Thursday, January 10, 2013

Sherriff Bell shuts down meeting.

Sherriff Bell shuts down meeting.  

Just like several months ago it was NOT because the citizens were being disruptive it was because the Board Members were on the edge of becoming verbally if not physically disruptive so before it got to that point the Sherriff did his duty to protect the Board members from themselves and shut down the meeting.
Item 5 was as far as the meeting got.

Tyler paraded several county employees up in front of the Board and stated "I did not say this" and "I did not say that" ... right? Talk about putting words in someone's mouth!! The discussion was having to do with giving implied approval for a contractor to go ahead with some work at the tune of about $65,000.00.
This is all very interesting since during the last Board of Supervisors meeting the contractor involved who said Tyler gave him the go ahead or implied that he want the contractor to "get the work done" also indicated that the only ones in the room when the work was being discussed was he (the contractor), Tyler and the County Attorney. The County attorney said yes he was there but after saying that the county could go sole source to get the work done quickly he left the room and Tyler and the contractor continued talking.

I do not have any video or pictures BUT THE SUSSEX SURRY DISPATCH was there and should have a good story in this weeks paper. You better get one early as this might be one of those issues that sell out.

There was a statement that sums it up all to well.
TYLER YOU SHOULD STOP RUNNING YOUR MOUTH AND RUN THE MEETING.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Tyler calls for a special meeting




The last time Tyler called a special meeting Tom Harris was ambushed, what does he have in mind this time? The agenda follows ..... Please tell as many as you can about this meeting and try to attend. During the last BOS meeting Tyler was caught in a lie (maybe more than one) I think he is trying to find someone else to lay the blame on, he has had a few weeks to formulate "the plan of attack" and will have his accomplices all prepped you can be assured. 



Sussex County Board of Supervisors

Called Meeting

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 – 7:00 p.m.

General District Courtroom – Sussex Judicial Center

 

AGENDA

 

1. Call To Order/Determine Quorum

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Phone Hub Removal/Bid

4. Advertise for County Administrator

5. Interim County Administrator

6. DOC Code Change

7. I-95 Toll Project

8. Route 460 Bypass Project

9. Board of Supervisors and Chairman’s Communication

10.  Recess/Adjournment

Saturday, December 22, 2012

What a DISGRACE but what else is EXPECTED

I have run out of words (ALMOST) to discribe the antics that are commonly called our Board of Supervisors Meetings.

Last Thursday's meeting was no different EXCEPT more and more people are getting involved and saying ENOUGH is ENOUGH and IT'S TIME WE TAKE BACK OUR COUNTY away from the lunitics. IF there is NOT ILLEGAL actions going on by one OR MORE of the Board Members I'll do a jig on the Courthouse lawn.

This will be the first of a couple posts from that meeting as I want to get some material out as fast as possible. It takes over 24 hours to prepare and download the videos etc  so CHECK BACK SOON.

OH yes and HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
My Christmas wish list for the County
1. Tyler steps down as Chairman AND off the Board
2. Capel just wakes up
3. Stringfield goes back under the rock he crawled out under of
4. Fly keeps digging but comprises a bit more when its for the bigger good
5. Warren steps up and becomes the Chairman
6. Futrell stays true to his beliefs

Pictures first then Video Links
I'll let you think of captions for now.

































Now for the video links
REMEMBER check back for more....


Rally 1.AVI

Rally 2.AVI


Amended minutes 1.AVI


Answer the question by what authority did you have to change the minutes.AVI


Bids contracts something stinks 1.AVI


Bids contracts something stinks 2.AVI


Bids contracts something stinks 3.AVI

Bids contracts something stinks 4.AVI

 Bids contracts something stinks 5.AVI


Bids contracts something stinks 6.AVI


Bids contracts something stinks 7.AVI


Bids contracts something stinks 8.AVI


Changing of the minutes 2.AVI

Changing of the minutes 3.AVI

CITIZEN’S COMMENTS

Cut the madness out.AVI

 http://youtu.be/VCXXQKIpOJ8

Don’t let the people down.AVI

Lady bashes Tyler.AVI

Mike SSD comments.AVI

Ronnie A.AVI

BACK TO THE REGULAR MEETING …..

