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AIR DATE: September 17, 2010
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County Commissioner, Steve Sisolak says he can prove Clark County firefighter's were "gaming" the county's sick leave and overtime rules for bigger paychecks. Sisolak has been the firefighter union's most vocal critic saying there is a culture of cheating the system that starts with young firefighters and is carried on over the years and passed down.
So what is that proof and how will it affect future deals with the firefighters union? We talk with County Commissioner Steve Sisolak about how he came across his proof and what it means for taxpayers in Clark County.
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Steve Sisolak, Clark County Commissioner
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Bob, It was a county decision to pay overtime instead of hiring more employees. As Sisolak stated, the base pay of firefighters is not at issue. Ask Sisolak, and Ryan Beaman how many hours the men and women of the fire department are working? If you are willing to work the number of hours that they do, fill out an application.
joe –
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(con't) -- But the rules re. sick leave changed in the 1980's -- now, any unused sick leave is "lost" when you retire. Under the old rules employees stayed healthy -- Not any more, now -- when an employee nears retirement, he's likely to be sick every Monday and every Friday (amazing) -- a doctor's note is not required for short term illnesses.
If the firemen are cheating (and I don't doubt they are) it's because the system encourages cheating.
Robert L Burkhart –
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Obviously we've set up a system that allows gaming. How about tightening up sick leave requirements. A doctor's note is required if more than 1 consecutive or 2 days in a 7 day period are taken. Also, if contract doesn't already say it, no overtime should be paid until the full work period (week? month?) has been worked at standard pay schedules.
Bob –
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Not on this subject. Would like to know if this Robert Burkhart was the IMO at Amembassy Islamabad? I was there and am reminiscing. Thanks, Bob
Robert W Pennell –
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It appears that unions have bludgeoned management into an unsustainable contract. Fortunately for the fire fighters, they have the taxpayers to bleed. Look what happened when Auto Workers, Steel Workers and Air Line workers asked for too much. Their employers collapsed. I laud Commissioner Sisolak for attempting to put some reasonableness into compensation
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Bob,
Ask Sisolak how much money the county would have saved if they had followed the agreements that they made in the contract. They have violated the contract numerous times, have gone through arbitration for doing so, and have lost. The county and the fire department management are not powerless to stop abuses that occur within the department. They are too lazy. Easier to blame than to simply roll up their sleeves and do their job. If they were backed into a corner and powerless, as you suggest, why are tax payers paying department management 6 figure salaries?
joe –
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Bludgeoned, Bob? The contract was negotiated between the county and the union--give/take, pull/push from both sides. Both sides had to AGREE. Would you agree to be bludgeoned, Bob?
joe –
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Steve Sisolak is a LIAR. You cannot go to the Transparent Nevada website and find the names of Metro employees attached to their pay/benefits/compensations (as is the case with other public employees). According to the folks at Transparent Nevada, they have not received this info from Metro, but in their own words will continue to "hound" them. Additionally, they stated that a likely reason for Metro (or any other organization) not providing such info is that they don't want people to know "what's really going on in there." Sisolak's huffs and puffs about the wrongs of the fire department and need for transparency yet his contrasting views regarding Metro render his expressed desires for "fairness" and moral, ethical obligations completely phony and contrived.
joe –
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What about the 16 million Mr. Sisolak received from the county for his property that is close to the airport. Too close to build a high rise so he sued the county for lost revenue... AND the county paid him? HMMM
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