Shortshanks Craps Gold!
Arguing that Chicagoans are "suffering" and can't stand to pay any more, Mayor Daley said Thursday he would hold the line on all taxes, fines and fees in 2010 and find another way to plug a revised, $550 million budget gap.
Two days after the Chicago Sun-Times reported Daley's decision to keep his hand out of taxpayers' pockets, the mayor confirmed that decision and said "everything is on the table" to eliminate the shortfall—except raising taxes.
The mayor's preliminary 2010 budget assumed that the last $51.3 million of a "rainy day fund" created with parking meter proceeds would be exhausted in 2010.
The rest of the money was placed in a $325 million mid-term budget relief fund to help balance budgets through 2012 and into a $400 million long-term reserve fund.
Skyway proceeds were divided into short-, medium and long-term pots.
As of June 30, the long-term fund had a $515 million balance. The mid-term fund had $122.9 million. And the short-term fund earmarked for "neighborhood and human infrastructure" had just $18 million left.
And all as Arbitrator Benn sits down to figure out how much Daley has been lying for the past 2.5 years.
Labels: city politics, contract stuff
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
62 Comments:
Did anyone catch Alderman Beavers stating that Fire and Police should not be excluded from forced furlough days? And if we refuse layoffs?
From a previous post:
"alderasshole Smith want the Police and Fireman to take furlough days, saying that we they are not special and should not be treated different than other city workers."
10/15/2009 04:36:00 PM
Well, I personally think we should tell the FOP that we agree with the Alderman and we will take two unpaid furlough days....
as long as those days are either July 3rd, the day of the Bud Biliken parade, or Dec 31st. Absolutely no other days will be considered.
They can lay me off for a while, I'll collect unemployment and chill out.
Say what you want about Supt. Weis...my family and I were fortunate to have the opportunity to meet him yesterday at the Cook County Sheriff’s Award ceremony. He was attentive to each individual award presentation, sincere in his concern for the members of the department, and warm enough to engage individual officers and their families. He graciously posed with us for a brief photo-op.
Perhaps it is time to rethink all of the bashing and needless chatter.
To "I will just collect unemployment" -the clerks there will say you had a job at Loretto Hospital and will send you a letter saying this is an announcement that we are going to get that money back and we have arranged a telephone interview with your prev job at Chrysler Motors because they refused to pay benefits to you.
Send a check immediately or face the consequences, letters, wage assignments or death
Hey Beavers, GO FUCK YOURSELF !!!!!!!!!!!
Asshole Smith, you can go FUCK YOURSELF too !!!!!!
"Or interest"
You got to be kidding! He probably doubled his earnings with that kind of capital. How is government allowed to earmark anything for this and that (cough, pet projects, cough) when people are becoming tax poor? My guess, is that he's got so much fucking money he knows he better not stick it to the taxpayers anymore lest he get some sort of subpoena.
---not a cop
Did anyone catch Alderman Beavers stating that Fire and Police should not be excluded from forced furlough days? And if we refuse layoffs?
Hey hog balls beavers...FUCK YOU!
DA PLAN IS HUGE!
WHEN THE NEXT MAYORAL ELECTION ROLLS AROUND THE MAYOR WILL ANNOUNCE:
GIANT CLASS OF CPD 200-300
WILL CANCEL THE FURLOUGH DAYS FOR ALL CITY WORKER.
THE UNIONS WILL BACK HIM WITH CASH FOR THE PROMISE OF REHIRING LAID OFF CLOUT TYPES.
100 OF MILLION IN TIF AND OTHER RAINY DAY FUN WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR SHORTSHANK TO BE DISPLACED.
WHAT OTHER CANDIDATE IS THERE
BEAVERS
JACKSON
CARDENAS
FLORES
YEA RIGHT....
Starting his re-election campaign early.
We should furlough those aldermen permenantly!
