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Thursday, March 18, 2010

In The Name Of Diversity


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The video below reflects commentary from March 2009 regarding a proposed $15,000 raise for the South Euclid Community Center Director. There was much controversy surrounding the outrageous pay increase in the midst of an economic meltdown. City officials ferociously defended their decision. Councilperson Ruth Gray was perhaps the strongest vocal proponent of the hefty pay raise. She defended the proposed increase by alleging gender based discrimination. It is interesting that Ruth Gray is the Director of Community Life for the City of Bedford Heights. In South Euclid, the Community Center Director is essentially the same position with a slightly different title, minus the responsibilities of a recreation center.

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is the same Ruth Gray who has suggested the following:

1. That it is discrimination to ban the use of newspaper was window dressing in homes;

2. That citizens were upset about crime because of purely racial reasons;

3. That the city would recoup it's investment in the Greenvale homes, even though they paid $130,000 per lot and they were appraised now at $15,000.

Clearly, Ruth operates in her own world.

Anonymous said...

Are you kidding me? After watching the video of her making a fool of herself at the budget hearings two weeks back I didn't think it could get much worse.

Apparently I was wrong. It can get worse. A lot worse.

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know if Ruth Gray drives a gold Kia minivan or SUV. Because I saw someone who looked like Ruth Gray driving such a vehicle, and she was talking on her cell phone.

Anonymous said...

There was a reason why the South Euclid City Charter originally stated that the part time councilpersons were NOT allowed to also hold down public jobs while they served on council. An example, of why that line of reasoning was justfied, now smacks us all right in the face with Ruth Gray as public servant and councilwoman. If I recall correctly, Ed Icove was the mastermind behind this ill fated change to the city charter and defended it in the Sunmessenger. How this alteration was supposedly OK'ed by some charter review committee and then slipped by the voter is beyond me. The ramifications are just now starting to be understood. Could the SE voter return us to the original charter wording? I pray it is not too late!

Anonymous said...

If I'm not mistaken, the change in the city charter came about because at that time Mayor Welo was working for Judge Mannen and was running for a council seat. The charter was changed to make it possible for her to hold her job and run for council.

Anonymous said...

AT THE RISK OF BEING LABELED IMMATURE AND JUVENILE,NIETHER OF WHICH I DENY,BUT AM OFFENDED BY NONETHELESS,,,,YEAH,YEAH,YEAH,,,,
THIS IS THE STUFF THAT MAKES ME SALIVATE!THESE ARE THE REPORTS,THE STORIES,THE ISSUES THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE!
RUTH GRAY.DISCRIMINATION,
ACCUSATION.THEN INCRIMINATION,SUBPEONA(ATION),AND CONVICTIONATION TO THE TUNE OF 1.83 MIL. (IS THAT LIKE "ACUSSIATION")
TO A WHITE EMPLOYEE NONETHELESS
(REVERSE DISCRIMINATION)
AND THE BI***(SORRY) IS NOT ONLY AN EMPLOYEE OF BEDFORD HGTS,SHE SERVES ON OUR S.E. CITY COUNCIL.
NOW,WE ALL KNOW THAT SHE GOT ON OUR COUNCIL THROUGH ALL KINDS OF POLITICAL MACHINATIONS.
LET'S FORGET ALL THAT.
NOW HOW ABOUT KICKN' THAT OLD,SORRY,LAMEASS,2FACED,CORRUPT,
SELFSERVING,CONNIVING OLDSCHOOL POLITICIAN OUT OF OUR CITY?
WE DESERVE,AND SHOULD DEMAND,NOTHING LESS THAN CITIZENS OF THE HIGHET VALUES,MORALS,AND ETHICS,THAT LIVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY,TO SERVE AS OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IN OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.
SHUT HER DOWN! FORCE HER TO RESIGN! MAKE HER UNDERSTAND THAT SHE IS ELECTED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.NOT BE SERVED BY THE PEOPLE FOR HER OWN GAINS.
HOW SHE GOT IN,,,,WE ALL GOT BENT OVER THE LOG...
WHY SHE'S STILL IN,WE ALL GOT BENT OVER THE LOG,
WHAT DO WE DO TO GET RID OF HER....BEND HER OVER THE LOG AND MAKE HER SO MISERABLE SHE QUITS AND GOES BACK TO HER HOLE IN BEDFORD HGTS!
JUST ANOTHER SCUMBAG,FREELOADING POLITICIAN,HAVING A BALL WITH OUR MONEY!WHEN ARE WE GOING TO WAKEUP?
WHY CAN'T WE ALL SEE THAT CORRUPTION,RACISM,GREED,IMMORALITY,GODLESS DISRESPECT FOR THE FAITH,TRUST,AND RESPONSIBILTIY THAT WE GIVE TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT WE ELECT TO REPRESENT US CROSSES ALL RELIGIOUS,RACIAL,AND POLITICAL GROUPS THEY PRETEND TO REPRESENT.
THIS IS NOT PARTY DRIVEN,RELIGIOUS,OR RACIALY DRIVEN REPORTING ON THIS SITE.
IT REPRINTS EDITORIALS AND ARTICLES FROM THE SUN,VIDEOS OF COUNCIL METINGS,AND THE COMMENTS OF ANY CONCERNED,OR IN MY CASE,SOMEWHAT CRAZY AT TIMES,CITIZEN WHO WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT.
WE ALL DESERVE BETTER.WE VOTE FOR PEOPLE HOPING THAT THEY REPRESENT THE BEST OF OUR BELIEFS.
THE BEST OF OUR RELIGIOUS,ETHNIC,AND RACIAL QUALITIES.WE HOPE THEY FAVOR THOSE IDEALS.WITHOUT BEING BIGOTS,RACISTS,SEXIST,HOMOPHOBIC,GREEDY,LYING,CHEATING SCUMBAGS.
AND YES,BELIEVE IT OR NOT,BLACK PRIDE,IRISH,JEWISH,ITALIAN,RUSSIAN,MEXICAN,CHINESE,ETC.,CAN,AND DO,HAVE THE ABILITY,TO MAKE,AND UPHOLD,THE LAWS,THE TRUST,WHAT BEST SERVES OUR VASTLY DIVERSIFIED COMMUNITY.
I KNOW THIS IS LONG,SO I'LL STOP.
KEEP IT UP S.E.O.
YER' GETTN' GOOD,,,,AGAIN.

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