Shortshanks Fills Budget Gap
That $80 million hole just became a $46 million surplus, right?
City officials announced today that the $2.5 billion deal to lease Midway Airport to a private operator will not be completed.
"The company cannot secure the financing needed," said Gene Saffold, Mayor Richard Daley's chief financial officer.
- The city will keep a $126 million down payment that the prospective Midway operator had paid already, Saffold said.
So if Shortshanks can pull this kind of non-deal off a few times this year and next, he'll be able to afford his precious Olympics, his three dozen bodyguards, another hundred Tahoes and maybe a 6% raise for the Police and Fire Departments.
Maybe he can even buy out J-Fed.
Maybe he can even buy out J-Fed.
Labels: sarcasm AND silliness
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
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How about the city using 88 million, yes 88 million to update the blue line train. I just can't believe that instead of using that money toward the police department, the city would rather put that enourmous sum toward updating a rail line. I guess the safety of the citizens isn't as big a deal.
The citizens of Chicago should demand Da Mayo open the REAL books not the COOKED ones. You would be surprised to see how much money there is. The TIFF money which is suppose to go to city services including labor contracts is well past a billion. Da Mayo is a bum, he's got to GO!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous said...
Be thankful, very thankful you have a well paying job with good benefits in today's times !!!!
4/20/2009 07:35:00 PM
Hey jerk off, like others have said, most of chose this job before "times were bad." We had to deal with freinds and family asking us why in the world we wanted to be the police and get paid a lowly civil servant's salary.
Most of joined b/c we wanted to help people, plain and simple. We wanted to lead our lives in a noble way and not be slaves to the almighty dollar. We knew we would never be rich by taking the job and would struggle financially if we had a decent sized family, but we took it anyway.
Also, i, along with almost every person in my academy graduating class have degrees from various colleges, some even law degrees. Some of us took decent sized pay CUTS to come on this job.
You had every chance to sign up and take the test to join the cpd. But, most likely you were rolling in the dough riding the great economy at the time and didn't think twice about serving your fellow man. Or maybe you were just too scared to join and didn't want to risk your life everyday for an ungreatful city (which i can not critisize you for).
Whatever your reason for NOT joining, don't for one second come on here and try to make us feel bad for you b/c we have a secure job right now and you may not.
When times were good for you and everyone else, people were laughing at us and what little we make. Although i'm not laughing at the possibility that you may not have a job i certianly don't feel bad if you lost your 100+K salary job and weren't smart enough to save anything.
In a year or two the economy will be back up and everyone will go back to thinking we are stupid for being the police and laughing at our paychecks once again. That's ok with us though b/c on our death beds we will die knowing that we at least tried to make a difference in this world and we didn't live our lives with money as our focus.
Now give us our 6% a year raise!!! If no raise then at least kill the residency restriction. I will take either one of the two.
"The city will keep a $126 million down payment that the prospective Midway operator had paid already, Saffold said."
"You see what I doin'? Oh! There it go. He already seen what I doin'!"
...and I thought I'd seen fast operators working the shell game on the back seat of the #36 bus...
Words fail me.
"...The city will keep a $126 million down payment that the prospective Midway operator had paid already, Saffold said..."
YEAH, right ! Oh, just keep the $126 million ! No problem.
$46 million dollar surplus? That's just silly silly silly!!! What I meant to say was it was a $206 million dollar budget deficit. So like I said, we're still $80 million in the hole. But don't worry my pee-ons, my olympic fund jut got bigger thanks to the private donation of $126 million.
Signed, -the big dick with
a little dick
The answer to all negotiations should be to accept what our counterparts..the aldermen accept...nothing more or less...
Our job requires more education!more training!and more accountability!more strenuous background checks!We have to be the most upstanding citizens to even get the job!!!
Not THEM
Why should we be getting less than them!
Just ask for the 6% for the last two years as they have gotten, and agree to nothing more than what they accept in the future!!!
If they ask for no increase....We will accept no increase!!!NO PROBLEM!!If they need more...we should get the same!
I Dont think anyone would have any problem with this...
WE deserve what they deserve!!!!
The city will prey on your ignorance fellow officers...
They will offer crap retro checks cause they know we are struggling for money now....they know we have bills that are out of hand,and our backs are against the wall!
They will offer you the lowest percent up front!!!!!!!!
THEY DO IT EVERY TIME!!!