Time to cut some aldermen, eh? But the media never talks about it. With 311 and the internet (cityofchicago.org) do we still actually need aldermen? They're just outdated.
if i use my forced furlo days while i am iod would that be considered double dipping--- though i highly doubt that this fantasy proposed by these ghetto bird alderman will fly if i have to i will take all my unpaid furlo days in 13b, taste of chicago week, or whenever cpd manpower is projected to be woefully short which is just about every weekend in periods 7,8, and 9------
I guess you don't get it then do you?
Daley's SOLE purpose for pulling this shit now is:
1. The arbiter was going to find out how much Daley's been holding out and would have used it in our favor.
2. Daley's gambling that since it would have been found and used against him, he intends to claim it's ALL going to be used up to keep the city from bankruptcy and there's NOTHING left for raises.
And notice how he's crafted this line of bullshit with 90% of his hidden money allegedly stashed in "Mid Term" and "Long Term" accounts. Yeah. That means he's stashing that money in accounts that can't be tapped until AFTER an arbiter has ruled. Then he'll pull that 90% back out of those accounts and reappropriate it to his own personal ends as it was before. So in essence, it's costing Daley about 10% of his hidden stash that he has to spend in the short term to dupe an aribter into believing the other 90% of the cash will be used as he claims 2 or 3 years down the road.
This is exactly how far this shitbag will go to fuck the police department. Nothing is out of bounds, and this fucker goes to sleep at night thinking of how much more he can try and fuck over his own police department.
This is his latest scam to cause an arbiter to give the police department a 0% raise and no retro.
Amazing this fuckshit has the balls to pull this shit when New York gave their police over 20% raise all inclusive.
It's amazing how New York can keep the city's protectors justly paid yet Mayor McFuckstick expends all energy and city funds finding new ways to fuck over Chicago's.
Absolutely amazing this asshole is still in power.
Careful....he's got something up his sleeves!
Anonymous said...
Did anyone catch Alderman Beavers stating that Fire and Police should not be excluded from forced furlough days? And if we refuse layoffs?
10/16/2009 12:07:00 AM
beavers is not an alderman retired and took job with county sucking off stroger! eddie smith (smif) was on tv stating every fireman and police should take furlough days as they are not "special"! Another reason to cut at least 40 alderthieves from payroll bunch of jagoffs,cowards!!
..."The rest of the money was placed in a $325 million mid-term budget relief fund to help balance budgets through 2012 and into a $400 million long-term reserve fund. "...
All to be doled out around 2016...
2016? Hmmm, now why does that year sound familiar? Weren’t we supposed to do some thing then? I cant put my finger on it, but it does sound “RIO” familiar!
Ahhh.. who's managing the medium and long term reserves?
There's big money in fund management.
Anonymous said...
They can lay me off for a while, I'll collect unemployment and chill out.
10/16/2009 12:34:00 AM
like Beaver's constituents....oh no wait they never had no job in da first place!
Will one of the media puppets as King Richard to open the books! That short bitch sold half the city and constantly cries broke!
Far as Beavers and Smith, TAKE YOUR FURLOUGH DAYS AND STFU!!!! Here is a novel idea, give ALL P.O.'s furlough days at the same time!!! Daley, Beavers and Smith. Living proof that no matter what you put in front of a ASS HOLE microphone or toilet paper the only thing that will come out is SHIT!
Anonymous said...
"Did anyone catch Alderman Beavers..."
10/16/2009 12:07:00 AM
There is no Alderman Beavers...
He's a Cook County Commissioner now.
IT'S MY MONEY AND I WANT IT NOW !
Want me to take unpaid furlough day off, not! Just pay me me retro money with 5% interest for the past 2 1/2 years that the city has been sitting on thier ass doing nothing for the police contract. And put it in the new contract (if and when it's ratified) that the city will pay interest on any further retro money due to no negotiations with the F.O.P.
FOP should really look into that collecting unemployment. I am told that there are exceptions to the rule that you can't collect Unemployment Insurance after being layed off from a government job.
One exception, is that if you are forced off at age 63, you can collect for 6 months.
The forced free furlough days are making all the exempts grumpy. A lieutenant as a commander now makes on $3,000 more per year. A captain as a commander actually looses money because of the furlough days, no overtime, no paid holidays.
Shorty don't care now, but he will next election. I wonder if our contract will be settled by then.
