Comments on: UPDATED: Sunrise’s Wishner, Alu, Rosen and Sofield Vote To Pay Themselves $1,750-$2,186 Per Meeting! http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:33:30 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: A Sunrise resident http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-7710 A Sunrise resident Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:16:57 +0000 http://www.browardbeat.com/?p=502#comment-7710 this whole thing stinks to high heaven! They are ALL greedy ho's with our hard earned money. wait, wait, do I sense a crying jag coming on from one of our infamous commiss-con-artists Alu? wah-wah.....tough times right honey? this whole thing stinks to high heaven! They are ALL greedy ho’s with our hard earned money. wait, wait, do I sense a crying jag coming on from one of our infamous commiss-con-artists Alu? wah-wah…..tough times right honey?

]]> By: Miami Herald Gets It Right About Sunrise : BrowardBeat.com http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-7466 Miami Herald Gets It Right About Sunrise : BrowardBeat.com Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:46:04 +0000 http://www.browardbeat.com/?p=502#comment-7466 [...] The editorial follows Browardbeat.com’s criticism of Sunrise.  It can be found here. [...] [...] The editorial follows Browardbeat.com’s criticism of Sunrise.  It can be found here. [...]

]]> By: Gang of Four watcher http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-6779 Gang of Four watcher Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:44:19 +0000 http://www.browardbeat.com/?p=502#comment-6779 No one who has had to watch the Terrible Trio (now the Gang of Four) should be surprised at this. A couple of comments/corrections: 1) The pay raise is 6 1/2 percent retroactive to 1/1/08, because it includes a 2 1/2 percent "merit" increase, which all city employees get. 2) They also gave themselves another raise of 6 percent (3 1/2 percent COLA and 2 1/2 percent merit), retroactive to 1/1/09. So the total raise is 12 1/2 percent. 3) They also gave themselves a $150 per month pension increase, starting when they leave office or are defeated for re-election (we should be so lucky), for medical insurance. This means they get $350 per month on top of their pension. 4) If you listen to the tape of the last meeting, you hear them all give the same lame excuse that they are giving themselves the raises so they will be more in line with the general employees. There is no problem with limiting their "future" raises, but there was no reason they had to make it retoactive to 1/1/08. Wishner, Alu and Rosen all said last year that they would not take raises for 2008, because of the "TOUGH TIMES". But they didn't mean the economy....they meant that it wouldn't look good to take a raise when Wishner and Rosen were up for election. Of course, this was when Wishner was running for Mayor, and before they decided not to let the people of Sunrise vote for their new Mayor. 5) Speaking of the Mayor's seat, the Commission had the ability to postpone the city elecion for commissioner (i.e. Rosen and Scuotto) and to reset it a couple of months in the future, so that there could be an election for Mayor also. It would have cost the same whether it was held in March or May. Or they can call a special election now, since Wishner and Sofield should both have to run, and not get a 1 1/2 year free ride. It's worth the cost, to give the residents the right to vote for who is running "their" City. 6) Lastly, check out the 11/25/08 commission meeting. Alu said on the record that after she found out there didn't have to be a Mayor election, she called up Joe Scoutto to tell him. A violation of the "sunshine" law ?????, since this was the subject of an ordinance that night, which had a lengthy and heated discussion. No one who has had to watch the Terrible Trio (now the Gang of Four) should be surprised at this. A couple of comments/corrections:
1) The pay raise is 6 1/2 percent retroactive to 1/1/08, because it includes a 2 1/2 percent “merit” increase, which all city employees get.
2) They also gave themselves another raise of 6 percent (3 1/2 percent COLA and 2 1/2 percent merit), retroactive to 1/1/09.

So the total raise is 12 1/2 percent.

3) They also gave themselves a $150 per month pension increase, starting when they leave office or are defeated for re-election (we should be so lucky), for medical insurance. This means they get $350 per month on top of their pension.
4) If you listen to the tape of the last meeting, you hear them all give the same lame excuse that they are giving themselves the raises so they will be more in line with the general employees. There is no problem with limiting their “future” raises, but there was no reason they had to make it retoactive to 1/1/08. Wishner, Alu and Rosen all said last year that they would not take raises for 2008, because of the “TOUGH TIMES”. But they didn’t mean the economy….they meant that it wouldn’t look good to take a raise when Wishner and Rosen were up for election. Of course, this was when Wishner was running for Mayor, and before they decided not to let the people of Sunrise vote for their new Mayor.
5) Speaking of the Mayor’s seat, the Commission had the ability to postpone the city elecion for commissioner (i.e. Rosen and Scuotto) and to reset it a couple of months in the future, so that there could be an election for Mayor also. It would have cost the same whether it was held in March or May. Or they can call a special election now, since Wishner and Sofield should both have to run, and not get a 1 1/2 year free ride. It’s worth the cost, to give the residents the right to vote for who is running “their” City.
6) Lastly, check out the 11/25/08 commission meeting. Alu said on the record that after she found out there didn’t have to be a Mayor election, she called up Joe Scoutto to tell him. A violation of the “sunshine” law ?????, since this was the subject of an ordinance that night, which had a lengthy and heated discussion.

