Comments on: County Budget: “Not Out of the Woods”

By: Alan Goldsmith

Alan Goldsmith — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:47:33 +0000

“The board passed a resolution declaring the week of May 15-21, 2011 as Police and Correction Officers Week, to honor all officers who have served in Washtenaw County. The same resolution declared May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, honoring the memory of all officers who died while serving the community. The U.S. Congress has designated the same week and day to honor officers at the national level.”

Kudos to the County for doing this. It’s a refreshing contrast to the bashing some City of Ann Arbor employees receive from the Ann Arbor City Council.

By: Alan Goldsmith

Alan Goldsmith — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:38:45 +0000

Maybe Conan Smith is waiting for a State appointed emergency manager, a concept he’s been praising lately, to come in and collect the overpayments?

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:39:03 +0000

“Thomas Partridge spoke during the four opportunities available for public commentary.”

I am at a loss for (polite) words.

By: Mark Koroi

Mark Koroi — Tue, 10 May 2011 02:49:25 +0000

I notice no one appeared during the public commentary period to address the commissioners who have yet to reimburse the county for mileage expense and per diem overpayments found to be not properly payable by the audit of a CPA firm.

Last report I had was that current Commissioners Conan Smith and Barbara Levin Bergman had not repaid the county and that former commissioners Jessica Ping and Kenneth Schwartz likewise have not disgorged such overpayments although none of the four have publically contested the amounts set forth in the aforesaid audit. Jessica Ping owes about $5,000.00 per the audit results.

Is there any further progress in the county receiving any monies from these four?

By: Mary Morgan

Mary Morgan — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:25:30 +0000

Re. coordinated funding emails: 1) this .pdf file includes two emails – one that was sent to nonprofits that applied for funding, and another that was sent to the staff and/or governing boards of the funders. 2) this second .pdf file was sent as an attachment to the emails, giving details about the selection process. It also included the list of recommendations. [.pdf file of recommendations]

By: Vivienne Armentrout

Vivienne Armentrout — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:48:48 +0000

Would it be possible for the Chronicle to obtain a copy of the email referenced early in the article? It is very facile to say that a document is available to the public via FOIA, but that is an effective barrier for most ordinary citizens to obtain such information (assuming that they know it exists).