unbelievable borough employee salaries

1-26-08

January 26, 2008

Gennaro A. Marino P.E.

409 W, Main Street

Kutztown, Pa 19530

610-683-7977

Kutztown Mayor Sandy Green &

Kutztown Borough Council

Borough Hall

Kutztown, Pa 19530

Dear Elected Officials,

BOROUGH MANAGER\TREASURER VETTRAINO—SALARY $103,876.39

Please explain how Borough Manager\Treasure Jaymes Vettraino under whose leadership the Real Estate tax more than doubled, the electric rate almost doubled, water and sewer rates were increased, Hometown Utilicom loses about $1 million a year, has no Budget available to the public, falsifies the budget, publishes fraudulent reports and now will borrow $1.3 million to increase the Borough debt to about $15.3 million can command a salary of $103,876.39 a year plus a Borough vehicle and benefits,

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR—CARUSO SALARY $84,056.02

Please explain how Information Technology Director Frank Caruso who heads Hometown Utilicom that was funded with about $5 million and has lost about $1 million a year for the last 5 years a total of over $10 million, has failed miserably with Automatic Meter Reading and Wireless Internet command a salary $84,056.02 a year plus benefits.

POLICE CHIEF COLE SALARY $73,059.93

Please explain how Kutztown Police Chief Theodore R. Cole jr, who calls himself Randy, isn’t family oriented, has lied in the past and recently stated in the Reading Eagle that his Police Department is overwhelmed and at the breaking point with the behavior of the University students command a salary of $73,059.93.

Please explain why the Director of Community Development, who has unexplained duties and whose salary is $58,063.5o, earns more than Borough Secretary\Director of Human Resources Bonnie Bray. Salary $57,27.10 and Superintendent of Water and Waste Water Walter Hess. Salary $57,245.48.

Borough Employee salaries for 2008 from 12-18-07 Council Meeting minutes

Jaymes Vettraino Borough Manager\Treasurer $103,876.39

Frank Caruso Director of Information Technology $84,056.02

Randy Cole Police Chief $73,059.93

Bruce Follweiler Supt. of Electric and Telecom $68,503.73

Norm Milnes Supt. of Public Works $ 66,078.55

Dick Diehm Director of Planning and Zoning $60,583.04

Rachael Birchbickler Dir. of Community Develpmt. $58,063.50

Bonnie Bray Boro Secretary\Dir. of Hum. Relations $57,278.10

Walter Hess Supt. of Water and Waste Water $57,245.48

Russell Samilo Director of Finance\Asst. Treasurer $57,245.48

Gina Wiand Asst. Boro Secretary\Director of P.R. $41,554.72

Karen Howard Librarian $39,329.03

Please not the top three salaries are paid to Vettraino and Caruso, who head Hometown Utilicom which loses about $1 million a year, and the incompetent Police Chief Cole, who states his department is over whelmed by University Students. These three employees are paid about $350,000 a year with their benefits by the Borough. This is an excellent example of why the Borough is on the brink of bankruptcy.

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