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Happy New Year, Lawman. Yes, Lawman there are officers that have knowledge of what’s going on. Some have left the Ord P.D. as their integrity would not permit themselves to be a part of that mess. You know the drill “Do not speak ill of fellow officers.” These officers also (as irish one has) have to consider their future and careers. Folks are now getting a better picture of what I call the “umbrella of protection.” THERE WILL BE A PETITION FOR AN INIATIVE... to be placed on the November ballot for the citizens of the City of Ord to vote on retaining the present Ord P.D. or require the City of Ord to contract with Valley County Sheriff’s Dept. to provide law enforcement within the City of Ord, as soon as I get all papers from the lawyers back this process will begin. I would appreciate very much any opinion or advice you would have. If I read the law correctly all that is needed is 230 signatures of registered voters to put this on the ballot.
The city council is confronting a $250,000 deficit. The options to cover the $250,000 deficit are (1)steal (using Butch Koelmoos’s words) the funds from sales tax, (2)raise real estate taxes to the tune of $322 per $100,000 evaluation or (3)use the funds from Keno gambling if it passes (as Butch Koelmoos stated you can’t count on that). Option 1 - In order to use the sales tax funds, it would require a vote of the city council to utilize those funds, but would leave the city without any funds for emergencies. The Budget Committee is not recommending “stealing” the money from the sales tax. A few members on the city council are smart enough not to vote for this theft. Those council members in favor of “stealing” from the city have stolen from the city before for their own personal benefit, so this is nothing new to them. Option 2 – Raising real estate taxes to the tune of $322 per $100,000 evaluation is completely out of the question. Option 3 – The proposed Keno gambling will go down in flames. One other option would be to cut city services, which Adam Miller himself said he would rather see consolidation (Valley County Sheriff’s Dept. providing law enforcement for the City of Ord.) Clearly there shouldn’t be any question in anybody’s mind as to the future of Ord P.D. The present stagnation of the city council is being held up by a few that are desperately trying to maintain their control and personal use of Ord P.D., such as we have seen with the retaliatory trespassing citation of a fisherman who has previously exposed the same city council members as thieves. To move the present stalemate that the city council finds itself in an initiative to put the matter on the ballot requiring the City of Ord to contract with Valley County for law enforcement services within the city is a measure that would take this matter out of the hands of the special interest (i.e. saloon lobbying delegation and thieves on the city council). This would only require 230 signatures of registered voters to put on the ballot.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Rock and Lawman,
It looks like the town of Ord is going to hell in a hand basket. It is a shame to read what all is happening to Ord. Lawyers, councilmen, city employees using up Ord's resorces. On top of that school expansion with a dropping student numbes, a corupt hospital board that spend money and can not keep doctors and nurses. Looks to me like a mini Washington D.C. from here. I have talked to people that left Ord just because of all this crap. I know that none of my family will never come back there. None of us even want to be buried there. This is really to bad, as this town was once a great town to be from and be proud of.
Rock and Lawman and all the other good people of Ord, I do hope you have a good new year going forward and hope you can get some changes.
God Bless you
Tincan, Ord isn't a bad place as you suggest-as far as the doctors are concern I disagree with you-Ord still has good doctors in practice. I would like you to prove to me where the hospital board was corrupt-I will agree that changes needed to be made in personnal and those changes are now in place.
I, too have friends that have left and one of the biggest reason was not what you have listed but was because no one can get along. If it isn't people arguing over the hospital then they are arguing over the school if it isn't the school then it's the city council, etc...Ord has always been like that as far as I can remember.
jab_gone
I would like to compliment you on your missive back to me. Two people can disagree and still be civil. The part that your fiends have left because no one can get along is one good reason that I agree with you.
As far as the doctors are concerned. I know several doctors have come and gone, the exact number I do not know. I also know that a husband and wife doctor were not allowed to practice and a tax supported hospital (maybe that has changed as you stated that the board has changed. The coruption charge are my part (manybe I use the word different then you) stims from the running of two doctors out of the hospital that has a large number of patients, and that I beleave it is, that two women where running the hospital and not the board. Taxes are high everywhere, and if Obama has his way, it will even get higher (energy, communication, health care, etc). So I guess my point is the city fathers no matter what board they are on, should listen to the folks and not to lawyers.
