tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post6247288732944001252..comments2023-06-30T07:39:20.662-04:00Comments on BRISTOLTODAY.COM: No fees for city job seekersSteve Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-16418123181186229932008-09-23T09:50:00.000-04:002008-09-23T09:50:00.000-04:00I think Ward is the one tripping over his tongue!I think Ward is the one tripping over his tongue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-14312831635292459092008-09-22T15:32:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:32:00.000-04:0012:30p.m. - be careful, you might trip over your t...12:30p.m. - be careful, you might trip over your tongue and that would leave a bad taste in all of our mouths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-2028570249498124132008-09-22T13:21:00.000-04:002008-09-22T13:21:00.000-04:00"Your symtactial usage sounds very, very much like..."Your symtactial usage sounds very, very much like that of the mayor, Art Ward."<BR/><BR/>LOL! Who are you? FBI? "Syntactical usuage"....hahaha, what a maroon! I don't know if 11:15 is Ward or not, but you sound very, very much like a self-important, paranoid little dork....Get a life! LMAO!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-39773406748688295042008-09-22T12:30:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:30:00.000-04:0011:15Your symtactial usage sounds very, very much ...11:15<BR/><BR/>Your symtactial usage sounds very, very much like that of the mayor, Art Ward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-5403143338716517422008-09-22T11:51:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:51:00.000-04:0011:15Or Realism!!!11:15<BR/><BR/>Or Realism!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-23615284682743906312008-09-22T11:15:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:15:00.000-04:008:46p.m. - your optimism is only out shown by your...8:46p.m. - your optimism is only out shown by your pessimism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-38565652134890261582008-09-21T22:19:00.000-04:002008-09-21T22:19:00.000-04:00"Party hacks?" Oh, you mean the folks that were el..."Party hacks?" Oh, you mean the folks that were elected by people. Well, what do they know? They're just the voters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-66911137896787365592008-09-21T20:46:00.000-04:002008-09-21T20:46:00.000-04:00Party hacks will select a hack that they can contr...Party hacks will select a hack that they can control and we will be no better off than we are at present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-40910096340469224732008-09-21T08:19:00.000-04:002008-09-21T08:19:00.000-04:008:41 - Let's not and say we did. Bristol's doing j...8:41 - Let's not and say we did. Bristol's doing just fine thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-67706169328913227692008-09-20T20:41:00.000-04:002008-09-20T20:41:00.000-04:00Let's have a paid professional lead the city, not ...Let's have a paid professional lead the city, not a party hack or a special interest lackey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-82123312459647654492008-09-19T11:56:00.000-04:002008-09-19T11:56:00.000-04:00Ward needs Fergy to mollify the unions!Ward needs Fergy to mollify the unions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-22370351919391749662008-09-19T10:46:00.000-04:002008-09-19T10:46:00.000-04:00I've taken numerous test to become a firefighter t...I've taken numerous test to become a firefighter throughout the state of Ct. By no means will you lose any viable candidates by implenting a fee to take the test. I've spent 25.00 to 100.00. The only candidates you will lose are the ones that don’t care enough about being a firefighter or policeman because of a small fee for taking the test. This actually shows me that the personal dept of Bristol and Ferguson really don’t have a clue on how many actually take the firefighters test every two years not every year. They usually fill up Easter High's cafeteria for two tests. I've counted how many it was just over 200 applicants for one test so if my math is right over that 400 applicants @ 25.00 per = 10,000 bucks. Ms. Ferguson's position really needs to be looked at if this is what she thinks is going on. I think with the police which probably test every year they only get around 100 applicants if that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-89425041278359265712008-09-18T17:50:00.000-04:002008-09-18T17:50:00.000-04:00"Mark" isn't Franks brother...MIKE is. Dork"Mark" isn't Franks brother...MIKE is. DorkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-78233729875833183822008-09-18T16:25:00.000-04:002008-09-18T16:25:00.000-04:00Mark Nicastro is the incoming chamber president. H...Mark Nicastro is the incoming chamber president. He's Frank Nicastro's brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-88159559739561895162008-09-18T16:03:00.000-04:002008-09-18T16:03:00.000-04:003:21 - What's PAINFULLY clear is that you're still...3:21 - What's PAINFULLY clear is that you're still pouting over Mayor Ward's victory....but hey, if you don't have to be the "best or brightest" to become mayor, maybe you or your candidate might actually have a shot at it after all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-19683513533736251692008-09-18T15:58:00.000-04:002008-09-18T15:58:00.000-04:00Who's Mark Nicastro?Who's Mark Nicastro?