"She (Catazaro-Perry) is going to have to make cuts, make consolidations. She’s going to have to do some tough love.” (Massillon City Auditor Jayne Ferrero, The Independent, January 20, 2012).
In Auditor Jayne Ferrero's world, it is clearly evident that 'tough love' applies only to the city's worker bees, and not to herself. Ferrero took her 3.55% pay raise., costing our cash strapped city $1,890 dollars.
Independent reporter Matthew Rink lays out who took the raises and who didn't;
http://www.indeonline.com/newsnow/x1018078992/Amid-layoffs-elected-officials-take-automatic-raises?zc_p=0
Kudos to the Republicans
All 5 Republican members of city council returned their pay raises. This included the four new Republican members of city council;
Sarita Cunningham Hedderly, Ward 1
Nancy Halter, Ward 2
Ed Lewis, Ward 6
Milan Chovin, At Large
Perhaps the aforementioned will remind their leader, Councilman Donnie Peters, of his January promise to repeal the automatic, unvoted, annual pay raise for life legislation.
Stergios understands
(Law Director Perry) Stergios said he understands the argument that forfeiting the raise is a symbolic gesture during difficult economic times (The Independent, May 3, 2012).
He understands the argument. He's just keeping the money.
