Did Vaught Make Up the Numbers?

If you scroll down to my posts of 6/18/14 and 6/23/14 you will see where I was trying to get verification from Councilmember Vaught about a statement he made.  That statement was that 40% of the sales taxes collected in Shawnee were from non-Shawnee residents.  Believe his point was that with a sales tax increase for roads that a good portion would be coming from folks who live outside of Shawnee.  If true, that would be a nice shot in the arm.


So, I sent him an email, asking for verifiable documentation that would back up his statement.  He never replied. So, what was my next step?  To submit a KORA (Kansas Open Records Act) request to the city to see if they could help to verify the info.


What was the official response from the city?


The finance director receives sales tax documents from the state department of revenue, but they are not an open record. She is not permitted to distribute them. The city does not have a document that confirms or refutes Councilmember Vaught’s statement.


Unfortunately his original statement was picked up by the media, and published with no verification.  The Dispatch reporter that published that eventually emailed the city manager asking about it (info I got based on another KORA request), but there is no indication that the email was responded to within the time frame of the request.  Maybe it was responded to by phone?  Thereby eliminating a paper trail?  (See my posts about the cheerleading)


The sad part is that Jeff (the arrogant one) Vaught, in his big, booming, intimidating voice can apparently make up whatever he wants to and it gets accepted as gospel truth.



So, did Vaught make up the numbers?  Did he slip and disclose information that he was not supposed to reveal, or possibly even have access to?  Does the city even get figures broken down by residency, or do they just get sales tax info by business?  Thereby making residency an undetermined number?  What do you think?

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Hmmmm, who dispenses misinformation?

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Reporting or Cheerleading?

In my post below about the loss of the most recent Shawnee Dispatch reporter it was indicated that he may have been more of a cheerleader for the city than a reporter.


Now, wait until you read this information gathered from a KORA request.  There were various back and forth emails between the city manager, Carol Gonzales and the reporter, Michael Terry concerning the Westbrooke Village project and MDDS (the development company).  In an email dated 6/19/14 to the city manager, Terry is quoted as follows, and pay special attention to the last three sentences (underlining mine):


"Can you offer me a few updated quotes from my story for next week.  I'm basically saying MDDS was granted a 60 day extension.  They are continuing to work on meeting the new deadline.  No money has been paid out and will not be paid out until deadline is met.
I assume issues like this pop up in complicated development deals.  Maybe you could say something like that.  Reassuring residents that MDDS is still committed to the project, if that remains the case."


Wow, a reporter/editor feeding a city manager ideas for possible quotes concerning a city redevelopment deal.  Is that the function of a newspaper?  With a news reporter like that, did we really need to spend money on a PIO?

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Shawnee Dispatch Needs a New Reporter

Ever since Rob Roberts left the Shawnee Dispatch we have had a revolving door of folks covering the city.  The Dispatch will have to look very hard to find a replacement for Rob, as he told it the way it was.  The good, the bad and the ugly, and made a few enemies at city hall because of that. Various members of the city government have at times indicated that the Dispatch should basically be a cheer leader for the city, rather than actually report what was happening.

The most recent reporter for the Dispatch made it a point to email various city officials that he was relocating out of state, but I don't remember him writing a farewell note to the people of Shawnee. (KORA  requests can produce interesting documents)

Upon receiving his email the city manager responded: (underlining mine)

Michael, I am really, really sad to hear this news.  I want to thank you

for all you've done for Shawnee in a very short time - you brought a level

of professionalism to the Dispatch that had been sorely missing for several

years and had truly caused significant harm to this community.  Through

your diligence and energy, along with fact based and very well written

stories, you brought credibility back and made the Dispatch a community

newspaper again.   People have come to rely on it, and quote from it, and

it has helped our citizens and our businesses become more educated and more

engaged in a very positive way.

I know before you came here you knew nothing of Shawnee, Kansas, but you

jumped in with an open mind and you made it your mission to learn about us.

