numbers yet.
And another neat trick they have started to do is to "Prorate" the cost of an employee between departments. One person's salary may reflect 10% against Storm Water; 35% in the City Building and so forth. The City is and has been very good at making the numbers match as it wants them too. Does NOT mean that the money as is often the case being wasted.
Another very, very interesting thing I found going through the Budget Revisions for 2013 was that for the months of Oct, Sept, Nov, the Storm Water fund was in the hole every reconciliation report that I saw. See, City already knew what was coming and decided both the VUB and City would just stare at the Sun and bay at the Moon.
Than unless I really cannot read, I noted where the Administrative Assistant who was supposedly hired at $27,000/ year showed a salary increase of $39,590 to $59,090/ year. Now the $37,590 could easily be the Salary of $27,000 PLUS the Health Insurance of about $9700/ year and some of the other Bene's each employee in a single category gets.
Than the same type of increase for the Human Resource Director who was supposedly hired initially at $27,500 but now an increase from $23,052. up to $36,951. What is also interesting here is her FICA increase from her $13,900 increase at 6.75% should have been: $938.25. Yet, it showed an increase of $1050?
The Administrative Assistant increase of $19,500 at 6.75% should have been: $1316.25 but only went up $500?
Both seemed to have gotten pretty healthy increases but don't seem to start out at what hired on for? Still, those numbers look a bit "iffy", even for Vienna?
TO BE CONTINUED