Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen Spoil the Broth

…and the budget for the city of New York.

Seems that Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, and the 10th richest person in the country, has three cooks in the kitchen, two more than the mayor before him.

From Mail Online

When Mayor Bloomberg came into office there was just one executive cook at Gracie Mansion to make the VIP feasts.

Today there are three – costing  taxpayers a whopping $245,000 this year.

And despite the big spending cuts the mayor has ordered across every city agency, too many cooks won’t be spoiling the broth at the city-owned mansion.

According to figures revealed by the New York Daily News, his longest-serving man in the kitchen, Feliberto Estevez, picks up $97,000.

His pastry chef Jerry Montanez  who was hired in 2007 is paid $68,000 while Jose Velazquez is on $80,000 after getting a $10,000 pay rise last July.

Last autumn, there were cutbacks in the police, fire and schools and there are more job losses to come across the board.

Although the 69-year-old billionaire Bloomberg prefers to live at his upper East Side townhouse, he does a lot of entertaining at Gracie Mansion.

If this man is the 10th richest in the country, is allowing the city to cut back in police, fire, and schools with more to come, couldn’t he save a few jobs and pay for the cooks on his own dime?