Friday, April 16, 2021

TOP HEAVY CITY MANAGEMENT: WHO'S MINDING THE STORE? IS CITY PAYING ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR OUR CITY MANAGERS?

                                                                     
SALARIES: $857,648

CONSULTANTS: $976,420


(Ed.'s Note: With almost $1 million in salaries shared between City Manager Noel Bernal and his five assistant managers, why does he have to encumber the city with almost another $1 million in consultants to do everything from amending the city charter, land use, rewriting the city code, and urban planning?  

Isn't that supposed to be what he knows what to do to begin with? Who's minding this store? Where does the city commission stand on this? Remember, there's an election coming and early voting starts Monday.)

41 comments:

Anonymous said...

I WILL NOT VOTE TO RE-ELECT NO ONE blame the bike trails and all these consulting fees. FIRE ALL AT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE use those funds to cover ALL the potholes in the city...those are his girl friends he brought over from up north. NO TIENEN VERGUENZA BOLA DE RATAS.

Anonymous said...


That is completely outrageous.

In Brownsville, where City Hall always says there is no money for street repairs, flooding, better parks and bus shelters?

This is obscene!!!

Anonymous said...

Are the two Walker related? Ramiro Gonzalez is dead weight! I'm surprised that fat fuk is still working for the city! Bernal is a joke like veggie Biden! Now the cob wants to remove Health insurance to new retirees! Raise the Health insurance premium again! Also paying less unused sick days after leaving the city. No wonder city employees are leaving in droves!

Anonymous said...


Leave it to beaver, I mean El Paya Jerry McHale. He is a one-man despapaye dude, wishing all to Hell that his nickname would transfer to city candidate Elizondo.

Types El Paya Jerry - "COWARDLY EL PAYA ELIZONDO REMAINS ON THE RUN!!!"

That El Paya Jerry has to steal a nickname is telling. El Paya McHale always prided himself in applying nicknames to local politicians and cagapalos. Now, he steals his own to stick on Elizondo!

Loser move, Paya Jerry.

c/s

Anonymous said...

Cant wait until Ben Neece is out so he wont be feeding you information anymore.

Anonymous said...


Consultants are part of the circus.

Anonymous said...

What about Mario Lozoya collecting $250,000 and a new car to "manage" three people? That was the biggest waste of money but you defended him!

Anonymous said...

It's a good thing Chief of Police Felix Sauceda proposition the City Manager with lower salaries for himself and his commanders just to get the job. So much for the degree. Mr. Bernal, you get what you pay for. #worstchiefever

Anonymous said...

To El Paya at 10:49, same old BS, so do us all a favor, shut the f..k up!

Anonymous said...

I'm okay with El Paya Jerry getting screwed here. That guy was for Trump for four freakin years and is still always dumping on local Mexicans.

Eat shit, Paya McHale!!!


Anonymous said...

I’m so goddamn tired of the guns. I’m so goddamn tired of writing about what they can do. I’m so goddamn tired of their regular manifestations of the violence that is so deep in the DNA of this society. I’m so goddamn tired of the lies, and the justifications, and the inaction. I’m so goddamn tied of living in a country that tells me the the occasional massacre is part of the price of a free society, and that the occasional teenager bleeding out in an alley is part of the price of a safe society. I’m so goddamn tired of the people who smugly make these arguments. I’m so goddamn tired of thoughts. I’m so goddamn tired of prayers. I’m just so goddamn tired.

Anonymous said...

Get BISD's now! Consultants and Deputies Etc Etc

Anonymous said...

BEN NEECE NEEDS TO GO!

Anonymous said...

consultants are like clowns on top of an elephant.

Anonymous said...

You got 4 city managers averaging $160,000 and 2 at 82,000 a year wtf do we have that many city managers.,and the city commissioners want us to keep them in OFFICE while they waist tax payer monies like theRE doing at PUB .ITS TIME FOR NEW LEADERSHIP THIS BOAT IS LOST AT SEA.

Anonymous said...



La cagas, Noel, la cagas.

Anonymous said...

In san bene the above average city manager has an assistant city manager and an executive assistant to the city manager. and probably a secretary. El san bene has the same number of employees if not less and the same population for the past 25 years at lest. So why would the above average city manager need those assistants. Top Heavy San Bene ?

