Just received this email from a ratepayer who asked the following questions and received the following answers at the September 23, 2010 meeting of Council:
QUESTION:
Has Council directed staff to prepare a comprehensive costing on planning fees compared to the hours spent by a consultant versus a full time planning employee?
Answer: No.
QUESTION:
When was the last time Council issued a request for proposal for Planning Fees.
Answer: We have never asked for a request. Jorden and Jones were the Planners when she first came on board (Mayor Fawcett). Council is very satisfied with Mr. Jorden and he is now in the office two days per month. At the moment, he is being under utilized and some days, has no appointments but he does work on Melancthon stuff when he is here.
Just to recap, the 2008 budget show that planning "consultant" fees, meaning this guy works for other people too, average about$66,916.17. This was when he NEVER had to set foot in the office. Now we get him twice a month, but according to Council he is under utilized.
Funny how when he ISN'T in the office, he can find something to do to bill ratepayers $66,916.17 a year.
Wonder now that he actually has to show up twice a month if we, the taxpayers, are paying for his travel time and gas?
And he has been working on the five year Official Plan Review for oh, about six years now.
For this kind of money the ratepayers of Melancthon would be better served by a full time planner/legislative coordinator who may actually even be able to write a bylaw, which most in house staff in municipalities can do, instead of farming them out to lawyers.
Council is "very satisfied" with Mr. Jorden. Wow, wonder how "very satisfied" they would be if the roads crew couldn't get a road plowed in 6 years, but continued to get paid.
ReplyDeleteAny council member who says they are satisfied with Mr. Jorden's work does not deserve to sit on Melancthon Council.
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