This is not a personal attack. The camera lens does not lie. For Mission Viejo City councilman Frank Ury to vote a “100 percent” wage increase, backdated 16 years before his being elected to our city council, is the height of arrogance.
I watched the presidential Town Hall debate last night where the focus was on our crashing economy. However that fact was irrelevant to the Mission Viejo city council majority’s approval of a 100 percent wage increase for themselves on Monday evening, one day earlier.
Frank Ury was elected in 2004. Trish Kelley and Lance MacLean were first elected in 2002. Along with John Paul Ledesma they voted to double their monthly stipend by crediting the prior 20 years going all the way back to the formation of our city in 1988.
I don’t care if you are CEO at Intel, Apple or E-Bay. You cannot roll back credit at 5% per year to double your current wage. Nice, or should I say stupid, for Frank to cast his vote in favor of this increase 30 days before his running for reelection.
Somewhere I recall him labeling himself as a fiscal conservative Republican.
I wonder what Jubals spin wil be on this issue. Iknow he has been a fan of Frank Ury for some time now. Will he turn on Mr Ury?
Paul. I sent a direct copy to Matt and Mr. Ury along with email copies to the GOP Central Committee. copies were also emailed to the council, city manager and our city attorney.
Well written, Larry. Nice catch!
The GOP power clique will continue to support Ury regardless of his heinous behavior. Ury is a disgrace, but so are they. He’s corrupt, and he spits in the face of his constituents. If this is how he’s acting before the election, just imagine how much more arrogant and strident he’d be if he were re-elected.
Will Ury get dumped on Nov. 4? Everyone who is paying attention agrees on the solution — vote for Cathy Schlicht and Neil Lonsinger.
E-mail from former member OC Grand Jury
“Not only is it self serving and arrogant, it is illegal.- such retroactivity is essentially getting something for nothing from the governement…you might want to check with 1) city counsel on this and/or 2) attorney general’s office…regards, XXX”