Doesn't work. One gets a whole different set of people when they work to stay busy and be helpful, than when they look forward to that paycheck. Usually get more independent and qualified people also. This sort of comparison is similar to ther catholic church's dilemma about what to do with pedophile priests. This latest one where the guy is now near the island of Malta, living retired, who is accused of harming former congressman Foley. What is fascinating about all these cases is the lack of police intervention. It seems impossible to me that more parents don't know about these things when they are happening. Does the church threaten them to be quiet? Or, do the police, in general ignore complaints if the heirarchy tells them the priest is "gone." Both these dilemmas are about officials making poor decisions for similar reasons: stop law suits!

Come on people these hard working public officals need more money. Let's see, drinking in local bars is expensive so you need to add a 50% increase for that to start with. Second, it is a really good way to spend the money you have saved by cutting taxes. O' I forgot, you raised taxes. I am sure when they were running they were doing it to make a difference in their City, ya right. Now they are doing it to make a differenc to their bottom line income each year. I also forgot that the city higher ups are mostly retired military (Boone, McMullen, Logsdon)and have learned through years of spending federal money to bring those fine ideas to the city. Hey wait they did save us some money by cutting the employees money both in pay and health insurance. Great job guys what a wonderful bunch of true professionals you are. Next time one of these fools says they are doing it to make a difference in their community, someone needs to kick them right in the shins.

They will try to slip this through a concil meeting when no one is watching. Go to the meetings and be heard.

We used to run towns by rules and paid professionals who did their jobs. The only politics involved were the professionals friends. Nowadays, the jobs are used to make things happen for developers and others. The only way you can get an unpaid volunteer to serve is to choose someone who isn't involved in politics or development, otherwise he wants paid.

I've told John Thompson before a good story would be to look at what all our elective public "serveAnts" make. The clerk in Senoia had a good quote one year when she said she didn't know what they did but show up for about 30 mins. on Monday night. Sounds like my HOA board.

It is difficult to believe that the mayor and council members were not aware of the salaries when they ran for office. If I recall correctly most who were seeking election wanted to “serve” and “give back to the community.”

They were willing to spend their own funds and those of their friends and supporters to gain public office. The essence of political power is to spend other people’s money. How it is spent is a measure of character and integrity. Sadly, these qualities are seldom found in self-aggrandizing public office holders.

Mayor Harold Logsdon and his crew are the most foul bunch of elected officials Peachtree City has ever had. This current bunch makes Bob Lenox and Fred Brown look like choir boys.

They reduced the compensation for the full-time city employees and at the same time they want to double their own pay. The entire city is choking on the city council and their self-interest. Logsdon is so shady that people have come to accept the fact he lies on the issues as a matter of common discourse.

Robert W. "Density King" Morgan's persistent phobia related to Steve Brown is so immature. I never recall Steve asking for a pay raise and he spent a lot more time on the job. At least Steve was honest and he cared about the people who live in our city. It was nice having someone in office who actually fought for the average citizen. You may not have liked what he had to say, but at you could count on it being the truth.

Kick the bums out!