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.
