It was something on Monday's borough council agenda that is usually rubber stamped. A recommendation from council's personnel committee. So, no eyebrows were raised when council approved the hiring of Charles Poff as a part-time parking enforcement officer, not to exceed 19 hours a week.
Monday night, Mayor Leo Lutx said Poff would be splitting time with the current meter reader.
But, here is what the borough doesn't apparently want people to know.
Remember Fish Gate earlier this year when a change in meter reading hours caused those attending a church service on a Saturday night to get ticketed and the uproar behind it, well let's just say Ticket Gate could be brewing.
On some meters, not all, times of enforcement are listed: Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Something that has never really happened is the proper enforcement of the ordinance.
Well folks, Poff apparently is being assigned the afternoon shift and will be reading meters until 6 p.m.m as listed and 9 p.m. on Fridays.
So be forewarned, things are going to be properly enforced in Columbia, so those who do come downtown can get nickled and dimed for a $5 ticket if they fail to plug the meter.
Also Monday night, council hired Pearl Hall, Kenneth Yarell, Jean Urban, Linda Donnley and Fran Resch as crossing giards for the 2010-2011 school year.
4 comments:
Are they that hard up that they will hire anyone, hire and old woman to be a crossing guard.
Someone needs to answer this question. Were all these individuals interviewed for these positions? Where do you know in Industry of getting hired without an interview? Rumor has it some of these people were hired through recommendations.I'm calling the department of labor to see if this is legal.
i heard around town that there were people who applied for the position and they were never interviewed. I feel that everyone should have been interviewed for the positions not just a select few
I also talked to a few people that said they also applied and never got an interview. Rumor has it some of these people were hired through recommendations. Everyone should of been interviewed before the hiring.
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