Outrageous Fleecing in Windcrest?

Nov 5, 2015 Windcrest City Council hired a Municipal Finance Director (MFO) at $4261.89 per month for working 24 hours per week.  The sum includes $586 for City Employee Health Insurance plan so said Jim Shelton, but he did not mention the additional $4,400.  Why?

Now Windcrest citizens should be outraged because the MFO also qualifies to receive additional benefits from the City funded Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) to the tune of over $4,000, ($4,400 I think) but that little fact was not addressed by the motion as approved by council on Nov 5, 2015.  The two 'Lame Duck Poster Guys' helped ram this thru over the objections of many, which should also infuriate Windcrest Citizens.  The HSA is taxpayer money used to reimburse employees for medical costs, not Contractors!

 For years Windcrest has had a full time Finance Director or Municipal Finance Officer working 40 hrs a week as most cities have.  But Sarah has convinced council she can perform all the Finance dept duties in only 24 hours.  

  Sarah Mangham, until now was a Contractor (ETR Government Services) @ 30 hours per week.  Then she agreed to work some additional hours each month in exchange for City Employee Health benefits.  Windcrest hired ETR Government Services to perform financial duties, then treats owner Sarah Mangham as an employee and gives her health benefits and over $4,000 in reimbursable medical costs thru the HSA. Something about this does not pass the smell test.

  Back in 2012 when the City initially funded the Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for Windcrest employees, it is a well deserved Perk for Windcrest full time employees.

  Sarah Mangham then briefed a  resolution indicating employees receiving City Employee Health Benefits would be included on the HRA. ( Note, no reference to full time employees.) Initially it was $2100 per employee, now $4,400, which was a well deserved perk for Windcrest full time employees.  Contractors should NOT be receiving this perk at all!

   Nov 5, 2015, Council reduced her hours to 24 hours per week.  But she still received City Employee Health Benefits AND the $4,000 plus HRA.  All of this and Sarah is paid $4261.89 per month.  Or will the city pay ETR Government Services, who knows.