Topic: TAXES FOR LAW ENFORCMENT

[crazy horse]

And in fairness, JB and Farnham are close friends and political allies.
I do appreciate your kindness Fedup. I have often thought, when I was going through cancer I was given a pass by nobody (and I mean political people, many people were wonderful and many churches prayed for me) so I want to make this clear, the press, the politicians; especially JB's & Bill's supporters were vicious.  In fact Farnham hammered me relentlessly about missing meetings. Then, he missed a bunch over back problems. If that would have been reversed I would never have said a word as I considered that without honor.
Fedup, you are correct, Dennis knows that budget by heart. And he is frustrated because people blame commissioners and falsely accuse them of being against the cops, when there is no money. They are not hiding money from the sheriff. That is ludicrous. There is no money.
Matrsnot, you are a good man who has been been mislead and bought in to it lock, stock and barrel. But, I like ya and hope you get over it someday. 

[matrsnot]

Actually, the best financed area of the county will have to pull out some money.  I don't have much to asy about Franham.  He is in the Eastern District.  Thornsberry and Ransdall are another cup of tea altogether.  I have read many of their arrogant statements and they feel they should be ruling us all.  Ransdall is a professional politician who wants and has, for the moment, power.  At least it is perceived.  Ok, Farnham went over his budget for salt.  So, one of the other areas, perhaps the newly named position for the secretary at Roads and bridges  will have to be sacrificed.  They are still talking layoffs for people who can't afford it.   Why is that?  Because they "miscalculated" on the budget, is why.  I ca'nt stand either of them ans as long as they have a weekly bash the Sheriff, no matter WHO the sheriff is, I will continue to bash them.  What they do publicly with their speaking is reprehensible at best.  And keep in mind, they seem to be covering for Crismon and his road promises and downplaying the boat sale too.  They also REFUSE to have evening meetings because the statutes dont' say they have to have them then.  A great way to dodge those of us working for a living.

[crazy horse]

matrsnot, I am curious and tickled by this, I hope you understand this is in fun. But, I have often wondered, knowing your better half thinks a lot of Bill Ransdall...do you have interesting dinner conversations, or is it not talked about. It makes me think of James Carville and his wife, Mary Matalin. Old 'Snake Head' is of course a brilliant democrat consultant and loves the Clintons with great passion. Mary a top Republican consultant. Often wonder how their dinner conversations go.

[Valor7]

matrsnot, I am curious and tickled by this, I hope you understand this is in fun. But, I have often wondered, knowing your better half thinks a lot of Bill Ransdall...do you have interesting dinner conversations, or is it not talked about. It makes me think of James Carville and his wife, Mary Matalin. Old 'Snake Head' is of course a brilliant democrat consultant and loves the Clintons with great passion. Mary a top Republican consultant. Often wonder how their dinner conversations go.

   Dinner talk! I have waited for the media to cover their gunfight on the front lawn over politics! Talk about the odd couple. They are worse than me and Crazy Horse together. Maybe?

    JB

[Valor7]

Farnham did make a comment to me about the tire issue story in the paper, something to the effect that the reported info was wrong, most was paid for from last years budget. I will have to remember to ask him for some details and post on here..
JB

[matrsnot]

We are still together, because we don't necessarily agree on everything.  She has the right to think what she wants about Bill.  She knows where I stand about him too.  We just don't argue about it.  and youa re right, it is in fun.  Heck she even has him on her email list I think.  Such is life.

[FedUp]

Gary, your signs were in my yard when all around me were Farnham's.  I've always felt you got a bad break and yes I remember Farnham bashing you on the absent issue and several others, now he's not half the commissioner you were. He can't manage a budget.  Yet he gets a free pass because he makes a motion on occassion that supports the Sheriffs office.  I've already mentioned in this thread how I felt and made recommendations that I thought would help. I may not agree with JB on everything but he's  been nice to me and didn't have to be.  That alone means I will respect his views, even if I disagree with them.  I'm not a commissioner and probably never will be, but being cordial is usually the first step to finding a solution that works for the county.  We live in a small community and can't afford, literally and figuratively, the gridlock and nastiness that is in Washington and Jeff City.  Hence my screen name, FedUp.

[Valor7]

Gary, your signs were in my yard when all around me were Farnham's.  I've always felt you got a bad break and yes I remember Farnham bashing you on the absent issue and several others, now he's not half the commissioner you were. He can't manage a budget.  Yet he gets a free pass because he makes a motion on occassion that supports the Sheriffs office.  I've already mentioned in this thread how I felt and made recommendations that I thought would help. I may not agree with JB on everything but he's  been nice to me and didn't have to be.  That alone means I will respect his views, even if I disagree with them.  I'm not a commissioner and probably never will be, but being cordial is usually the first step to finding a solution that works for the county.  We live in a small community and can't afford, literally and figuratively, the gridlock and nastiness that is in Washington and Jeff City.  Hence my screen name, FedUp.

