Monday, Oct 26,2020
EVANSVILLE, Ind. –The Weinzapfel for Indiana Attorney General campaign released the following statement refuting a recently released television advertisement attacking Jonathan Weinzapfel’s record as Mayor of Evansville.
“Former Congressman Rokita’s ad is based on questions asked by the Indiana State Board of Accounts in 2010 concerning the Director of THE DEPARTMENT OF Metropolitan Development who received compensation from both the City of Evansville and the Growth Alliance of Greater Evansville, the city and county’s non-profit economic development corporation.
An anonymous blog raised questions about the State Board of Accounts audit and the Chairman of the Vanderburgh County Republican Party asked then-Attorney General Greg Zoeller and Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Stan Levco to investigate. Neither office found enough evidence to warrant a response. The State Board of Accounts made no recommendations following its investigation.
The Evansville City Attorney found that the Republican Party’s accusations were based on a misinterpretation of the statute. To avoid any future appearance of impropriety, the city did make changes to the employee’s compensation structure as a result of the State Board of Accounts Audit. Rokita’s ad infers that Jonathan personally profited from this compensation arrangement for the city employee. Nothing could be further from the truth.
†For more information on Jonathan or his campaign for Indiana Attorney General, please visit www.WeinzapfelforAG.com. To schedule an interview, email media@weinzapfelforAG.com.
FOOTNOTE: The City-County Observer posted this article without opinion, editing, or bias.
Let’s not forget the Homestead Tax Credit fiasco and getting stuck with the POS “Ford Center”….Thank you Jonathon Weinzapfel.
Here is a link to an article published by the City County Observer about the whole Weinzapfel-GAGE-Barnett arrangement. The bottom line is that state protocols were circumvented and the State Board of Accounts cited that in the audit, the city council was bypassed to solve a salary limitation issue and the paperwork to do so was signed by Weinzapfel, and no one ever alleged that Weinzapfel got a dime of profit for himself from the contract between Barnett and GAGE.
Someone did send me the youtube video and I did not interpret it as saying that Jonathan profited from the transaction. It was simply as we used to say at the CCO SNEGAL (Sneaky but legal).
https://city-countyobserver.com/breaking-news-indiana-state-board-of-accounts-findings/
right on geoff…….. weinzapfel is a joke……………….go back home BOY……………
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