My Name is Paul H Cosentino. I started this Blog in 2011 because of what I believe to be wrongdoings in town government. This Blog is to keep the citizens of Templeton informed. It is also for the citizens of Templeton to post their comments and concerns.
1). As the record shows on 10/11/2016 the BOS took action regarding codification
Agenda item 4 (h) Action RE: Codification of Ordinances~ Ms. Haley Brooks made a motion to move forward with the codification of the bylaws with Unicode and authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the contract. Mr. Morrison seconded the motion. The vote was 4 yes.
2). As the record shows on 11/14/16 the BOS took action regarding meeting minutes.
Agenda item 3. Minutes ~ Ms. Haley Brooks made a motion to approve the minutes of 10.11.16. Ms. Richard seconded the motion. The vote was 5 yes.
I'm writing this knowing I've already brought the first part of this issue to the attention of Templetons Administration and received "Yes; In error, Ms. Haley Brooks motioned for Unicode and no-one caught it at the time. However, the paperwork forming the submission was for General Code" as a response. If this had been one instance I would have let it be with that, but I've been pointing out this type of carelessness for over 2 years and it just gets worse. I dare say you can barely pick up any document created by this administration without finding catastrophic errors, oversights that effect the administrations efficiency throughout the town.
So, getting back to the present issue of the 10/11/16 vote. Since it was this Board, This Administrator and these same members maybe you can explain. Yes, ALL members of the Board now were present then. The Administration is the same. This is not "the past" as this BOS so fondly holds up as a shield. This is Diane, Julie, Doug and John with Carter sitting in attendance. Carter is both the Town Administrator and Chief Procurement Officer.
10/11/16 Diane, Doug and John vote to move forward with Unicode
10/11/16 After voting for Unicode, John apparently signs contract for General Code (according to Carters response)
11/14/16 Diane, Doug, John and yes, even though Julie hadn't attended the 10/11 meeting she voted yes approving the minutes of 10/11/16 at were they approved Unicode.
Notice that at both of these meetings the Town Administrator/Chief Procurement Officer was in attendance.
In the response from the Town Administrator to my earlier letter on this issue I am asked to disregard the BOS official documents ( Approved meeting minutes, 9 total votes, from 2 different meetings to approve/confirm Unicode) created and signed in the presence of the Chief Procurement Officer of Templeton. The only reference prior to 10/11/16 to General Code I can find is from a presentation on 8/8/16 by Suzanne Owens from General Code.
The documentation tells me that nobody in Templeton Administration is reading what they sign, listening to what they say, or doing what they think!
How did we hire General Code when BOS voted for Unicode?
What gives Chairman Caplis the authority to sign the contract with General Code?
Does this POS meet and comply with Chapter 30b guidelines as actually executed, not intended.
How did Accounting approve this bill?
Does this violate our financial policy as executed?
Does this violate our bylaws as executed?
Did the Town Administrator under the direction of the BOS spend $10,000 with the single focus being to change the Advisory Bylaw under the guise of others authority?
I believe that if you take out all the BS related to intent and look at what was actually done in this instance you will find multiple violations of Process to say the least. This is very disturbing, nothing in this process worked, NOTHING! It appears to be continuing right into the actual codification document which is so sloppy considering all the eyes that have been paid to review it.
Taxpayers deserve far better than this "representation"
1). As the record shows on 10/11/2016 the BOS took action regarding codification
ReplyDeleteAgenda item 4 (h) Action RE: Codification of Ordinances~ Ms. Haley Brooks made a motion to move forward with the codification of the bylaws with Unicode and authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the contract. Mr. Morrison seconded the motion. The vote was 4 yes.
2). As the record shows on 11/14/16 the BOS took action regarding meeting minutes.
Agenda item 3. Minutes ~ Ms. Haley Brooks made a motion to approve the minutes of 10.11.16. Ms. Richard seconded the motion. The vote was 5 yes.
I'm writing this knowing I've already brought the first part of this issue to the attention of Templetons Administration and received "Yes; In error, Ms. Haley Brooks motioned for Unicode and no-one caught it at the time. However, the paperwork forming the submission was for General Code" as a response.
If this had been one instance I would have let it be with that, but I've been pointing out this type of carelessness for over 2 years and it just gets worse. I dare say you can barely pick up any document created by this administration without finding catastrophic errors, oversights that effect the administrations efficiency throughout the town.
So, getting back to the present issue of the 10/11/16 vote. Since it was this Board, This Administrator and these same members maybe you can explain. Yes, ALL members of the Board now were present then. The Administration is the same. This is not "the past" as this BOS so fondly holds up as a shield. This is Diane, Julie, Doug and John with Carter sitting in attendance. Carter is both the Town Administrator and Chief Procurement Officer.
10/11/16 Diane, Doug and John vote to move forward with Unicode
10/11/16 After voting for Unicode, John apparently signs contract for General Code (according to Carters response)
11/14/16 Diane, Doug, John and yes, even though Julie hadn't attended the 10/11 meeting she voted yes approving the minutes of 10/11/16 at were they approved Unicode.
Notice that at both of these meetings the Town Administrator/Chief Procurement Officer was in attendance.
In the response from the Town Administrator to my earlier letter on this issue I am asked to disregard the BOS official documents ( Approved meeting minutes, 9 total votes, from 2 different meetings to approve/confirm Unicode) created and signed in the presence of the Chief Procurement Officer of Templeton. The only reference prior to 10/11/16 to General Code I can find is from a presentation on 8/8/16 by Suzanne Owens from General Code.
The documentation tells me that nobody in Templeton Administration is reading what they sign, listening to what they say, or doing what they think!
How did we hire General Code when BOS voted for Unicode?
What gives Chairman Caplis the authority to sign the contract with General Code?
Does this POS meet and comply with Chapter 30b guidelines as actually executed, not intended.
How did Accounting approve this bill?
Does this violate our financial policy as executed?
Does this violate our bylaws as executed?
Did the Town Administrator under the direction of the BOS spend $10,000 with the single focus being to change the Advisory Bylaw under the guise of others authority?
I believe that if you take out all the BS related to intent and look at what was actually done in this instance you will find multiple violations of Process to say the least. This is very disturbing, nothing in this process worked, NOTHING! It appears to be continuing right into the actual codification document which is so sloppy considering all the eyes that have been paid to review it.
Taxpayers deserve far better than this "representation"