Spending on the way out the door

May 31, 2017

The city of El Paso district four representative did not stand for re-election since he had served the maximum number of terms allowed.

No fewer than 7 agenda items are on the Tuesday, May 30, 2017 city council agenda that will allow the outgoing representative to spend discretionary funds.

The total comes to $53,981.

Each representative is allocated a flat amount every budget year.  Evidently he did not see the benefit of spending the money as it became available but now wants to use it rather than leaving it for his successor.

His constituents cannot hold him accountable for how the money is spent since he is leaving office.

We deserve better

Brutus

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EPISD–payroll

May 29, 2017

Word reached us that EPISD is changing its payroll policies next year.

Our understanding is that currently if you do work from the 1st to the 15th of the month you get paid two weeks later at the end of the month.

If we heard correctly EPISD plans to change the two week delay to a three week delay next year.

It looks like that will save the district one whole week of payroll expense.

Stand back and watch the reaction from the employees.

We deserve better

Brutus

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Wrong and in plain sight

May 28, 2017

The Times printed a picture that showed political signs for both of the mayoral runoff candidates placed right in front of our county courthouse.

 

 

Placing the signs on public property is a violation of the intent of our state constitution:

[T]he Legislature shall have no power to authorize any county, city, town or other political corporation or subdivision of the State to lend its credit or to grant public money or thing of value in aid of, or to any individual, association or corporation whatsoever.

Does either one of the candidates care about the rules?

Is the Times deliberately ignoring the rules or don’t they have anyone left who cares about the public?

We deserve better

Brutus

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EPISD–educating future citizens

May 28, 2017

It has been reported to us that EPISD is considering adding 21 teachers to elementary school staffs that will teach music and art.

We hope that they can do this.

Brutus

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Stanton street status

May 27, 2017

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