Anonymous said...

Brownsville Police Chief Felix "El Chapo" Sauceda buying used 2011 Ford Crown Victoria's with milage that exceeds mechanical limitations....LMAO!!!
#worstchiefever...

Anonymous said...

This City Manager has no shame. They used Mike Limas on the BCIC board as part of a consultant team to remove two highly productive 357b city
employee retirement investment plans and replaced it by forcing millions of city employee investment dollars transferred over to Equitable.

As soon as the money was transferred, Micheal Limas suddenly changes hats and is now employed by Equitable.

What happened to the ethics rules on the City Charter?

Una BOLA DE RATAS!

Anonymous said...

You forgot to include the 450k for space consultation paid by GBIC! Give me some if whatever they are smoking!

Anonymous said...

Tax help extended: MyFreeTaxes touted as simplest option

Yea very simple just reach into your pocket purse wallet and pull out all your money and give it to the nice lady behind the BIG desk very simple of course

Anonymous said...

Chief Sauceda purchased new a vehicle for himself yet patrolman got used 2011 Ford Crown Victoria's from a small department with only 200,000 miles..Next he will be purchasing used uniforms also..All the comments absolutely true! THIS GUY DOES NOT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT HIS Officers only Himself!
Chief Sauceda sucks!

Anonymous said...

El Rata Bernal screwing and stealing form the City of Brownsville!!!

Anonymous said...

Totally unacceptable, too many assistants city managers and to top it off, outsources services that should be done internally. And the salaries don't count fringe benefits such as retirement contributions,annual/sick leave, health insurance etc etc etc. City manager needs to downsize his staff, most of them are doing nothing, coming to work at 9 am and taking two hour lunches and leaving early.
Total Alignment? Must be a joke.

Anonymous said...

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
No one in Brownsville gives a shit its all about what is it for me.
The local church leaders never speak out against corruption here and our local leaders sing from the front pews and are made holy on a daily basis as the local press sit idly by printing advertisements for the establishment and cliques who control here for generations to come.

Anonymous said...

Ranked last on income, poverty (first), ranked last on technology, raked last on enviroment, ranked last on mobility (traffic), ranked last on housing, and certainty last on smart city officials. cities looks across every aspect of a city’s operations and uses technology to improve outcomes. Smart Economy, Smart Environment, Smart Living, Smart Mobility, and Smart People.

This city ranks on the top 5 on salaries for city officials. Just look at the graphics. THIS IS INSANE to have any office in the city making over 1 million dollars in salaries and with only 5 people in the department. THIS IS INSAME, and to add salt to injury they spend another million on consultation fees on how to improve.

Traffic how does the city justify hiring an traffic engineer making over 90,000 a year? By how many cars on a red light are waiting for a green light? If you want to know here it 20 cars, and that's on EVERY traffic light on main roads. 20,20 20 cars waiting for the traffic light to turn GREEN!

Want more millions spend on bike trails which should have gone to streets improvements and flooding. NO NO NO bike trails are more important, another smart decision?? Of course NOT.

ELECTIONS ARE CLOSE MAKE A CHANGE AND FOR THE BETTER DO IT NOW !



Anonymous said...

@1:29 I'm goddamn tired of you bitching! Go shoot yourself pinche pussy!

Anonymous said...

Cops crying now why didn't you all cry when they took away all city employees retirement health insurance because you guys never pay your fair share into the health system, not sorry for YOU! Union picked his ass now deal with it and do your jobs!!

Anonymous said...

I know Ben Neece.i know Ben Neece. I know Ben Neece. You know Ben Neece? You know Ben Neece? You know Ben Neece? We know Ben Neece. We Know Ben Neece. We Know Ben Neece.

Anonymous said...

April 17, 2021 at 8:17 AM

You must live in the usa more gun violence, hanging would be better, poison, use a knife, jump from a tall building oooop there are none here. Well its your choice but no guns please

Anonymous said...

