By Thomas Lifson January 6, 2018
Elected officials in the City of Harvey, Illinois are
going to be missing their paychecks, as the decades of over-spending and
over-taxing finally come home for the politicians responsible for the crisis.
Elected officials in Harvey learned Thursday they would
not be getting paid this pay cycle due to the city's "financial
constraints," according to an email obtained by the Daily Southtown.
City [c]omptroller Louis B. Williams notified officials
early Thursday afternoon that the city could not pay them this pay period but
hoped to process payments as early as within a week.
"Due to the financial constraints the City is
experiencing, we are unable to pay elected officials for this current pay
period 01/05/18," reads the email, which Williams sent to the mayor,
aldermen, the treasurer, the clerk, the deputy clerk[,] and a mayoral
aide. "Regarding your paychecks, we will keep you all updated,
as we are hoping to process them sometime next week if funding is available. Thank
you for your patience and understanding at this time."
The brief communication prompted email responses from
multiple aldermen, who claimed they had been left in the dark about the city's
financial state and requested that a meeting be called to discuss the matter,
emails provided by one of the aldermen show...........Read more
My Take - And the members of the city council are shocked - shocked I tell you! Well, their pay is where the cuts need to start. If they really are that shocked - they need to be fired. The fact is this city is another example of left wing incompetence, sloth and greed. They're going down the tube and so is the state. Can you "Feel the Bern" now?
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