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Post by toshtego on Sept 25, 2022 11:33:38 GMT -5
Utterly ridiculous, John. I didn't know that they still had slavery in New Mexico. That is an old problem in NM. Remember, the history of this state is not like what occurred elsewhere in the USA. |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 25, 2022 11:36:52 GMT -5
Not feeling too good about my community just now. It seems that the seven day per week part time job I worked since April will go unpaid this year. There is no money for my wages. All went to machine contractors and other costs. We had more emergencies than usual this year and no reserve to cover them and so we went over budget. We are supposed to be self sustaining but too many members do not pay their fees. The Commission President said she will try to get something for me at the annual meeting next Spring. They will be lucky to collect an adequate sum for next year's budget. Collecting for me past due is laughable. The other commissioners are not bothered. Nor do the members give a poop. They got their water for their crops and that is all they are concerned about. Irrigation season is about over. Still plenty to do preparing for winter but I do not think it will be me doing it. If people flood, well, gee, I am so sorry! It will be a tough lean winter for me without the money I am owed but that is the way it is. It is amazing to me how people have changed. This would have been unheard of years ago. The people we have now, well, let us just say I do not think much of them anymore. Sorry for the rant. This has been hard to take. Is there a NM Employment Commission? The Texas one won't let wages slide no matter who it is. At least have a chat with a lawyer. The state is ultimately responsible. I'm sorry this happened to you. This wouldn't even happen in Mississippi. It is not that money is withheld from being paid. There is nothing left in the budget. A special assessment can be forthcoming but that is up to the commissioners. I have one vote, LOL! For some reason they do not want to be bothered. |
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Post by sperrytops on Sept 25, 2022 11:55:08 GMT -5
Not feeling too good about my community just now. It seems that the seven day per week part time job I worked since April will go unpaid this year. There is no money for my wages. All went to machine contractors and other costs. We had more emergencies than usual this year and no reserve to cover them and so we went over budget. We are supposed to be self sustaining but too many members do not pay their fees. The Commission President said she will try to get something for me at the annual meeting next Spring. They will be lucky to collect an adequate sum for next year's budget. Collecting for me past due is laughable. The other commissioners are not bothered. Nor do the members give a poop. They got their water for their crops and that is all they are concerned about. Irrigation season is about over. Still plenty to do preparing for winter but I do not think it will be me doing it. If people flood, well, gee, I am so sorry! It will be a tough lean winter for me without the money I am owed but that is the way it is. It is amazing to me how people have changed. This would have been unheard of years ago. The people we have now, well, let us just say I do not think much of them anymore. Sorry for the rant. This has been hard to take. Sorry to hear this, Tosh. I live under a homeowners association whose bylaws are thicker than a bible. I can't claim to know how they operate, but I do understand that they can only spend what they have. Sometimes it seems they spend more time talking about the budget than they do focusing on services, but that's just me complaining. But the fees go up each year 'cause there is always more to be done. |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 25, 2022 12:09:16 GMT -5
Isn’t it malfeasance on the commissioners’’ part if they spent everything without paying an employee?
