By law, the standard salary for a member is $112,500. But the Council gets around the limit by awarding lulus, supposedly for “extra” work on committees.
All told, 47 of the 51 members get the additional dough, ranging from $5,000 for those with little clout or seniority to $25,000 for Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.
Who gets what is determined by the speaker, empowering her to reward friends, punish enemies and buy obedience. Independent lawmaking goes out the window.
Which is why every member of the U.S. Congress, from minority-party freshmen backbenchers to the most senior committee chairmen, gets the same salary. Not so in the Council. There, most take the money and run.
...12 members keep the cash, including six who had pledged to restrict lulus. The slugs are Corey Johnson and Ydanis Rodriguez of Manhattan, Daneek Miller, Danny Dromm and Paul Vallone of Queens and Vinny Gentile of Brooklyn.
Their word is worthless.
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Even Poochie cant stand il Duce.
What a surprise!
This guy hasn't done a day of work! Kick him out!!!
It's el douche to you!
Stinky needs the lulu to shine his head.
There's a vehicle with commercial plates that has been parking overnight, about a half-block from Stinky's house. Maybe they're one of his campaign contributors.
Gives me the willies...
The dog has more hair and brains than Paulie. Maybe it's time for Hair Club For Men and a brush up at Queens College. Uh...make that a visit to the Wizzard of Oz for a brain ...Mr. Scarecrow.
Who gets the city contract for Simonizing his chrome dome?
Hey, Don Chooch, are you still coasting on the family reputation by hanging onto daddy's coat tails? This finnicio cannot make it on his own, for sure!
They do say that closeted gay men ale
Ways have ugly girlfriends . Have you seen his wife? A cow pie has got a better face.
Faccia Brutta !
Vallone: Once a dope always a dope.
At least Il Duce made the trains run on time. Remember what the Italians did to Benito and his mistress. No need for that. Dump him at the polls.
Except for Curtis Sliwa, I wouldn't go after any spouse.
Looks like Don Paulo screwed the pooch too. But the pooch , like his constituents, looks unsatisfied. Hey, goombah, there is a penalty for premature withdrawal and bad performance.
His wife is actually very attractive. I know her personally. She is also very kind. Keep wives out of it. Stick to the politics.
Who dresses this nitwit? His shirt is 3 sizes too large for him.
His wife is very attractive? Who are you her hairdresser?
LOL! They say behind suck-sessful man is his wife. Paulo is kind too...kind of dumb. ...we would say.
Notice how those St. Andrews wives all stick together defending themselves. Wives of politicians are always fair game milady. Maybe Don Paulo will take to the stage with the Andrean Players. He certainly uses the church, just like his dad did, to further his political performances.
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