Let's dig a little deeper into Nolan Sunderman's, what is IMHO, recent exorbitant salary raise. Wow, 25% at one shot.....almost $40K.
According to the demographics for the city, which are available by clicking here, the per capita income in Shawnee is.............$36,856. Interesting.
The city council has to vote on the city manager's salary increase. In this case, the council was split 4-4 and the mayor voted to break the tie. It would be unfair to blame the entire council for this action. But, the individuals who did vote for the salary increase can be held accountable should they run for reelection and/or another office.
Who were the ones that voted for this insult to the people of Shawnee:
Matt Zimmerman (Ward 1)
Lisa Larson-Bunnell (Ward 3)
Lindsey Constance (Ward 4) and announced for the upcoming state senate race
Jill Chalfie (Ward 4)
Michelle Distler (Mayor)
Long term readers of this blog may recall that over the years I have been a strong supporter of the mayor. Even though we had disagreed on some items I have never felt in the past that she had done anything to "stick it to" the people of Shawnee. Good, bad or indifferent, I always thought that she had the best interests of Shawnee at heart. This is no longer the case. To give this inexperienced puppy this kind of raise and by some, to compare his background with those of surrounding cities' city managers is a travesty.
