Shaking Things Up

The Great Green One has been shaking things up this week as Health Benefits for elected officials became the front and center issue. He put forth his argument and the Ethics Commission will render an opinion to determine if the two Councilwomen wrongly advocated for their benefits.

The argument that Mayor Tilghman had no authority to remove it from the budget falls short. Since the Salary Review Committee said that City Council Members are considered Part-Time, the compensation of $10,000 per year is satisfactory. $7,500 per year of Health Insurance was not offered as a part of the compensation and it not even in the Municipal Code as a part of the compensation package for elected officials. With that perspective Mayor Tilghman was within her authority to exclude it from the budget just like she excluded the annual stipend for the Curator of Poplar Hill Mansion.

Thanks to the Grinch for putting this issue front and centerfor the public to see.