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Common Sense For A.L. 
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Posted on: Aug. 27 2010,10:06 pm |
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I wonder how Moen feels turning in her boss for spending money he shouldn't have when she and her husband owe thousands to the city in assesments to the city???
Maybe someone should demand her debt paid up now!!!
Would also like to know how much money has been spent on hiring this clown, moving exspenses. investigation money when the city is in a money crunch??
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busybee
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Posted on: Aug. 27 2010,10:42 pm |
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QUOTE After reading the story in the Tribune it's clear to me that BOTH are at fault here,
How is that?
After I read the story, it's clear to me the city manager lied, more than once and to more than one person when he was busted for his choices to misuse the city's funds.
It's also clear the new city manager was well informed about what to use and not to use the credit card for, yet thought himself entitled to misuse it anyway.
QUOTE And why does the city give department heads these cards and trust them in the first place? That's just plain wrong.
It's not a crime, nor is it wrong to trust someone who sells themselves as trustworthy.
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busybee
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Posted on: Aug. 27 2010,10:45 pm |
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What irritates me the most is the "paid leave" this guy is still being paid.
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Alfy Packer
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Posted on: Aug. 27 2010,11:02 pm |
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He is still with benefits to prevent law suites and backpay issues with penalties that could come back on the city if he is not convicted of the charges. This might change after the city attorney has some time to study this.
What irritates me is what has the city personnel manager been doing through this whole process of interviewing, candidates and hiring a city manager. I would like his job defined for me. Just what does this overpaid ass due for his wage! If you recall he was totally hands off in this whole process, as was the city council. We hired counsultants, and everybody held their noses as they moved as far away from the process as they could by appointing a special community committee to assist in the selection. When the person selected by the commity rejected the city's offer, caution was throwen to the wind and it appeared to be anybody will due.
The process stunk from the counsultant right up to the hire. Shame on you all!
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gijoeman
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Posted on: Aug. 28 2010,12:12 am |
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^For once I agree with the old man. Total scam from start to finish. Paid high dollar to get a guy with no credit. REAL good choice to watch our money. 
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justmealmn
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Posted on: Aug. 28 2010,12:51 am |
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Oh well one day Albert Lea will learn....don't you think? ?
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gijoeman
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Posted on: Aug. 28 2010,1:06 am |
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OK, now I'm gonna break it down for you. The city isn't concerned about the AMOUNT of money spent just what it was spent on which is kind of silly when you think about it. They allowed $5000 just for moving which this guy didn't use. He had no credit card and no credit, so he needed other things like a frig and gas.
Here's what he should've done. Hooked up with private mover who he should've paid well and got a kickback. Everyone's happy. Mover gets paid well. Guy gets much needed cash in his pocket to move and he won't need to use the cities card for personal expenses.
The city actually saved money on this guy because he didn't gouge them on moving. When they said 5k for moving expenses he probably thought he could spend it how he saw fit only the city wanted it just for the movers. Dumb. He should've said I'll take the 5 grand but I need the freedom to spend it where I need it. The city is being dumb here.
"Here's a $5,000 for some cake but don't you dare spend $10 on candles! This money is for the cake only!" 
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nphilbro
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Posted on: Aug. 28 2010,1:30 am |
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The good 'ol boys still have it together, don't they. Maybe they should get a big bed to share so they can do to each other what they're doing to you.
Kenneth Lay thinks this town is corrupt and run by self-serving jack wads.
Investigating towns to move a company in or out of, Albert Lea is now a ringer for anyone tasked with investigating cities.
I'm sorry for you folks at the forum. You get it.
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nphilbro
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Posted on: Aug. 28 2010,1:38 am |
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The douche hound above makes a good point. I'd have to mostly agree with him. It would keep spending private and moving cheap.
However- a dude whoe can't get a CC is not the best candidate to be a city manager.
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Liberal
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Posted on: Aug. 28 2010,2:12 am |
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The guy still admitted he was scammin on the Feds with the credit card debt program. He also "allegedly" filed a false claim, and the two stories in the e-mails tell us something isn't on the up and up. Add to that the fact that he apparently participated in the police interviews without an attorney present tells us that he's probably not that bright.
I feel sorry for the guy, he made some poor choices and it's going to make finding future work pretty difficult. It reminds me of an old friend's sayings, "Never kill the goose that lays the golden eggs." and "Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.".
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