Plenty of bad news for city taxpayers

Here is a quick glimpse of some recent events.

€ To cover or not to cover: In a memo, effective Aug. 1, all employees of the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office are required to cover all tattoos on the body. This should have been done years ago before hiring people that had tattoos or soon after hiring them.

The sheriff never should have waited this long to try to implement this new rule. Now the unions are seeking to “negotiate” the new policy with the sheriff. How do you negotiate the covering of tattoos? Do you suggest only covering half the tattoo? Or how about only covering them on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays? To determine what's offensive, we could establish a Sheriff's Tattoo Review Board. How does someone cover up an existing tattoo on their neck? If there is a serious issue with tattoos then there should be a grandfather clause for those that have been hired with them.