Update: Today’s SUN says it all: Milinazzo declined com­ment after the meeting and voiced his displeasure with several councilors who voted for Gitschier

HR Assistant Conor Baldwin wrote the job description NOT Mike Herbert

Tonight the rank and file workers of this City, along with the Citizens of this City saw a majority of the City Council Rita Mercier – Patrick Murphy – Rodney Elliot – Bud Caulfield – Joe Mendonca and Frankie Descoteaux, do the fair and just thing, they acknowledged the loyalty, hard work and dedication of the Asst. City Clerk and named her Acting City Clerk effective Monday Sept. 26th when the 60 day appointment of the current clerk expires Thursday Sept. 22nd.

ALL City Workers and Citizens also saw the arrogance and contempt that Atty Bill Martin, Atty Kevin Broderick and the Mayor Jim Milinazzo Vice President of Business Services at Jeanne D’Arc Credit have for the “common” worker by voting instead to extend the contract of Acting City Clerk “Atty.” Brian Leahy.

Milanazzo especially who moments earlier stated he wanted to save money on Health Care wanted to spend $16,000 for the person HE chose to be City Clerk and apparently the person he WANTS to be City Clerk. It was very obvious to those in attendance that the Mayor was NOT happy with the vote and it also was revealed to no one’s surprise that the addition of the MAY Supervise Elections was added by HR Assistant Conor Baldwin with the MAYOR’s approval…seemingly crafting the job description for his candidate Atty. Leahy.

When it was called out by Councilors Elliot and Caulfield who made the motion to remove it ALL 9 councilors voted to do that.

All in all Fairness and Recognition of a Loyal Employee by a Majority of City Councilors Won out over the arrogance and snubbing of those less educated by the Gang of 3 Milanazzo -Martin- Broderick who showed the average citizen like myself who didn’t go to college that they think they and those with higher education like Atty Leahy are superior to those who didn’t and those who work/live paycheck to paycheck. It was very disappointing and was a slap in the face to those of us who work day to day. It showed the average City worker that they don’t care about the day to day clerk or water worker. It was Insulting to long-term city employees’.

We need to remember that going forward.

According to today’s Sun there are more question’s than answers regarding the Job Description of the City Clerk and the potential to move the Election Commission under the Supervision of the City Council.

Human Resources Department suggested that the clerk’s office could oversee the city’s elections and census duties. It will be up to the full council to decide if they want to follow the description he is bringing forward, Milinazzo said.

acting human resources manager Mary Callery said yesterday she did not realize the job description had language about the clerk overseeing the elections and census office

City Councilor Rita Mercier suggested that a bachelor’s degree be preferred but not required for the clerk’s position because she did not want the Assistant Clerk to be knocked out of the running for the position.

So who wrote the job description and whose idea is it to move the Election Dept. and why are they trying their best to do this in a cloud of secrecy? What role did the Data Analysis / Asst. Human Resource Manager have in creating a job description and why didn’t the Acting Human Resource Manager know anything about it?

Why extend the Acting Clerk’s contract when has the Paper today states ” The council wanted a fresh face during the police investigation of the clerk’s office. The police investigation has since concluded.

Will a longtime worker be rewarded for loyal and faithful service and at the very least be appointed temporary acting clerk or will what appears to be a political connected candidate who is a former City Solici­tor (and whose NEW job Description was according to the Mayor “helped crafted” by his former boss) get re-appointed and the full time position?

Also what is the reason for tonight’s Executive Session? The former City Clerk is gone, resigned so who are they discussing?

To go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing matters relating to a City employee, as well as complaints and/or charges against the City employee.

Does that City Employee have a Legal right to be present and face any accusations and character assaults or can they attack a person in private?