This will be what they saved!!
With INTEREST!!!
ITS like getting free police service!!!!
They got more interest on the money they offer YOU Than what they will give you!!!!!!
By waiting to negotiate your contract!!!
Do NOT accept anything less than what the aldermen got!!!
6% PER YEAR!!!!!!
TAKE A STAND!!!ITS YOUR RIGHT!!!!!
They wanted educated POLICE...Well then thats what they got!!!
NOW WE KNOW WHATS GOING ON!!!!
"The city will keep a $126 million down payment that the prospective Midway operator had paid already, Saffold said."
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Take all you can, give nothing back, ARRRRHH! (Pirates of the Caribbean)
10 FEB 2011 CANT COME FAST ENOUGH
Let's hope the consultants view the "buying out" of Weis's contract and shipping his incompetent ass out of here as a high priority.
Once we obtain a competent leader, the rest of the problems we face will seem minor.
Also eddie burkes 6 bodyguards the treasurers 4 bodyguards "cars,drivers and valets,oh my"!
The deal falls through and the mistress of destruction ellyn remains only in chicago! Hey Boss can you promote her? Does any district need a LT? Any? She could be useful there! Better management she would be happy to manage msf with her talent!
Daley is Teflon! The citizens here love him! He is so Bridgeport! All his stuttering and grasping for words only endears him more to the voters! If you talk to people all over the city and suburbs, they think he is doing a great job for the city! It is is insane! Even visitors drool over how clean and beautiful Chicago is and the lakefront, like "Oh my God!" Daley's gimmick continues to work! Indicting him will never happen! He is like Whitey Bulger, working secretly with the Feds, tossing them info occasionally on corruption while he goes freely about his financial scams and construction deals unscathed! This Olympic thing is a win win for him! If he gets it, his friends and cohorts make money! If he doesn't get it, his friends still made lots of money on real estate deals, salaries for all their family and friends and jobs with the city after this all fades away! There are not enough investigative reporters in the country that can keep up with all the scams and "under the table" deals going on behind the scenes trying to get this Olympics! He could care less about layoffs or his alledged "250M dollar defecit!"
All just a matter of moving money around to make it appear as if the city is going broke! A miracle will occur after all the unions have knelt before Daley! Voila! No more defecit!
Saffold? Any relation to Howard? Its a Family affair......
Daley announces city’s new CFO
by Wendell Hutson
On Thursday, Mayor Richard M. Daley named a Harlan high school graduate as the city’s new chief financial officer.
Gene Saffold, 54, replaces Paul Volpe who became the mayor’s chief of staff in December. Saffold, who grew up on the South Side in the West Chesterfield neighborhood, previously worked with the mayor’s older brother, Bill, as managing director for National Accounts for JP Morgan Chase & Co. His primary duties there were to ensure the delivery of products and services to public sector and pension fund clients.
“Gene brings with him exceptional experience from the private sector and is ideally suited to help us maintain our commitment to sound management and fiscal responsibility,” Daley said at a Thursday news conference. “It's a difficult job, but I am very pleased that Gene Saffold is coming on board to help us do it.”
And the mayor said he has set specific goals for Saffold.
“I’ve asked him to continue our efforts to take a long term view when it comes to understanding the economy and protecting our financial stability. And I've asked him to help us protect our taxpayers and to put the people of Chicago first,” Daley said. “And I've asked him to remember that asking our taxpayers for more must always be the last resort.”
I hope he has more education than Harlan H.S.! Oh, he worked with Bill Daley? Oh, ok, I understand now!
Mayor Daley's parking meter lease deal is also in trouble.That group is having trouble coming up with the money.The city gave them a 90 day extension to come up with the money.
Anonymous said...
Also eddie burkes 6 bodyguards the treasurers 4 bodyguards "cars,drivers and valets,oh my"!
4/21/2009 05:42:00 AM
Are we jealous we couldnt get the gig???
Anonymous said...
The answer to all negotiations should be to accept what our counterparts..the aldermen accept...nothing more or less...
Our job requires more education!more training!and more accountability!more strenuous background checks!We have to be the most upstanding citizens to even get the job!!!
Not THEM
Why should we be getting less than them!
Just ask for the 6% for the last two years as they have gotten, and agree to nothing more than what they accept in the future!!!
If they ask for no increase....We will accept no increase!!!NO PROBLEM!!If they need more...we should get the same!
