City to re-evaluate ‘double-dip’
As city officials scramble to find methods for cutting back on the budget and tightening expenditures, several aldermen are pointing toward consultant salaries as a place where the city can spend less money.
A new bill introduced by the Board of Aldermen will call into question whether retired city staff members — employees who have earned pension for their years working for the city — should be allowed to return to work as consultants, continuing to collect retirement funds while simultaneously receiving another salary from the city government.
Aldermen Jorge Perez, Robert...
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By (Anonymous)
2:12a.m. on April 14, 2009
glad to see Katie Harrison campaign staffers active on the comment board
Good to see Alderman Perez (who has endorsed Harrison in the Ward 1 race) leading the way on this important issue.