Alderman Smith as well as Beavers, Banks, Austin, Carothers, Burke, Flores, Floretti, Dowell, Preckwinkle, Hairston, Lyle, Jackson, Harris, Beale, Pope, Balcer, Cardenas, Olivo, Foulkes, Thompson, Thomas, Lane, Rugai, Cochran, Brookins Jr., Munoz, Zalewski, Dixon, Solis, Maldonado, Burnett, Jr., Reboyras, Suarez, Waguespack, Mell, Colon, Mitts, Allen, Laurino, O'Connor, Doherty, Reilly, Vi Daley, Tunney, Levar, Shiller, Schulter, Smith, Moore, and Stone all need to go in one big enema.
It won't be enough to get rid of Shortshanks, you got to get rid of the entire Daley Crime Family. We need candidates in all these elections. If we run someone against each one of them we may win a few, and the rest will have to FEAR US.
Blue Flu... Not bird but blue
I'm Curious!
Why do police officers continue to honor a contract that expired over two and a half years ago?
We know what would happen to the city but,what would the consequences be,to you officers,if you guys had a strike?!!
WE DON'T NEED 50 ALDERMEN,WE NEED TO GET RID OF AT LEAST 25!
here is an idea, tell shortshanks you'll forgo the retro in exchange for lifting the residency rule
Beefers and Smiff are two shitheads that should be happy they were elected at all. If this city was desegragated as they claim they want they would have never won.
As for police layoffs, all civilians in the dept must go first before sworn officers can be touched. How would your folks like dat.
For each furlough day that would be forced upon us/me I'll take 1.5 medical days.
Anonymous said...
Say what you want about Supt. Weis...my family and I were fortunate to have the opportunity to meet him yesterday at the Cook County Sheriff’s Award ceremony. He was attentive to each individual award presentation, sincere in his concern for the members of the department, and warm enough to engage individual officers and their families. He graciously posed with us for a brief photo-op.
Perhaps it is time to rethink all of the bashing and needless chatter.
10/16/2009 06:27:00 AM
Tell that to the Cozzi family.
Anonymous said...
I'm Curious!
Why do police officers continue to honor a contract that expired over two and a half years ago?
We know what would happen to the city but,what would the consequences be,to you officers,if you guys had a strike?!!
10/16/2009 03:45:00 PM
The agreements of the old contract remain in effect until a new agreement is reached. The old agreement has a no strike clause.
This is just Phase fukng I of his re-election plan.
The stuttering prick is trying to save face after the golden debacle of his 5-ring fuck up. I still wonder where all the millions for the olympic bid came from. Does that prick think we forgot so soon? I certainly won't forget since I'll see it as a monthly reminder in the form of the NO PAY status on my paycheck. They got us at the OEMC, now they're trying to get CPD and CFD? Fuk these mismanaging criminals!!
NOTE: To Beavers and Smith ... they're called EMERGENCY workers ... you morons.
Start the campaign now for all imcumbants .... VOTE NO!
No more Daley, no more Beavers, Smith, Burke, etc etc etc
Ohio, Pennsylvania worked with the legislative branch of government to remove RESIDENCY requirements, why can’t we do this??? There are no excuses now property values have tanked, and this ruled is antiquated!! Old man Daley is dead, why not change this rule/requirement like the city does with all are contracts every 4yrs.
All the extra money has been given to his nephew for safekeeping. You know, the guy who dipped and lost lots of our pension money.
6:27 AM
Nice try, you big pussy.
You judge character by what a man actually does, not just listening to his bullshit. You're so gullible. Shove it up your lying ass.
Burn in Hell, WEISel!
Check this out. It's off the Trib site. It's a list of city officials (Daley, Aldercreatures) and how many forced furlo days they have taken. It starts in 2007 and goes thru May 2009. I only count 7 or 8 that have taken any days so far this year and it's the middle of Oct already!
