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SQCRD Director $$$	Squabbling over the perks ($$$)
	Why Janet fired: part 1

Note the ‘Benefits’ include various options for Life insurance , Blue Cross, etc – similar to what employees contractually paid

Local Government employees are not paid lavishously – (well Tanalee’s wage does seem lavish). Still Janet held a 2^nd job for years to supplement her meagre SQCRD income

Squabbling over the perks of office was what got Janet fired –

I’ll document this Tuesday --- for today lets look at background info--

Saving the voters (Masset/ QC ) money

Let the others Pay

Notice above how both Pages & Kulesha are getting the SQCRD to pay for their medicals etc

Idea is that it saves their municipalities $$ by utilising Regional District monies instead of their local tax-payers. Thus I understand they could get the same coverage through their own municipality but then their taxpayers/ voters would have to foot the bill.

There is a story going around that in last Union- Regional District contract negotiations, Barry Pages got ‘braces’ included in benefits package for ‘employees’ --- seems his wife needed brace(s).

You get the picture --- these elected Reps are looking out for number uno

Christine MacKenzie replaces Dave MacDonald in 2005

The comings and goings of Port Edward reps are important in the firing of Janet Beil.

Ed Wampler (Mayor Ed) was chair of SQCRD for years and seemed to value Janet immensely. But poor health meant Dave MacDonald took his position in 2005. I hear that when PR was seeking to get SQCRD backing for loan of 7M$ -- MacDonald, who is employed by city of PR in his day job--- felt (rightfully) there was a conflict of interest --- So Christine MacKenzie took the Port Ed seat

(see Tuesday where I document the fight between Port Ed/ SQCRD perks was ‘reason’ Janet fired )

‘We got rid of that NDP bitch’

There are the reasons in documents and then there are the sub-texts: that the ‘City of PR’ did not like the autonomy of SQCRD ---- and then there was the political differences – Janet is a member of the NDP and presumably the Board is not NDP

Thus PR board members have been overheard to say that they got rid of Janet because she was NDP

(Tuesday I will name names if I can get corroboration of these rumours)

Elections will come again

Summary: Janet fired

How much did SQCRD pay in severance? – We’ll probably never know as I hear that Janet had to sign a document saying she would not reveal the sum ---

So case is being built that trivial dispute over perks was used to fire Janet after her 19+ years’ service – luckily she was able to get a lawyer – and thus our Reps (sic) had to pay for termination without cause

Created by LG on 3/6/2007

Last updated on Sunday, August 12, 2007

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For earlier materials see Table of Contents

Squabbling over the perks ($$$)

Summary: Janet fired