Kat
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Post by Kat on Mar 30, 2007 9:22:40 GMT -5
From al.com: " Plan in works to limit jobs of lawmakersBoard could pass Riley plan without Legislature's approvalFriday, March 30, 2007 BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE News staff writer "Gov. Bob Riley and some state school board members will propose changes in the two-year college system's employment practices, a move that is expected to limit the number of Alabama lawmakers on college payrolls. "School board member Randy McKinney of Orange Beach said Thursday that Riley's staff is working on changes that would not require approval of the Legislature, where they are expected to face serious opposition. He and board member Stephanie Bell of Montgomery said the board could approve the changes, with Riley's help, as part of a broad system policy covering all employees. "'I have been advocating this for some time,' Bell said. 'We should have done this yesterday.' "The move comes following disclosures by The Birmingham News that nearly a third of the Alabama Legislature has financial ties to the two-year college system, through jobs and contracts given since 2002 to lawmakers, their immediate family or businesses. Most of the legislators made job or contract arrangements with the system after they were elected, records show. " www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/117524443878570.xml&coll=2
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Post by dixie56 on Mar 31, 2007 21:50:37 GMT -5
I do NOT trust Riley as far as I can throw him!
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Post by lawmanguest on Mar 31, 2007 21:53:28 GMT -5
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Kat
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Post by Kat on Apr 1, 2007 11:54:12 GMT -5
Few records found of lawmakers' school workSome rarely, or never, appeared at jobsSunday, April 01, 2007 BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE News staff writer "Some Alabama legislators hired by two-year colleges have left little evidence of the work they did for the pay they received, records show. "System records show one legislator quit his college job after his supervisors complained he wasn't showing up for work. Another legislator received part-time pay to help develop a school program, but there is no record of him working with the program. A third lawmaker was on a college's part-time payroll for three years, with only three one-day seminars that others taught mentioned in his work file, records show. "The question of what legislators do for the college money they receive became an issue following reports in The Birmingham News that identified payments to nearly a third of the Alabama Legislature, their immediate families or businesses. House Majority Leader Ken Guin's paychecks from two colleges attracted the most attention, with an internal investigation ordered by system officials determining that the Carbon Hill Democrat 'is of limited service to the college.' "But Guin isn't the only lawmaker with a two-year college job whose actual service is difficult to determine. State Rep. Sue Schmitz, a Toney Democrat, lost her contract last year with a system program because her bosses couldn't identify what she did for her nearly $50,000-a-year contract, records show. " www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1175417435273310.xml&coll=2&thispage=1The plot thickens.... Mr. Guin better get his resume ready, I have a feeling he'll be job hunting soon. ;D
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Kat
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Post by Kat on Apr 11, 2007 9:12:59 GMT -5
Legislators call Riley proposal `overkill'Plans bar elected officials from college jobs, require use of leaveWednesday, April 11, 2007 BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and KIM CHANDLER News staff writers "Plans outlined Tuesday by Gov. Bob Riley to stop legislators from working in Alabama's two-year colleges are 'overkill' and punish lawmakers who work hard for colleges, legislators with system jobs said. "Riley's staff explained two proposed policies he has sent to the state school board, including one that would prohibit lawmakers and officials elected statewide from working in the two-year college system. "The other would make it logistically difficult for college employees to serve in the Legislature, requiring them to use accumulated leave for outside work. The proposal would limit leave for outside work to 10 days in a 30-day period, making it hard on lawmakers who often are required to meet in Montgomery for more than 10 days a month during a legislative session. "Riley also found legislative sponsors Tuesday for a bill banning lawmakers from holding any state job. "'I think the governor wants to set up a more accountable system in state government,' Riley spokesman Jeff Emerson said. " www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1176281166179370.xml&coll=2Guin has quit one of his college 'jobs'. The rest of the legislature is whining about this.... But why would we expect them to do any different?
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