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In a
WLBT report on the
recently released Auditors report into Madison County Supervisors lack of oversight in billing practices of Engineer Rudy Warnock, Madison County Lobbyist Steve Seale acts as spokesman for Board of Supervisors President Tim Johnson.
Did the additional $2500 a month he was recently given on top of his salary of $75,000 give him the responsibility to lobby the general public and the media, too?
The State Auditor's office released their findings on Madison County road contracts involving county engineer Rudy Warnock. This came after some Madison City and County officials raised concerns about misuse of tax payer money.
At the center of the State Auditor's report was Warnock and his contracts with Madison County since 2004. The State Auditor found the Board of Supervisors has poor oversight and monitoring of contracts allowing for the potential of double payments.
Attorney Steve Seale responded in a press conference, "They found no duplicative payments. They found no misuse of payments. They found no improper payments. They just said the potential existed."
The report demonstrates the contracts had missing information or confusing terms that seemed to protect the engineer and not the Madison County tax payers.
"We're going to look at everyone of those contracts again and make sure they are in the best interest, written in the best interest, of the county," said Seale. "Again, no harm has occurred to Madison County."
And, what exactly does Seale mean by "we"? Isn't that Johnson's other lap dog Eric Hamer's responsibility? Or, does Seale mean him, Johnson, Hamer and Rudy?
Call me, Harvester, and I would be answer your questions. Unless, of course, you don't prefer to stand up in public like I did. I'm interested to learn what your basis is for your statement that I'm overpaid. Do you judge that based on some return on investment criteria? Do you have some special expertise on the work of lobbyists that allows you to opine as to which are paid too little, just enough or too much? Or are you just like many others who make charges and accusations and offer opinions without any evidence or basis? You answer those questions, Harvester, and I'll be happy to answer yours. Steve Seale
ReplyDeleteSo, Mr. Seale, your contract lists the objectives by which the taxpayers can measure your performance? Please share. Do those objectives include acting as board spokesman to the media, as well? Is your performance really worth $100k a year, and if so why are we paying 5 Supervisors $45,000 a piece? Do you file a monthly report showing a return on that sizeable investment?
ReplyDeleteLove that holier-than-thou sense of entitlement. Like any taxpayer has to answer qualifying questions before Mr. Seale will grace us with his answers. You do realize where the money you make comes from, don't you sir?
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