What Happened At The Special Called Budget Committee Meeting Today?
Last week in the County Commission Meeting the County Budget was sent back to the Budget Committee with a mandate to cut and balance the budget. It was the understanding of most Commissioners and the public in attendance that the Budget Committee was to go through line item by line item and seek out every possible cut.
Ideas were submitted to committee members and were waiting to be asked in the committee meeting when the committee abruptly adjourned.
Commissioner Reedy made a valiant attempt to ask some important and probing questions but after he presented several inconsistencies in the budget that resulted in almost a million dollars in reductions Commissioner Campbell made the motion to adjourn and Mrs Brown seconded it. Then on a vote of four to three the meeting was over. Commissioners Reedy, Flacy and Adams voted to continue the meeting.
Understand that even though the expenditures were reduced there was no cut in the spending. All the reductions were made through an error caused by not updating the numbers after a huge reduction was realized in the insurance cost, due to it having been bid out. In fact $60,000.00 was added to the budget for a bridge on Stevenson Road.
Only in politics can money be added to a budget and have it called a reduction. Allen Barrett
Ideas were submitted to committee members and were waiting to be asked in the committee meeting when the committee abruptly adjourned.
Commissioner Reedy made a valiant attempt to ask some important and probing questions but after he presented several inconsistencies in the budget that resulted in almost a million dollars in reductions Commissioner Campbell made the motion to adjourn and Mrs Brown seconded it. Then on a vote of four to three the meeting was over. Commissioners Reedy, Flacy and Adams voted to continue the meeting.
Understand that even though the expenditures were reduced there was no cut in the spending. All the reductions were made through an error caused by not updating the numbers after a huge reduction was realized in the insurance cost, due to it having been bid out. In fact $60,000.00 was added to the budget for a bridge on Stevenson Road.
Only in politics can money be added to a budget and have it called a reduction. Allen Barrett
posted by Allen Barrett | 1:13 PM
39 Comments:
What were some of the inconsistencies that Reedy brought up? Who were the other two commissioners who voted to adjourn?
The meeting proves beyond doubt that contempt for the citizens is alive and pungent by a one vote majority in the budget committee! Equally clear, is the growing affectiveness and capability of what may be a majority of county commissioners!
Not a word was mentioned about rolling back the runaway school spending. Of course, the decisive votes to squelch any public comment by adjourning came from the school members. Sending the original flawed budget back for council approval is astounding!
Once again, the budgets do not match revenue and spending. They have not been adjusted for known errors and findings that were discussed in the meeting! The consideration is material beyond any doubt. The AICPA rules being violated are not incidental.
Needless to say, it is a nasty high stakes chess game for a professional who must make the next move! There is an emminent collision course of ethics and corrupted power.
Read the original heading for this thread it tells who the commissioners were that voted to adjourn. Reedy couldn't ask his other questions.
It says Campbell moved to adjourn and Brown seconded but it does not say who the other two were who voted with them. It says that Reedy, Flacy, and Adams voted against it. Unless I am reading it wrong, which is possible.
Unless Brown and Campbell had something to hide, they would not have adjourned the meeting so fast. I don't have any respect for Campbell. However, I am truely surprised by Yvonne Brown!
Concerned citizens NEED to call Brown and Campbell and burn their ears. Also, the other two commissioners who voted to adjourn; if anyone knows who they are.
I'm sorry 3:26 I should have included in the thread topic the names of those who voted to adjourn along with those who voted to continue the meeting. Voting to adjourn were commissioners Campbell, Brown, Jackson and Holt. I hope this helps and I appreciate you asking.
Allen Barrett
we should have know the other too. They run every time their seat gets hot. Jackson and Holt are bought and paid for. Just two "yes men" in control. Thats the story of Pulaski.
Thanks for the added information WAB.....might have know it was the 'two wild jokers'.
12:10 Jackson, Holt and any other officials who are "in control" are in control BECAUSE the voting citizens of Giles County LET IT HAPPEN! VOTE the 'two wild jokers' and all their 'royal court' OUT!! The people of Giles County NEED to take responsibility for LETTING 'jokers' control their money.
They were trying to adjourn before the circus started. WAB acted like a five year old having a tantrum.
648 TANTRUM??? You'll see a tantrum when it comes time to vote! Times have changed. Some haven't changed with them & they WILL BE GONE!
Obviously it was rigged. TJ pulled the strings before hand & everybody scooted out the door to disappear.
TJ got whacked again in the paper. Never any legitimate response when it happens.
Mrs. Connie sure enough popped the power brokers where they can't scratch. Stoney & Campbel looked like 3 year olds caught with their pants full. Looked like they saw a haint.
Jackson and Campbell probably did poop in their pants. Campbell gets his insurance from city. Jackson has a son that works for city somehow. Think they vote without considering result.
A 4 - 3 vote could be hinged on the master of "sorry-monies" - holt! I'll bet TJ has one of those dog training collars on him. Did anyone see TJ with a remote control - about to hit the button when holt brought the meeting to a halt. He sure looked like a cat caught with the canary in his mouth.
