Second choice he may have been, but the new CEO of TCC says many comforting things, reportedly has a sense of humour, and a brings a Scottish frugal approach, all of which were missing earlier.
More importantly, (despite the Council's earlier protestations that $400,00 was the appropriate salary), common sense has finally prevailed, and we now have savings of 20% - sufficient to fund the excellent ‘Hairy McClary' statue proposal, perhaps?
Further, if that degree of prudence can now flow down the structure and apply to all salaries, we can look forward to collective savings of $7 million per annum, not even allowing for a few salaried positions to be removed as the promised review brings results.
At last, something to smile about!
David Lee, Papamoa.
Posted: 01:21pm Thu 21 Apr, 2011
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6 comments
WASTED EFFORT
Posted on 21-04-2011 21:57 | By THE PELICAN BRIEF
Either way on both counts.
NO MONEY SAVED?
Posted on 22-04-2011 13:06 | By Vomit
If the $$$ saved are then fired off into some other 'spend up scheme' then thre is actually nothing saved at all. "Saved" actually means "Not spent".
Who said what ?
Posted on 22-04-2011 14:26 | By Hebegeebies
You don't know that there will be any improvement so let us try the product first it might be worse than the cure. .On the "Hairy McClary' statues you must be joking as I see the "Creative" Tauranga Trust has been back to the TCC with the begging bowl presumably because the Community/Public told them to rack off when they tried to solicit funds.
IT MAKES ME SICK!
Posted on 22-04-2011 15:28 | By Vomit
Mr. Lee there is no saving if the dollars are shuffled off sideways to a scheme that has nothing to do with Council. $$$ Saved here and spent there is the same end result, nothing left.
NO CREATIVE
Posted on 24-04-2011 10:31 | By BUSH WACKER
The begging bowl indeed, these clowns get millions ex TCC each yer and they can not even get the gist of what "community funded" means? It all looks like they think that means 'CREATE" a pile of paper and head back to TCC for a handout again until they give in and cut a blank cheque again. The TURKEYS OF TAURANGA get palletised again.
Balderdash
Posted on 26-04-2011 07:59 | By EYESPY
NO it goes like this -why don't we put up a fairy tale scheme to TCC about community funding at no cost to TCC ratepayers and TCC will take the bait.We will rest up for a month or so then simply go back to TCC and say we can't raise funds how about bridging the gap like 100%.There should be a law against it.
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