Thursday, April 16, 2015

MAYOR HENRY 'S KLEPTOCRATIC PATRONAGE CRONY CAPITALISM

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on a related topic- downtown fort wayne development- to locate or not to locate that is the question?( follow the money..)
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Gina Burgess
April 14 at 1:46am ·
IS FORT WAYNE’S DEPUTY MAYOR LEGAL?? IF NOT, WERE TAXPAYER DOLLARS IMPROPERLY ALLOCATED FOR HIS SALARY? IF SO, SHOULD THOSE PUBLIC MONIES BE RETURNED TO THE CITY? Indiana Code 36-4-9-7 provides that “The city legislative body may by ordinance establish the position of deputy mayor, who serves as the city executive's deputy. The ordinance must: (1) provide that the deputy is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the executive; and (2) set forth all the powers of the deputy, which may not exceed the powers of the executive.”
The problem is that there doesn’t appear to be any Fort Wayne Ordinance that establishes the position of Deputy Mayor as required by State law. We have ordinances that establish, define or reference Deputy Inspectors [1], Department of Health Deputies [2], the Deputy Chief of Police [3], Stormwater Quality Control Deputies [4], City Utilities deputy [5], and Deputy Controller, [6]. But not one for Deputy Mayor.
Folks—this is exactly why accountability is soooo important. Fort Wayne began having a Deputy Mayor in 2006 under the Graham Richard administration. However, the salary for the Deputy Mayor had to be approved the year before, in 20015. (For the record, Tom Henry wasn’t even in office as a City Councilman at this point as he had been defeated by Tom Didier.) The State ordinance listed above came to be in the 1980’s.
Perhaps, I am wrong. If anyone can find the local ordinance that I’ve somehow missed that pertains to the Deputy Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne, please post it in the comments section or private message me.
However, if I am not wrong, this begs a series of questions. Such as how does something like this happen?? How did the oversight of this skip two City administrations (Graham Richards and Tom Henry), their assorted City Attorneys, City Controllers, Internal Audit Committees, members of City Council, and the Attorneys who have represented City Council?
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[1] See Chapter 120 of Fort Wayne City Ordinances.
[2] See Chapter 95 of Fort Wayne City Ordinances.
[3] See Chapter 70 of Fort Wayne City Ordinances.
[4] See Chapter 53 of Fort Wayne City Ordinances.
[5] See Chapter 51 of Fort Wayne City Ordinances.
[6] See Chapter 31 of Fort Wayne City Ordinances.

Indiana Code 36-4-9
IC 36-4-9-2 Appointment of department heads; approval by certain boards and commissions; eligibility Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the city executive shall appoint the head of each department established under section 4 of this chapter. However, the executive's appointment of the h…
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  • You, Kenneth White Jnr and Patricia Porter like this.
  • Gina Burgess NEEDING HELP PROVING ME WRONG: To all who I am tagging in this post--especially the Mayoral candidates, can you please do some research with the intent of proving me wrong. Yes, W-R-O-N-G!  Kenneth White Jnr, Ken Miller,Joe Renner, Joseph Townsend, Audrey Miller-Queckboerner, James A Jim McCoy Jr., Robert Enders, David C Roach, David Christopher Roach, Tom Cook, Richard Stevenson and anyone else interested in this answer to this question. Thanks! 
    April 14 at 1:50am · Like · 1
  • Joe Renner I'll see what I can do tomorrow. 
    April 14 at 1:58am · Like · 1
  • James A Jim McCoy Jr. I'll try to take some time to look into it
    April 14 at 1:59am · Like · 2
  • Robert Enders I'll look it up when I get home, but minor state law violations could be overlooked if the city council moves quickly to change the ordinance. They had illegal use of TIFs in 2007, but nobody went to jail because it got fixed.
    April 14 at 2:07am · Like · 3
  • Gina Burgess Not looking to throw anyone in jail, but rather trying to hold these offices accountable. I've always wondered why we have a Deputy Mayor and not a Chief of Staff and why we have always paid the Deputy Mayor a sum of money that almost matches the Mayor? Keep in mind both our Mayor and...AND....our Deputy Mayor get paid more than the Mayor of Indianapolis and the Governor of the State of Indiana.
    April 14 at 2:18am · Like · 3
  • Joe Renner I think that is a new level of wrong.
    April 14 at 2:52am · Like · 3
  • Kenneth White Jnr What do you wanna bet that "But it is the functioning comparable rate of pay for a CEO in charge of 250,000 employees" would probably be their first line of defense on the salary cap issue, which means they regard the average citizen as either cattle or slave labour. You think that's bad, look at Wendy Robinson's (FWCS Super) pay and benefits then come back and whine about our Mayor and Deputy Mayor getting paid to much would be their second line of defense.
    April 14 at 7:39am · Edited · Like · 1
  • Gina Burgess Right now, my focus isn't so much on how much these guys are getting paid, but rather if we have been paying the Deputy Mayor illegally. Using taxpayer money to fund a position that does not legally exist?? I agree with Joe Renner in that this may be another new level of wrong. In any event, can anyone prove me wrong here.
    April 14 at 12:50pm · Like
  • Gina Burgess You know Kenneth White Jnr -- If I wanted to make this matter exclusively about pay, then you are right. The powers that be would try to equate running a city like running a corporation. And honestly, that would be a fair assessment. But let's also keep in mind that the City, per its own stats, has about 2,000 employees. There's a difference between employees and tax-paying citizens. Certain people would have all of us believe otherwise.  Fort Wayne stats:http://www.cityoffortwayne.org/fort-wayne-facts.html



