Tiny Village About the Size of Carthage Sure Does Pay Well

   Another pension probe but the recipient is in the clear although the matter of Village of Green Island employee Jack Brown reveals how much some officials make by bundling jobs in small municipalities.

Village of Green Island

    Green Island has 2620 people and occupies less than a square mile near Albany.
    Mr. Brown clocked $117,117 in his final year working as head of the Green Island Power Authority, the local planning board, and some work he did for the Green Island Industrial Development Agency.
    He retired but kept one of his jobs going for an extra three months. That was ruled OK as he didn't exceed the $30K annual earning limit on those collecting a pension.
    Gaming the system is a fine art and a system that encourages it is a big reason we have such an underfunded system.
Blame game in pension payout - Times Union