To 30 July 6:48 AM.
Since there were a couple of dozen people in the room at the time of adjournment and most were witnesses would you please explain just how I had a "tantrum".
I told Mr. Holt what he had done, in adjourning the meeting, was disgusting and not what the commission had mandated the committee do, then we began to speak of other things we agreed on. Allen Barrett
To Thursday, July 30, 2009 6:48:00 AM
Was you at the meeting?
Did you go to Mr. Holt like a gentleman and speak to him? Did you act like you have been critical of Holt doing?
Did Holt act like a gentleman or a stooge?
Stooge. He asked Ms Brown if she was the 2nd to adjourned. WAB DID NOT have a tamtrum. Did you forget already? That was Holt a coule of weeks ago when his grandson didn't make the all-stars team.
637 knows a stooge when one is seen - just taking a poll. Maybe question should be - if anyone thinks he isn't a stooge - bet no one answers that one except - well, except for miss pitty pat aka dufus, dumbo, flapyap, ??? - all one & the same idiot
9:16
Do you realize that you just called me names (plural)? You make a great cheerleader and spokesperson for that sort of behavior.
Callie here...now 10:09, baby, you know you are not Miss Pitty Pat. She has been away visiting cousins in Virginia. Honey child, why are you trying to confuse these here good folk on this here blog?
callie
Keep the faith.
Your name is entered on the "dream team" list of smarter people who should be "in control" of Giles County. It must be great to know you and the chosen few are so much brighter and enlightened than we folk. It gets lonely at the top I suppose.
916 honey, you go by more than one name. Alias several names noted & more. I called & you answered to all of them! What's the gripe? Got more names we don't know about, yet...
I'll bet if I called spot, you'd come a runnin with your tongue hanging out & tail waggin!
Once again, a thread is brought low by the insipid name calling and posturing of those who think that we are a conspiracy trying to take over Giles County. Sorry, I'm just a citizen trying to stay informed. I will say, that I wish people would use a name, title, even a book title, as a handle so tha t I can tell who I am fencing with. You who remain anonymous are tiring.
deadman.
I notice that you are just as anonymous as the others you criticize. Is this another example of the kettle calling the pot black?
At least he uses a name, not just anonymous like you do.
That way you know who you are talking back to.
Fanny
HAHAHAHA. You can't be serious, fanny.
Well,apparently you don't remember when deadman first came on here and said people who know me will know by the name I use on here who I am. You must have been absent when he said that. Besides, telling who you are seems to be more important to some than what they say. People are just anxious to know who said what so they can go and spread it and talk a bunch of trash. Why does it matter who you are? If you want to validate what someone says then do your own research. Or why not do your own research to begin with?
I don't know who Deadman, Deanna or WAB is and don't care, I just like to know the different people writing. You can use a number for a name. almost every is anon
Sometimes I think it must be the same person writing every post.
Fanny
I agree with you on that thought, but some are wanting to know who a person is for other reasons. I will think of a handle for myself and suggest everyone else do the same. You make a good point and maybe others will take note.
To: 8:31:00 AM
Thanks!
It seems that the way some of our elected officials handle tough questions is to just adjourn the meeting so they don't have to answer them. They tend to forget they were put in office by the people and are accountable to the people. I wonder how long the citizens of this county are going to tolerate being lied to and having their questions ignored. Time will tell I guess.
Perhaps until the next election. That is how to get rid of them. No mob violence, lynchings, firing squads, and so forth.
I'm sorry you think uncovering the truth is mob violence, lynching, firing squad and so forth. You are down right ridiculous if you think seeking the truth and exposing those for what they are is wrong. Which side are you on? The side of corruption or the side of justice??? Makes folks like me wonder...not really because you made your point quite clear.
12:36
If the point was clear, then why did you question me? Are we choosing up sides now? Thanks for letting me know, so I can be sure to be on whatever side you're not!
Looks like dumbo is back. The question is whether you support corruption or justice. A part of supporting corruption is to close your eyes and pretend it doesn't exist. Part of supporting justice is to require right behavior from those you are paying to do a job.
According to your statement you made it clear that you come down on the side of volunteer blindness.
what an incredible idiot you are 8:48
Isn't incredible better that insignificant.... Thanks.
Your ignorance doesn't dignify a response 7:51. But here goes! My questioning you was sarcasm you silly idiot. I guess you don't know what sarcasm is. Yes we as people are always choosing sides. Everyday you wake up you choose a side. You begin your day deciding if you are going to live your life respectfully and law abiding. To not do so would be choosing the alternative. That is choosing sides. But I doubt you see the logic. You aren't particularly bright, that is obvious. I just hope you are just a stupid, mouthy private citizen and not one of those we have elected to do the right thing for our county. But, from your post you clearly don't care about what is wrong or right. Like you said, you didn't want to be on my side. If my side is right and just then you have just chosen to be corrupt and crooked. Now, that was real bright..haha
Post a Comment
<< Home