I Dont think anyone would have any problem with this...
WE deserve what they deserve!!!!
4/21/2009 02:56:00 AM
First, the POS Aldermen may be YOUR counterparts, but they aren't MINE. They can't carry our jock straps for exactly the reasons you pointed out.
Second, be careful what you wish for, Tiger. They've been known to go without raises for goodly amounts of time, mostly due to the fact that each of them has a Ward petty cash account of about $1.33 million per year and, like fire fighters, they have plenty of spare time to work other jobs.
Your point is well taken, though.
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A BRIBE IN DISGUISE!!!
R ANY OF THESE AIRPORT TYPES GOING 4 CONTRACTS RELATED TO THE OLYMPICS!
I ALSO HEARD TIF MONEY IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE FIRE DEPT & POLICE.
100 MILLION DOLLARS...
FOP IF U CANT SET UP A NICE CONTRACT MAY BE ALL OF U WILL BE VOTED OUT.
I REALLY HOPE U BOYS ARE PREPARING FOR ARBITRATION.
DONT 4 GET
THE TIFS
PARKING METERS
SKY WAY
911 SURCHARGE SINCE THE POLICE DEPT ACTUALLY USES IT
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX
BOTTLE WATER TAX
CITY STICKER TAX
DOWN TOWN SALES TAX
PARK DISTRICT FEES
...... I KNOW NONE OF THE BOYS AT FOP ARE ACCOUNTANTS BUT AT LEAST TRY U HAVE SOME GUY ON THE BOARD THAT CLAIM TO BE DETECTIVES?
“Three dozen bodyguards”! Come on SCC, Daley doesn’t have three dozen bodyguards; he only has twenty-six! They all have a civil service rank of police officer, but two are commanders with all the perks. That means take home cars and everything else a commander gets. The other twenty-four make sergeants pay and everyone has a city issued Blackberry. They are on a twelve hour schedule, but rarely work twelve hours.
Next you will be saying Daley has a fleet of vehicles at his disposal. I’ll be the first to tell you he only has thirteen vehicles parked in that garage on Normal at his disposal. These include vans so the “bodyguards” can drive Maggie, the kids, and the grandkids around whenever they need a ride somewhere. I would call it a taxi service for the Daley clan, but Daley is not paying for any of it, we, the taxpayers are
In a year or two the economy will be back up and everyone will go back to thinking we are stupid for being the police and laughing at our paychecks once again. That's ok with us though b/c on our death beds we will die knowing that we at least tried to make a difference in this world and we didn't live our lives with money as our focus.
Well said, you really hit the nail on the head. Great Post!
"Most of joined b/c we wanted to help people, plain and simple. "
We also took this job because of that and also we had a sence of honor.
How can that be kept up when you are dealing with an administration that lacks all of that and you know is crooked from day one.
Daley has to go.
Get rid of residency then Mt. Greenwood, Hedgewich and a few other neighborhoods can become Ghettos also creating more job security. We can commute from Beecher or Grant Park to work the South side and our children will have clean air, good schools, and a safe place to play. Hey Hey, Holy cow, put it on the board yes.
Well they started performance evaluation system training. Here comes the payback. If you don't write tickets or do any revenue generating work, you get a bad evaluation. No special employment or step raises. Think I am kidding. Shortshanks revenge.
Don't forget the way Daley & Company had this deal set up, in the long rub ( 99 years ) the taxpayers would be loosing money!
If you crunch the numbers, and add just 2% a year, we are way better off without the privatization.
Also, there is almost a BILLION dollars that police, fire and ambulance service will cost over that time period.
In addition, the mayor already has a plan to privatize the fire service at the airports. So can private police be far behind?
That whole telling us about the budget is all phony numbers anyway. Why do people believe a word of it??? You honestly think he tells everyone the truth. He's a piece of shit. This city is a cash cow and he changes everyone's whole perspective when he lies.
This is why stuff just gets done that he wants done. He could care less. Streets, that is just his "example" of why we are "broke." One thing needs to go bad for his crying poor to seem valid.
"It's a rainy day, but there's a flood coming. And when the flood comes, that's what we're concerned about"-Mayor Dick eM Daley.
This was Dick eM Daley's response to why he won't use the huge ammount of money received in the selling of the Skyway and parking meters. Why use the billions of dollars received to actually improve the city? Just lay people off because that will save a million or two.
