MM........"friends" at the center?????? yeah right...for someone saying and knowig what you think you know...you know a lot......take the camera out....the girls told why they cannot take tips....you think they want to go to jail?????? The "legacy" lives on.....AND....whose idea was it to "boycott" the Cafe while Dorothy is in Argentina???....how low is that???? got the answer to that ????....that's your friend.....devious.....sneaky.....
Orange suits .....prison stripes....mug shots....oh my.....good case for Scotland Yard....
No reason those girls can't take tips. The work for the cafe albeit in the town bur they are entitled to tips just the way the camp counselors receive tips at the end of camp.
Why is Dorthy in Argentina for three months? That seems to be a bit excessive. On the other hand if she is not a full-time employee and she is only an hourly wage person than there is no reason why she should feel bonded to the Center. And BTW there was a LOT of talk about that situation in the Price Chopper yesterday. A LOT.......if Paolino had taken care of her there wouldn't be this problem now. The other too need to get dumped out of there.
No reason those girls can't take tips. The work for the cafe albeit in the town bur they are entitled to tips just the way the camp counselors receive tips at the end of camp.
Why is Dorthy in Argentina for three months? That seems to be a bit excessive. On the other hand if she is not a full-time employee and she is only an hourly wage person than there is no reason why she should feel bonded to the Center. And BTW there was a LOT of talk about that situation in the Price Chopper yesterday. A LOT.......if Paolino had taken care of her there wouldn't be this problem now. The other too need to get dumped out of there.
there is only a small issue - ethics
there may be a tip jar - but the tips belong to the town as whole not the town employees
our ethics code says "To insure that Town officers and employees, whether elected or appointed, paid or unpaid, be independent, impartial and free from conflicts of interest in fulfilling their public responsibilities"
and describes a GIFT AND FINANCIAL BENEFIT Shall include any money, service, license, permit, contract, authorization loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, privilege, exemption or any promise there of, or any other gratuity or promise thereof, or anything of value.
now we are talking an extra slice of ham or meatball but....
"Every Town officer and employee shall endeavor to pursue a course of conduct consistent with the spirit of this chapter as well as the actual provisions and strive to act so as not to raise suspicion among the public that he/she is likely to be engaged in activities that are in violation of his/her trust."
so until they CLOSE IT - follow the rules
and so it looks as if MS Marco was looking out for her employees at the time the employee handbook was adopted by the town board by trying to get them to realize they may be breaking town law
Talking to each other is better than talking about each other
"To insure that Town officers and employees, whether elected or appointed, paid or unpaid, be independent, impartial and free from conflicts of interest in fulfilling their public responsibilities"
and describes a GIFT AND FINANCIAL BENEFIT Shall include any money, service, license, permit, contract, authorization loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, privilege, exemption or any promise there of, or any other gratuity or promise thereof, or anything of value.
Tippy are you serious? Do you honestly believe that cops don't get free/discounted food, services, gratuities? If you do, then I have a bridge to no where to sell ya. Did EE 'ever' accept a gratuity for affiliating a marriage? Do ya honestly think that local government officials have never accepted a good bottle of wine or their favorite adult beverage? And people are up in arms over a stupid 'tip jar'??????
Rotterdam gets more hilarious by the minute!!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Tippy are you serious? Do you honestly believe that cops don't get free/discounted food, services, gratuities? If you do, then I have a bridge to no where to sell ya. Did EE 'ever' accept a gratuity for affiliating a marriage? Do ya honestly think that local government officials have never accepted a good bottle of wine or their favorite adult beverage? And people are up in arms over a stupid 'tip jar'??????
Rotterdam gets more hilarious by the minute!!!!
if you read further into the code EE's funds are exempt
if you truely want the old laundry cleaned you have to start somewhere
so far i hear the has been discussion of two issues before the ethics board
(1) is it ethical to pay EE even if she is a no show ie is she stealing from the taxpayers (2) can supervisor reperesent the board without the town board's direction on matters of employement
and the lame a** attorney for the board recommends no action
Talking to each other is better than talking about each other
if you truely want the old laundry cleaned you have to start somewhere
...................and you start with a 'tip jar??????
