City Manager-for-Life Pam Syfert got a three percent raise and a $12,200 bonus from the Charlotte City Council last night — following a three-hour closed door session, The Rhino Times’ Mark Pellin relates.
Yes, what a great year it was.
A $150 million welfare payment/hotel-motel tax hike for NASCAR billionaire Brian France? Check.
The $150 million Wachovia Arts Tower/car rental tax hike/Secret CATS bailout? Check.
City manager’s office budget zooms past the $12 million mark? Check.
Property tax hike? Check.
Business privilege license fee hike kicks in? Check.
City loses $2.4 million on Mecklenburg Mills property it never inspected? Check.
City on hook for loans to Whitewater Center? Check.
City spends $1.5 million to direct traffic for billionaire Bob Johnson? Check.
Just like Kendall, that is performance you can count on.
And about as slippery.