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/files/cityofficialsfurloughdays.pdf
OT
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE 10/16/09
The Lodge has been working to modify the current 6-on 2-off work schedule for at least fifteen years. That goal was finally accomplished today when the Contract Negotiations Team unanimously recommended that the full Board of Directors vote to accept an agreement that will implement a 4-on 2-off work schedule in Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 beginning the first period of 2010. Areas 1, 3, 4, and 5 will also participate in this schedule. The full Board of Directors unanimously voted to accept the Negotiations Team’s recommendation.
This schedule has been piloted in the 014th and 018th Districts for the past ten and one-half months. All details, including sample rotations, regarding this schedule can be found on the FOP website under the Current Contract tab on the left side of the page.
The 005th and 020th Districts will continue to work the Ten-Hour Rotating Schedule in 2010.
The 008th and 013th Districts will continue to work the 6-on 3-off Schedule.
Area 2 will continue to work the Ten-Hour Rotating Schedule in 2010.
All Special Functions Units that participated in any 2009 pilot work schedule will continue to work that schedule in 2010.
It should be noted that all desk, lockup, and watch relief positions will be included in all of these work schedules in 2010.
just announced on talk radio news, Illinois is at 10.5 % UNEMPLOYMENT... Looks like another great job by those 2 Clowns, the phony and Greedy IRISH BOZOS, DALEY AND QUINN.
Nice going you 2, once again Illinois leads the country in something bad. Way to go you 2 Einsteins.
VOTE ALL DEMOCRAT INCUMBANTS OUT OF OFFICE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS, ESPECIALLOY THE IRISH ONES, AND DON'T VOTE IN THEIR KIDS, WIVES, ETC; EITHER.
SAVE AMERICA AND FREEDOM, VOTE REPUBLICAN, JUST SAY NO TO DEMOCRATS. WE HAD THE CHANGE, IT'S THE SAME, NOW WE NEED THE REAL CHANGE...
HEY FEDS,
isn't it about time you actually DID something about all the Corruption in Chicago politics, the Mob Capital of the Midwest?
H9ow about this... An IRS Audit of Daley, All aldermen, the City Council, and ALL businesses that have been given Contracts awarded by Shortshanks. yeah, lets have them explain where all the tax-dollars have disappeared. Maybe we should march on the Federal building next...
Don't you guys get it, he is setting us up for the kill, He is getting all the Aldermaen pissed off at us because they and all of their folks are getting furlough days and the police and fire don't have to take anything off, well why are we special, we better be careful that he doesn't lay off a few hundred of us. There are no clauses that prevent a layoff and any of the police unions wouldn't stand up for us, they are all run by a bunch of panyhose wearing clowns.
It won't be enough to get rid of Shortshanks, you got to get rid of the entire Daley Crime Family. We need candidates in all these elections. If we run someone against each one of them we may win a few, and the rest will have to FEAR US.
10/16/2009 02:41:00 PM
Im thinking about running for the 26th ward very community proactive and 110% pro POLICE!!!
Anonymous said...
Arlene Jones said...
Anyone out here know if the rumor about street gang members out to kill 141 or 144 women as part of a gang initiation? Rumor was heavily floating on the westside last weekend with folks getting text messages early in the week.
10/15/2009 10:38:00 AM
Heard a variation at the desk in 21this week- a Woman called claiming she was told Hispanic Gang memebers were being required to kill 144 ? African American women in order to prove thier worth?
10/15/2009 08:28:00 PM
Just another urban myth to strike fear into the hearts of the gullible. When I was a kid it was the "escaped maniac," which devolved into the "serial killer," that we all had to be afraid of. These gang initiation rumors seem to crop up every few months, and the worldwide web gives goofballs with nothing better to do a way to spread misinformation.
10/16/2009 01:10:00 AM
Anonymous said...
My friend works at the City Health Clinic at 18th & Ashland. They found a piece of paper attached to their door today stating something to the effect that on Oct 21st, many women in and around Pilsen will die.
No numbers were mentioned to my knowledge. The police were notified. The women working there are scared!
10/16/2009 09:15 PM
CAN ANYONE OUT THERE FROM 012 OR 021 CONFIRM THIS???
What happened with the Vanecko -Daley case?
