IS IT TRUE? February 7, 2012
IS IT TRUE that the Vanderburgh County Council didn’t directly include funds in their 2012 Budget so they can join the City of Evansville to pay for a much needed Information Technology Assessment Audit? …we are pleased that the City of Evansville directly put funds for this Audit in their 2012 Budget? ….we join 5th Ward City Councilmen and Budget Chairmen, John Friend-CPA call for this City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County funded department begin to do a long overdue and detailed financial assessment of this little known but important publically funded department? …we now are awaiting to see if the past Budget Chairmen and newly elected President of the Vanderburgh County Council, James Raben shall put the money on the table so this extremely important Assessment Audit can begin?
IS IT TRUE that the new President of the Evansville Water and Sewer Board is moving this extremely important public entity in a positive direction?…that President Jeff Hatfield directing this board to make good business decision based on “good public policy”? …that it was well known that Mr. Hatfield had major disagreement with some of the policy decisions made by the prior board President and members when he was a board member during last 4 years?
IS IT TRUE that State Representative Wendy McNamara made remarks at the recent “Meet Your Legislators” gathering that shall cause her major political problems when she seeks re-election this year?…McNamara stated that the survey she conducted on the “RIGHT TO WORK” issue that some of her respondents approved of her vote?…that she also added that she didn’t base her decision on what the majority of her constituents wanted but on how she felt personally and really upset many voters in her District?…that her stance on “creationism” being taught in a “historical perspective” in public schools might be OK but will cause her major political problems with the Constitutional voters in her District?…that we hear that the State Democratic Party will make an all out effort to put Wendy McNamara seat back in the Democratic column this coming election?
IS IT TRUE that State Representative Ron Bacon’s push to make pseudoephedrine, an ingredient used in making methamphetamine to be taken the off drugstore shelves and requiring purchasers to have an prescription failed to receive a proper committee hearing?…he also claimed that his original bill died due to strong opposition from “big pharmaceuticals”?…we respectfully suggest that Mr. Beacon contact a locally owned family pharmacy that is located in Chandler, Ind. (the District he represents) and ask John Guthrie how he is dealing with the sale of over the counter cold medicines that have pseudoephedrine in them?…that the City County Observer strongly feels if Mr. Bacon would start a well organized petition drive asking that the State elected officials make drugs that contains pseudoephedrine be sold by prescription only it would get their attention?…we also expect to see this petition drive to be sponsored by State Senators Jim Tomes and Vaneta Becker and State Representatives Gail Riecken, Wendy McNamara, Suzanne Crouch, Greg Battle and Sue Ellspermann?
The 3rd paragraph needs some major proof reading. The 4th paragraph, is his name Bacon or Beacon?
How much is the County’s share of the IT department audit supposed to be. I certainly hope it’s not 50% of the total. Under the previous administration, the mayor owned the IT department, which might be why there is this discussion in the first place. The courts and sheriff do their own technical support and management, and they represent a huge portion of the County’s investment in IT. So, what would be a fair contribution by the County to the audit? Any thoughts, Ed?
I think Rep. McNamara’s voters DID want her to vote on Right to Work. Most people think that our unions make-up a majority of jobs, when they only make up 10% of the ENTIRE Indiana workforce and half of that are Teachers Unions. So only 5% are unions. UNIONS ARE A MINORITY, REPRESENTED BY A MINORITY.
Its mainly our illustrious Teamsters and Construction unions (which specific ones are exempt from RTW) raising all the hell about this bill. Now they [union bosses] are forced to work and be held more accountable (which they are NOT used to).
Ridiculous. As a union contractor, we think we’ll see an increase in productivity, which is the main problem we have when we’re contracting jobs out to unions.
Sorry CCO, but there is a lot of misinformation specifically in the third paragraph of this “Is It True” article.
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