Commissioner Jeff Stabins was right when he said the request from Commissioner Kingsley to discuss Garth Coller's $3,600 a year gas allowance was a non-story and non-issue. If Mr. Coller had a county vehicle assigned to him it would cost a lot more than $300 month when you factor in the cost of the vehicle, insurance, and the cost of fuel, with related upkeep to maintain the car.
If Commissioner Kingsley felt so strongly about this gas allowance then he should have voted Nay in 2001 when the commissioners voted to include it into Mr. Coller's contract. Mr. Kingsley is now using the excuse that he went along with the majority in 2001 to avoid causing disunity and to make sure the county had an attorney on board. The only logical reason for Mr. Kingsley bringing up this fuel allowance now is because Janey Baldwin has publicly criticized Mr. Coller's employment contract, stating it is "one long perk". Hopefully Mr. Kingsley is not going to use Mr. Coller is a game of gotcha just to eliminate any campaign fodder being stirred up by his former opponent, Ms. Baldwin.
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