A Most Valuable Asset – People

The Town will be receiving over $550,00 in grant money to be utilized for its General Fund. Also, the tourists are returning, and restaurants and wine tasting are, legally, increasing capacity. So might now be the time to reconsider budget considerations? At the February 2 Town Council meeting Vice Mayor, Kerri Dorman, went on record to propose to the Town Manager that the Town management team should forgo their earned incentive income of $16,000 for this fiscal year. Is now the time to be removing pay from Town employees who have worked through the pandemic? These employees have adapted, worked, and maintained the quality of life that we have come to expect in Yountville. If there is one thing we have learned over the previous 12 months, employees are the strongest asset for any entity. I own a business, and I know this truth first hand. While I understand the reasoning of wanting to keep a close eye on the budget and keep the Town operational, the Council should not do it on its employees’ back. I do hope the Town Council will reconsider this decision during its budget process.