Comments on Advance Indiana™: City-County Council Votes To Give Council Members 43% Pay Raise

Don't thank those who voted against this all t...

2015-12-16T20:52:22.680-05:00

Don't thank those who voted against this all that much. McQuillen is only starting to settle in as a show opposition leader.
He probably made sure the vote would pass before giving the go ahead for GOP caucus to vote no. Scales is the only one I can think of ( there may be others) who's no vote is principled.

Okay, Marycatherine Barton... but THIS IGNOMINIOUS...

2015-12-16T06:17:38.895-05:00

Okay, Marycatherine Barton... but THIS IGNOMINIOUS [for Maggie Smith: that means deserving or causing public disgrace or shame] PAY RAISE IS STILL THERE. IT'S NOT GOING AWAY, IS IT? JUST LIKE VISION FLEET, BLUE INDY, etc., IT'S STILL THERE.

Other than Christine Scales, why the hell does this City have or need a City County Council???

A huge thank you to those councilors who voted aga...

2015-12-15T16:30:18.126-05:00

A huge thank you to those councilors who voted against giving themselves a tax raise. all of which councilors who ordered us to pay them more, except for two, were Democrats. Shame on them, and praise to our new Mayor Hogsett for talking them out of making us pay him more than we had to give Ballard.

Six of those voting for it were defeated in this y...

2015-12-15T12:30:20.899-05:00

Six of those voting for it were defeated in this year's election or not running for re-election. Those who voted for it and will get the pay raise are: Adamson (D), Clay (D), Gray (D), Jackson (D), Lewis (D), Mascari (D), Miller (R), Oliver (D), Osili (D) and Simpson (D).

Anon 10:29 That is not quite what I asked. I...

2015-12-15T12:11:26.721-05:00

Anon 10:29

That is not quite what I asked.

I saw in Gary's post which current council members (2015) voted in favor of the pay raise, are you saying that all of the 2015 members who voted will be members of the 2016 council?

I guess I would not object to a pay raise for ...

2015-12-15T10:58:49.256-05:00

I guess I would not object to a pay raise for the Council, if they actually performed their jobs in a functional manner, including no freebies like Colts, Pacers or IMS tickets as a start and had we serve the people first, rather than we serve the Crony-Capitalist Agenda. We pay them and the Council pretends to work.

The double dealing, marked cards and stacked deck which was once kept under the table is now arrogantly paraded for all to see. The Political System here has no fear of investigation, or prosecution. The McMega-Media keeps everything looking warm and fuzzy.

Indy Rob... this is in the heart of the article an...

2015-12-15T10:29:29.854-05:00

Indy Rob... this is in the heart of the article and answers your question...

"Voting for the pay raise: Adamson (D), Clay (D), Evans (R), Gooden (R), Gray (D), Hunter (R), Jackson (D), Lewis (D), Mansfield (D), Mascari (D), Miller (R), Moriarty-Adams (D), Oliver (D), Osili (D), Simpson (D) and Tew (D)

Voting against the pay raise: Barth (D), Cain (R), Freeman (R), Hickman (D), Holliday (R), Lutz (R), McHenry (R), McQuillen (R), Pfisterer (R), Robinson (D), Sandlin (R), Scales (R) and Shreve (R)"

just out of curiosity, which council members voted...

2015-12-15T10:15:24.185-05:00

just out of curiosity, which council members voted themselves a pay raise?

On the basis of this information, where not one o...

2015-12-15T10:14:37.451-05:00

On the basis of this information, where not one of those 12 DEMOCRATS and those 4 RINO REPUBLICANS were transparent or forthrigtht enough to fully inform voters of apparent intentions to jack-up Councilor incomes post election, I propose a RECALL ELECTION on each and every one of these career political animals (notwithstanding those who did not/could not again run).

The Marion County voters did not have all the information upon which to make informed voting decisions on those 16 political class members who ran and it is reasonable to expect that enough voters may not have elected or retained those 16 career politicians for whom they were able to cast ballots... potentially making their ballots null and void on the premise of CAMPAIGN FRAUD.