Leaders merit pay raise if they deliver results
I would like to make a suggestion. I think we should consider voting to make all elected officials — city, county, state and federal — work on a fixed salary. This should include the annual budgets they have with which to work.
Then at the end of each year, if there is any money still in the budget, 75 percent of that excess should be invested in ongoing projects — roads, schools, health care, child care, etc. The other 25 percent should be divided among the appropriate officials as their bonus. This gives them incentive to be more cautious with how the money affecting us is spent. It also gives them the opportunity to see how tax hikes, gas hikes and other increases faced by each of us affect a very large majority of their constituents.
Kathryn Sherrill
Greensboro
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One question. What is to keep them from just increasing the budget every year?
I do like the idea of giving incentives to people to STOP wasting money. Currently, there is only an incentive to spend every last dime. If you don't spend your budget, you'll lost it mentality.
Posted on June 5, 2006 1:17 PM
unfortunately YD if you operate under certain grants if you don't spend it you have lost it. That's why so many write outrageous grants to fund non-essential services and wind up wasting so much money. My understanding is that in some governmental agencies it is the same way. Use it or lose it. No wonder there is so much waste as you so aptly put it.
Posted on June 6, 2006 9:10 PM