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Corrente,

Simply stated - YOU ARE A MORON. All of the city documents that I have paid to procure, (in excess of 2000 documents) all clearly indicate that the fire dept engaged in an scheme beginning in 2012 which resulted in over payments made to all personnel that were eligible for unused sick leave bonuses.

These documents have been turned over to the third party examiners, have been reviewed by several people including 5 members of the council, and all concur that large sums of monies have been over paid.

In addition, since incriminating documents seem to disappear as a normal protocol for schemes like this, it is no wonder that both myself, and the third party examiners have had difficulty obtaining documents. I have all of the documents for the contract period of 2015 - 17, however, now the city is refusing to release any documents from the 2012-14 contract period.

If you had been paying attention (which we all know that you haven't since you are essentially feckless) you would understand that during the 2012-14 period, all of the unions took a zero pay increase, yet the firefighters had sick time increased from 120 days to 140 days, and they then manipulated the contract to be paid out up to 100% of unused sick time as opposed to the contract stipulations of 50%. These are facts. The activity continued until I exposed it beginning in early 2016 when I realized that the city finance director fabricated a bogus fiscal note on the increase of unused sick time pay outs from 50% to 75%. His inability to perform math and his inability to answer questions at the budget hearings, coupled with the fire chief openly lying to the council on 4 different occasions, was the catalyst to begin my snooping.

See if you have the brains to figure it out. Ill show anyone the documents at any time.

In 2015, in the first half of the year, men were allowed to cash in 50% of unused sick pay. In the last half of the year and up to present, men could cash in 75% percent of the unused sick pay. That means that in 2015 the total amount of unused sick pay that could be paid was 62.5 %. In 2016 to present, the total amount that could be paid was 75 %. Please see contract language below and understand how the WFD has been knowingly and willfully involved in an organized effort to defraud the taxpayers by manipulation of the numbers and percentages. A few examples below.

July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2015

SECTION 6. PAYMENT FOR UNUSED SICK LEAVE AFTER MAXIMUM ACCUMULATION In any case where an employee has accumulated his or her or her maximum sick leave entitlement under Section 1 hereof, he or she shall, at the end of each year, be entitled to be paid for one-half (½) of his or her unused, yearly sick leave entitlement, not to exceed ten (10) days.

July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2018

SECTION 6. PAYMENT FOR UNUSED SICK LEAVE AFTER MAXIMUM ACCUMULATION In any case where an employee has accumulated his or her or her maximum sick leave entitlement under Section 1 hereof, he or she shall, at the end of each year, be entitled to be paid for three-fourths (3/4) of his or her unused, yearly sick leave entitlement, prorated on a monthly basis, not to exceed fifteen (15) days.

Example - Marcel Fontenault was overpaid the following:

2015 took 5 sick days, paid the max 12.48 days, overpaid 3.10 days = $978.51 should have been paid for 62.5% but paid for 78%

2016 took 5 sick days, paid the max 15 days, overpaid 3.60 days = $1348.08 should have been paid for 75% but paid for 93%

2017 took 24 sick days, paid for 3.75 days, overpaid 7.75 days = $2966.86 should have been paid for 75% but paid for 113.75%

Total over payment----------------------------------------------------------------------------$5293.45

Example - Jonathan Faucher was overpaid the following:

2015 took 6 sick days, paid for 11.65 days, overpaid 2.90 days = $997.51 should have been paid for 62.5% but paid for 77%

2016 took 5 sick days, paid the max 15 days, overpaid 3.75 days = $1403.91 should have been paid for 75% but paid for 93.75%

2017 took 5.66 sick days, paid for 14.97 days, overpaid 4.22 days - $1615.52 should have been paid for 75% but paid for 96.1%

Total over payment -------------------------------------------------------------- $4016.94

Example - Steven Magnan was overpaid the following:

2015 took 7 sick days, paid for 11.65 days, overpaid 3.52 days = $1007.44 should have been paid for 62.5% but paid for 80.1%

2016 took 6 sick days, paid for 13.51 days, overpaid 3.01 days = $936.84 should have been paid for 75% but paid for 90.05%

2017 took 29 sick days, paid for 7.60 days, overpaid 7.60 days = $2423.17 should have been paid for 75% but paid for 113%

Total over payment -------------------------------------------------------------- $4367.45

Example - Vincent Campagna was overpaid the following:

2015 took 6 sick days, paid the max 12.48 days, overpaid 3.73 days = $1057.24 should have been paid for 62.5% but paid for 81.15%

2016 took 5 sick days, paid the max of 15 days, overpaid 3.75 days = $1168.12 should have been paid for 75% but paid for 93.75%

2017 took 4 sick days, paid the max of 15 days, overpaid 3.00 days = $965.13 should have been paid for 75% but paid for 90%

Total over payment -------------------------------------------------------------- $3190.49

Example - Thomas Sinotte was overpaid the following:

2015 took 7 sick days, paid the max of 12.48 days, overpaid 4.35 days = $1481.82 should have been paid for 62.5% but paid for 84.25%

2016 took 5 sick days, paid for 14.54 days days, overpaid 3.29 days = $1403.46 should have been paid for 75% but paid for 91.45%

2017 took 4 sick days, paid the max of 15 days, overpaid 3.00 days = $1321.19 should have been paid for 75% but paid for 90%

Total over payment -------------------------------------------------------------- $4206.47