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Tippy are you serious? Do you honestly believe that cops don't get free/discounted food, services, gratuities? If you do, then I have a bridge to no where to sell ya. Did EE 'ever' accept a gratuity for affiliating a marriage? Do ya honestly think that local government officials have never accepted a good bottle of wine or their favorite adult beverage? And people are up in arms over a stupid 'tip jar'??????
(1) To establish high standards of ethical conduct for officers and employees, whether elected or appointed, paid or unpaid, of the Town; (2) To afford such officers and employees of the Town clear guidance on such standards; (3) To promote public confidence in the integrity of the governance and administration of the Town and its agencies and administrative offices; (4) To require public disclosure of financial interests that may influence or be perceived to influence the actions of Town officers and employees; (5) To facilitate consideration of potential ethical problems before they arise, minimize unwarranted suspicion, and enhance the accountability of government to the people; (6) To insure that Town officers and employees, whether elected or appointed, paid or unpaid, be independent, impartial and free from conflicts of interest in fulfilling their public responsibilities; (7) To provide for the fair and effective administration of this chapter. B. This Code of Ethics represents a balancing of the need for eliminating real conflicts of interest with the recognition that membership in voluntary organizations devoted to public service is a laudable endeavor which should not be discouraged. C. This chapter is enacted pursuant to § 806 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York and § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and is not intended to authorize any conduct prohibited by Article 18 of the General Municipal Law. This chapter also supplements other provisions of law regulating ethics in local government, such as § 107 of the Civil Service Law of the State of New York. D. This chapter shall be given its broadest possible interpretation under law, so as to implement its stated purpose. § 31-4 Definitions.
§ 31-5 General prohibition.
§ 31-6 Specific Town officers and employees.
§ 31-7 Transactional disclosure.
§ 31-8 Exclusions from Code of Ethics and from transactional disclosure.
§ 31-9 Inducement of violations of Code of Ethics.
§ 31-10 Interests in contracts with Town.
§ 31-11 Appearances by outside employers and businesses of Town officers and employees.
§ 31-12 Procedures.
§ 31-13 Applicant disclosure: generally.
§ 31-14 Applicant disclosure: land use applications.
§ 31-15 Void contracts.
§ 31-16 Penalties for offenses.
§ 31-17 Injunctive relief.
§ 31-18 Ethics Board: establishment.
§ 31-19 Ethics Board: additional qualifications.
§ 31-20 Ethics Board: meetings.
§ 31-21 Ethics Board: jurisdiction, powers, and duties.
§ 31-22 Review of lists and disclosure statements.
§ 31-23 Investigations.
§ 31-24 Hearings; assessment of penalties; injunctive relief.
§ 31-25 Advisory opinions.
§ 31-26 Judicial review.
§ 31-27 Public inspection of Code of Ethics.
§ 31-28 Annual reports; review of Code of Ethics.
§ 31-29 Public inspection of records; public access to meetings.
§ 31-30 Miscellaneous provisions.
§ 31-31 Distribution and posting.
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Hundreds of thousands of $ in Rotterdam ALS money collected by a non profit organization, and the battle Rotterdam chooses to fight is about a tip jar? C'mon,,,Really?
And where would you like me to start - the rotterdam wall??
Value of a penny??????? What about the hundreds of thousands of missing als $$$$? What about all the als $$$$$$ that has not been collected since January 1 that was included in this years rotterdam budget?
Ya wanna start somewhere? Start by finding answers to where all of the als money has gone and is going now? Better yet........petition to close the inept senior gossip center. Save the rotterdam taxpayers $150K +!! Be involved in the next rpd contract negotiations!
Let go of the trivial 'tip jar'.......k? Only in rotterdam!!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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