I can't begin to tell you how much we appreciate that, and I want you to

know that as you head down to Florida, you should be very proud that in the

brief time you were here, you made a significant impact.

On behalf of all of us here at the City, I wish you good health and much

happiness, and know that you will always be welcome here!

Any time a city manager praises a "journalist" so effusively, you know they're not doing their job. If they were doing their job they would be rattling some chains.  But, if a city manager is totally happy with a reporter, then by golly, is that person reporting, or are they a cheerleader for the city? Cheer leading can be harmful, as it does not allow for the citizens of the community to be told the full story.

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One More Week

Yepper, one week to go.  Then the council will discuss putting a sales tax increase on the ballot, with the funds going for road maintenance.


Do our roads need work?  Yepper  Do we need a 3/8th sales tax?  I don't think so, and I think we can get by with a smaller one.  As I said in my post last week I will explain how at the meeting. 


This could be a very important meeting.  Try and be there.


Rumor time:  Now this is a rumor, not a fact, but word on the street is that the city manager might try and get the council to put the sales tax question on a mail ballot, instead of the general election ballot.  Figuring  lower turn out would make it easier to get the voters to approve it.  Here's the kicker, putting it on the general election ballot won't cost the city a penny.  Creating a mail ballot would run about $70K.  And we need a tax increase for road maintenance?  Something does not make sense here.
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Sales Tax Question - City Council Meeting 7/28/14

Based on what happened at the council committee meeting on 6/17/14 it appears that the city council will determine on 7/28/14 whether or not to put a sales tax increase on the November general election ballot. The increase would be for street maintenance.  Right now, the number being tossed around is 3/8ths of a cent.

Some additional information can be found at this KC Star Article

My opinion is that an amount of 1/8th or 2/8th of a cent can be used.  At the meeting I will voice my opinion as to how the city can get other funds for street maintenance.

If the item goes on the ballot the city is prohibited from advocating for or against the measure.  But, the city is permitted to "educate".  I am curious if during the education process the city will inform its citizens that if the 3/8th amount is approved, by the voters, that the sales tax will go to 9% at most locations.  But, at some locations it can go as high as 9-1/2% and even 10%.

There are some questions also, about why something wasn't done earlier, at a lower amount.  But, more on that in a future post, or at least at the council meeting.

Here is your opportunity as a citizen to get involved by showing up at the meeting on Monday 7/28 at 7:30PM.

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Two Great Programs in Shawnee

The City of Shawnee currently sponsors two really great programs for its citizens or for folks who work in Shawnee.

CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY

From the city's web site:  The Citizen Police Academy is an opportunity for members of our community to see and experience the role of the law enforcement officer at a deeper level. Participants in the academy will meet and interact with officers and see how the members of the Shawnee Police Department work to maintain a safe community for all who live in, work in, or visit Shawnee.

For more info, including how to participate, please go here: 
http://gsh.cityofshawnee.org/WEB/PoliceCMS.nsf/vwContent/CitizenAcademy?OpenDocument

C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team:

The first class has recently graduated and planning is being done for the next class.

From the city's web site:  The CERT course is taught in the community by a trained first responders who has completed a CERT Train-the-Trainer course conducted by their state training office for emergency management, or FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI). CERT training includes disaster preparedness, disaster fire suppression, basic disaster medical operations and light search and rescue operations., 

For more info, please go to   http://www.cityofshawnee.org/WEB/ShawneeCMS.nsf/vwContent/EmergencyManagement?OpenDocument 

Happy Birthday America

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA

One of the best renditions of the Star Spangled Banner.
The choirs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard Academies accompanied by the US Army's Herald Trumpets.  Yes, it was at a Super Bowl, but no big time rock/pop stars or vocal show offs.

