Unlike West Haven, however, their Board of Selectmen (which, more or less, corresponds to our City Council) are willing to listen, and want to help:
"We’re going to work on this," First Selectman John Raffa told Dyer, adding of a phase-in, "I’m in favor of it."Granted, perhaps Westbrook doesn't suffer from the same fiscal woes of West Haven - but the huge jump in taxes in our town hurts just as much.
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While I agree that the delay of the increase should have been considered, I don't feel it fair to speculate about Mayor Picard and American Express, until the information is confirmed. Have you called American Express to find out if Mayor Picard is still actively working there? It's my understanding that being associated with American Express financial services doesn't necessarily mean that you are actively pursuing new accounts or maintaining old ones.
If in fact Mayor Picard is working another job during his term as amyor it should be an issue is seriously investigated. The residents of West haven elected him into office with the understaning that he would be "full-time" and dedicated to his "job' as mayor.....
Perhaps I misunderstand how American Express Financial Services work, but I understood it to work rather like, say, ebay.com. You are listed as a seller of ebay.com whether you are actively selling items, or if you are just maintaining your account for the time when you are selling next.
Maybe a better analogy would be like a lawyer or real estate agent- you would maintain your licenses while you are mayor, whether or not you are actively practicing.
I don't know what our city charter says in regard to the concept of 'moonlighting', but I tend to agree that it would be a conflict of interest - when you are mayor, it is DEFINITELY a full time job.
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