Golden handshakes for ex-mayors, councillors
Those who have served as borough mayors or councillors, but who either chose not to run again last November, or were not re‑elected, collect a year’s pay as a golden handshake. Item has some details on the sums handed out.
Tim S. 09:15 on 2022-01-27 Permalink
This sounds bad, but if you want qualified , accomplished people to run for a job with no long-term security you have to promise them something on the way out.
Kate 11:15 on 2022-01-27 Permalink
I wasn’t meaning to sound critical, nor I think was the original article, except toward the end where it points out how Michael Applebaum benefited from the practice, so that it now has a proviso that you can’t collect the dosh if you’ve been convicted of things you did while in office.
Tim S. 15:53 on 2022-01-27 Permalink
No I guess not, but anytime pay for politicians is mentioned it’s usually negative, which I think is unfair to the many people who get involved with the best of intentions.