FAQ 16 - The $1,000,000 Question

[Admin]

Originally, The town council stated that the Reorg City will save the residents of Fishers $1,000,000 per year and every year.

Now they are saying that it will save UP TO to $1,000,000.

We do not believe that it will save near that much and may actually cost the taxpayer more with the loss to HSE schools.

We believe that the Town of Fishers will not be able to get out of Social Security Section 218 in order to realize this savings.

Here is an article from Larry In Fishers that also questions the savings:

larryinfishers.com/1_Million_Dollars.html

Also, a few years back, the City of Greenwood and White River Township created a Reorganization Plan and Fiscal Plan. The financials were way off. See the video of the panel discussing their error. So how do we know that the Fishers Financials are way off?

www.centergroveinc.org/2010/09/25/reorganization-plan-budget-not-accurate/


Please vote NO to Question 1 with its false cost savings claims.

[faulty]

The savings is pure bull. The savings breaks down into two sections, $250,000 in savings from the Township merger and $750,000 from Social Security.
Township - savings comes from the Trustee and Board salaries of $43,000 but this is offset by the two new council members on the reorg city of $24,000. The reorg city then has to take on the work done by the township and while they claim a savings it is actually a wash. So the savings they claim is not $250,000 but rather that is accomplished by the country. The city will have to start doing police patrols and take care of the roads, etc. By the time this is added in the savings will turn into red ink.
Now on to the $750,000. They claim this will come about when the policemen and firemen are removed from Social Security. Since the town will no longer exist they feel the new city does not have to sign up for social security under what is called Section 218. The only problem is no one in the State of Indiana has been able to accomplish this in the past 12 years. Even the State Attorney General said you can't do this on 2006. But assume for a few seconds they pull this off, who's money is it? You see the police and firemen are getting this benefit today. If it stops it is money out of their pocket. Do you think the FOP or the Fire Union is going sit by and say its ok for you to keep our members money. I very much doubt it. This is a smoke screen to pull the wool over the citizens eyes.
As one person told me even if they do this will they reduce taxes? He answer his own question with a very loud NO. So Vote NO on question one and YES on question two.