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    April 14 at 12:58pm · Like
  • Joe Renner It seems it is legal according to State law.http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/incode/3/13/11/3-13-11-12

    Ind. Code § 3-13-11-12 : Indiana Code - Section 3-13-11-12: Chief deputy employee except for...
    FindLaw provides Ind. Code § 3-13-11-12 : Indiana Code - Section 3-13-11-12: Chief deputy employee except for office of judge; assumption of duties during vacancy for Lawyers, Law Students, etc.
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    April 14 at 1:05pm · Like
  • Gina Burgess Uhm, Joe Renner -- The statute you cited is about Caucus Procedure for Filling Vacancies in Certain Local Offices Held by Major Parties. We don't vote on the Deputy Mayor. So how are you thinking this applies? Please read section (b) of the statute you provided and then read how it applies to section 13 through 17. Here's the complete statute:http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/2010/title3/ar13/ch11.html

    Indiana Code 3-13-11
    IC 3-13-11-2 Repealed     (Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.) IC 3-13-11-3 Calling of caucus; withdrawal of resignation; when caucus to be held      Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (e) and section 3.5 of this chapter, not later than ten (10) days after a vacancy occurs in an off…
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    April 14 at 1:17pm · Like
  • Gina Burgess Also, how would your proposed statute supercede the statutory requirements of Indiana Code 36-4-9-7, which clearly states that there has to be a city ordinance on this position? Not being critical of you, just need clarification of your thought process.
    April 14 at 1:18pm · Like
  • Joe Renner You are correct Gina Burgess, I'll keep researching this further.
    April 14 at 1:19pm · Like · 1
  • Gina Burgess Btw, love the fact that Joe Renner and others are helping to prove me wrong and using statutes to do it! Good job guys!! 
    April 14 at 1:22pm · Like · 1
  • Karen Walker Gina, Don't have any more time now to thoroughly research this. I.C. 36-4-9-7 on appointment of Deputy Mayor appears to be a permissive statute, not mandatory. "The city legislative body MAY by ordinance establish the position of deputy mayor." Also home rule allows lots of leeway in what cities do. I.C. 36-1-3 et.seq. City Code 30.01 A 8 establishes the Executive Office of Mayor headed by "Director of Staff" and spells out the duties of the position, which sounds like the Deputy Mayor position. Maybe the Deputy Mayor is just misnamed and should be called Director of Staff. Frankly, I don't see this as much of an issue compared with other problems we need to address.
    Yesterday at 1:36pm · Edited · Like · 1
  • Gina Burgess Karen Walker -- The problem with things like this is the slippery slope they create. We're playing fast and loose with too many rules. Here's another example of this slippery slope: http://wane.com/.../fwpd-illegally-used-pension-plan.../



