Based upon a public records request I made this week, I have found what I consider to be disturbing information that I wanted to share with you. Of the City’s 2,328 full time employees, only 583 (25%)actually live in Fort Lauderdale. The rest (1,745, or 75%) of city employees live outside the City.
What is particularly disturbing is that [...]
Posted on December 8th, 2008 by Earl Rynerson
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“Fort Lauderdale Homeowner Protection Council”
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – October 28, 2008 –Fort Lauderdale Mayoral Candidate today announced a conceptual program that could assist homeowners struggling to keep their homes in today’s bad economy.
“In walking our neighborhoods, I have become astounded at the number of homes that have either been foreclosed upon or are in the [...]
Posted on October 28th, 2008 by Earl
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Thanks to your “hard working” Fort Lauderdale Mayor and Commissioners, they are now allowing the incredibly greedy City Manager Gretsas and City Attorney Stewart to raid the municipal piggy bank once again!
According to the Sun Sentinel today (Oct 22); (with Vice Mayor Charlotte Rodstrom dissenting), the Mayor and Commission “gave tentative approval to a [...]
Posted on October 22nd, 2008 by Earl
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FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – Oct 15, 2008 - Earl Rynerson, Mayoral Candidate for Fort Lauderdale, announced today that he has taken the lead in total Campaign Funding among the four Mayoral Candidates.
Rynerson’s total funding (at the end of Q3) totaled $90,307, compared to Jack Seiler’s total of $74,130, Dean Trantalis’ total of $16,192, and Steve [...]
Posted on October 15th, 2008 by Earl
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About Fort Lauderdale’ Budget….
1. Our city’s budget is not only bloated at $536 million now, but our elected officials want to increase it by more than 12% next year, to $605 million.
2. Our city’s budget has almost doubled in the last 10 years, even though our population has remained essentially the same:
2002: $345M (no increase [...]
Posted on September 9th, 2008 by Earl
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About our City Manager George Gretas Compensation…
1. That Fort Lauderdale City Manager George Gretsas receives a higher salary (at $230,000 per year) than that of the Vice President of the United States? (The Vice President’s salary is $221,900 per year).
2. Gretsas also earns more in a base salary (230K) than the active, full time Mayors [...]
Posted on September 9th, 2008 by Earl
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About our City Attorney’s compensation…
1. City Attorney Harry Stewart’s salary ($243,000) is even higher than the Vice President of the United States (who receives $221,900)!
2 With his pension, medical insurance, FICA, and vehicle allowance, his total compensation is over $348,000 per year!
3. After the end of his second contract with the City (August 2009), Mr. [...]
Posted on September 9th, 2008 by Earl
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