Comments on: Water rates up 7.8 percent, sewer up 3 percent

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:57:02 +0000

Ralph, everyone is laughing at you.

By: Elmira

Elmira — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:16:24 +0000

Well if these responses aren't from two former disgruntled employees then it sounds like some current disgruntled employees who should possibly join the other two! How domyou get away with chastising your current board this way let alone your immediate boss. If your so disgruntled then move the hell on. I'm sure there are many other people who are more competent who would love to have a job right now. There is absolutely no sympathy for you from the public. If you think there is you need a reality check, and soon.

Let's see. You want a new board so they may side with you. I wouldn't think so. Maybe they should find out who these insubordinates are and ask to have there jobs.

I believe I've heard labor negotiations are about to or have already started. I would suggest that the board/management look at a performance based incentive or maybe even a managed competition for these yucks to even keep their jobs.

People. RMWD has many excellent employees. Don't let a few bad apples taint the whole organization like these clowns want you to think.

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 01:09:29 +0000

No, the "redefined" version of Policy 1 was when the former GM told everyone on staff not to talk to the Board (ever) using the Grand Jury investigation an excuse. I'm sure everyone on staff still has the email. This has continued with the current GM and isn't consistent with what Policy 1 actually says. It's their way of controlling what the Board hears and they're being filled with bunch of hogwash. Just ask any department at the RMWD.

With respect to the Board meeting minutes, it has nothing to do with reading like a novel. Your GM deliberately removes people and events from the public record and has gone as far as changing Board decisions knowing that none of the Board members ever read the minutes.

As far as the two "disgruntled employees", last I heard, they were both doing well and happy to be gone from the RMWD. The rest of us are stuck with immoral, incompetent, and dishonest people running the organization. We're all hoping November will change things.

By: J James

J James — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:46:42 +0000

Should probably get your facts straight before posting, Guest. Policy 1 was not instituted by "the former GM," but was instituted well over 20 years ago by Board officials (Krysak & Wilsman to be precise). As for Board meeting minutes, they are not intended to read like a novel, regardless what your opinion might be. Professional minutes should be concise and reflect Board action. As for the suggestion box, why in the world would the Board want to hear from two former disgruntled employees? Time to move on with your lives, don't you think?

By: Guest 2

Guest 2 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:16:32 +0000

Next guess for you. Not Ralph either even though I do know him and maybe I can talk him into responding to you. You are such a fool!

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:00:36 +0000

Ohh, maybe a redefined and fictitious Policy 1 instituted by the former GM. Maybe the Board would like to put a suggestion box out for us to tell them what's really going on so they aren't in the dark. Make sure the key is held by the Board President. We wouldn't want David to redact what is written about the "Bermuda Triangle" like he redacts Board meeting minutes.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:55:54 +0000

He, he he. . . What's nice is you have an entire agency filled with employees that are disguisted with the cronyism and waste of their money and you can't guess who the right person is Ralph. Next guess?

By: Guest 2

Guest 2 — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:38:08 +0000

Phillip you know that's a crock! Also explain fully why employees and the board aren't allowed to talk about certain things, not everything. Common Phillip do tell.

By: Guest 2

Guest 2 — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:35:41 +0000

Careful Phillip you're becoming too obvious. One reason your no longer employed at RMWD. I know you'll deny it being Phillip but many of us know it is. Funny you know how you'll vote yet you are not an RMWD customer. Why don't you go pay for a meter and connect then I would say your vote may be worth something.

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:43:02 +0000

How about $360,000 per year to haul brine out of Ramona? How about doing new studies for Santa Maria that were already done 7 years ago? How about the legal bills that didn't exist prior to hiring a meter reader as a General Manager? How about spending $300,000+ on a water treatment plant only to cancel it for no reason? How about charging sewer fees that have no basis? I suspect Eugene is the one who doesn't know what really goes on. That seems to be a prerequesite running the RMWD. I know how I'll vote in November.