Misuse of the MKSH Buyout Analysis

October 23, 2009

The city has now released the buyout analysis report by McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond (MKSH)(dated December 1, 2008) on the city’s Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP or “buyout”). The [...]

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Citys buyout is good for taxpayers

October 23, 2009

In his June 15th column, Bill Brosius wrote that he was “trying to figure a logical rationale” for the employment buyout offer. He concluded that it was a “misuse of taxpayer money.” He is wrong. Mr. Brosius failed to consider [...]

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The Buyout MKSH Report

October 23, 2009

After my review of the MKSH analysis (dated December 1, 2008), I present this summary and analysis of the MKSH report.
I. Scope of [...]

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The Buyout (ERIP) 1

October 23, 2009

There has been considerable discussion of the City’s Employee Buy-Out plan that was passed by the Board of Alderman on April 17, 2008. The discussion that has ensued for almost four months since has included considerable criticism, and in part because of [...]

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The Buyout (ERIP) 2

October 22, 2009

There is a lot of inaccurate information on this that is being disseminated during this campaign. The following can help people understand the effects of the ERIP.
First, I believe that all six elected city officials (including myself) are on record [...]

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Response to Gazette editorial on Annexation

October 16, 2009

The City’s annexations have certainly been written about a lot during the last month, but The Gazette’s editorial of October 8th, contained so many material omissions and so much faulty analysis and erroneous conclusions, that a reply to it is necessary. The Gazette accuses the City of making “several critical mistakes” that constitute a failure [...]

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Explaining why the Annexations are good for the City

October 12, 2009

I presume it is obvious that I do support the annexations.  I am attaching some materials that I have prepared that give my reasons for supporting them.  The two northern annexations will clearly bring substantial tax revenues to the City—revenues that will far exceed the costs that they will create.  This is so because the [...]

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Why the Crumland and Thatcher Annexations Are Good for the City of Frederick

September 13, 2009

On Friday, September 4, 2009, the Frederick City Board of Aldermen voted 4-11 to annex into the city 285 acres of the Crumland Farm. A few minutes later the Board of Aldermen voted 5-0 to annex into the city 151 acres of the Thatcher Farm. Despite some vocal opposition, including opposition [...]

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Crumland and Thatcher Support Memo

September 13, 2009

Additional comments re the Crumland and Thatcher proposed annexations—
The argument that building roads causes more traffic problems is a generalization that should never be used as a standard to determine when and where new roads are built. It is certainly not an absolute. We need extra lanes in Frederick; [...]

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BOCC Wrong on Proposed City Annexations

September 13, 2009

Re: the proposedCrumland and Thatcher/COPT annexations
Dear Commissioners:
Thank you for attending the City’s news conferenceyesterday and for your comments. As Iexpressed yesterday, I am still prepared to listen to and [...]

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