Sentences with phrase «town patronage jobs»
It raises questions as to whether the Conservative Party under Lettre has any political principles at all or is simply an endorsement racket designed to keep certain politicians in power and to keep their friends and families employed in town patronage jobs.
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Suffolk Democratic chairman Richard Schaffer has reached out to town political leaders for resumes to fill jobs at the new video lottery casino in Islandia, prompting concern that the gambling hall will become a source of political patronage.
His hiring of a $ 163,000 - a-year Mangano operative without providing the town board with a resume or job description beforehand, or following a competitive hiring process, is straight out of the patronage playbook, and Saladino seems incapable of understanding why it would bother anyone.
Suffolk Democratic chairman Richard Schaffer has reached out to town political leaders for resumes to fill jobs at the new video lottery casino in Islandia, prompting concern that the gambling hall will become a new source of political patronage.
-- Not helping Joe Brennan properly file petitions when he tried to challenge Chris St. Lawrence for Ramapo Town Supervisor in 2005, leading to his failure to get on the ballot — Not actively supporting Anthony Mele when he ran against St. Lawrence in 2007, and instead horse - trading for «bloc vote» support in another election — Chairman Dolan supporting Democrat Carl Wright instead of Republican Marino Fontana in 2008 Sloatsburg mayoral election — Dolan and Reda not supporting Republican Bob Romanowski in his 2009 campaign against St. Lawrence — Reda appearing to support Alex Gromack instead of GOP candidate Ralph Sabatini in 2011 Clarkstown Supervisor race — Helping Bronx County Republican Chairman Jay Savino get a «patronage job» in the Town of Clarsktown
Anker's opponent, Steve Tricarico, said the super PAC's mailers attacked him for holding a politically appointed patronage job in the Brookhaven Town highway department.
There is, at the very least, the outward appearance of impropriety in the Ballard / Lasker connections that should be addressed, especially by those seeking re-election in a town where patronage jobs are one of the top issues.
Sparaco was subsquently arrested in November 2014 by District Attorney Zugibe and dismissed from his second patronage job by Wayne Ballard under pressure from members of the Clarkstown Town Board.
One has to wonder exactly when the Town Board will understand that layoffs of people occupying «make - no - work» and «no - show» jobs and political patronage positions, as we shall mention below, may be needed to restore fiscal sanity and save the taxpayers further financial pain?