     Maybe you should be a Commissioner, at least you listen, and then think about the issue. Here is an example; I have been after the Commission to put a medical company like Advanced Correctional Healthcare (ACH) in the jail. They will not do so because it would cost between $30 to $50 thousand more each year then what we pay the local doctor.

But here is what we get. No walking inmates down the street to the doc. No rescue or escape attempts. Nurse in jail 20-40 hours per week your choice. Doctor and nurse always on call, they come to you. And last but NOT least, all medical liability issues are taken off the shoulders of Pulaski County and placed on a medical corporation. We DO NOT LOSE THE LAWSUIT, the medical company does.

I consider this to be extremely cost effective and a very wise move. I barely got a discussion going before they chopped the idea. What would you think about this idea?

   JB

[FedUp]

JB on it's face it sounds great, but as with all great proposals a cost benefit analysis should be done that provides statistics to prove your point.  I have to do that with all my Fed proposals in order to get my point across.  Sometimes it's hard for commissioners (or other folks) to fully understand the benefits even when it's spoken in plain english, while statistics provide a good foundation and ignoring those stats increases their risks.  Still, it sounds like a good proposal to me, now the countering argument is what gets cut in order to provide that new service, or how much will get saved? Answer those and I would hope they would listen.   

[Sheriff J. B. King]

JB on it's face it sounds great, but as with all great proposals a cost benefit analysis should be done that provides statistics to prove your point.  I have to do that with all my Fed proposals in order to get my point across.  Sometimes it's hard for commissioners (or other folks) to fully understand the benefits even when it's spoken in plain english, while statistics provide a good foundation and ignoring those stats increases their risks.  Still, it sounds like a good proposal to me, now the countering argument is what gets cut in order to provide that new service, or how much will get saved? Answer those and I would hope they would listen.   

Probably a moot point, there is nothing to cut. And savings are a matter of view. The other selling points are that the inmates in your custody get better care and the medical legal issue is diverted from the County. Does not directly save the County the money but if we lose several cases then the insurance company will cancel us or raise our rates. Both of those would create a real delicate problem. Last payout by Insurance Company is unknown but had to be over $50K and the one before that was $340K. Those were cases under JT and no that is not a slam on JT he was in the same boat I am now. Limited jail staff help and jail staff or Sheriff making complex MEDICAL decisions. It should be done by a Doctor.
So bottom line I cannot say that we would save X amount. That is an unknown. But for the care of the inmates and to prevent the County being canceled it would be the right thing to do.
JB
 

[Yankee Trader]

Let's see....340k divided by lets say top number 50k = 6.8.  That would be almost 7 years of premiums. What happens if an inmate wins a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the County?? That second civil paper server would have almost paid for the yearly premium with the profit for the County???
Another thought......would the Counties insurance premium go down because of the liability taken off it?? Perhaps more savings.

[Valor7]

Farnham did make a comment to me about the tire issue story in the paper, something to the effect that the reported info was wrong, most was paid for from last years budget. I will have to remember to ask him for some details and post on here..
JB

   I walked into the Commission meeting this morning at the tail end of the explanation of the tire issue to the DG reporter. I suspect the paper tomorrow will carry the details.
JB

[cowboy]

Let's see....340k divided by lets say top number 50k = 6.8.  That would be almost 7 years of premiums. What happens if an inmate wins a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the County?? That second civil paper server would have almost paid for the yearly premium with the profit for the County???
Another thought......would the Counties insurance premium go down because of the liability taken off it?? Perhaps more savings.

didn't the insurance company pay the lawsuit? If so then your math is all wrong.

[Yankee Trader]

didn't the insurance company pay the lawsuit? If so then your math is all wrong.

You must not have read the part about the insurance company increasing rates or canceling the policy.  I was simply showing an example.

[crazy horse]

No sheriff should be making medical decisions--ever! What the paramedics and the ER doc decide should be done. The sheriff nor his staff should ever over-ride the medical folks. There is no excuse for that.

[FedUp]

Probably a moot point, there is nothing to cut. And savings are a matter of view. The other selling points are that the inmates in your custody get better care and the medical legal issue is diverted from the County. Does not directly save the County the money but if we lose several cases then the insurance company will cancel us or raise our rates. Both of those would create a real delicate problem. Last payout by Insurance Company is unknown but had to be over $50K and the one before that was $340K. Those were cases under JT and no that is not a slam on JT he was in the same boat I am now. Limited jail staff help and jail staff or Sheriff making complex MEDICAL decisions. It should be done by a Doctor.
So bottom line I cannot say that we would save X amount. That is an unknown. But for the care of the inmates and to prevent the County being canceled it would be the right thing to do.
JB
It is a good idea.  And I think the public safety part should definitely be included.  This example reminds me of the traffic light argument.  The one where public officials say there haven't been any, or not enough, accidents to justify the cost of a traffic light.  Then someone gets killed at that intersection and the following week a light is put up.  The public already paid the costs by higher insurance rates and a person dying.  But those officials hadn't seen statistics to convince them it was needed.  And I do like that the legal aspect is transferred to the company and away from the county.  JB you have some stats, even if they were under JT, may want to use those as examples.
 