And to many of you out there, "Welcome home brother"

Good Blocking - Bad Blocking

Good Blocking


When the KC Chiefs block a field goal.
When the KC Royals' catcher blocks the plate and tags the runner out.
When a KU (or K-State or MU) defender blocks a 3 pointer on the basketball court.
When law enforcement blocks the scene of an accident so injured can be moved safely.
When traffic cones get placed blocking pot holes so they can be repaired.
When the Chiefs offensive line sets up blocks so a running back can score.


Bad Blocking


When a government entity blocks certain websites/blogs just because they disagree with the philosophy of the author.  Or they don't like the truth to come out.  That's OK, folks can usually access those things from other sources. 


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CERT & Flags for Freedom

On Saturday, June 28, 2014 various volunteers from across Shawnee got together to help place flags along Johnson Drive.  There were boy scouts, church groups and others.

Seven members of the Shawnee CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and the Shawnee Emergency Coordinator were there.

Upcoming Meeting - Budget and Sales Tax Increase

On 7/28/14 the city council will hold its public hearing on the new budget, starting at 7:30PM at city hall.


One of the items that will be discussed at the meeting is whether or not to put a sales tax increase on the November ballot.  The council committee voted to present a 3/8 of a cent tax to the voters.  This can change at the 7/28 meeting.  First, the good news.......it goes to the voters to decide.  The amount to be presented to the voters will be decided at the meeting.


This sales tax would be specifically directed at street maintenance, and cannot be used for anything else.  Though there is a definite need for something to be done for the roads maintenance program is the 3/8 of a cent the right amount? Or, are there other options?  Or a combination of options? I will voice my opinion on those questions in future posts on this blog.


What I will say now is let's look at a few situations.
Current sales tax:  8.625%  with a 3/8 increase it goes to 9.0%
Sales tax at 10 Quivira:  Currently 9.125% (includes a .5 CID tax) would go to 9.5%
Sales tax at Shawnee P'kwy Plaza:  Currently 9.625 (includes a 1.0 TDD tax) would go to 10%
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Vaught Can't or Won't Back Up Statement

With a pending vote on a sales tax increase coming up for road repairs, Jeff Vaught made a statement at last week's council meeting that 40% of the city's sales tax revenue comes from non-Shawnee residents.


On 6/18/14 I sent him an email and asked him to provide certain back up information for that statement.  One would think that since he had made that statement he would have the back up info readily available.


So why hasn't he replied to my email?  I'd say it was for one of two reasons:
1.  He can't provide it
2.  He won't provide it (doesn't feel that he has to respond to citizen inquiries)


The original blog post is at http://shawneeray.blogspot.com/2014/06/can-jeff-vaught-back-up-his-statement.html




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Math for the Below Post

$65,000  x  1.25 = $81,250  (approximate total compensation, salary & benefits)

Part II of How To Get a 35% Salary Increase

Reference my post below (6/14/14) about the salary for the new Communications Manager (Public Information).  Here is some additional information, which now begs the questions of did the city manager exceed the authority or the intent of the council?  Read and decide for yourself. The point being that an amount equal to approximately 25% of salary has been the guideline for the value of benefits.  Fortunately, we have had full minutes restored for meetings, otherwise this info would not be readily available.  Some individuals (like Jeff Vaught) were against full minute restoration.  I wonder why?   


From the 5/21/2013 committee meeting:

CITY MANAGER GONZALES: Yes. And just to clarify on the Emergency Management position, because Terry is here and the position -- if we were to approve that position, we would actually just replacing the Records Clerk position that Terry would be vacating. So, that’s why that’s a lower number.