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Post by toshtego on Sept 25, 2022 12:24:15 GMT -5
Isn’t it malfeasance on the commissioners’’ part if they spent everything without paying an employee? Probably but I can find no statutory authority on that. There is plenty of law on what happens if I fail to do my job, lol! I was reminded that the New Mexico Open Meetings Acts requires these problems be discussed by the Commissioners in the presence of a quorum. No quorum, no discussion. No discussion, no special assessment. No special assessment, no pay. How the wheels do turn. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 25, 2022 12:25:46 GMT -5
Is there a NM Employment Commission? The Texas one won't let wages slide no matter who it is. At least have a chat with a lawyer. The state is ultimately responsible. I'm sorry this happened to you. This wouldn't even happen in Mississippi. It is not that money is withheld from being paid. There is nothing left in the budget. A special assessment can be forthcoming but that is up to the commissioners. I have one vote, LOL! For some reason they do not want to be bothered. Someone offered you the job and said that you would be paid. They are responsible. If they are elected or employees of the state they are going to have to pay you. If it comes out of their personal accounts they have to pay you. It's the law. |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 25, 2022 12:29:53 GMT -5
It is not that money is withheld from being paid. There is nothing left in the budget. A special assessment can be forthcoming but that is up to the commissioners. I have one vote, LOL! For some reason they do not want to be bothered. Someone offered you the job and said that you would be paid. They are responsible. If they are elected or employees of the state they are going to have to pay you. If it comes out of their personal accounts they have to pay you. It's the law. I am an elected official under NM law. There is no statutory authority I have found about my being paid. There is plenty concerning what happen if I fail to do my job though! The organization is a Special District" under NM law, a "Local Pubic Body" and "Political Subdivision" of the State of NM. There is likely case law on this problem. I can search statutes but case law is more time consuming. There may be an argument about "Full Faith and Credit" under state law as a political subdivision. That does not mean I can do much about it. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 25, 2022 12:37:00 GMT -5
Not feeling too good about my community just now. It seems that the seven day per week part time job I worked since April will go unpaid this year. There is no money for my wages. All went to machine contractors and other costs. We had more emergencies than usual this year and no reserve to cover them and so we went over budget. We are supposed to be self sustaining but too many members do not pay their fees. The Commission President said she will try to get something for me at the annual meeting next Spring. They will be lucky to collect an adequate sum for next year's budget. Collecting for me past due is laughable. The other commissioners are not bothered. Nor do the members give a poop. They got their water for their crops and that is all they are concerned about. Irrigation season is about over. Still plenty to do preparing for winter but I do not think it will be me doing it. If people flood, well, gee, I am so sorry! It will be a tough lean winter for me without the money I am owed but that is the way it is. It is amazing to me how people have changed. This would have been unheard of years ago. The people we have now, well, let us just say I do not think much of them anymore. Sorry for the rant. This has been hard to take. Sorry to hear this, Tosh. I live under a homeowners association whose bylaws are thicker than a bible. I can't claim to know how they operate, but I do understand that they can only spend what they have. Sometimes it seems they spend more time talking about the budget than they do focusing on services, but that's just me complaining. But the fees go up each year 'cause there is always more to be done. Talk about a thankless job! I was on the board of the HOA for 5 years. The complaints are endless and the volunteers are non-existent. I only got on to improve the drainage on my end of the neighborhood and I at least got that done. Even with inflation at 3% the cost of road and ditch maintenance goes up every year so the dues have to rise every year. We were so behind that we had to raise the dues by the maximum allowed by law every year. I had people coming to my house to complain. The best way to get rid of them is to ask them to join the board. My friend is the President of a water district outside of Albuquerque and it's a full time job as many things were left to crumble. He's 72 and putting in 60 hours a week. People need to be responsible for their neighborhoods and services. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 25, 2022 12:38:13 GMT -5
Someone offered you the job and said that you would be paid. They are responsible. If they are elected or employees of the state they are going to have to pay you. If it comes out of their personal accounts they have to pay you. It's the law. I am an elected official under NM law. There is no statutory authority I have found about my being paid. There is plenty concerning what happen if I fail to do my job though! The organization is a Special District" under NM law, a "Local Pubic Body" and "Political Subdivision" of the State of NM. There is likely case law on this problem. I can search statutes but case law is more time consuming. There may be an argument about "Full Faith and Credit" under state law as a political subdivision. That does not mean I can do much about it. You did resign, didn't you? |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 25, 2022 15:04:03 GMT -5
I am an elected official under NM law. There is no statutory authority I have found about my being paid. There is plenty concerning what happen if I fail to do my job though! The organization is a Special District" under NM law, a "Local Pubic Body" and "Political Subdivision" of the State of NM. There is likely case law on this problem. I can search statutes but case law is more time consuming. There may be an argument about "Full Faith and Credit" under state law as a political subdivision. That does not mean I can do much about it. You did resign, didn't you? Hell, NO! I aim to levy a Special Assessment under NM Statute 73-2-21 if I can get the pantywaist commissioners to own up to their responsibilities! If the members do not pay, I withhold water next season. The only way I can get them to pay up is to stay on them. They cannot replace me until they pay me. I do not believe they want to replace me anyway as I am the only one who knows where the cheese is stored, so to speak. Forty some headgates along five miles of ditch. No maps. No diagrams. All in me head. There is no easy solution. People hate to pay yet they want the services. For some it is hard to understand how costs have risen. Labor cost $50 years ago but is now $500. My position was paid significantly below state minimum wage when it was paid. If I were to seek a sustainable wage for my labor, an assistant and an office workers the costs would blow their minds. They want public utility type service but not any where near the expense. |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 25, 2022 15:05:30 GMT -5
Sorry to hear this, Tosh. I live under a homeowners association whose bylaws are thicker than a bible. I can't claim to know how they operate, but I do understand that they can only spend what they have. Sometimes it seems they spend more time talking about the budget than they do focusing on services, but that's just me complaining. But the fees go up each year 'cause there is always more to be done. Talk about a thankless job! I was on the board of the HOA for 5 years. The complaints are endless and the volunteers are non-existent. I only got on to improve the drainage on my end of the neighborhood and I at least got that done. Even with inflation at 3% the cost of road and ditch maintenance goes up every year so the dues have to rise every year. We were so behind that we had to raise the dues by the maximum allowed by law every year. I had people coming to my house to complain. The best way to get rid of them is to ask them to join the board. My friend is the President of a water district outside of Albuquerque and it's a full time job as many things were left to crumble. He's 72 and putting in 60 hours a week. People need to be responsible for their neighborhoods and services. Pubic Service jobs are like that. Usually thankless and hassle filled. |
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Post by Gandalf on Sept 25, 2022 18:04:07 GMT -5
Windy here in Illinois today.
