Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Finance Advisory Board Poses Questions

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For years, we have been asking some of these questions that the FAB asked last night. No one has ever been able to give us the answer as to cost of a kilowatt. In order to determine how much we can reduce our utility bill, a goal directed by the Commission to the FAB, they must have answers to the following:
  1. What is the average monthly kilowatt usage and water usage for both residential and commercial users?
  2. What is the price of 1000 kilowatts?
  3. How do the rates increase once that threshold is reached?
  4. What is the corresponding levels for water rates and usage?
  5. What is the average monthly residential and commercial bill, before and after taxes and surcharges?
Also the Finance Advisory Board asked about the effects of E-Verify if implemented by the State of Florida.

The E-Verify Bill brought forward by Gov. Scott has already been compromised by politics. Under the new version of the bill, sponsored by Miami Republican Sen. Anitere Flores, employers would be able to bypass e-Verify by requiring new hires to present identifying documents such as an unexpired U.S. passport or Florida driver’s license, which are not issued to undocumented workers. Read more about it at The Miami Herald. As of two weeks ago, Leadership in the Florida Legislature supports E-Verify.

FAB's question was, will the contractors hired by the City (custodial, grounds maintenance, streets maintenance) be subject to E-verify? If so, will it be limited to the owners of the business or to their employees as well?

1 comment:

kkss21 said...

Pull Becky Mattey out of her bat cave and ask her these pertinent questions. I she can't ,or won't answer them, the board should ask for her immediate termination.As for E-verify, I would hope that all of the workers in the city are here legally.