By laying off city workers, doesn't this actually HURT the chicago economy? By working for the city, residency applies, therefore these employees have to pay taxes to the city (real estate, etc.). Now these people get laid off. It's hard enough to afford the city by working for it, but take away the income. Odds are this former city worker will not be able to afford living here and will move out to a suburb or different county all together. You have now taken a GUARANTEED tax payer and replaced him/her with what? A foreclosed home? That will bring in dollars.
The city has no money to pave the streets. The great Ginger Rugai states that Mt. Greenwood has "only 30 potholes." How stupid do these people think we are? The IOC comes to town and Tommy Byrne states that suddenly Washington Park has moved to the top of the list for a COMPLETE REPAVING. Not just to fill in potholes, but to be completely redone. I wonder why? Geez, it's not because the olympics might go there i suppose. It's because it's a main artery in the city we are told to believe. Drive down any main road in the city, be it Pulaski, Garfield, Halsted and the road looks like it has been carpet bombed by a fleet of Air Force bombers. Pieces of tires lace the ground. The infrastructure is gone, yet we can buy land for an olympic village which may or may not come. We can repave Washington Park to make it look nice for people who will be here for 4 days. But we cannot provide basic services for the city's residents. When is this money going to be used Mr. Mayor? When is the rainy day, flood, typhoon gonna come? I'm guessing the flood will come in 2016 during the summer and suddenly billions will be available. We will not have a CPD, CFD or fully staffed Streets and San department by this point. The roads will be undrivable. But don't worry citizens, we will have a shiny olympic stadium that will be in use for 2 weeks in 2016. The mayor cares about you and the city. How do I know? Dick eM Daley says so
Do NOT accept anything less than what the aldermen got!!!
6% PER YEAR!!!!!!
TAKE A STAND!!!ITS YOUR RIGHT!!!!!
They wanted educated POLICE...Well then thats what they got!!!
NOW WE KNOW WHATS GOING ON!!!!
4/21/2009 03:16:00 AM
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I totally agree with you and you need to keep telling this to young policemen and foolish old ones. The city has gotten rich off the intrest on the non-raise . Dont let them make even more by a 1 percent then 6 and 6 percent 3 year contract. Tell em okay, 8 percent first year and 4 perc. and 3.5 perce. at least
Does anyone find it hard to beleive that investors would put a $126M down for the Midway deal without it being contingent upon the buyers ability to obtain financing?
And of course, they hold those department required glocks to your head to stay on the job you fucking malcontent.
What does Daley need three dozen boyguards for? Is he afraid of getting snuffed by someone?
Looney Rooney says: did you ever wonder how efficiency experts aren’t really efficient? A.T. KEARNY are manufacturing experts....not police or policing experts...If they were to do something efficiently they should examine something the city books held by shortshanks and then J-Puds Head for holes and empty spaces that should be used in a more efficient manner.....
Maybe they should efficiently take the 126M in earnest money that the Mayo"Shortshanks" just got because of the Midway deal falling through and efficiently pay our raises.
Maybe he, Shortshanks should sell that Fucking silver bean that's all scratched up with some gangbanger's name to Japan so that when the 2016 Olympics are performed there he can get a free airline ticket to the games in Japan(without paying the tax of course) and stand by it for a picture as a tribute from Chicago, knowing the whole time that the real citizens of this city DO NOT want all of the industrial, political, pollution and security problems associated with the Olympics in this day and age of Pay to Play/participate in construction contracts WALSH!!!!!Back door security deals Venacro!!!!!Aldercreatures!!!!!!!
Yeah maybe....Now that would be Efficient, and we The Real Citizens of this city would not have to pay A.T.KEARNY FOR DOING NUTTIN. NOW GO EAT A BEEF SANDWHICH!!!!!OVER BY DERE!!!!!
Hey Shotshanks you like apples?
How about those apples!
The 1130 news on Channel 7 just said that shortshanks said that city workers must take a 5 percent pay cut and 18 unpaid furlough days to pitch in with balancing the city budget in order to avoid him having to lay city workers off.
That any union is even considering this, they're out of their mind to let shortarms intimidate them.
And why isn't anyone asking the mayor if he and the alderman intend to take a 5 percent pay cut? Or how about they really show their loyalty to the citizens and take a 10 percent pay cut.
