The
Baumbach Campaign for July
17, 2006 |
Vol. 2 No.23
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We can make 2006 the year we hog-tied Jerry Hoagland! Put your brand on Collin County — Make plans to attend our Volunteer Round Up Tuesday, July 18, 7:00 P.M. At the Big Easy in Plano R.S.V.P.
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In the news...
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EDITORIALS Flawed elections plan Although we applaud Collin County for looking into the possibility of creating "super polling places," the plan developed by elections officials was not up to snuff. The idea was to participate in a state pilot program investigating whether it made sense to create fewer countywide polling places rather than having a polling place in every precinct. But, thankfully, the deeply flawed proposal was shot down by commissioners last week before it could even be considered by the state. For one thing, it reduced the number of polling places too dramatically, from 135 to only 30, and it did not distribute them evenly. For example, Frisco would have had only one polling place – same as Lavon, same as Nevada. But even worse, there seemed to be no sense that any major change in voting locations would require a massive public relations campaign. Thanks to Bill Baumbach, a Democratic candidate for county commissioner who also helps his party recruit election judges, the holes in the plan were made clear. It is certainly worth exploring the idea of countywide polling places, but any change must be pursued with the goal of increasing voter turnout and making it easier to cast a ballot. DMN Suburban Editorial Board |
From Bill...
Even after watching him for years, I'm still sometimes surprised at the meanness, vindictiveness, and anger that seems to be Jerry Hoagland's political style.
At the commissioners court meeting last week, Jerry made a motion to kill the re-election bonus (longevity pay) for elected officials. After years of fighting to keep his cherished bonus, Jerry's campaign supporters forced him to throw in the towel. He wasn't happy about it.
He was so unhappy, that immediately after the motion was approved, Jerry asked that the next commissioners agenda include a proposal to kill the longevity pay for ALL county employees. His logic being, if he couldn't get a bonus on top of his $87,000/yr salary, then neither would the clerks who make $23,691/yr.
For the record, I believe that keeping experienced county employees is crucial to maintaining efficiency in county government. Longevity pay serves a good purpose when applied to staff positions. As in businesses, employees are the greatest asset the county has. They should NEVER be held hostage by vindictive politicians. Most of the other commissioners seem to agree with me.
Shame on you, Jerry! Shame on you!
And if his stand on longevity pay wasn't mean enough - Jerry, after voting against grants to charitable healthcare clinics, spent some time complaining that some of those clinics are actually giving food to poor people.
Food? Jerry, when was the last time you missed a meal?
Last weeks shenanigans only served to convince me more that Jerry Hoagland needs to retire.
Help
me in my campaign to evict this professional politician and restore real
leadership to the Collin County Commissioners Court.
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