[cowboy]

You must not have read the part about the insurance company increasing rates or canceling the policy.  I was simply showing an example.

You were simply misrepresenting the facts.

[02Tundra]

The survey was mentioned in the DG about a week before it came out.  The problem was that if you make people go get a publication and then take the survey to another location, many will not bother.  My wife and I were two of the 22 yes votes.  I still think they need to place it on the ballet, but without controls I will not support it at all.  I will not give Ransdal the ability to get his hands on any more money.

I've been out of town for about five days and had to look up what the poll results were and I got exactly what I thought I would see.  Why is it so damn hard to get something this simple before the voter's?  I really don't understand why our elected officials act the way they do, but I'm getting about fed up with it. 

[peon]

also tundra, the pcw said that the ballots that were no votes were all similar handwriting on the envelopes, and some people went to find newspapers and couldn't?  something underhanded going on here, can you tell?

[02Tundra]

I don't know if I would go so far as to say something underhanded was going on!  I would say that the poll was not very well planned out. If that was the case, you would have seen hundreds of votes, we saw 60.  I don't anything about the similar handwriting on the envelopes, but that doesn't mean anything either.

I would think there could be a special day (Saturday) that at all the polling placing in the County they have a poll (for registered voter's only) and we come in and say yes or no and be done with it!  If yes wins they get it one the ballet ASAP and we vote for it in real life.  If no, then it's over.  If that doesn't work, I would say just put it on the ballet and let the voter's decide. 

[Lepard LLC]

The thing that struck me as odd was, Ransdall had downplayed the poll as unscientific, yet, when the results came out in his favor he acted like it was gospel.

My opinion is this.. The are using smoke and mirrors to unseat Pro Law enforcement candidates, making it look like they are considering it, thus making this upcoming election not about the tax... Once the election is over it will be to late to organize opposition to their candidates. Just my humble opinion..

They tore up law when she visited, looked like Ransdall is leaning away from it now. Read the article in the Guide.
 
Sorry Arnold, I am backing Farnham, if we don't hear from you on this within the week..

[♥♣ ~Maynard~♣♥]

Has anyone read what Bill Anderson has said about this website??


"His first foray into partisan politics hasn’t been completely enjoyable, Anderson said, and he told local Democrats that he doesn’t like the tone of political commentary on some area web sites."

“People can sign up and say whatever they say with no accountability,” Anderson said. “Don’t get badly concerned until they put their name behind it.”

http://www.waynesvilledailyguide.com/articles/2008/04/02/news/news03.txt


related article.

http://www.waynesvilledailyguide.com/articles/2008/04/02/news/news06.txt

[Lepard LLC]

I love how Darrel Todd Maurina always includes the exact quote, when he quotes people..He could be nice and word it better, but he knows that some of us notice, and enjoy. Thanks Darrel..
 
 
 

Has anyone read what Bill Anderson has said about this website??


"His first foray into partisan politics hasn’t been completely enjoyable, Anderson said, and he told local Democrats that he doesn’t like the tone of political commentary on some area web sites."

“People can sign up and say whatever they say with no accountability,” Anderson said. “Don’t get badly concerned until they put their name behind it.”

http://www.waynesvilledailyguide.com/articles/2008/04/02/news/news03.txt


related article.

http://www.waynesvilledailyguide.com/articles/2008/04/02/news/news06.txt

[Yankee Trader]

It's gonna be an interesting election cycle.

[littlebit]

Any chance of a public debate?

[Yankee Trader]

I just want to know what they think they can improve with what there is to work with.

[laciesmom]

Me too Yankee Trader, very good question, and the sas part is if they work there now they know there isn't anything to help improve the situation with the budget as it is.

I just want to know what they think they can improve with what there is to work with.

[Law101]

I don't think many of the candidates for any of the offices, have utilized all the avenues of communication that are available to them.  And it is almost time for the primary election. 

As far as this board goes, there are a greater number of thoughtful people here, who give an honest, well thought out response, than there are those who just like to stir things up. 

[matrsnot]

Biker and I disagree on Bill.  As I said before, my PERCEPTION of him is that he is a power seeker.  Yeah, he gave up his cushy job on post, and they are right, this is not about money.  It is about POWER.  What improvements is he proposing that the monies provided will allow him to do?  Notice he is not running a patrol car anymore.  Not since that unauthorized shooting incident a few years ago.  I am gonna be voting for JB, no matter what.

[jclapp]

Yes, money is a consideration also.  Check out what the salary will be after the election.