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Unfortunately Rick, you continue to make campaign contributions to all of the council members that keep approving his budgets and raises. Boy oh boy, you can find out boat loads by looking at campaign finance reports. For example, 6 council members that you have made campaign contributions to all took money from the Warwick Firefighters local union just weeks before they passed the new fire contract without reading it. Bet you overlooked that one? Any idea how much that sick time increase is gonna cost over the years? Seeing as the system is so scammed, we don't know but the 7 guys that just retired, in sick time on the way out the door took $297,854 in sick time alone. Nice huh? Your buddies all approved the contract without reading it, and furthermore, were all to happy to admit that they didn't read the contract. Where's the investigation by the finance chair, Wilkinson?

Or how about this one Rick. I'd like to hear your solution to this one. The W2's of 3 WFD men chosen randomly for the last contract period of 3 years during the pay freeze had an total increase in salary of $238,180. Yup , you heard me, 3 men during the 3 year pay freeze. Please tell me how you will combat that abuse. See the game is that the pay freeze doesn't include step increases and promotions , not to mention the outrageous overtime and sick time abuses. But I didn't hear you ask any of those questions during budget hearings. Matter of fact, I didn't hear any of the council ask them either. Yet you fund them. I don't get it. I truly believe that the ability to read, (AND UNDERSTAND) a balance sheet is an integral part of an elected officials job. Doesn't look like we have that does it?