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Common Council Kills ERGO Commission The Press saw fit to threaten this site with copyright infringement. Note, however, nothing was illegal due to proper referencing of the source, author and date. I was assured of this by an attorney, but the Press is doing everything in its power to aid Perez in attacking me to have information removed from this site, so erring on the side of caution, henceforth only excerpts will be referenced. Thank you. The Issue: Mayor Juan Perez claims that the ERGO (Efficient Regional Government Opportunities) Commission lacked a clear focus. Perez, who as an alderman originally voted with the majority to create the ERGO Commission. May 16, 2005, the ERGO Commission, created by former Sheboygan Mayor James Schramm in February with a goal of finding $5-million in taxpayer savings over a five-year period, was repealed by the Common Council. Vander Weele said the ERGO Commission was “another tool” to help save taxpayer money, adding, “I don’t think we should throw it away at this time”. The idea, as outlined by Schramm, was to have the group identify potential savings from intergovernmental efficiency by combining services, and report to the Common Council each month with money-saving suggestions. Any savings would have been used to reduce property tax rates. Note: On the Perez Web site, Perez claimed, "The people need tax relief and demand fiscal responsibility." In addition, he stated, "We must provide relief to the tax payer. " Yet, as soon as he was in office, he saw to it to have the ERGO Commission repealed...a costly move to us taxpayers. www.recallperez.com |