Comments on: Veerkamp wins big http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/veerkamp-wins-big/ California's Oldest Newspaper - Est. 1851 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:48:08 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ernie Louis http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/veerkamp-wins-big/comment-page-1/#comment-351907 Ernie Louis Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:23:52 +0000 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/?p=253997#comment-351907 Congratulations Brian. The proof in in the pudding. Let go to work!

Ernie Louis

]]> By: Chuck Holland http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/veerkamp-wins-big/comment-page-1/#comment-349279 Chuck Holland Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:12:56 +0000 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/?p=253997#comment-349279 @REW, I asked Joe Harn if it was possible to decline the salary and benefit package offered for the supervisor position. He explained that an “elected” person CAN decline the compensation. Therefore if he never receives the money he can never use it as a tax deduction, and the monies would just stay within the county general fund to be used elsewhere. Frankly, Brian worked for his pension and is now doing a very noble service for his community. Both candidates ran a clean campaign, and for that they should both be looked upon as noble men. Congratulations to Brian, and I look forward to watching your transition into the district 3 seat.

]]> By: Barbara Rogers http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/veerkamp-wins-big/comment-page-1/#comment-348611 Barbara Rogers Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:10:49 +0000 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/?p=253997#comment-348611 Congratulations Brian. You are the right person to fill Jack Sweeney’s shoes. I for one am very proud of you. I wish all of you people would just give it a rest about Brian’s fire service career and his pension. He is a good person and he worked hard to get where he go and where he is going.

]]> By: REW http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/veerkamp-wins-big/comment-page-1/#comment-348483 REW Fri, 09 Nov 2012 02:55:08 +0000 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/?p=253997#comment-348483 Brian Veerkamp is retired at 54 after 27 years of fire service and garners a retirement of “$200,000-plus” but “25 to 30 percent of it goes right back to the Government. MT DEMO 5/16/2012
The supervisor-elect has stated for the record that he will not accept either the approximately $70,000 supervisor salary or the county-provided health benefits. As a Public Employee Retirement System annuitant, he has said that he does not need the county pay and benefits.MT DEMO 11/07 /2012
I’m curious of a few items: First: Are these articles factual to begin with? Second: Will the forfeited salary stay within the county? Third: Will the Supervisor be able to use this donation as a tax deduction?

]]> By: Voter http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/veerkamp-wins-big/comment-page-1/#comment-348411 Voter Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:36:41 +0000 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/?p=253997#comment-348411 Good for him! Now I will take his salary if he doesn’t mind. If he’s just giving it away.

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