Union or not, the fact remains that giving raises when the county is facing the very real possibility of having to raise taxes again, is wrong. And the fact still remains that 10 out of 12 Democrats were on the wrong side of this vote, and 3 out of 3 of the Republicans were on the right side of it.
And as for the county manager, something that would have eliminated patronage and the voters wanted on the ballot this fall, 12 for 12 of the Democrats were on the wrong side, voting against putting it on the ballot at all. Republicans? Yep, 3 for 3 voted for it.
This county is a perfect example of why NYS is so fucked.