Oye jefe, por favor, perdona a El Maniquí por todas las estupideces que publica. Probablemente no sea una mala persona, puede que simplemente esté sufriendo de la  pendejes. Por lo que parece, le ha estado ardiendo el culo porque no pudo salir con la suya. Espero que pronto pueda calmar el ardor ya que serás el jefe muchos años más. Ah y en caso de que te preguntes por qué lo llaman El Maniquí, es porque no tiene huevos ni cabeza!

Anonymous said...

McAllen city council was recognized as the best in the State for their accomplishments last week. What would the Brownsville city council be recognized for?

Anonymous said...

Let’s not forget the Public Works director who makes over 100,000 a year and sets in his office all day and plays on his phone. Mr. G has managed to fire or run off both assist directors, superintendent and landfill manager and a lot of staff. He did the same thing in Port Arthur which resulted in a 50,000 fine from the state during a 2018 investigation at the landfill. He has failed to hire any quality managers to replace them. He brought Suzie over from Eng that has no idea what she is doing and gave her a promotion to a salary position. Since then she has been leaving everyday early and let’s not forget she was charged with theft in 2015. The staff are on their own with no leader. Former Eng director Carlos has been left in charge and has no idea what’s he’s doing and can’t or won’t make a decision. All the Supervisors are worthless and uneducated and only there to collect a paycheck. Forget Total alignment in that department. He Has been allowed the treat them like shit and no one will help them. Staff just don’t care anymore.

Anonymous said...

Dont reelect anyone with Historical Designation " bullshit on their personal homes. These shameless leaders don't pay a penny on property taxes while their constituents struggle to pay their taxes. Enough is enough, vote them out.

Anonymous said...

THERE IS NO WAY IN Hell we should have that Many assistant City Managers, we are not that big of a City... It's clear as Day Bernal has lost total control..

Anonymous said...

April 17, 2021 at 12:10 PM

With 6 city managers making over 1 million dollars to supervise the public works director is hard work. Los seis together can't come up with a SINGLE idea on how to improve ANYTHNING and much less to improve something.

Has the million dollar department come up on how to fix the pothole problem, the traffic jams, the flooding, stop building bike trails, NO THEY HAVE NOT, they are too busy counting their millions and hiring consulting firms just to cover their asses.

FIRE ALL OF THEM NOW DO NOT RE-ELECT ANY CITY COMMISSIONER
STOP THE ILLEGAL SPENDING

Anonymous said...

Let’s not forget the Public Works director who makes over 100,000 a year and sits in his office all day and plays on his phone. Mr. G has managed to fire or run off both assist directors, superintendent and landfill manager and a lot of staff.

So what does the city manager do? He's got 5 assistants WHAT DOES HE DO????? THAT DEPARTMENT SPENDS "ONE MILLION DOLLARS ON SALARIES" and they are only 5 people there - and to top it off they hire consultants to tell them what to do!!! And cost the city another "MILLION"

HAS ANYBODY SEEN ANY IMPOVEMENTS? I HAVEN'T NOT ONE. WELL MAYBE ONE PATCHED POTHOLE. WAS THAT WORTH 2 MILLION DOLLARS OF YOUR HARD EARNED DOLLAR????

VOTE ALL OF THEM OUT NOW!! (and they don't pay property taxes) salt to the wound

Anonymous said...

April 17, 2021 at 10:22 AM
Your answer is STUPIDITY RANKING 1

Anonymous said...

Seems like all the pendejos are applying for jobs here AND GETTING HIRED. DO NOT RE-ELECT ANY CITY COMMISSIONER

Anonymous said...


Let's go Brownsville...Let's replace all these City Commissioners then place the City Manager Bernal on the Agenda and get rid of this Thief! As he gave himself a pay raise $225,000 plus other allowances (car, health insurance) hired so many Assistant City managers at $165,000 while he cuts the pay of City employees! Hired Department heads that would take pay cuts not stand up for themselves.
Vote Brownsville!

Anonymous said...


Let's go Brownsville...Let's replace all these City Commissioners then place the City Manager Bernal on the Agenda and get rid of this Thief! As he gave himself a pay raise $225,000 plus other allowances (car, health insurance) hired so many Assistant City managers at $165,000 while he cuts the pay of City employees! Hired Department heads that would take pay cuts not stand up for themselves.
Vote Brownsville!

rita