Did we forget about it just like the other corruption "entrepreneurs" cases in the city
While not raising property taxes is a good thing, the money he has stored up from the sale of assets is, in the big picture, not a whole lot. I predict he won't raise property taxes, use 500+ million for next year (from the asset sale) and maybe do the same thing in 2011. that will leave him with about 0 left from the parking meter sale. When he decides not to run again, the 'rainy day' funds will all be gone and there will be NOTHING left. But he'll be long gone. I pity the next mayor of this city.
3 billion(meters and Skyway) is only enough for a 550 million budget gap each year for 5 1/2 years; then its all gone. Think about it.
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
I'm Curious!
Why do police officers continue to honor a contract that expired over two and a half years ago?
We know what would happen to the city but,what would the consequences be,to you officers,if you guys had a strike?!!
10/16/2009 03:45:00 PM
----------
It's against the law for public safety personnel to strike in Illinois
the only bigger asshats are...the 1 or 2 imbeciles that feel obligated to write 10 movers a day. sellouts. cant wait to see that same silly face when you dont get a retro check.
Big deal, Rocky Balboa eats lightning and craps thunder! Or is it the other way around?
Say what you want about Supt. Weis...my family and I were fortunate to have the opportunity to meet him yesterday at the Cook County Sheriff’s Award ceremony. He was attentive to each individual award presentation, sincere in his concern for the members of the department,
**************************
YOU ARE A MORON!!!!!!!!
The problem with most voters is they either for give or forget. I my friends am doing neither. That Dick needs to be Voted out of pffice. And I for one can tell you that I am voting against him no matter who he is going against.
This is just one Police Officer who is voting the other way.
...Say what you want about Supt. Weis...my family and I were fortunate to have the opportunity to meet him yesterday at the Cook County Sheriff’s Award ceremony. He was attentive to each individual award presentation, sincere in his concern for the members of the department, and warm enough to engage individual officers and their families. He graciously posed with us for a brief photo-op.
Perhaps it is time to rethink all of the bashing and needless chatter.
10/16/2009 06:27:00 AM...
You were being used for the media...I was at the Candlelight Vigil and that asshole was wearing the uniform and announced the new stars on the wall...when he spoke Airhardt's name he should have choked...when you go to Headquarters or if you ever see him again and there are no news cameras around...see how he treats you or anyone else...never trust a fed.
Alderman Smith as well as Beavers, Banks, Austin, Carothers, Burke, Flores, Floretti, Dowell, Preckwinkle, Hairston, Lyle, Jackson, Harris, Beale, Pope, Balcer, Cardenas, Olivo, Foulkes, Thompson, Thomas, Lane, Rugai, Cochran, Brookins Jr., Munoz, Zalewski, Dixon, Solis, Maldonado, Burnett, Jr., Reboyras, Suarez, Waguespack, Mell, Colon, Mitts, Allen, Laurino, O'Connor, Doherty, Reilly, Vi Daley, Tunney, Levar, Shiller, Schulter, Smith, Moore, and Stone all need to go in one big enema.
It won't be enough to get rid of Shortshanks, you got to get rid of the entire Daley Crime Family. We need candidates in all these elections. If we run someone against each one of them we may win a few, and the rest will have to FEAR US.
10/16/2009 02:41:00 PM
This is a very good point. If someone would run not with the intention of getting re-elected but to completely fuck with the established order, he or she could really be a complete pain in the ass to all the rubberstampers. All it would need is a grass roots effort to place candidates in strategic wards and then vote them in. If illiterate aldermorons can be put into office (baseball park vendors, former gang bangers, convicted felons, DUI offenders, indicted aldermen, etc.) exactly how hard could this really be to accomplish? Think about it. Some young kid got credit for electing Obama by starting a web page. I mean, c'mon.
He's a Cook County Commissioner now...
Every city and county executive including Daley, Stroger , Beavers and the county commissioners, aldermen, elected representatives, and department heads should take mandatory forced furlough days double of those they demand from the working city county employees.
They can make up the shortage in pay from the kickbacks, payoffs and bribes they collect.
Anonymous said...