    Records indicate FWPD illegally allowed pension payments
    EXCLUSIVE: Some retired Fort Wayne officers could be...
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  • Karen Walker I'm as much as a rule follower as anyone. However, again, I really don't see the big deal with the police department pensions either. It involved only two officers who got their own pension payouts in a different than normal manner. It is now fixed by Ordinance. Adam Widener constantly blows little things out of proportion in an apparent attempt to catapult himself into a better job, so far, with no success. As a possible future member of City Council, we need to focus on important things that make a real difference to City residents. Although, I must add that the biggest messes right now are being created by the State Legislature of which City Council has no control.
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  • Gina Burgess Karen Walker--The problem with rules is that you either follow them or you don't. Police offers should not be allowed to pick and choose which rules they get to follow anymore than the regular citizen does. The same goes for political candidates and elected leaders. The moment we start picking and choosing which laws to follow is the moment we begin to believe that we are above the law.
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  • David C Roach THIS also places a further obstacle in the line of succession. As the Mayors Office is set up now- If the mayor was removed from office( by a perjury charge, or indictment; lets say- Or fell off a ladder( henry and richard both did)- or some other mishap- deputy Mayor Karl bandemer would assume the job; and likely appoint win Moses- ( his bestest friend)- as HIS Deputy Mayor.
    In the 80's- ayor Win Moses was removed from Office by Indictment on campaign finance law/ election law violations( the more things change; the more they stay the same?)- and resigned. Mayor Moses didnt have a Deputy Mayor, so City Controller Cosette Simon assumed the Mayors office- for about 3 weeks(?)- meanwhile- a Democrat party caucus was convened; and Mayor Moses was promptly re-caucused back into office and served out his term.
    City Controller Pat Roller is related to Mark GiaQuinta by marriage to former fire Chief Kelley- who is related to the Kelly auto empire family; and former Democrat Party patriarch and sponsor James Kellley.
    Nepotism and Patronage; and so on- are nothing new to any city politics anywhere across the USA. "everyone does it"- is it right? well- It doesnt pass most citizens "smell test". As ShaKespeare's Hamlet might Quip- Something stinks in Denmark.
    If this sort of Crony government/ Kleptocratic rouge regime bothers you- if you want to restore integrity in City Government; and raise the bar; well- stop re-electing these crooks and liars and Puppets of the Plutocrats and Oligarchs..
    For example- there is a major push to spend 10'S OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THE "WORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY"- Baseball as an economic development tool. I think someone was smoking too much GRASS- and wathcing one too many Kevin Costner Baseball movies- field of dreams- if you build it; they will come.. well
    what if you build it; and they DONT COME? THEN WHAT? WE'RE ALL LEFT HOLDING A BAG FULL OF IOU'S while the kleptocrat carpetbaggers abscond with sacks of cash to an off shore banking haven; while the rest of us are left with vacant buildings; and IOU.s
    Draw your own conclusion here- If Mitch Harper is elected Mayor- and His yard signs say nothing asboutREPUBLICAN yest- hes a leading Republican; and running in the republican Primary...
    well- then WHO will beesconced as Deputy Mayor ( see- i got back on topic..); city controller; Police chief? will the Public safety directors job be retained? who else will be appointed to serve "at the Mayors Pleasure( sounds like a porn movie? lol..)- in city govt?
    we have seen how eveyr single republica in town has been heartily endorsed by the Right to Lifer kooks; the NRA Extremist gun nuts; and the usual suspects- - religious extremists; nuts; flakes and kool aid drinkers and tea party wing nuts..
    we see various other Republican city council candiates supported by the Kelty'Jehl/ Boib Morris faction- who will assuredly turn out; overhwelming the main stream establishment republicans; Steve Shine will go ballistic ; and Mayor Henry will be re-elected by a wider margin than the razor thine one last time around vs paula hughes..
    Eric doden is back; and Liz Brown ad the asssorted RIFRA RIFF RAFF- AS WELL.
    Im moving to New Haven.. lol. to excape the madness. 
    BASEBALL ACADEMY; LEGACY FUNDS; ECONOMIC DEVILMENT; ETC.. THE USUAL SUSPECTS- BUSKIRK FOR MAYOR REDUX..