Jab_gone, hope you are haveing a good new year and it is a pleasure to chat with you
sorry about my spelling, Mrs. Tolen tried to get me to spell better, it is my fault, not hers!!!
The initiative idea is sheer genius. The initiative process can be used to require the county board of supervisors to sell the hospital. Take the issues out of the politicians’ hands & put it into the voters’ hands.
The initiative process is a measure which the voters can express their requirements on particular issues. I am sure there will be considerable opposition and attacks on the initiative concerning the Ord Police Department, considering those in favor of retaining it would lose their favored status.
As far as an initiative process addressing the hospital, I think Valley County tax payers would benefit more if the initiative addressed dissolving the hospital board and requiring the Valley County Board of Supervisors to contract with a professional hospital group (i.e. Bryan LGH or other similar professional groups).
Rock,
You know the mud slinging will begin. When ever anyone takes power away for the powerful people, the the mud will hit the fan. I am sure you will be one of the prime targets.
Irish one...............from the people that I have contacted, the trespassing case is in the court system, so it will have to play out there. Could take a long time......
Something that has always struck me as strange.....When we moved here, in 1975, the local battles were over the school system and the Hospital......Here it is 2012, and the local battles are still over the school system and the hospital.....
This should tell me something, but not sure what!!!!
Lawman,
I think it should tell you that the power brokers want control of there little bit of the world. Just like they do in DC, just not on such a grand scale. I would think that the power borkers would spend money on trying to figure out how to grow Ord so more money could come into the coffers instead of raising taxes on the property owners. I do beleave this is the same problem that was had back in 1975 that you refer to. I do beleave there are the same people that are the power borkers in place.
Part 1
Tin can well said!!! The power brokers...and their cronies are eating away at this town. Just look at the difference between Ord and Broken Bow, in the size and growth over the past 10 years. Ord keeps doing the same thing with the same people at the hospital and expect a different result every year. I guess the county board did add two more people to the hospital board, to add to the cost of running the hospital and they too came out of the same crony pool. The same goes for the city, as we have seen how the cronies handled the Markowski Viaero Deal leaving the tax payers coming up short. The tax payers of the county and the city need to wake up and vote new people in office that have the goal of growth for the community to benefit all; or we can keep doing for the benefit of the power broking cronies.
Lawman, you are correct the trespassing case is in the court system. The holdup is that Markowski, Petska, Goldfish, and Adam Miller have learned that there will be a federal law suit under USC 42-1983 filed against them personally, and against the Ord City Council for violation of the alleged trespasser’s constitutional rights, so the city has not moved forward. I have been sitting on this story for some time, waiting on them to move forward. This case is a perfect example of what tin can has said in his two previous posts. The power broking…cronies charged two fishermen with trespass on a city owned ponds that they have fished on for years, along with others. Why these two fishermen charged…and the other fishermen fishing that day was not? Because one of them has been an outspoken critic of the cronyism and thievery by Markowski, Goldfish and Petska.
Part 2
They wanted retaliation for exposing their thievery so much that they had Adam Miller come up with a plan to deny the fishermen their constitutional right to a jury trial and an attorney for the trumped up trespassing charges. This is nothing more than a clear case of malicious prosecution, by the power brokers for publicly exposing the thievery of Markowski, Goldfish and Petska and requiring the Chief of the PD to formulate a plan to deny the accused of their right to a jury trial and right to counsel. They even went to the extent of lying to the city board members to persuade them into voting for the prosecution. I am not surprised at Markowski, Goldfish, and Petska’s actions in this case, but what I find most disturbing is Adam Miller’s part. This is supposed to be a law enforcement officer sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, and its laws. It is well documentedAdam Miller came up with a plan to prosecute the accused after they had been charged in County Court, and after they asked for their right to a jury trial and their right to counsel, that Adam Miller recommended prosecuting the fishermen on the municipal side of the law, which would deny the accused their right to jury trial and their right to counsel. This recommendation by Adam Miller was met with great exuberance by Goldfish, Petska and Markowski…the crony power brokers, then presented to the city council at an unprecedented special meeting with a fantastic story of the fisherman man handling the officer that issued the citation, to the extent the council was told “We have it on tape.” The council did not see or hear the tape… why? Because what was told was not true. The police report reflects no such man handling, and the other officer that was present confirms no such man handling.
