Bluff City overwhelmed by speed camera tickets, can't keep track of money (Johnson City: insurance, wages)

[rccrain]

The new clerk will work up to 25 hours a week, said Dulaney, who originally asked the board pay the clerk $10 an hour. But when it approved the proposal, the board cut the clerk’s pay to $8.50 an hour at Alderwoman Irene Wells’ request.

“We have all these people here who are out of work and I feel we could hire someone for a lot less,” Wells said Thursday when she asked to cut the clerk’s potential wages.
UPDATE:Bluff City overwhelmed by speed camera tickets, can't keep track of money | TriCities.com

Cheap jerks. Making six figures off the $cameras, but exploit an employee for barely minimum wage. 25 hours a week usually means no insurance coverage. Is $8.50 half-time even enough to get off welfare?

This position should be an above poverty level job, $12-15 would be reasonable, but this is Bluff City.

[Jim37680]

This is the same municipality that a few years back fired the entire police force and then had to hire him back because no one wanted the job- or something like that. It's been a few years and the details become fuzzy. It was a running joke in the local papers for a while. Then there was the big flap over the mayor's "Duck Crossing" signs on old 11E. I was happy to see the new 11E constructed on the other side of the river since it allowed one to stay out of Buff City altogether and now they are spreading across the landscape like a wild fire. As they say "there ought to be a law....".

[jabogitlu]

Bluff City may just be the most ridiculous municipality I've ever seen. Can't Bristol or Johnson City just kinda, take them over? Like a buyout? hahaha

[mbmouse]

I agree Jab, seems like something needs to be done. Bunch of ya-hoos runing it now.

[Beretta]

Originally Posted by mbmouse

I agree Jab, seems like something needs to be done. Bunch of ya-hoos runing it now.

Anyone with half a wit won't touch it. Embarrassing little municipality for our region. They make every stereotype about east TN come true and then some.

[SarahSal]

Originally Posted by Beretta

Anyone with half a wit won't touch it. Embarrassing little municipality for our region. They make every stereotype about east TN come true and then some.

That is SO true! My husband did several projects there and did not enjoy working with the local (non-professional) gov there at all. He laughingly concluded that Bluff City had been built on the site of an Indian burial ground and had some kind of curse on it!

He also said he will NEVER work there again... Yeah, it's the sterotype of E Tn in real time! I don't favor cities taking over their rural neighbors but in this case, it might be a great idea!

[jchometeam]

If the residents of Bluff City want their government to be dysfunctional, the rest of us has no business in it.

This is what local elections are for, not for larger cities to say "you are embarrassing, so I am going to annex you."

[rccrain]

Annexation is local government. All's fair in war, love, and annexation.

[TNGal78]

I got one of those speeding tickets in Bluff City.

I am out of work and it's sad the way employers lower wages just because they know there are so many of us out there desperately needing a job.

Makes me sick, but the comments on this thread did make me laugh. It's true. Bluff City is awful !

[hjlacey1]

My husband also got a ticket there when we went to Bristol races... They are making good money with the cameras... wonder what kinda wage Irene Wells makes? maybe paying someone else a decent wage would take away from her pay.