Andy, how do we put this nicely.

Go Directly Home. Do Not Collect Two Salaries. Resign, Resign, Resign.

As if once wasn't enough. Now you see him. Now you see him again.

Taxpayers in St. John's Newfoundland are justly wondering about the magical abilities of their moonlighting mayor. Recently appointed to lead the Public Utilities Board, an independent, quasi-judicial regulatory body, the mayor of this capital city tells its citizens that he intends to stay on, for now, as mayor.

Dumbfounding because he was the first to point out several years ago, at the beginning of his reign of terror, that being mayor of St. John's was a full-time job. In fact, he demanded, and got, a substantial salary rise on that basis.

Known for his belligerence and bullying, somehow Wells is considered by the premier to be a good candidate for another high - level position.

Wells first said he was staying on as Mayor until September to save taxpayers money (his numbers, it's been shown, however, don't add up - see Andy's Farewell Tour). He's recently admitted to reporters that he's taking 2 full-time jobs in order to be able to pay fees resulting from legal suits against a another city councillor.

To read some recent views on this ludicrous situation and misuse of public monies, see:

Online campaign orchestrated, embattled Mayor says. This CBC News story outlines a little of Andy's persecution complex:
Feb.6.08 CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/02/05/wells-online.html
Andy's Farewell Tour
http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=104071&sc=80
'Pick a job, Liberals tells St. John's mayor. 'They count for nothing,' Wells says of Liberals.
Feb.4.08
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/02/04/liberals-andy.html
Cut mayor's pay when Wells goes to PUB: councillorFebruary 1, 2008
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/02/01/wells-pay.html
Wells decides to stay on as mayor, work two full-time jobs
Jan.31.08
http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=103778&sc=79
Andy staying on, for now, as St. John's mayorJanuary 31, 2008
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/01/31/andy-future.html
St. John's better served if mayor leaves early: councillorsJanuary 21, 2008
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/01/21/wells-council.html

You can do something immediately to help get rid of Andy Wells.

i) write to City Council ASAP to demand that Andy resign immediately. You can send a simple message to Council; something like "Dear Andy Wells. Please resign as mayor immediately. I support a bi-election for mayor." Here's the e-mail addresses of our councillors.mailto:councillors.andywells@stjohns.ca, gcolbert@stjohns.ca, wcollins@stjohns.ca, kcoombs@stjohns.ca , sduff@stjohns.ca, rellsworth@stjohns.ca, fgalgay@stjohns.ca, thann@stjohns.ca , shickman@stjohns.ca, dokeefe@stjohns.ca, apuddister@stjohns.ca

iii) write to the auditor general, responsible for public sector accountability - (will the PUB best be served, and see best use of taxpayers dollars by having a part-time head for months)? John Noseworthy C.A. Auditor General jnoseworthy@gov.nl.ca
Copy the Premier on that: premier@gov.nl.ca

iii) write & express your concerns to the media: make it as short & sweet as you want, just make it:
CBC http://www.cbc.ca/nl/contact/
VOCM http://www.vocm.com/Vocmpage.asp?id=17
Telegram http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?pid=1186
Independent http://www.theindependent.ca/contact.asp
The Scope Elling Lien, editor mailto:editorelling@thescope.ca


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