Power went off a couple of times. Once it was long enough for the generator to start and run a few minutes.
Nothing like Florida is about to get, I'm sure.
Loaded a couple hundred rounds of 45 ACP today.
That finished off the box of 200 grain Round Nose bullets I had.
I was counting on shooting 1200 rounds in the local Fall Pistol League - but it was cancelled. Only 14 people signed up. Not enough. Usually get 25 or 30, but ammo is hard to find and expensive. So are reloading components.
I'm going to have to spend more time at the range to get my annual shooting quota met.
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Post by Gandalf on Sept 25, 2022 22:04:41 GMT -5
You did resign, didn't you? Hell, NO! I aim to levy a Special Assessment under NM Statute 73-2-21 if I can get the pantywaist commissioners to own up to their responsibilities! If the members do not pay, I withhold water next season. The only way I can get them to pay up is to stay on them. They cannot replace me until they pay me. I do not believe they want to replace me anyway as I am the only one who knows where the cheese is stored, so to speak. Forty some headgates along five miles of ditch. No maps. No diagrams. All in me head. There is no easy solution. People hate to pay yet they want the services. For some it is hard to understand how costs have risen. Labor cost $50 years ago but is now $500. My position was paid significantly below state minimum wage when it was paid. If I were to seek a sustainable wage for my labor, an assistant and an office workers the costs would blow their minds. They want public utility type service but not any where near the expense. Does your States Attorney General have a website? In Illinois I can file a complaint on the Illinois States Attorney General's website. They look into it, make some phone calls, apply some pressure. No charge to me. I've done it a couple of times. Once I only had to mention that I was going to do it, and the problem miraculously went away. But you might make some enemies. Might not be worth it. |
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Post by trailboss on Sept 26, 2022 0:33:51 GMT -5
I am sorry to hear that you have to deal with this, John. I hope that you can find an advocate above them numbskulls pay level that can raise some knots on their heads and a swift kick to the arse.
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 26, 2022 3:33:10 GMT -5
toshtego, that is totally out of order. I don't understand how they can not pay you yet hold you accountable if you don't do your job without pay. If you know where the cheese is stored can you not hold them to ransom?
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Post by toshtego on Sept 26, 2022 7:55:10 GMT -5
toshtego , that is totally out of order. I don't understand how they can not pay you yet hold you accountable if you don't do your job without pay. If you know where the cheese is stored can you not hold them to ransom? People do not connect the dots. They know someone is responsible as superintendent. Paying that person is someone else's job. Too many do not connect with it being their organization. The commission is supposed to oversee these things but they are not concerned about it. It is a volunteer job, theirs. |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 26, 2022 8:31:30 GMT -5
Kinda sounds like the only resolution may be found thru (ugh…shudder) an abogado.