COUNCILMEMBER PFLUMM: Well, I was wondering, well, how do we get a public information person for 70 and an emergency management position for 45.
CITY MANAGER GONZALES: Right. Right. That’s a net number of -- as actually more of a records clerk and then a little bit of additional funding for the creation of the position. Good question.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWYER: But that includes all benefits, the retirement, the whole nine yards?
CITY MANAGER GONZALES: It does. And these are round numbers, so --
(then some other stuff)
COUNCILMEMBER KUHN: Well, which is probably ironic right now, because I -- when we talk about the salaries and how it goes like that, it gets so easy to get it kind of convoluted. So, can we go back to the two positions that you’re looking at in here, both the emergency manager position and the public information position?
CITY MANAGER GONZALES: Uh-huh.
COUNCILMEMBER KUHN: You know, we kind of hear a lot of talk about them and so we’re talking about whether or not they include benefits. You’re telling us they do. So, can you give me a ballpark of what the actual salary that we would pay somebody for that is? Are you saying, I mean, is it about 25 percent less? Is that what your estimate is?
CITY MANAGER GONZALES: Yeah. That would be my estimate. And again, I don’t know yet what kind of skills we’re going to need or what kind of person we’re going to get. You know, it might be that we have a classification position called regular part-time that 30 hours a week might be adequate if we found the right person that that’s the schedule that matched for them. So, I’ve tried to just plug a certain amount of money in there and hopefully you all -- there’s some flexibility and latitude within that, but.
COUNCILMEMBER KUHN: Right. I think it’s going -- it’s so easy I think when we see that number out there, you know, we get a lot of grief when we don’t include benefits, because then we say it’s not enough.
CITY MANAGER GONZALES: Right. Right.
COUNCILMEMBER KUHN: But when you do include them, somebody goes --
CITY MANAGER GONZALES: No. It absolutely is intended to include benefits.
COUNCILMEMBER KUHN: -- $70,000 is a lot of money. So, we’re really talking about a $45,000 probably position plus benefits that go in, potentially in there.
CITY MANAGER GONZALES: Give or take, right.

From the 3/24/2014 City Council meeting:

COUNCILMEMBER MEYER: Yeah. Thank you. I don’t want to belabor the meeting certainly as it’s already ten o’clock. But I wondered -- I know Carol and I have had a number of conversations about kind of where the PIO position is, communications manager. I wondered if maybe we could get a high level kind of evolution of what it is just for everyone’s information, because we’ve had so many chats back and forth about it.

CITY MANAGER GONZALES: Yeah. And I included that in my updates e-mail. So, just a repeat of that pretty much?

COUNCILMEMBER MEYER: Yeah. That would be good.

CITY MANAGER GONZALES: As you all know we advertised and went through a selection process. We did not find a good fit. There were plenty of good candidates, good people, but not quite the right fit for us. So, we have re-advertised. We did re-brand the position as a communications manager thinking that might appeal more and describe more of what we were looking for. We did advertise the salary a little differently. Same salary range, but we pumped it up just to start it at 61, I think, which is within the same salary range. Again, hoping we get a different -- a few different people looking at it and then maybe get some good candidates that are a good fit for us. So, we are actually meeting tomorrow to review, and according to our Human Resources Manager Liz Crawford, we’ve got -- she thinks there’s several good folks and so we’ll move forward. I hope that we will find someone good for that. I think it’s an absolutely critical position for the City and I’m not willing to compromise on the quality of the person that we’re going to hire, because there’s good people out there and we need a good person. So, I’m hoping we’ll move forward soon.

MAYOR MEYERS: Mr. Sawyer.

COUNCILMEMBER SAWYER: I have a question. So, we’ve opened it up to 61 with benefits, we’re going to be over the 70 mark, right?

CITY MANAGER GONZALES: Possibly. Again, I am open to, depending on what kind of candidate we get, we may get someone who wants a 30-hour work week. And if so, it would be a prorated amount. Again, as I said during the budget process, at that point we hadn’t even identified exactly what skill sets we’re looking for. And now we are more certain of those. So, it could go up, could go down. Just depends on what kind of person we get.

COUNCILMEMBER SAWYER: But with benefits we’re -- all right. Sixty, whatever the salary is, we need to add 25 percent on it.

CITY MANAGER GONZALES: About. If we hired someone at the 61.

