The Westbrook Public Services Department has 22 employees and seven supervisors, according to the city’s Web site. Three employees were laid off, but we still have seven supervisors? It seems to me that it would make more sense to lay off a couple of the higher-paid people. So now the Public Services Department has 19 employees and still has seven higher-paid supervisors/directors. I would like to know why we need to have the following:
1. Director
2. Deputy director
3. Three operations supervisors
4. Garage manager
5. Lead technician
What does this amount to in dollars? Also, after reading the qualifications required for the deputy director’s position, what does the director’s job include?
My next question: How many city vehicles are we supplying for employees to travel to and from work? I believe the only people that should be taking a vehicle home are:
1. Police chief
2. Fire chief
3. K9 officer
4. Deputy Public Services director
The rest applied for these jobs and should not be furnished with transportation. I worked more than 35 years for the same employer and never did they supply me with a vehicle or gas for my car.
Next is the school department: Why must we have a principal and two assistant principals at the high school? Also, why not charge students to participate in sports? Other cities do. I guess that just wouldn’t be fair.
I have other suggestions, but this is something that needs to be looked into now. Give the taxpayers a break for a change.
Leona Glidden
Westbrook
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