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I want ten please call me
Same union thugs are selling the above boat program as the ones "righting" to
EMC kissing ass to keep their jobs.
See:http://www.quincynews.org/blogs/external-blogs/quincy-city-desk-blog.html
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Why didn't even one alderman ask how much it would cost to just hire a person to run the waste water plant instead of paying nearly six million dollars to this company?
Oh. Excuse me. I haven't been reading you blog long. Because the alderman are ass sucking morons. Is Havermale needing a donation from EMC for his run at mayor?
really the olympics wtf get yr head out of yr ass not in the south of us u shit bag usa usa usa
KTTS,
I watched th replay of the meeting. Almost all of the Republican aldermen, Havermale included, asked a lot of tough questions and had obviously studied the issue, unlike the Democrates. And yes the question was asked if the city could run the plant better than EMC, the answer was of course no. If what was presented by the administration is true, and there was no proof presented to the contrary, I can't see how the aldermen could vote no to saving that much money over the last contract. Also,I wish Farha, Havermale or Moore would run for mayor. The city would be lucky to have either of them as mayor but I doubt we can be that lucky or that a republican can win.
The question was not asked anonymous. The questions asked all centered around the legality of the bidding and negotiation process which awarded the contract to EMC.
My question to the aldermen and mayor is if you have to pay a company almost $800,000 a year to run what a person making $100,000 should be able to do, how is that a good deal for taxpayers? And just, if not more important, if our mayor and city council don't believe they are capable of running any city operation then why did they decide to run for mayor or alderman?
KTTS,
Farha did ask Kent if the City was prepared to run the plant and if EMC was doing better than when the City ran the plant. The answer was no the city is not prepared and yes EMC is dong better. Your take on the questions asked is just wrong. There were many operational questions asked, mainly by Farha and some by Havermale, regarding EMC's ability to continue the operation and what they provide for their fees. I suggest that EMC does provide much more than just a manager or two. They also provide a list of other services and expert services, the best otline of their services, I have seen, is in the Wilson article in the 02-21-10 Herald Whig. I will not post anymore on this subject, I guess we will have to agree to disagree on the content of the meeting and the value the people of Quincy are receiving from EMC.
The city was not prepared because it never looked into the possibility of hiring a qualified person to run the waste water facility. There is a vision problem with those that run our city. That is what this shows. It's time to throw all of them, democrat and republican, out and start over.
CITY OFFICIAL SAYS THE NEW EMC CONTRACT WILL SAVE THE CITY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS $1,000,000.00 AND REDUCE CITY EMPLOYEES FROM 10 TO 8.
1. 2009 Payment $1,450,000.00 +
2010 Payment $ 717,000.00
Save 1st year $ 733,000.00
Save 5 years $3,500,000.00
If EMC is savings us $1 mil over 5
years, where the other $2.5 mil?
2. How bad has EMC been reaming the City since 2002 if they can cut their price by over 50% and still make money?
3. What expenses did EMC pay in 2009 and are going to pay in 2010?
4. EMC will reduce City employees from 10 to 8, this will save the City about $500,000 over 5 years. Is this part of the $1mil savings?
If it is, its just another politi-cal slight of hand! The $500K their saving us is the $500K they cost us. FACT: 5 years ago there were only 8 City employees until EMC was NOT the low bid on a 5 year sludge contract. However, only EMC was given the chance to undercut the low bidder. EMC reduce their price $100K but the City had to hire 2 employees to do the work for EMC.(8 + 2 = 10) So the City, spent $500,000 for 2 new employees to save $100,000 over 5 years. Seems to me if the low bidder(who uses his own employees)was award the contract, the City would be $400K richer today!
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