Mother joners, I'm so sick of this city and nobody doing anything about these thieving bums running it and this police department.
remember the kid in high school that went to the hot dog stand and never had any money...you felt bad and bought him a hot dog. later you found out he had a wad of money hidden in his sock. shortshanks is that kid
once we lose the olympic bid this october, will that free up any funds being horded by the mayor? just curious. hoping that if we lose the bid that things might go back to normal just alittle bit. or am i just wishful thinking
Anonymous said...
Be thankful, very thankful you have a well paying job with good benefits in today's times !!!!
4/20/2009 07:35:00 PM
Just stop. You are the same elitist prick who looked down on us for the last 2 decades during the economic boom. Now you are looking down on us because we 'have it good'... with a crumbling pension, a terrible company, WANING benefits...... just shut up already.
yes. this person is a college grad. Yes he is a self proclaimed hero. Now if only college taught him how to spell or at least use the spell check function. Thanks college grad for embarrassing us.
Doing business with the city is just like doing business with the MAFIA.
We should start calling Daley,
Don Brevi Piedini.
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4/21/2009 12:36:00 AM
Any 0110?
Richie - Mayor of Chicago
Former States Attorney
John - Cook County Board /
Chairs Finance Committee
Bill - Future Governor St of Il /
Past Member of
Bill Clinton's Cabinet
Mike - What happened to Mike?
Is he the honest Daley?
Is he the bagman brother?
What gives?
Was he sick the day
daddy taught the boys to
steal from the idiot
taxpayers?
How about publishing Daley's ethics statement?
That's got to be hilarious.
1% raise in the contract for every omission.
Daley has more money put away than he knows what to do with it. It's all for the Olympics that he wants and nobody else does.
The city, the city services, the taxpayers, the police department and public safety in general all have to suffer cause deep pockets daley wants to end his career with a bang bringing the olympics to shitcago.
Smoke n' Mirror show continue.
No raise no retro, for all of you know it all coppers (no shortage on this job), who think anything are fooling yourselves.
The union is lying to us, the City is lying to us. I would say don't do any work, but most guys I see are not doing anything anyway. Then again most guys never have.
BE FIREMEN
NOT METER MAIDS
BE FIREMEN
NOT TRAFFIC NAZIS
BE FIREMEN
GOT IT?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
How about the city using 88 million, yes 88 million to update the blue line train. I just can't believe that instead of using that money toward the police department, the city would rather put that enourmous sum toward updating a rail line. I guess the safety of the citizens isn't as big a deal.
4/21/2009 12:12:00 AM
The citizens safety on the train is not important, is that what you are saying? Moron
with this falling through our contract is doomed. dont forget, our contract is not the only city department looking for money... every department in the city needs and is going to be looking for a piece of this cash which will leave us with nothing. they now announced that they will be asking city employees to take a 5% pay cut and 18 furlough days... sure... were gonna see a really good raise.. what a joke.
you would think that within 72 hrs. you have over 30 people shot (that we know of. seeing the media is in the tank for Da Mayor and Obama) that the people would be calling for J-Feds head. Interesting that SOS, TRU, MSF didn't make one bit of difference. Fortunately the weather went bad and suppresed the violence somewhat. The citizens of this once great city should rise up and demand J-Feds resignation. If he had an ounce of shame he'd resign now.
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/text
Check this out!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous said...
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4/21/2009 12:36:00 AM
go chalkie go!
4/21/2009 07:51:00 AM
saffold another idiot! hibbety dibbety jive!
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Snoop Dogg is coming to Lollapalooza! Wonderful, just fucking wonderful. The city and its citizens continually suffer at the hands of uninvited gang bangers, now we are inviting them. The genius responsible for inviting Snoop should be launched and old Snoop should be uninvited.
(which i can not critisize you for).
Just what was your degree in?
Part of the problem with CPD just might be to much edgamacation. The best coppers always were the ones that came from the construction sites or off the trucks. Bring back the regular people and get rid of the over educated spoiled little brats(hair gel police. ne more thing,GFY!
the toddler THIEF IN ACTION NOT A GREAT LIAR ON CAMERA
www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1536277,CST-EDT-edit21a.article
Dear Mr Mayor,
You first! You take a pay cut and 18 unpaid furlough days. How about your 50 alderman and staff? They should join us in our cut in pay and benefits. You all first and lift residency rule.