Who authorized the changing of the minutes 1.AVI

Why did you change the minutes.AVI

Why did you change the minutes 2.AVI
http://youtu.be/BcAJlAPmHkw


The next several video clips all are about the discussion that went on about the meeting when Tom Harris was ambushed. For a meeting that lasted less than 3 minutes they sure went on and on and on about it at this meeting.

The lawyer did say that in his opinion the firing of Tom Harris was legal he wished he could have found a reason to say it wasn't but he couldn't. Although legal it might not have been moral.



Discussion of the meeting 1.AVI


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Discussion of the meeting 2.AVI


100%

Discussion of the meeting 3.AVI


100%

Discussion of the meeting 4.AVI


 

Discussion of the meeting 5.AVI


 

Discussion of the meeting 6.AVI


100%

Discussion of the meeting 7.AVI

 
 

pass the word out about this new posting..

DO YOU BELIEVE???



Thursday, December 20, 2012

Sussex County is Imploding.


Implosion is a process in which objects are destroyed by collapsing (or being squeezed in) on themselves.
THURSDAY NIGHT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING …. BE THERE!!

Please note that the December 20, 2012 meeting of the Sussex County Board of Supervisors location has changed to the Sussex Central High School Auditorium.  Please share with as many others as you can.  Thanks.


 
 I hear the movement to have Tyler and others removed from office has begun! The support for this is wide spread both within Sussex County government and outside. Tomorrow night’s Board of Supervisors meeting will be a crucial one for the wellbeing of the county. PLEASE make plans to attend. I would not be surprised if the meeting is a no go, the pettiness, unrelenting ignorance, underhanded (bordering on illegal) actions that have been displayed previously will possibly get in the way of our progress. The national media has tagged Newtown Connecticut as the saddest town in America after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School . I believe that Sussex County just might be the saddest county in Virginia (Brunswick is not that far behind...wonder what the connection is??? ) and we have our Board of Supervisors to thank for this. Ok I know there are those on the Board that truly have the best interest of the citizen at heart but the division is deep and balanced. It has been proved time and time again the only way to get something accomplished is by “trickery”. If some folks worked as hard to improve the county as they do at trying to undermine other board members and/or to improve themselves or their pet projects we all would be better off.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The AMBUSH








SUSSEX COUNTY has taken a thousand steps
backwards today as Tyler and his ignorant
puppets ambushed County Administrator Thomas
 Harris with a special called meeting and a quick
vote to fire him. With Fly running a few minutes
late (within 2 miles of the court house) and Futrell
 in the lobby calling Fly, a motion was made and a
 vote taken to fire Harris. Warren tried to halt the
 vote, but the damage was done.
OR WAS IT??? Was this a legal and proper motion
 and vote??? Was Tyler using his self-imposed
“authority” and dictatorship type rule to seize the
 opportunity?? On a 3-0 vote the county died. Oh
 yes the county will be around for many years to
come but it will NEVER recover from this
outrageous display of craziness.
 

The racial hatred  and pure ignorance is so
 evident that it is only a matter of time till
 dangerous acts will take place that puts all
 citizens of Sussex County in danger … maybe that
 single act has just occurred shortly after 3:30 this
 afternoon. Where were you when man walked
on the moon, where were you when Kennedy 
    was shot, where were you when Martin Luther
 King Jr. as assassinated, where were you when
 the music died, where were you when the
Towers came down and where were you when
Sussex County died???

If the citizens, ALL THE CITIZENS of the county do
 not wake up and call a stop to this madness you
will forever remember this day, your children and
 your children’s children will find a life
somewhere else because there will be NOTHING
 in Sussex County for them.
 
More Later!

Thursday, November 22, 2012

 
 











Where oh where to begin??
 
 First sorry for the delay in getting this posted. As I was reviewing what the camera “caught” I was once again AMAZED at the inability of the Board of Supervisors to conduct business in a professional manner. There is true discontent among the members of not only the board of supervisors but among the entire governing body of Sussex County. Not to mention the lack of respect and ignorance.
Why is it that a board member and a county official feel the need to get up during public comments and make a statement to the board???? Why is it that a board member (Stringfield) does NOT KNOW where the RT 460 bypass is planning to go, it does impact HIS district… does he not care?? Or is he just that out of touch?? Why is it that when given a sliver of possibility to halt the bypass does the chairman Tyler push this aside saying it’s a done deal and we must live with that fact our focus should be on where the interchanges will be??? It seems to this writer that maybe just maybe Stringfield and Tyler have truly been in favor of this project all along … do they have a personal agenda, something to gain by this??? One can only wonder. How is it that a Board Member (Stringfield) made a derogatory comment about the County Administrator in a public meeting outside of Sussex County? And WOULD NOT apologize for it??
 
