tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post251875487738008840..comments2024-03-10T23:44:30.359-05:00Comments on Racine Post: Update: City administrator responds to Ethics Committee's emailed reportDustin http://www.blogger.com/profile/10717778498642473701noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-60512460052290777932010-05-03T08:45:40.638-05:002010-05-03T08:45:40.638-05:00Anon 7:53, you nailed it. The sad thing is, as Ano...Anon 7:53, you nailed it. The sad thing is, as Anon 7:34 and Anon 8:21 note, the people of Racine are so stupid that in the next election they will most probably re-elect dickert based on name recognition rather than on the issues and his abominable track record. Have you received your recycle bin yet?Grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-67159063335993104192010-05-01T19:53:54.132-05:002010-05-01T19:53:54.132-05:00A dickert administration is just more of the same....A dickert administration is just more of the same. Giving jobs and no bid contracts to his friends, rewarding campaign donors and supporters, trying to buy off his opponents with jobs and contracts (look at the real estate deals), giving taxdollars to a friend for a fraudulent lawsuit, failing to bring any jobs to Racine, businesses leaving, and unemployment almost doubling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-13652274359091004782010-05-01T13:33:08.130-05:002010-05-01T13:33:08.130-05:00Please add an update that no members of the board ...Please add an update that no members of the board found a need to contact the chairman with any corrections to the repor<br /><br />Does that mean that everyone on the comittee emailed back that they agree with the report as is ?? or does voteing by silence mean its ok ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-36347982558326478862010-04-30T22:12:50.400-05:002010-04-30T22:12:50.400-05:00You want a guide for open government? See this li...You want a guide for open government? See this link:<br /><br />http://www.rcfp.org/ogg/index.php?op=browse&state=WI<br /><br />It includes Open Meeting and Open Records info. <br /><br />This was prepared by the folks at Foley & Lardner LLP in Milwaukee. The attorneys that only the Johnson's can afford.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-84877507990235306952010-04-30T20:42:15.635-05:002010-04-30T20:42:15.635-05:00Lets give everyone in City Hall a pass on anything...Lets give everyone in City Hall a pass on anything after all they are nice folks. <br />Why so serious?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-38647957318711341482010-04-30T20:21:10.840-05:002010-04-30T20:21:10.840-05:00"They assume all our stupid, look how many ti..."They assume all our stupid, look how many times they have been embarresed over the past year. "<br /><br />Gee, why on earth would anyone assume that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-34903376180489176442010-04-30T20:19:27.304-05:002010-04-30T20:19:27.304-05:00"I'd add that under no circumstance was t..."I'd add that under no circumstance was this a major violation of the Open Meetings Law, if it was a violation at all."<br /><br />So, it may not be a violation? Then why did you originally write "That's likely a violation of the state open meetings law."<br /><br />Sounds to me like y'all just trashed some people without the basis to do so.Tim the Shrubbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-39117123046612668462010-04-30T19:34:01.178-05:002010-04-30T19:34:01.178-05:003:58....The truth. This is nothing new for Dickert...3:58....The truth. This is nothing new for Dickert and his folks in CIty Hall. They assume all our stupid, look how many times they have been embarresed over the past year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-24980209949815734732010-04-30T16:46:44.712-05:002010-04-30T16:46:44.712-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-60052432676773504462010-04-30T15:58:14.543-05:002010-04-30T15:58:14.543-05:00This is the way the Dickerts do business, it is no...This is the way the Dickerts do business, it is nothing new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-44257304255393819562010-04-30T15:45:12.657-05:002010-04-30T15:45:12.657-05:00PR 8:57, you say that the committee's actions ...PR 8:57, you say that the committee's actions were "likely a violation of the state open meetings law." Falling back on your vast legal knowledge and experience, state specifically what the committee did that was a violation. Don't speculate as to what might or could happen. What, exactly, was the violation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-33505040692088209922010-04-30T15:23:43.247-05:002010-04-30T15:23:43.247-05:00Yea - Dustin thanks for getting in bed with the po...Yea - Dustin thanks for getting in bed with the pot head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-18032485150665512752010-04-30T15:14:41.184-05:002010-04-30T15:14:41.184-05:00Dustin - thank you for reporting on things when no...Dustin - thank you for reporting on things when no one else will!