tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post4153150019115062117..comments2023-09-25T03:57:22.736-06:00Comments on The Decorum Forum: Where Was Kevin Thom?Bob Newlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05388226473052858297noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-3858065811670426222010-02-24T01:32:24.660-07:002010-02-24T01:32:24.660-07:00Why wasn't the experienced investigator asked ...Why wasn't the experienced investigator asked to look into this? Why the one day investigation? Will I be targeted for asking questions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-25884623135768476342010-02-23T21:54:43.534-07:002010-02-23T21:54:43.534-07:00Good reporting by Newland. The above exchange sho...Good reporting by Newland. The above exchange shows just how out of touch the council is with what people want. People, even city employees, want to be able to speak with their elected officials. <br /><br />Chapman compared speaking with your representative to speaking with your boss' boss. He doesn't seem to grasp that every citizen, city employee or not, has a right, even an obligation, to bring matters of public concern to their elected officials. <br /><br />This very city council passed a resolution affirming the right of a city employee to bring concerns to a council member. Most states have whistleblower statutes which protect government employees who report concerns to their elected officials. <br /><br />The idea that the unhappy city employees or Sam did anything improper in this case is patently absurd. <br /><br />What is improper is spending taxpayer money on a resolution which basically says, shut up, Sam. <br /><br />By they way, how much, on top of the 17,000 the city already paid him, did Mr. Morris get for helping with the witch hunt? <br /><br />Anyone else notice that, at the meeting, the Mayor went out of his way to praise the city council for spending 17,000 of the taxpayers dollars to censure Sam? <br /><br />Something stinks, and its not just the landfill!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-39484746612123331322010-02-23T20:22:04.497-07:002010-02-23T20:22:04.497-07:00Anonymous 1,
There exists no process that forbids ...Anonymous 1,<br />There exists no process that forbids an alderman from talking to concerned citizens, even if they are disgruntled city employees. There exists no process forbidding an alderman from asking questions of department heads.Michael Sanbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523147171085428754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-81301059621432818632010-02-23T17:30:35.806-07:002010-02-23T17:30:35.806-07:00If the proper process is to shut up when your ques...If the proper process is to shut up when your questions about corruption fall on deaf ears, then I don't want the proper process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-69865097503788068002010-02-23T10:20:42.070-07:002010-02-23T10:20:42.070-07:00Thank you Mike. You continue to make my point that...Thank you Mike. You continue to make my point that however well intentioned the fiscal concerns of Mr. Kooiker - he failed to adhere to process imperative to civil governance. Process is slow, messy, cumbersome and ever-so-necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-24600745011049074242010-02-22T11:18:50.920-07:002010-02-22T11:18:50.920-07:00Looking at the Rapid City Human Resources Dept. we...Looking at the Rapid City Human Resources Dept. website, I see that the department is charged with enforcing the Code of Conduct. If I'm reading the Code and its relationship to Dept. of HR correctly, it looks as if Thoms should have been the first person turned to.<br /><br />On this page, http://www.rcgov.org/Human-Resources/index.html, click on "Code of Conduct" to get a one-page .pdf that seems pretty straightforward.Bob Newlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388226473052858297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123919364122433432.post-69862258018037314342010-02-22T10:53:25.805-07:002010-02-22T10:53:25.805-07:00This is from a city web-page, http://www.rcgov.org...This is from a city web-page, http://www.rcgov.org/Community-Resources/:<br /><br />Kevin Thom<br />Community Resources Director<br />kevin.thom@rcgov.org<br /><br />The Community Resources Department was formed in 2007 and provides a broad mix of services as it oversees the Human Resources, Community Development, Code Enforcement, Information Technology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) divisions. The formation of the Community Resources Department allowed for an efficent Citywide consolidation of Information Technology Services into one department which enhanced services.<br /><br />The 2009 budget for Community Resources is $1,732,086. Community Resources has a professional staff of 25.5 FTEs serving the City and Community<br /><br />Mission Statement of Community Resources: "Excellence in Service to All"Bob Newlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388226473052858297noreply@blogger.com