COUNCILMEMBER SAWYER: All right. All right. Just so I know.

CITY MANAGER GONZALES: Uh-huh.

COUNCILMEMBER SAWYER: So, that, you know, we need to try to come in under, you know, at budget at least on something.

CITY MANAGER GONZALES: Well currently, and that number was budgeted for an annual and actually we have money budgeted in ‘13 for that position so, that we’ve never spent, and now we’re going to be April, end of April probably before we get someone on board. So, there is budget authority to cover that amount or even more. But that’s the target range that we’re looking at. And hopefully we’ll find the right person, good person with that pay range.






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Can Jeff Vaught Back Up His Statement?

At last night's council committee meeting Jeff Vaught made a statement that 40% of Shawnee's sales tax revenue came from folks who don't live in Shawnee. 


The point he was trying to make is that by adding a new sales tax for street maintenance, folks from outside, who use our streets, would be paying part of the repair costs.  That idea by itself has merit.  I just question the 40% figure.  Sometimes, elected officials repeat an item often enough so folks start believing the information. 


So, what do we do?  We asked Jeff Vaught to provide documentation to back up his statement.  Will he provide it?  Can he provide it?  Does it exist?  We'll see.  Below is the email I sent to him.


Wed 6/18/2014 5:49 PM


At last night’s council committee meeting you again stated that 40% of the sales tax money received in Shawnee was from individuals who lived outside the city.  It would be nice to make folks who live outside the city contribute to street maintenance.


Since Kansas statute prohibits the city from being furnished the sales tax revenue by retailer, it seems strange that a determination can or has been made as to how much of that revenue was from individuals who shop in Shawnee but don’t live here.

As an elected official it is imperative that you be able to substantiate these kinds of statements.  Not just repeat them and having folks think they are accurate.

Therefore, kindly furnish me with the following items:

1.  Verifiable source document that contains that information.
2.  The methodology used to determine that information.

Thank you




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A Piece of History

We'll make this short.  A couple of weeks ago I approached the council about an old map of Johnson County that Glenn Pilcher has in his home.  He has offered this map to various museums in the area, but each one of them wants to file it away as opposed to putting it on display.  What a shame.


I have a suggestion as to where it can be placed, right here in Shawnee.  On the wall next to the Planning Department at city hall.  With the historical mural painted in the lobby it would make perfect sense.


Anyway, more information about this can be found in this article in the Dispatch
http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2014/jun/09/historic-johnson-county-map-searching-home/




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A Note About the Possible Sales Tax Increase

There was one thing about the original discussions on this item that really bothered me.  That was Jeff (The Arrogant One) Vaught's insistence that his fellow council members all get on board in a unified position. 


What bothered me is this was not the first time that he had said they must all be on board.  He has said that in reference to other things.  A former council member from Ward III was also notorious for making the same suggestion. 


Why does this bother me?  This kumbayah  approach is bad.  City councils, and all legislative bodies, to be effective, must have disagreements and differing opinions.
We have council members who think that disagreements on the council make the council and the city look bad.  And that the council and the city only look good if everybody agrees on all subjects.


I'm reminded of a quote by Gen. George Patton:  "If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."


Be at tomorrow evening's committee meeting, 7:00PM

How To Get a 35% Salary Increase

Like the subject title?  It's easy.  Leave your job in Jackson County, Missouri and come work for the City of Shawnee.

The city's new Communications Manager (Public Information), Dan Ferguson, will be making $65,000 with us. His salary at Jackson County was $47,964.  Not a bad jump, eh?

Last year when the city manager asked for the position (PIO) there was much discussion by the council as to a.) was the position really necessary and b.) compensation..

