HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 12-23 City is not getting fair share of welfare services - - councilman DISPATCH 1 (E) St.Paul Dispatch Man., Dec. 23, 74
YCit is not gettingfair share
of welfare services -- councilman
Ramsey County's Wel- Greavu's . comments Councilmen Burt Mur-
fare Department "ought were triggered by an ad- dock and Don Wiegert
to get off their butts and ministrative proposal — also opposed the addi-
get to Maplewood," ac- to hire a social servicestion of a director.
cording to Maplewood director for Maplewood "We want the ser-
City Councilman John at-.an annual salary of vice," Murdock said.
•Greavu. $12,000 to$15,000. "But we don't want to
He said at a recent city BASED on the job de- M pay for another em-
council meeting that Ma- scription, the director ploye."
• would try, among other W i e g e r t said social
Maplewood things, to secure "hu- services should be ad-
man services" the com ministered by a "private
plewood isn't getting its munity is entitled to,but venture."
fair share of welfare isn't always getting. GREAVU Mayor Robert Bruton,
money and services. BUT the council, withwho cast the dissenting
"WE PAY taxes to Greavu's urging,rejected tends to follow a hard- vote,described the coun-
R a m s e y County," he the proposal 3-1.. line from here on when cil's action as a shame.
stated. "So that welfare ,ALL the director is faced with spending is- "This is a period of
department ought to get a s k i n g for now is sues. layoffs," he said. "In my
out here. We shouldn't wages," he said. But he "We keep spending mind that makes the
have to go down to them will want a car next year money and hiring more community's responsi-
to beg for the money. and two assistants. He people," he said. "We bility all the more press-
There's s o m e t h i n g will need an office and a cannot afford to hire an- ing. Increased needs, I
wrong with the damn secretary. He will need other person."
feel,will be out there."
system. I'm for helping paper. We are not talk-
the people. But I'll be ing $12,000 to $15,000.
damned if I'm going to We are talking 100,000
kiss them to get our 'bucks."
money." Greavu said he in-