Jun 13 2008
Durham Public Employees Union Has Beef With City Manager
DURHAM — A public-employee union has fired a parting blast at City Manager Patrick Baker’s administration, criticizing its handling of holiday payrolls and a city policy that penalizes workers who are behind in paying their taxes.
My point here is in regards to the penalization policy of those behind in their taxes. Apparently, city managers are allowed to suspend workers who do not have their taxes paid on time and/or go delinquent. That sounds fair to me. These peoples’ salaries are paid for with other peoples’ tax dollars. If they can’t meet the responsibility of paying their own taxes, why should they continue to get paid by other people who have met their obligation?
