Our View: Treasurer pay should stay at current level

Cayuga County Treasurer James Orman is making his case for having his pay increased by a total of $9,000 over the next four years.

He's pointing to a number of achievements his office has made, such as being a runner-up for the New York State Finance Office of the Year award, saving the county more than $560,000 through an effort get the county credit rating upgraded and discovering $600,000 in an infrastructure fund that was distributed to local municipalities. In addition, Orman points to the fact that union contractual raises have brought the pay of some people who work for him up to his level, so a salary buffer is needed.

Orman makes some intriguing points, but he's looking past a couple of key issues - he's an elected official and he's serving a county facing a substantial drop in revenues.

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