I thought I would explain the Bumping rights mentioned in this little news tidbit.

Civil service rules say if a time senior - entrenched - union person wants to move to another job, because of layoffs or because he or she destroyed the department she or he is attached too, and said employee is even marginally qualified (breathing), the senior union member gets to bump out the less entrenched employee. This means the 133 new and enthusiastic employees (less senior) will be kicked to the curb, and the 'senior' get to display their skills at the job.

We should chose our Dentists and Doctors the same way - a great way for a ENT to replace a less senior Neurologists - close enough, right CSEA?

With civil service rules, and past practice, the folks that bump have to be given time to acclimate to their new job - meaning they don't really have to do much for the first few centuries. It wouldn't be fair to have a civil servent to have to learn, right?

So instead of just losing 133 new and qualified people from their positions, we will also lose by having a bunch of slug-a-beds messing up the works for the forseeable future.

The Civil Service needs to go - the people we hire to run the County - Ms. Mahoney in particular - needs to RUN THIS SHOW. AND PICK WHO STAYS AND WHO GOES.

If you don't believe this - or you're a CSEA thug - call your Legislature in January. Find out who ended up where.

Even more exciting would be for the CNY News to expose this hypocrisy. Show who bumps who, and the qualifications of the bumper and the bumpee.

And when you are writing your Onondaga County property checks and school checks, take a look at what these circus clowns from the CSEA are doing with your money and their RIGHTs.

I wonder what is in store for next year? With the reserve gone, little chance of additional revenue without a tax increase in 2010, will there be a huge tax increase next year? Will the shorter work week be next year's option? How do you even have a list of unfilled positions in today's situation? 27 of them? We have $90,000 dollars for solar panels at Beaver Lake that may pay for themselves in 8 years. Sounds like a sales tax increase after the upcoming election. Let's give Joannie a new common sense Legislature. Reactionary decision making no longer should be accepted. We need to make good proactive decisions and begin today on next year's budget. Partnerships with other municipalities and the peoplehe community must occur. The self serving, self preservation attitude of our County Legislature needs replacing now. Who will be responsible for the service contract and repair on the new Oncenter scoreboard. Who receives the advertising revenue generated by the scoreboard? Why not have a rotating work group mow and maintain the parks? We need new minds and term limits.

It is pretty sad that the county rewards their loyal and dedicated employees by laying them off. My mother is one of the 133 county employees being layed off. She has worked for the county for 28 years. She is the lowest paid employee in her office. She also trained the other 2 women who work in the office. But it's her position that they cut. This makes no sense to me. I like to know how the legislature decided who to cut. I would think that the first answer would be new hirers, not a dedicate employee of 28 years.

a name for a 10-year-old girl and should be dropped after that age to "Joan"?