Comments on: 2013 County Budget Includes Board Pay Bump

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:17:57 +0000

It is most definitely a word. (Dave and I are both linguists.)

By: Susan Lackey

Susan Lackey — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:34:41 +0000

I hate to question a linguist, but is disambiguated a word???? If it isn’t it ought to be.

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:06:58 +0000

Re: [2] I’ve disambiguated to make explicit that it’s Conan Smith’s actions that Prater felt were disrespectful. [I thought the immediately preceding sentence locked in Conan as the referent; but the first sentence of the paragraph does mention Dan, so if a reader is quickly scanning upwards, I can imagine how the eye might fall on "Dan."]

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:48:12 +0000

Kind of a trivial problem but: “Wes Prater felt Smith’s actions reflected disrespect for other commissioners – but Smith said he meant no disrespect.” You might want to clarify the Dan/Conan ambiguity in that sentence.

By: Alan Goldsmith

Alan Goldsmith — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:10:08 +0000

“Smith proposed replacing the current per diem system – which requires that commissioners submit a request for payment – and instead paying commissioners an automatic stipend as part of their compensation.”

This is all about providing political cover for Conan Smith and a pay increase, after he’s spent the last year weaseling out of personal responsibility for his misuse of County funds. Shame on everyone who voted for this spitting in the face of County taxpayers and for the County clerk for using his political influence to make this happen.