The City of Greensboro recently asked the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, to which the city is providing funding, to provide a list of all employee salaries. Similarly, Wilkins had asked for the top two salaries for all of the non-profits the city funds, not just the Civil Rights Museum.
Wilkins' request was denied by the city manager who told him Wilkins would have to get five votes first even though, as Wilkins points out in the video, the council did not vote to request the salary information from the Civil Rights Museum.
The video begins with Wilkins asking his colleagues for the votes to get the top two salaries of all city-funded non-profits. What follows is a disappointing display of resistance to Wilkins' request and sorry excuses for why the Civil Rights Museum is "different;" most adamantly, unfortunately, from Mayor Nancy Vaughan.
Wilkins responds:
"It blows my mind that a simple information request that every person in Greensboro should know is now being blocked by part of this council."Representative (and congressional candidate) Zack Matheny counters:
"Tony, not everybody in this whole world wants to know or cares."As the meeting is wrapping up and Wilkins is continuing, in measured tones, to press his point, Matheny says:
“I support you. Don’t shoot the guy that supports you. If you keep shooting me, I’ll change my vote.”Council will vote on the matter at its next meeting.
Wilkins wants to do what is right.
ReplyDeleteMatheny wants to play politics.
Who is the person of greater character?
I do believe that it is imperative for council to agree that all non profits taking public monies be subjected to public records laws.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that it is imperative that all non profits taking public monies have their meetings recorded with digital devices as often minutes are manipulated to suit current leadership and agendas.
I am seeing first hand why these rules are desperately needed...and I mean desperately!
All non profits not wanting to adhere will have to simply find a different source of funds...and that 's ok too!
Barber at his non profit makes $86,250 with one other employee makes $35,308 from total 2012 take of $362,722 so close to $121,000 of non profit for one year is for 2 salaries at first tee which is golf fore fun on guidestar.
ReplyDeleteFist Tee has not received taxpayer funding and, I'd say Barber's salary is less that he could be making with his education and experience.
ReplyDeleteDo we know if this is all he does or if he is still a lawyer. Remember probably close to 100% of proceeds to first tee is made from Wyndham and does city fund Wyndham ? Also is close to 33% of total operating expense for 2 salaries the norm in non profits ? Who knows but when barber starts talking about this he needs to also let the uninformed know that he is CEO of a local non profit from clemmons n.c.
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