Letters to the Editor
Editor: Did anyone happen to read Commissioner Dan Bing’s letter to the editor last week? He was trying to defend county government official Craig Brown by saying he was not campaigning on “county time.” Then he goes on to say, “As county officials we have many responsibilities. Many of which lead us to work on the weekends and without pay.” Did you catch that? He said work on the weekends, and without pay Ö allow me to fill the readers in on a little secret they may not be familiar with about how our County Recorder Craig Brown is paid and what his work schedule is. State law says that Mr. Brown only has to come to work once every 90 days (ORC 305.03). That’s four times a year. And believe me he takes full advantage of it. So what exactly does “county time” mean? As if that’s not shocking enough, look at Mr. Brown’s pay scale since being in office: ’05 - $53,148, ’06 - $54,742, ’07 - $55,673 and this year $57,232. That’s a total of $220,795.00 since he has been in office. Not too shabby for barely having to show up to work. What bothers me, and where I happen to agree with what Mr. Pirock said, is that Mr. Brown would issue a press release for the sole purpose of trying to get his name in the paper to get re-elected and keep bleeding the county of money. Ladies and gentlemen, I have to show up for work everyday with my job and I think Craig Brown should have to do the same — especially for what he’s getting paid. Quite frankly — that’s a slap in the face to every hard-working taxpayer that lives in Columbiana County. Bill Lucas Negley