]]> By: ALERT http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-6768 ALERT Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:27:43 +0000 http://www.browardbeat.com/?p=502#comment-6768 Thats fine,This commission takes its self a pay raise and then they pay this clown 2 years appointed pay 38000$ plus7200$ expense which comes out to $900000 for two years for being a puppet for the king,I look at it as tax welfare Thats fine,This commission takes its self a pay raise and then they pay this clown 2 years appointed pay 38000$ plus7200$ expense which comes out to $900000 for two years for being a puppet for the king,I look at it as tax welfare

]]> By: Leave 'em be http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-6761 Leave 'em be Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:18:33 +0000 http://www.browardbeat.com/?p=502#comment-6761 Come on, leave larry alone. Everyone knows he's just wishner's slut-puppy. It doesn't matter anyway because he doesn't have a support base. The Jews? The west side? Who? Oh you tell me the east side residents who he was a president of! Well, Wright-Muir runs against him and poof! there goes that. Soffield better enjoy his taxpayer funded vacation while he can. Come on, leave larry alone. Everyone knows he’s just wishner’s slut-puppy. It doesn’t matter anyway because he doesn’t have a support base. The Jews? The west side? Who? Oh you tell me the east side residents who he was a president of! Well, Wright-Muir runs against him and poof! there goes that.

Soffield better enjoy his taxpayer funded vacation while he can.

]]> By: City Commissioner http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-6760 City Commissioner Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:06:24 +0000 http://www.browardbeat.com/?p=502#comment-6760 From a fellow City Commissioner in a ciy that DOES NOT give raises to its elected officials: YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES! Our City Commissioners ar paid $150 per month, or $75 per meeting. We have the 4th lowest millage rate in the county and one of the lowest levels of crime county wide. How can you justify this to your residents as they are foreclosed and laid off? JUST SICKENING! From a fellow City Commissioner in a ciy that DOES NOT give raises to its elected officials: YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!

Our City Commissioners ar paid $150 per month, or $75 per meeting. We have the 4th lowest millage rate in the county and one of the lowest levels of crime county wide.

How can you justify this to your residents as they are foreclosed and laid off?

JUST SICKENING!

]]> By: ALERT http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-6747 ALERT Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:16:05 +0000 http://www.browardbeat.com/?p=502#comment-6747 Don Rosen is telling all his lies,stating he is for districting, term limits,adisory boards,college degrees that dont exist in biology no less,doing no wrong in hacinda village.could we see if Mr Rosen has a high school diploma after all he is a credible man. No the one who should have had the guts to bring this up is Larry does he speak Sofield,here is an appointed commissioner who is at his second meeting not realizing all the pressure he voted himself a pay raise, apparently he got his marching orders from the king,the same man who was telling everybody that when he got on the commission he would change the loop holes in the election laws,now sit there shut up and talk when the king gives you permission. This has to be the fastest pay raise of an appointed official that I have ever seen,I guess you earned it larry Don Rosen is telling all his lies,stating he is for districting, term limits,adisory boards,college degrees that dont exist in biology no less,doing no wrong in hacinda village.could we see if Mr Rosen has a high school diploma after all he is a credible man.
No the one who should have had the guts to bring this up is Larry does he speak Sofield,here is an appointed commissioner who is at his second meeting not realizing all the pressure he voted himself a pay raise, apparently he got his marching orders from the king,the same man who was telling everybody that when he got on the commission he would change the loop holes in the election laws,now sit there shut up and talk when the king gives you permission.
This has to be the fastest pay raise of an appointed official that I have ever seen,I guess you earned it larry

]]> By: Kwitcherbelyaken http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-6732 Kwitcherbelyaken Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:31:31 +0000 http://www.browardbeat.com/?p=502#comment-6732 No, Buddy, Scuotto's just doing this for a show. If he had any political brains at all he'd have proposed an amendment EXEMPTING HIMSELF from the raise completely. If he had even more brains, he'd have proposed an amendment EXEMPTING ALL COMMISSIONERS from the raise. He did neither because that would truly be a man of the people. Meanwhile, his portion still gets taken from the taxpayer's pocket. No, Buddy, Scuotto’s just doing this for a show. If he had any political brains at all he’d have proposed an amendment EXEMPTING HIMSELF from the raise completely. If he had even more brains, he’d have proposed an amendment EXEMPTING ALL COMMISSIONERS from the raise.

He did neither because that would truly be a man of the people.

Meanwhile, his portion still gets taken from the taxpayer’s pocket.

]]> By: That Ain't All http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-6682 That Ain't All Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:53:55 +0000 http://www.browardbeat.com/?p=502#comment-6682 A simple public records request to City Manager will confirm my comments regarding the Garbage Transfer Station off 52 St. and 109 Ave. Request all documents between Green Now/Know, Feeley's partner Baker and the Sunrise City Manager. With that Waste disposal option in place, then Feeley can use that to lock up a long term agreement for solid waste collection and disposal. All under the disquise of recycling. There is plenty of tape showing Rosen at Feeley's place in Davie working. A simple public records request to City Manager will confirm my comments regarding the Garbage Transfer Station off 52 St. and 109 Ave. Request all documents between Green Now/Know, Feeley’s partner Baker and the Sunrise City Manager. With that Waste disposal option in place, then Feeley can use that to lock up a long term agreement for solid waste collection and disposal. All under the disquise of recycling. There is plenty of tape showing Rosen at Feeley’s place in Davie working.

]]> By: The Math Equation http://www.browardbeat.com/sunrises-wishner-alu-rosen-and-sofield-votes-themselves-a-raise-will-now-get-1750-2186-per-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-6656 The Math Equation Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:43:28 +0000 http://www.browardbeat.com/?p=502#comment-6656 Wishner+Alu+Rosen=Lomelo Sunrise City Commission-Scuotto=Corruption Wishner+Alu+Rosen=Lomelo

Sunrise City Commission-Scuotto=Corruption

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