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-73375567770295257202010-04-30T14:01:46.827-05:002010-04-30T14:01:46.827-05:00The story of Jim Spodick and city loan was reporte...The story of Jim Spodick and city loan was reported.There was not a update on the outcome which was settled but never reported by journal or Post!Why report a story if you are not going to follow through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-38781034993629194522010-04-30T13:54:15.352-05:002010-04-30T13:54:15.352-05:00So sayeth the propaganda wing of the Cory Mason ca...So sayeth the propaganda wing of the Cory Mason campaign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-59275102672883127442010-04-30T13:51:09.335-05:002010-04-30T13:51:09.335-05:00Laws are made to be broken!Laws are made to be broken!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-91932831954826625772010-04-30T12:12:26.192-05:002010-04-30T12:12:26.192-05:00Anon 12:02 -- I believe you are confusing open rec...Anon 12:02 -- I believe you are confusing open records law with open meetings law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-4095172861493948762010-04-30T12:02:29.767-05:002010-04-30T12:02:29.767-05:00It sounds like the group was going to use email to...It sounds like the group was going to use email to finalize a document for presentation to the city council. Developing a working document in email is not an open records violation. Working documents under development are expressly stated as not being open records. Once the document is presented, accepted or approved by the City Council that version becomes a public record. <br /><br />I'm not a lawyer or associated with any of these people. I just know how to read the law and this isn't a violation. <br /><br />It is becoming to common to believe Pete Karas when he raises these flags. You may notice that none of his claims have been proven to be real issues. Before publishing these things get another opinion other than Karas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-72791619541774701372010-04-30T11:33:18.590-05:002010-04-30T11:33:18.590-05:00"Mary and her husband are Attorneys and I fee..."Mary and her husband are Attorneys and I feel it hard to believe that they would over look that possibility."<br /><br />I laughed so hard that my tongue almost snapped off its roller! Seriously anon 9:56, nothing personal but if you think lawyers are pillars of knowledge - and ethical conduct - you are up for Ignoramus of the Year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-32796878584729826822010-04-30T10:52:46.259-05:002010-04-30T10:52:46.259-05:008:57 - The key is they won't review or vote on...8:57 - The key is they won't review or vote on the report at a <i>public</i> meeting. It seems to gall some people that public business has to be done at meetings that the public can actually attend. We'll ridicule a public body every time there is even the suggestion that they are conducting the public's business in secrecy. <br /><br />While there's about 10 people in the city who seem to care about open government (Karas being one of them), the rules are really important. If left unchecked, more and more business is done in private with no input from city residents.<br /><br />As journalists, we're stupid enough to believe that the public has a right to know. We make no claims or endeavors to being "serious" journalists. We just want city committee to follow the rules so everyone can see what's going on, not just a select few.Dustin https://www.blogger.com/profile/10717778498642473701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-29807966081366171172010-04-30T10:40:00.231-05:002010-04-30T10:40:00.231-05:00No by line = PIO ??
Will this report be read at a ...No by line = PIO ??<br />Will this report be read at a public meeting with comments from public?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-82751984323629556132010-04-30T10:26:24.440-05:002010-04-30T10:26:24.440-05:0010:00 - What business contracts with the city?10:00 - What business contracts with the city?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-24816650384619964432010-04-30T10:00:33.438-05:002010-04-30T10:00:33.438-05:00would they overlook the fact that Doug Nicholson s...would they overlook the fact that Doug Nicholson serves on several city commissions and also is a vendor with business contracts with the city?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-62445799292452854802010-04-30T09:56:41.418-05:002010-04-30T09:56:41.418-05:00No By Lines,
It is Mrs. Wyant not Ms. Wyant. That...No By Lines,<br /><br />It is Mrs. Wyant not Ms. Wyant. That being said, I would bet every dollar that Dustin and Pete have that this is not an open meetings violation. Mary and her husband are Attorneys and I feel it hard to believe that they would over look that possibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-15187025996601269742010-04-30T09:23:14.737-05:002010-04-30T09:23:14.737-05:008:57: "You can't honestly believe that n...8:57: "You can't honestly believe that no committee member may read and consider the report unless he or she is in a public forum. "<br /><br />I don't think it is about reading and considering -- it is about taking action, i.e. approving or discussing the report in secrecy before it goes to the City Council -- Not sure that is legal....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com