Now to the meetings …. Yes meetings! The first meeting was to discuss the evaluation and the evaluation process of the County Administrator, Tom Harris. At a bit after 6 PM the personnel committee (Tyler, Caple, Stringfield and Futrell) called the meeting to order and then wanted to go directly into closed session. County Administrator Harris stated “why did it have to be a closed door session he had nothing to hide from the public”, so they proceeded in an open session. And what a session it was, a bit disappointing that there were only a few in attendance including Fly and Warren who were NOT part of the “committee”.
 
The next 8 video clips are from that session and you REALLY need to watch them all to get a true feeling of the craziness that is supposed to be the business of the County.
 
The other clips are from the regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting. In my opinion the ONLY POSSITIVE thing to come out of the meeting was the fact that the Eastern Senior Citizens were allocated an additional $4,000 of necessary funds to allow them to continue their support of their group. Oh yea we got home before midnight too!
 
Watching all video clips will take a bit of time but well worth it IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in what is going on with YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
 
Each clip is about 4 min in length and I have tried (or will soon) to indicate a key exchange of words for each one. I will also be adding to this posting but wanted to get this out right now. SO PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON and often, and tell a friend about it. The more pressure we can put on this Board of Supervisors the greater the possibility is that WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!  “Pressure” comes from awareness and involvement! Be AWARE and get INVOLVED.
 
Do you realize that it has been almost 5 years since a County Administrator has received an evaluation? I agree that EVERY employee and elected official need yearly evaluations but what I don’t understand is why is Tyler pushing so hard right now? Could it be he has a plan??? A plan to get rid of Harris??? Heaven help Sussex County if this happens!!
 
Pictured here is what Tyler proposed to use in helping to establish evaluation standards he himself was proud to say developed the questions. WHAT a bunch of garbage, this should be taken to the landfill, maybe they will waive the tipping fees to help out. If this is the best Tyler can come up with it is yet another reason that we have NO leadership.
 
Evaluate the County Administrator 1.AVI
Warren to Tyler do you have a copy of the county administrators contract …. Turn to page 6 section 12…..
 
 
Evaluate the County Administrator 2.AVI
Tyler to board Are you suggesting we do not do an evaluation…. Warren to Tyler we are in violation.
 
 
Evaluate the County Administrator 3.AVI
Tyler to committee I only remember 1 previous evaluation…
 
 
Evaluate the County Administrator 4.AVI
A gum chomping Tyler  The committee will establish ….
 
Evaluate the County Administrator 5.AVI
Harris takes to the podium to address the committee and then Warren Can I get a ruling from our attorney…
 
Evaluate the County Administrator 6.AVI
Warren to Tyler … it’s always just a minute when someone has something to say..
 
Evaluate the County Administrator 7.AVI
Warren to Tyler When did the board deligate that authority to the personnel committee??? Tyler back That’s a good question..
 
Evaluate the County Administrator 8.AVI
Harris to Tyler you do realize there are 94 other counties that do this…Tyler  you don’t have to zerox all the documents from other counties and bring here.
 
Mrs Turner comments.AVI
I hope the attorney finds a legal way to get a tie breaker because will NOT move forward. To Tyler you did not tap for anyone else and when I finish I will sit down. Mr Tyler you can laugh if you want but this is serious.
 
Special called meeting 1.AVI
 
Special called meeting 2 you got a problem.AVI
 
The eMail.AVI
Tyler I sent an email ….. Warren Show me a copy!!!
 
Training more important than other issues.AVI
 
Training more important than other issues 2.AVI
 
Training more important than other issues 3.AVI
 
Where is the agreement.AVI
 
You’re pushing me 1.AVI
 
You're pushing me 2.AVI
 
I have several other clips that were captured between the two meetings when some did not or may not have known I was taping but for now I have elected to not post these.