    IF YOU LOVED THE SCANDLAS OF THE WIN MOSES ADMINISTRATION LAST TIME AROUND; WAIT- MAYOR HENRY PROMISES 4 MORE YEARS OF THE SAME.. 
    OH- RON BUSKIRK WILL BE POLICE CHIEF; AND WE WONT SEE ANY REFORM IN THE FWPD..
    just predicting- what sayest thou, andy down, Guru of local politics? voodoo guru more like.. 
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THIS also places a further obstacle in the line of succession. As the Mayors Office is set up now- If the mayor was removed from office( by a perjury charge, or indictment; lets say- Or fell off a ladder( henry and richard both did)- or some other mishap- deputy Mayor Karl bandemer would assume the job; and likely appoint win Moses- ( his bestest friend)- as HIS Deputy Mayor.
In the 80's- ayor Win Moses was removed from Office by Indictment on campaign finance law/ election law violations( the more things change; the more they stay the same?)- and resigned. Mayor Moses didnt have a Deputy Mayor, so City Controller Cosette Simon assumed the Mayors office- for about 3 weeks(?)- meanwhile- a Democrat party caucus was convened; and Mayor Moses was promptly re-caucused back into office and served out his term.
City Controller Pat Roller is related to Mark GiaQuinta by marriage to former fire Chief Kelley- who is related to the Kelly auto empire family; and former Democrat Party patriarch and sponsor James Kellley.
Nepotism and Patronage; and so on- are nothing new to any city politics anywhere across the USA. "everyone does it"- is it right? well- It doesnt pass most citizens "smell test". As ShaKespeare's Hamlet might Quip- Something stinks in Denmark.
If this sort of Crony government/ Kleptocratic rouge regime bothers you- if you want to restore integrity in City Government; and raise the bar; well- stop re-electing these crooks and liars and Puppets of the Plutocrats and Oligarchs..
For example- there is a major push to spend 10'S OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THE "WORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY"- Baseball as an economic development tool. I think someone was smoking too much GRASS- and wathcing one too many Kevin Costner Baseball movies- field of dreams- if you build it; they will come.. well
what if you build it; and they DONT COME? THEN WHAT? WE'RE ALL LEFT HOLDING A BAG FULL OF IOU'S while the kleptocrat carpetbaggers abscond with sacks of cash to an off shore banking haven; while the rest of us are left with vacant buildings; and IOU.s
Draw your own conclusion here- If Mitch Harper is elected Mayor- and His yard signs say nothing asboutREPUBLICAN yest- hes a leading Republican; and running in the republican Primary...
well- then WHO will beesconced as Deputy Mayor ( see- i got back on topic..); city controller; Police chief? will the Public safety directors job be retained? who else will be appointed to serve "at the Mayors Pleasure( sounds like a porn movie? lol..)- in city govt?
we have seen how eveyr single republica in town has been heartily endorsed by the Right to Lifer kooks; the NRA Extremist gun nuts; and the usual suspects- - religious extremists; nuts; flakes and kool aid drinkers and tea party wing nuts..
we see various other Republican city council candiates supported by the Kelty'Jehl/ Boib Morris faction- who will assuredly turn out; overhwelming the main stream establishment republicans; Steve Shine will go ballistic ; and Mayor Henry will be re-elected by a wider margin than the razor thine one last time around vs paula hughes..
Eric doden is back; and Liz Brown ad the asssorted RIFRA RIFF RAFF- AS WELL.
Im moving to New Haven.. lol. to excape the madness. 
BASEBALL ACADEMY; LEGACY FUNDS; ECONOMIC DEVILMENT; ETC.. THE USUAL SUSPECTS- BUSKIRK FOR MAYOR REDUX..
IF YOU LOVED THE SCANDLAS OF THE WIN MOSES ADMINISTRATION LAST TIME AROUND; WAIT- MAYOR HENRY PROMISES 4 MORE YEARS OF THE SAME.. 
OH- RON BUSKIRK WILL BE POLICE CHIEF; AND WE WONT SEE ANY REFORM IN THE FWPD..
just predicting- what sayest thou, andy down, Guru of local politics? voodoo guru more like.. 
https://www.facebook.com/linda.buskirk/about
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David C Roach IM NOT A LAWYER. so the minutiae of state laws; and what "IS" is; well- excapes me- thats why the Mayor has a team of Lawyers in his employ. of course if your lawyers are crooked;well....
I see nothing but political patronage..Im sure Mayor Henry isnt the brightest bulb in the marquee- so Mr bandemer and Win Moses are running a shadow government out of the re development commission; and other city departments..-like- Hey Mayor Henry- you go dophot ops- read to kids, hand out check s to the homeless; cut ribbons, dig holes at ground greakings, and so on- put a happy smiling face on the OLD WARTHOG OF A CITY- and well Loot the Treasury Vault and the Legacy Cash cow; ; and youll have Plausible deniability...
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