Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:40 am Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:54 am

"Mayor Larry Morrissey countered Cassaro’s assertion, saying the average AFSCME

worker makes more than the average Rockford worker. As proof, he said, city job
openings normally generate many applicants."

Don't you remember your rhetoric, LarryBoy???????

"Rockford needs jobs; but there are no magic bullets or formulas to create
jobs."

Maybe people APPLY for jobs because they NEED jobs, ya think??????? The personal injury lawyer,raised in an exclusive subdivision.......handing out $23,000 RAISE to his buddy, the City Administrator, (plus there's an opening for an assistant, at LEAST $62,000 a year) I would LOVE to be one of LARRYBOY'S "average" Rockford worker.........I hear he's looking for a DEPUTY MAYOR, also........I'm getting in line NOW!!!!!!!!!!

........BUT LOOK!!!......

ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR ...... Starting Salary: $63 - 96K commensurate with
experience!!!!!!!!!!

AND the City Administrator.............from the city budget......$23,000 increase!!!!!!!!!!!! more money + assistant= less work,more pay.......

EMPLOYEES — THE CITY’S MOST IMPORTANT ASSET The City, like most local
governmental units, provides services and can therefore be classified as a
labor-intensive organization. Any organization that provides services can expect
a substantial portion of its budget to be allocated for personnel costs. To help
contain personnel costs, the City has taken several steps in the past to
economize its use of personnel while maintaining service quality. These steps
include: • eliminating inefficient or ineffective services; • improving the
method of delivery for certain services; • contracting certain specialized
and/or seasonal services to private contractors; and • adding certain key
positions.

This is straight out of the budget.......do you see where they plan to screw employees on benefits to "contain costs"????????? No? me either........ How does "the average worker " in Rockford feel about the pay in the Mayor's office??????????? average pay.........$85,000...... http://www.ci.rockford.il.us/uploadedFiles/government/Finance/Divisions/CentralServices/Mayor(2).pdf