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Post by toshtego on Sept 26, 2022 12:52:56 GMT -5
Kinda sounds like the only resolution may be found thru (ugh…shudder) an abogado. It is a small and remote community. Too small a matter for outsiders to deal with. I have to live with these people afterwards so some tact is required. Thanks for the suggestion. That is what lawyers are for and I wish we had one who lived in these parts. The Old Country Lawyer, Sam Ervin, for example. Or, maybe that Lincoln fella over in Springfield? |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 26, 2022 13:19:17 GMT -5
Well, they have to live with YOU, too. Or maybe they think they don’t have to. So far they aren’t doing too well at that from the sounds of it. Good luck!
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 26, 2022 14:12:40 GMT -5
No way you could make this up— Lots of “news” reports that Kim of North Korea has decreed that citizens must give 220# of “human poo” to the gov’t. Every day! Also noted was that workers have been asking to be paid in poo in order to meet the impossible quota. Maybe Kim could make the quota, but how is his starving populace going to meet it?
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 26, 2022 18:02:10 GMT -5
No way you could make this up— Lots of “news” reports that Kim of North Korea has decreed that citizens must give 220# of “human poo” to the gov’t. Every day! Also noted was that workers have been asking to be paid in poo in order to meet the impossible quota. Maybe Kim could make the quota, but how is his starving populace going to meet it? I believe that's an annual amount. If I was composted I wouldn't make 220 pounds of fertilizer. Actually it's ridiculous any way that you look at it. "One source at that time told RFA the quota was intentionally unreasonable because the true purpose of the quota was to force the citizens to pay fines and bribes for failure to meet targets. The quota is slightly more reasonable in 2022, as each citizen has until March to collect 300 kilograms of manure—human waste mixed with soil—per person, but the quota still means people must dip into their reserves, or find deposits elsewhere." |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 26, 2022 18:10:13 GMT -5
No way you could make this up— Lots of “news” reports that Kim of North Korea has decreed that citizens must give 220# of “human poo” to the gov’t. Every day! Also noted was that workers have been asking to be paid in poo in order to meet the impossible quota. Maybe Kim could make the quota, but how is his starving populace going to meet it? Must be an error in translation? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 26, 2022 18:13:19 GMT -5
No way you could make this up— Lots of “news” reports that Kim of North Korea has decreed that citizens must give 220# of “human poo” to the gov’t. Every day! Also noted was that workers have been asking to be paid in poo in order to meet the impossible quota. Maybe Kim could make the quota, but how is his starving populace going to meet it? Must be an error in translation? I dunno, he's pretty crazy. |
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 26, 2022 18:21:08 GMT -5
C’mon, man! Would Dennis Rodman have a crazy best-bud?
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 27, 2022 13:53:42 GMT -5
Prepped for the hurricane should it make its' way up to Tallahassee...got generator ready to go, plenty of gas and plenty of tobacco for me...pup has steak in the refrigerator so she is ready also.
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Post by Silver on Sept 27, 2022 14:17:09 GMT -5
Stay safe, Walt!
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Post by toshtego on Sept 27, 2022 14:17:42 GMT -5
Prepped for the hurricane should it make its' way up to Tallahassee...got generator ready to go, plenty of gas and plenty of tobacco for me...pup has steak in the refrigerator so she is ready also. Hoping for the best, Walt. Keep the windows closed for now! |
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Post by Zach on Sept 27, 2022 14:27:59 GMT -5
I had a second, in person interview early this morning for a Systems Engineer position that went very well. On my drive back home I received a phone call that the team liked me, and they decided to extend an offer. It's a government position for a nearby city, in house internet fiber optic service provider working out of the data center. I last worked out of a data center but for one of the large corporations.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 27, 2022 14:52:44 GMT -5
I had a second, in person interview early this morning for a Systems Engineer position that went very well. On my drive back home I received a phone call that the team liked me, and they decided to extend an offer. It's a government position for a nearby city, in house internet fiber optic service provider working out of the data center. I last worked out of a data center but for one of the large corporations. I spent a lot of 36 hour days in the data center. The hard floor, no place to sit down, the noise and the dark corners of the cabinets where the cables all look the same. Never again! 😁 |
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Post by Silver on Sept 27, 2022 15:35:16 GMT -5
I had a second, in person interview early this morning for a Systems Engineer position that went very well. On my drive back home I received a phone call that the team liked me, and they decided to extend an offer. It's a government position for a nearby city, in house internet fiber optic service provider working out of the data center. I last worked out of a data center but for one of the large corporations. Great news! Are you accepting the offer? |
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