Part 3
Nice bunch we are dealing with here. Adam Miller is supposed to be a sworn officer, protecting the constitution, and enforcing the laws within the constitutional limitations, not openly and blatantly conspiring to deny people their constitutional rights at the pleasure of the likes of Markowski, Goldfish and Petska. I believe it’s a fair statement that Adam Miller is trying to show the power brokers (who are coincidently are the same individuals that want to keep the Ord PD and not consolidate law enforcement with the county), that he is of value to the power brokers in order to keep his job, and oppose consolidation.
Yes tincan, you are very much correct, “When anyone takes power away from the powerful people, the mud will hit the fan.” And I will add… “Publicly expose the thievery the mud will also hit the fan.” In this case one of the fishermen has exposed the thievery of Markowski, Goldfish, and Petska for many years, now they are trying to administer payback, with Adam Millers help. As Sting said, the lawyers are waiting on them. I will be posting this complete story with the documentation. In the meantime be forewarned…if you speak out against the thievery of your tax dollars by Markowski, Goldfish and Petska, the mud will hit the fan and you will be retaliated against by the Ord PD.
Rock,
I had heard about 3 fisherman getting a ticket. I had not reolized that it was getting to this madness. I don't know who the fishermen are, guess I really don't need to know. Am I to understand that the city can take control of a case, and not allow constitutional rights. That is realy scary. Makes me wonder if a lawyer on the south side of the square had anything to do with this.
I can not imagine that they can not request trial by jury. They need to talk to a GOOD lawyer.
Rock continue on, but watch your back.
Tin can, thanks for the vote of confidence. I too was outraged at the blatant, malicious INTENTIONAL steps that were taken by Mayor Roger Goldfish and being pushed by Council Member Dan Petska to deny individuals their constitutional rights formulated and contrived by Chief Adam Miller. The documents are clear and unambiguous to their intent. I was present at the city council meeting when the city council voted to hire a special prosecutor to prosecute these two fishermen. City Attorney, Greg Jensen asked the question, “What is it the council is voting on?” None of the council members were responding to his question, so I spoke up and said, “Greg, you were not at the August 12th special meeting of the city council. Where the council voted to prosecute these two fishermen on the ordinance side of the law effectively denying them their constitutional rights to a jury trial and appointed counsel.” Greg Jensen responded, “Oh yeah, I do remember reading that.” Council Member Dan Petska then chimed in and said we need to move on. At which point, Mayor Goldfish quickly asked for a motion. It needs to be pointed out that City Attorney Greg Jensen does not prosecute city ordinances on behalf of the city. This is the reason Mayor Goldfish and Council Member Petska had to push to hire a “special prosecutor.” One notable point needs to be made here; the city council at this same time was dealing with how to address the $250,000 budget deficit and was considering contracting with the Valley County Sheriff’s Dept. for law enforcement within the city. One can clearly see that even though the city council was facing the $250,000 budget deficit; they were more than willing to spend the money on a special prosecutor to have a father and son prosecuted for the crime of attempting to catch a crappie on a city owned pond on a Saturday afternoon. The fact of the matter is attempting to catch a crappie is not the crime being prosecuted here, but in actuality is retaliation for exposing the thievery on camera of city services over many years. More on this story to come…
People, this story is a very serious attack on your constitutional rights!!! It begins with the Markowski affair back in May 2010, then to Markowski 2.0, and to the video of another point of view from Hitler. Check out the archives on ordtalk.
A lot of people back then criticized the video produced by Mr. Ghost of the Nazis and Hitler approving how Ord does its business. The Nazis also outlawed free speech, criticized the government, prosecuted people for violating their laws without any legal representation or jury trial. ARE YOU GETTING THE CONNECTION HERE??? Wake up people. We have constitutional crisis right here in Ord. You can be next on their list.
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I don't know about now, as I have not been in that office for years, but, we had that problem years ago and installed a video camera, in order to catch the person responsible. I wonder if it is still there?
I also get the feeling that you are telling me that the Chief and the officers have this knowledge and do nothing?
I will visit with a few people, that may be able to help with this matter. I make no promises, but one never knows what will happen.