<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4535"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4534">How about someone just list the <strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4536">Pros</strong> and <strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4537">Cons</strong> for the city of Riverdale for each option? <strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4548">Status Quo</strong> vs <strong>the proposed idea</strong>? There is too much back and forth full of back and forth and its just too much. Maybe someone could put it in layman's terms and try not to get too crazy with opinions. Thanks!</span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4533"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4512" style="display: block;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4511" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4510" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4509" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4522" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4550"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> bob smith <sfmc68@verizon.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland@gmail.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> TownTalk <towntalk@riverdale-park.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 9, 2016 5:10 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [RP TownTalk] Change in Government<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457562016366_4561"><br>Sarah,<br clear="none">Yes you are correct, you appear to have misunderstood my questions.<br clear="none">Thanks for the PS et al to Audrey. I know as a USG worker, my yearly max<br clear="none">was public information.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Audrey's questions are spot on in my most humble opinion, as are her<br clear="none">observations.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Respectfully,<br clear="none">Bob Smith<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yqt6216779255" id="yqtfd35666"><br clear="none">On 3/9/16 4:50 PM, Sarah Wayland wrote:<br clear="none">> Hi Bob, <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> A couple of thoughts I wanted to make sure to follow up on. <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> (1) If the town residents do not support this legislation, it's<br clear="none">> important to remember that the council can withdraw it. It is a proposal<br clear="none">> - and as with any proposal, now that we know what the proposal is, it's<br clear="none">> open for debate. If it turns out to be a bad idea, it won't become law. <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> (2) I am wondering if I misunderstood your request for a "plan". If the<br clear="none">> proposed legislation itself (and I only excerpted 1 page from the 12<br clear="none">> pages of legislation, so it's a very detailed proposal) isn't what you<br clear="none">> were referring to, I'm hoping you'll be able to help us understand what<br clear="none">> you mean by "plan". <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> -Sarah<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> p.s. Audrey - I looked on the town's website for information about<br clear="none">> salaries and couldn't find it. I don't know the laws about revealing<br clear="none">> that kind of information. I know that the salaries of employees of the<br clear="none">> State of Maryland are public, but I don't know what the law says about<br clear="none">> municipalities. Hopefully our elected officials can educate us. <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> p.p.s. There is nothing in the legislation that mandates the Town<br clear="none">> Manager hire anyone else. The position of Town Administrator would be<br clear="none">> eliminated, and the Town Manager position would be created. Because<br clear="none">> there are more responsibilities and requirements associated with the<br clear="none">> Town Manager position, the person in that position would command a<br clear="none">> higher salary. I'm pretty sure (though he'll need to confirm this<br clear="none">> himself) that the 10% increase reflects that higher salary. <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> p.p.p.s. I LOVE the idea of a town meeting to discuss all these issues<br clear="none">> with all the relevant and interested parties together in one room! <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">TownTalk mailing list<br clear="none">To post to the list, send mail to <a href="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:TownTalk@riverdale-park.org">TownTalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br clear="none"><a href="mailto:TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org">TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org</a> is for automated subscription processing only<br clear="none"><a href="http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/listinfo/towntalk</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">For more information about Riverdale Park, visit <a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>