...Say what you want about Supt. Weis...my family and I were fortunate to have the opportunity to meet him yesterday at the Cook County Sheriff’s Award ceremony. He was attentive to each individual award presentation, sincere in his concern for the members of the department, and warm enough to engage individual officers and their families. He graciously posed with us for a brief photo-op.
Perhaps it is time to rethink all of the bashing and needless chatter.
10/16/2009 06:27:00 AM...
You were being used for the media...I was at the Candlelight Vigil and that asshole was wearing the uniform and announced the new stars on the wall...when he spoke Airhardt's name he should have choked...when you go to Headquarters or if you ever see him again and there are no news cameras around...see how he treats you or anyone else...never trust a fed.
10/17/2009 07:22:00 AM
NO sir, we were not used for the purpose of the media. You could not be further from the truth! We asked Supt. Weis, and he graciously oblidged. My Grandmother took the picture with her camera. Geez, get off his back, and get yourself a life...Positive thinking is a great motivator~
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
I'm Curious!
Why do police officers continue to honor a contract that expired over two and a half years ago?
We know what would happen to the city but,what would the consequences be,to you officers,if you guys had a strike?!!
10/16/2009 03:45:00 PM
The agreements of the old contract remain in effect until a new agreement is reached. The old agreement has a no strike clause.
10/16/2009 06:37:00 PM
State Law, no strikes by police or fire. The CFD did that in Chicago. Once. Won't happen again. If anyone strikes they will get fired; if union advocates a strike it will be decertified.
...Anonymous said...
the only bigger asshats are...the 1 or 2 imbeciles that feel obligated to write 10 movers a day. sellouts. cant wait to see that same silly face when you dont get a retro check.
10/16/2009 11:18:00 PM...
The only ones writing movers like that are the cops in the DUI business and every district has them. All that going to court is a heck of a part time job. If/when a retro check comes (it's money we should have had from day one) their share will be huge.
Not Beavers it was Ed Smith Beavers isn't alderman anymore
Anonymous said...
I'm Curious!
Why do police officers continue to honor a contract that expired over two and a half years ago?
We know what would happen to the city but,what would the consequences be,to you officers,if you guys had a strike?!!
10/16/2009 03:45:00 PM
Because it is against the law for police to strike.
VOTE ALL DEMOCRAT INCUMBANTS OUT OF OFFICE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS, ESPECIALLOY THE IRISH ONES, AND DON'T VOTE IN THEIR KIDS, WIVES, ETC; EITHER.
SAVE AMERICA AND FREEDOM, VOTE REPUBLICAN, JUST SAY NO TO DEMOCRATS. WE HAD THE CHANGE, IT'S THE SAME, NOW WE NEED THE REAL CHANGE...
10/16/2009 09:16:00 PM
Hey I'm Irish and republican. I respect the 2nd and your guys' employment.
Is it possible to find out who, if any, aldermen are running unopposed? I may run if there is only one candidate (or a democrat candidate) for the next election. Why not, right? I might not be an experienced politician, but I figure if I can not lie, not steal, and accept that mid/low 6 figures is enough for a part-time job, I'm already ahead.
NO sir, we were not used for the purpose of the media. You could not be further from the truth! We asked Supt. Weis, and he graciously oblidged. My Grandmother took the picture with her camera. Geez, get off his back, and get yourself a life...Positive thinking is a great motivator~
10/17/2009 11:19:00 AM
How nice for you and your grandmother. Ask Bill Cozzi how warm, gracious and engaging he is.
Since this was at the CCSP Award Ceremony, you are probably not a Chicago Police Officer, or maybe not even an officer at all, which would be my guess. This being the case, its really not appropriate for you to comment on Wies's running of the CPD based solely on your "brief photo-op".
Perhaps you are right. It may be time to rethink all of the bashing and needless chatter towards Wies. We've lightened up on the steroid headed Fed too much lately. I think it's time to DOUBLE the bashing of the clueless jerk which would be a fraction of what he should be getting!
Finally, negative thinking is a great destroyer which is nicer than what Wies deserves! Moron!
Post a Comment
<< Home