City Worker Engineers Big Savings for Taxpayers
Do not call Roubik Mardirosian cheap. He is a bargain hunter--even when he is spending someone else’s money.
And in today’s recession, that makes him a hero in the war against government waste.
Mardirosian, an assistant engineer for the city of Santa Clarita, saved local taxpayers at least $29,550 by insisting that soil contaminated with lead could be removed from city property for far less money than a consultant had estimated.
Tonight, the City Council plans to recognize the engineer’s thriftiness by giving him a plaque and an extra day off with pay.
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