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Fwd: Recent Press Releases Rose Pugliese To: "evapaston ."
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Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Rose Pugliese Date: August 25, 2016 at 7:38:04 AM MDT To: Patti Inscho Subject: Re: Recent Press Releases Of course! Happy to do so. Rose Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2016, at 6:32 AM, Patti Inscho wrote: That works well for me. Thanks again for taking the time to talk to me. Patti On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 8:47 PM, Frank Whidden wrote: I will work on getting this set up tomorrow for Monday. Sincerely, Frank Whidden, PhD County Administrator Mesa County [email protected] 970.255.5058 On Aug 24, 2016 7:53 PM, "Rose Pugliese" wrote: Sure. How about Monday at 11 am? I am copying our Administrator so he can have HR attend as well, per your request. Thanks. Rose Sent from my iPhone
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On Aug 24, 2016, at 3:58 PM, Patti Inscho wrote: Hi Rose, Thanks for getting back to me. I would like to sit down and discuss your thoughts. I would prefer sooner rather than later and would feel more comfortable with someone from HR present. My schedule is flexible so please let me know how you'd like to proceed. Thanks Patti Inscho On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Rose Pugliese wrote: Patti, Thanks for your comments. Can we find time to sit and talk? I have a few thoughts but they are long and would be better for conversation than email. Please let me know. Thanks. Rose Sent from my iPhone On Aug 24, 2016, at 6:41 AM, Patti Inscho wrote: Dear County Commissioners,
Recently, I’ve been reading about concerns regarding the Mesa County budget in press releases and newspaper articles. I was very disappointed by the comments regarding vacancy savings. As an accountant, I understand what that term means and I also understand the cost of employee turnover. Simply on the face of it, the public suggestion that by being loyal and dedicated employees we are a drag on the county budget is offensive. I’m also concerned that it looks like the vacancy savings are so much higher than turnover costs that they appear to be in the budget as a source of revenue. In fact, the loss from vacancy savings ($400,000) was greater than the loss from mill levies on the oil and gas industry ($323,000). As one of your employees, these comments lead me to believe that you view your employees as disposable; knowledge, loyalty and dedication seem to be of little value.
There was considerable controversy over pay increases for elected officials last spring. Each time someone brought up the subject in conversation, I consistently defended the decision. For me it wasn’t just the legal issues, but the belief that it’s important for our elected officials to receive a competitive pay rate so that we don’t become a place where only the wealthy can afford to run for office.
Three years ago, after years with a pay rate freeze, the commissioners agreed to a plan to increase employee pay rates over a period of five years. This pay increase was simply to bring our pay rates in line with other areas of the state. I supported this plan not just as an employee but as a citizen who believes that competitive pay encourages above average job applicants. Despite the five year commitment, the pay increase only happened once. For the last two years the commissioners have failed their employees.
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For years our county leadership has relied on the energy industry as a main source of income despite the fact that it has proven unreliable. As you noted in a press release on August 16th, 8 out of 10 of the largest taxpayers are from the oil and gas industry. This history along with current comments made by leadership makes me wonder if low pay and high turnover is simply a budgeting tool used by Mesa County to make up for the shortfall from oil and gas. Perhaps it’s time to ask if Mesa County, as an employer, is also unreliable.
The Board of County Commissioners’ page on the county website contains a Strategic Plan which states guiding values and gives citizens a way to measure your success. Perhaps this is a document you should review since, by your own standards, this doesn’t look like success.
Sincerely,
Patti Inscho Operations Manager – Elections Mesa County Clerk and Recorder
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