Corruption In Is OUT OF Control in Cape Coral, Florida

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Cape Coral, Florida resident speaks out. Their Mayor and City Council dissolved their FREE, volunteer-based citizen groups, so that they could employ themselves to do the job. They then doubled their own salaries using tax payer funds.

“This council voted to dissolve the CRA board with no notice or conversation with that board They then named a new board consisting of all the council members

This week we have learned that City Council will vote tonight on giving themselves a stipend to cover the cost of their additional duties. This stipend is $6,000 per month for the Mayor, $3333 per month for each council member. That's a total of $351,972 per year to replace a group of volunteers who worked for free.

I do not remember seeing those funds accounted for in the budget that was approved in September and for each council member an increase of 99%. I wonder how the city's union employees feel about this. I notice that this item is on the consent agenda, meaning that you would prefer it be kept in the dark with no discussion among yourselves. At age 76, I thought I had seen it all, but this council has erased that thought.

After this council eliminated all the volunteer boards that they could get away with, we now know why. I can hardly wait to see how much they will pay themselves to perform the duties of the Budget Review Committee that I served on for seven years as a volunteer. This cash grab by this city council pretty much kills the respect and admiration I previously held for those who I thought had the public interest at heart. I suspect I'm not alone. We'll see you at the next election.”