April 4, 2008

Former Kenosha mayor working for city of Racine

Soon-to-be former Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian is working for the city as a consultant. Here's an e-mail from Mayor Gary Becker to the City Council explaining the arrangement:
From: Becker, Gary
Sent: Thu 4/3/2008 11:47

Subject: former mayor John Antaramian

Just so you know and do not hear it on the news, the city through a professional services contract has put the former mayor under contract as a consultant.
John will be working with brownfield sites, neighborhood planning and any other revitalization project he can help with.

If you have any questions please give me a call.

Gary Becker
Mayor, City of Racine

Antaramian has been mayor of Kenosha since 1992. He decided not to run for another four-year term this year. Keith Bosman defeated Pat Moran in an April 1 election to replace Antaramian.

9 comments:

  1. How much $$$$ is John making Mr. Becker?

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  2. Mr. Becker, For god sakes, could you PLEASE stop surrounding yourself with people who are doing your job for you? What exactly do we need a Mayor for if we have Administrators, consultants, grant writers, ect.....All on TAXPAYER dollars!!!!! PATHETIC!

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  3. Might this be a conflict of interest?

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  4. How would it be a conflict?

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  5. My bad it would not be

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  6. Is it normal for these sort of decisions to be made without the city council's knowledge?

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  7. Think King Becker
    and the City Counsel as the House of Lords.

    We Need Q.A to be G Washington

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  8. Yes, it is normal. The city hires outside help all the time (attorneys, accountants, etc.) and it does not need council approval except for the professional services budget, which is set once a year.

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  9. Was there an increase in the professional services budget this year then? What was the amount last year vs. this year? Or is the Kenosha mayor replacing someone?

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