J-S Flatters Hizzonor

On Wednesday, April 7th, The Freeport Journal Standard applauded Mayor Gaulrapp’s willingness to give back 10% of his income and set the example for others to do the same.
We have a few questions for the Journal Standard: First, has the paper compared the payroll of the current administration with the previous administration of Mayor Gitz? Viz. Has the paper examined the rise in compensation department by department and position by position?
This question gives rise to several others, namely the position and compensation of the Finance Director. Is that position strictly necessary when the city also has two other financial people in the administration? Others have questioned this, and yet the Journal Standard remains mute.
And has this paper examined the compensation of the City’s Corporation Attorney and contrasted that with the amount spent on outside legal fees?
Finally, has the Journal Standard looked into the amount of time Mayor Gaulrapp is devoting to his campaign for Don Manzullo’s seat in the US House of Representatives?
His campaign comes at a time when our Mayor and his active and continuous leadership is most needed. Regardless of what the Mayor may say, his focus cannot be entirely on the needs of this Freeport and its current predicaments.
Our feeling is that Mayor Gaulrapp’s pay cut is as political as it is an act of leadership, and we eagerly look forward to further cost improvements in his administration.