Thursday, July 1, 2010

Lawyers and stuff

After a vote to give the part time Fall River School Committee attorney, Bruce Assad, a $32,000 raise, Assad now makes ($77,500) approximately double the median income of Fall River (for a PART TIME CITY JOB). I am not begrudging him for trying to get the most money he possibly can, I would probably try to do the same thing; BUT damn you School Committee for allowing this!! I hope when teachers are paying for classroom supplies out of their pockets, they think of you.

I think this quote from Tim McCoy, in support of Assad's raise, sums up the egregiousness of the raise pretty well, "...he is a guy that has spent several hours in negotiations during the past couple of months."

I am additionally frustrated because, on the city side of things, co-mayors Torres and Flanagan are about to add ANOTHER attorney to the legal department. I distinctly remember Flanagan selling the city a bill of goods that included cutting the costs of the "overpriced" legal department under the Correia administration. The city clearly survived all these years on one full time attorney and 2 part time attorneys....why do we now need 3 full times and a part time? On this subject, the law department proposes to pay the new Assistant Corporation Counsel $47,000 for a full time job. How does that reconcile with the $77,500 for the part time Assad?

These people are in the "public service" sector.....I always thought that meant they served the public, but it seems like it is the other way around.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

While he may be educated and he may have spent time negotiating, I believe teachers are also educated and their negotiating team bargains for free.

Anonymous said...

Flanagan is all about taking care of his lawyer friends. More money, more priveledges and care packages. Be watchful. There is a lot more than meets the eye.

Anonymous said...

No kidding. I agree. The firefighters have been quiet. Mist be the 18% raise that's keeping them quiet. Again Herald News dropping the ball on uncovering these things. How come?

Anonymous said...

Who is the Herald News editor married to and friends with ??

Anonymous said...

I don't think they are married, but Jim Mathes from SMILES