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-41392455575656663352008-09-18T15:29:00.000-04:002008-09-18T15:29:00.000-04:00"so get off your dead butt and run for office if y..."so get off your dead butt and run for office if you feel that you can do better"<BR/><BR/>Gee, I'd love to 10:57, but according to Mr. Minor and Mr. Block I probably wouldn't be qualified, what with my being educated here in Bristol with our "lousy" schools and all....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-87505840259809862222008-09-18T15:21:00.000-04:002008-09-18T15:21:00.000-04:001:24 Point is that one does not have to be the Bes...1:24 <BR/><BR/>Point is that one does not have to be the Best and Brightest to become mayor.<BR/><BR/>Even with 14 years experience.<BR/><BR/>Clear enough??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-17621595729947750522008-09-18T14:17:00.000-04:002008-09-18T14:17:00.000-04:00Right on to poster at 11:24am. What do people see ...Right on to poster at 11:24am. What do people see in the city's personnel director?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-67735787007460270982008-09-18T13:43:00.000-04:002008-09-18T13:43:00.000-04:00In theory, charging applicants to submit an applic...In theory, charging applicants to submit an application fee of even $10.00 is not necessarily a bad idea because even a simple $10.00 fee would help eliminate the serious Bristol test takers from the people who are professional test takers and don't want to be Bristol employees to begin with and are just wasting Personnel's time. On the other hand, from a financial viewpoint, I think it is a waste of time to even entertain it because the potential for revenue is so minor that it has little importance in the budget overall. A better cost cutting measure would be for Bristol to team up with other municipalities and give a combined consortium type test whereas the liability and expense is spread out over many towns and not just Bristol. Many smaller communities already do this with much success and have one large master list with applicants to cover many towns and cities. If are goal is to get better applicants, we need to get much more progressive with our out-of-date hiring practices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-86241519679524044082008-09-18T13:24:00.000-04:002008-09-18T13:24:00.000-04:00which means that they would have won 7 council rac...which means that they would have won 7 council races and a mayoral election - point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-8804748988061438322008-09-18T11:36:00.000-04:002008-09-18T11:36:00.000-04:00And after 14 years Council members can become mayo...And after 14 years Council members can become mayor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-4594172237381329982008-09-18T11:32:00.000-04:002008-09-18T11:32:00.000-04:0010:57 - so get off your dead butt and run for offi...10:57 - so get off your dead butt and run for office if you feel that you can do better - oops, then you would have to let the public know your real name, huh?<BR/>Of course, you might have already run for office and lost and lost and lost and lost and lost, like the former gop "wannabee."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-61228984675417461672008-09-18T11:24:00.000-04:002008-09-18T11:24:00.000-04:00Classic personnel director move - pay tens of thou...Classic personnel director move - pay tens of thousands to lawyers 'cuz she is scared and incapable of doing the heavy lifting with grievances and neogtations. How about an investigation on her expenses and all the lawyers she is paying, Steve?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-25277964224909454952008-09-18T11:12:00.000-04:002008-09-18T11:12:00.000-04:00It's rediculous to charge a fee for someone to app...It's rediculous to charge a fee for someone to apply to a position that barely pays a livable wage to begin with unless they work a tremendous amount of overtime. And the world wonders why there are so few people that choose to go into public service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com