During a sometimes raucous statutory meeting on Monday, last, City Councillors and Mayor HamiltonTown Clerk,Wholesale China Jerseys, Yonette Pluck- CortGreen demanded that Town Clerk,Wholesale Jerseys, Yonette Pluck-Cort “be honest” about transactions leading to the non-payment of salaries to staffers in time for Christmas 2011.Reports are that nine Drainage and Sanitation workers complained to the Mayor that they were not paid their salaries in time for the Christmas weekend. It was also reported that while these staffers were neglected, the staff of the Treasurer’s Department were paid incentives along with their salaries.This was alleged to have been done by City Treasurer, Andrew Meredith, with the approval of Pluck- Cort.“I am asking the Town Clerk if they were paid or not, is it true that a certain category of people were not paid before Christmas? It is a simple yes or no. Is it yes or no?” Green exclaimed during the meeting.While deliberating her answer, Pluck- Cort replied by stating that the Mayor’s question was not one which she could answer “accurately.”Pluck- Cort told Green in the presence of the Councillors, “I have not been able to substantiate that all were not paid. I cannot say whether persons were paid.”Meredith, who sought to clarify the matter, explained that before the Christmas holidays, all payouts for staff that were paid weekly had been completed.“The payrolls were prepared, though the nine did not receive their money before Christmas. It was nine out of 60 people whose money was sent to the bank, but it was at the bank that an error came up and thus the payments to employees were late.”Mayor Green reminded the gathering that an investigation into the matter was in progress, where some staff received their incentives,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, while others were neglected of their rightfully earned salaries for the month of December.Councillor Gwendoline Mc Gowan then demanded that council be privy to access and verify the information supplied by Meredith, and that a list of staff who were paid their monies before Christmas, be submitted for Council’s perusal.The Councillors were also far from pleased to learn from Pluck-Cort about the position of the payout for the eight per cent increase in salaries for its workers.The Mayor also advised that a letter be penned to the Local Government Ministry to seek its intervention on discussions about the eight percent increase across the board for the Mayor and City Council (M&CC).The Councillors were told that 50 per cent of the money was paid to staffers of the City Constabulary Department,China NFL Jerseys, while the other workers in various categories were not yet paid.Mc Gowan lashed out at the Pluck-Cort and stated that the treasury had in its possession enough money to pay all of the staff their increase.“Everyone was supposed to get their increase. If there was enough money to pay the increase, then why was it that only staff from the City Constabulary was given 50 per cent of their increase? Why? What happened to the rest of the staff…the rest of the money to pay the others increases? Why wasn’t the City Constabulary staff given 100 per cent? We want a true and accurate account of city finances!”Joining her colleague, Councillor Patricia Chase-Green pointed out that on December 28, 2011, Meredith had a chart at the council’s statutory meeting which depicted specific dates that payments would be made.“The City Treasurer stood in front of us here and gave assurance that the money was there. He said all monies owed would have been paid by December 31,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, 2011. We want him to bring a printout of the financial status of council. He has promised to do so since December 28,Supply Cheapest Soccer Jerseys, 2011.”Pluck-Cort, in an attempt to defend her position, said that the City Constabulary is paid such increases under a special arrangement; they are paid at the same time when police officers and ranks of the Guyana Defence Force receive their increases.The Councillors then stated that the City Constabulary is part of City Council and if the remainder of the Organisation has to negotiate their payments, there shouldn’t be “two factions” to allow the other part to have payments. (Kristen Macklingam)