Well, the position got approved and was advertised.  The first job posting was on 11/1/2013
JOB POSTING 2013
DEPARTMENT: Administration
JOB TITLE: Public Information Officer
STARTING SALARY: Starting Salary:  $56,388 - $64,800 (DOQ)
Application Deadline: First review of resumes beginning November 15, 2013, open until filled

When the position was not or could not be filled it was reposted on 2/19/2014
Job Posting
Position:  Communications Manager
Department:  Administration
Hiring Salary:  $60,000 - $69,000 (DOQ)
Position Open Until Filled
First review of application materials beginning March 21, 2014.

Apparently the city could not find a qualified individual at the original stated salary range?  So it was advertised again, at a higher salary range.  Heck, a 20% bump would have put the individual in the first salary range, and under $60,000.

Is this person going to truly and honestly disseminate information to the public or will we get city sanctioned deception & misinformation.  We know that the city manager thinks that local bloggers pass along bad info.
Will we get a bunch of "two man race" statements.  Reporter and PIO get in a two man race.  Reporter wins.  When asked, reporter says he won.  When asked PIO says he came in second and reporter came in next to last.

Anyway, click on the embedded image below and look at the salaries for various PIO individuals at the Kansas State government level.  Note that the Director of Communications for the Governor was paid less than $42K last year.  I wish Mr. Ferguson well.  He himself can't be faulted for getting the most out of the deal.  Oh, before anybody has a tizzy fit, the salaries of ALL individuals paid with tax dollars have to be made available to the public.

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To Tax or Not To Tax

At the upcoming City Council Committee meeting (Tue 6/17/14 at 7:00PM) one of the items to be discussed will be whether or not to put a sales tax increase on the November ballot.  And, if that is done, what amount to place on the ballot, 1/8, 1/4, 3/8 and one suggestion has even been made to make it 1/2%.  The purpose of this tax increase is to fund street repairs (which are needed).  This meeting is open to the public.


There is more information about this at :
http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2014/jun/08/deadline-approaching-shawnee-decide-ballot-questio/


What really, really upsets me though is this.  Last year certain senior city officials were "dancing in the street" that there was no tax increase for 2014.  This situation with the streets has to have been known for years.  Now we are being asked to look at substantial sales tax increases, because, among other things, as we go forward, costs will increase as each year goes by.  Well, why wasn't a tax increase brought up 2, 3, 4 years ago?  When construction prices would have been lower, maybe we could have gotten by with 1/16%.  And, if we had started 2-4 years ago the future cost increases of construction would have been less.  Personally, I feel that certain senior officials of the city have been negligent in not pursuing this earlier, at lower amounts. 


I hope they enjoyed their previous "dancing in the street".  You can see more background on this by going to :
http://shawneeray.blogspot.com/2013/09/shawnee-open-wide-and-say-ahhhhhhhhhhh.html


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John Rubin Fights for What is Right

Shawnee's own State Rep John Rubin recently initiated and saw passed two new laws which were signed by the governor.


One of these was to enable insurance for autistic children so that they could eventually be mainstreamed and become active members of the community.  The other one was to make available affidavits that are used to obtain search warrants.


Complete information on these items is available at http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2014/may/21/rep-rubin-looks-back-productive-legislative-sessio/


If you read the above you'll see why we are fortunate to have John Rubin represent us in Topeka.

Jim Neighbor is Unfair And Heavy Handed

At Tuesday's (5/20/14) council committee meeting Councilmember Jim Neighbor again displayed his incompetence in fairly conducting a meeting.


As council president he is also chairman of the committee.  Basically, what happened is that he allowed Jeff (the arrogant one) Vaught to make comments concerning other members of the council, but when Council Member Mike Kemmling went to defend himself and set the record straight Neighbor gaveled him down.  The comments are too lengthy and involved for me to post here, but one can listen to the video on the city's web site (provided they haven't been edited).


This is not the first time that Neighbor has done this.  In reality if anybody needed to be gaveled down it was Vaught. What is the problem?  Is Neighbor scared of Vaught?  Does he have a Napoleonic Complex?  Is someone pulling his strings? 


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