Voted to extend the Virginia Beach City Council, Director of the city of two-year contract for $ 219,715 Monday night, with free health insurance and a car allowance.
“I would say it is compensated in a city of our size and the features that the hotel has a manager. We probably one of the best managers of the city in the country, “said Mayor Will Sessoms.
Councilor Bill Desteph true for a long time Mega-City Manager Jim Spore contract.
“I lost confidence in its ability to ensure delivery of accurate information in a timely manner, and I disagree with much of what the basic contract, we have extended this evening. Our other appointed pay for their own health insurance, all our city employees to pay their health insurance, and I thought only right and in these economic times, our director of the city pay for his own health, ” Desteph said.
Several hours before the contract was renewed taught Spore NewsChannel 3 asked the city staff to fill in for him to know a survey to see how they try to cut the city next year. The options, including a few others have been laid off, holidays or January 1% pay less for all city employees.
Desteph believe that research must consider “ironic.”
Sessoms Mayor called the timing is coincidental. He said new content of spores actually implemented July 1, 2009. The vote was a formality. He said the financial crisis, “there are difficult decisions and I congratulate the City Manager for the issue of entry of city employees.”
He said nothing in stone when it comes to budget for next year. Not content with spores. Not even his.
When asked city employees were cut, Mayor Sessoms’ would ask the board for the same rate of reduction should be taken. I appointed the members of Council to reduce the amount even insist that each city should be asked things like employees. If requested to do so. It would be premature. If the table? “No, it’s on the table?” Yes. “
