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LARGE DISCREPANCY IN PAY

Check out the comparison in salaries of the towns Administrative Assistants below. This raises some very interesting questions. Why does the Administrative Assistant in the police department receive $13,207 more tax dollars than the closest other Administrative Assistant? Why does the police department have an additional part-time administrative assistant? Do I need to explain any more on why the police department has the largest operating cost in this town? We have the right number of police officers to protect and serve this community but it is the support staff with inflated salaries which is killing us. Remember these are our tax dollars at work.

The remaining Administrative Assistant is relatively close on salaries with the exception of the police department. If you added the two clerk’s salaries in the Water Department, it would not equal the police departments Administrative Assistant. What is wrong with this picture?

The town council has to approve all salary increases so how did this happen? Ops my bad, Councilor Bowie is the puppet master and he orchestrates how the council votes. I am sure the puppets approved everyone of Councilor Bowie’s wife pay increases because if Bowie voted on this wife salary increases; it would be a conflict of interest.

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANTS PAY

According to Town of Lisbon Annual Report 2009-2010

DEPARTMENT NAME SALARY

Town Manager Jody Durisko $26,851

Police Denise Bowie $44,375

Police Andrea Tapley (Part Time) $18,198

Public Works Darla Ayer $31,168

Recreation Cheryl Garnett $29,231

Water Shellie Reynolds (Clerk) $28,100

Water Kristy Sheehan (Clerk) $15,285

Town Clerk Twila Lycette (Town Clerk) $50,496

Town Clerk Elizabeth French (Assistant Clerk) $25,738

Each of these individuals received a 1.75% pay increase last year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is amazing how many town employees have inflated salaries and there is no one trying to correct this injustice. I can almost guarantee our taxes are going to be increased this year.

THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Larry Fillmore

Concerned Citizen