We told you yesterday about the liberal Democrat and Chronicle editorial board decided not to endorse a candidate for Greece Supervisor. They had this to say about Democrat challenger Dan Maloney:
He simply didn’t demonstrate the skills needed to run a town of nearly 100,000 people
One thing I’ve noticed, and people have sent Cincinnatus e-mails on this point, is that Maloney seems to making things up. I think Maloney and his supporters are trying to confuse people. Or worse yet they really don’t know what they’re talking about.
Several pro-Maloney blogs mindlessly repeat his propoganda without checking out the facts. One common point of misinformation is:
Even the Comptroller says the fund balance is three times higher than the recommended amount.
Sounds bad, but the truth is the NYS Comptroller doesn’t make recommendations on how much fund balance a municipality should have. I googled NYS Comptroller fund balance and take a look at the first thing that came up – it comes from the NYS Comptroller’s website:
A fixed percentage (of fund operations) or a fixed dollar amount is not specified in the legislation because a fixed percentage might be insufficient for small units and excessive for large units, while a fixed amount might be excessive for small units and insufficient for large units.
So, not only does Maloney not understand how to read a financial statement (sources tell me he is off on his fund balance estimate by 300%) – he and his supporters don’t understand how to use the internet. I’d really love to know who his financial “expert” is. Maybe it is Maloney himself — this does look like the work of someone who “attended” Edison Tech (we’ll have more on this later).
Hasn’t Maloney done enough for UAW and General Motors? Who in the world would trust him with their tax dollars?