SCC---
Is it time for another jib-jab yet?
"Then again most guys never have.
4/21/2009 02:23:00 PM"
So then we've got a terrific base to build on.
"1% raise in the contract for every omission.
4/21/2009 01:41:00 PM"
That would be an increase in the 1,000x range.
"Are we jealous we couldnt get the gig???
4/21/2009 08:10:00 AM"
So, how's the mayor's ass juice tasting these days?
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Two executives of a politically connected garbage cart firm were indicted today on charges stemming from a $2 million contract with Mayor Richard Daley's administration.
Here we go again. What politically connected garbage firm is going to clean up after the Taste of Chicago and other city festivals now. Daley gives the contract to these people and---I am shocked--we have another scandal.Totally incompetent leadership. Daley will go on the news and say he is shocked. How much longer and how much more will we have to go through with this NIT-WIT.
Anonymous said...
you would think that within 72 hrs. you have over 30 people shot (that we know of. seeing the media is in the tank for Da Mayor and Obama) that the people would be calling for J-Feds head. Interesting that SOS, TRU, MSF didn't make one bit of difference. Fortunately the weather went bad and suppresed the violence somewhat. The citizens of this once great city should rise up and demand J-Feds resignation. If he had an ounce of shame he'd resign now.
4/21/2009 03:05:00 PM
what will be friday-sat count in the 70's possibly hitting 80! May GOD help us1
"Mayor Daley's parking meter lease deal is also in trouble.That group is having trouble coming up with the money. The city gave them a 90 day extension to come up with the money."
--4/21/2009 08:07:00 AM
Crackhead phones an acquaintance -- "Hey, man, like, I mean, can you let me have $100, you know, just until, you know, like, uh, tomorrow?"
Person tells them, "Haven't got it."
Crackhead -- "Wow, uh, couldn't you, like, you know, like, borrow it from someone?"
*
"Gene Saffold, 54, replaces Paul Volpe who became the mayor’s chief of staff in December. Saffold, who grew up on the South Side in the West Chesterfield neighborhood, previously worked with the mayor’s older brother, Bill, as managing director for National Accounts for JP Morgan Chase & Co."
This sounds like the sort of thing that they tell me goes on in one of those "bathhouses." Everything sort of one big heaving mass -- can't quite make out details through the steam.
Indecent isn't the word.
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4/21/2009 12:36:00 AM
Chalkie must be tired---he usually delivers in 30 minutes or less
you don't write tickets or do any revenue generating work, you get a bad evaluation. No special employment or step raises.
#####################
Major flaw in this, if I am in the kma club or years away from my next step, and I dont do special employment, what do I care??
"5 shot in 003 within 30 minutes."
--4/21/2009 12:36:00 AM
Is this some kind of a restaurant promotion or something? Free fries if there aren't at least that many casualties while you're waiting for your order?
I mean...
OT ... And the noose tightens a little bit more on Daley
GARBAGE CART EXECS INDICTED OVER CITY CONTRACT
April 21, 2009 6:50 PM
"Two executives of a politically connected garbage cart firm were indicted today on charges stemming from a $2 million contract with Mayor Richard Daley's administration..."
"...The charges against Ritter and Fenzl were the first in an ongoing investigation involving the U.S. Justice Department and the office of the city's Inspector General David Hoffman..."
-Dan Mihalopoulos
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/
2009/04/garbage-cart-execs-indicted-
over-city-contract.html
Anonymous said...
What does Daley need three dozen boyguards for? Is he afraid of getting snuffed by someone?
4/21/2009 11:11:00 AM
Must be he doesn't want to end up like Carter Harrison Sr or Anton Cermak.
I totally agree with you and you need to keep telling this to young policemen and foolish old ones. The city has gotten rich off the intrest on the non-raise . Dont let them make even more by a 1 percent then 6 and 6 percent 3 year contract. Tell em okay, 8 percent first year and 4 perc. and 3.5 perce. at least
4/21/2009 10:34:00 AM
Tell them??? We can tell them 40% over 4 yrs if we want. We can tell them anything we want. Getting is another question. We will end up 2-3% as always!
"Three dozen bodyguards!' Come on SCC, Daley doesn’t have three dozen bodyguards; he only has twenty-six!
"Next you will be saying Daley has a fleet of vehicles at his disposal. I’ll be the first to tell you he only has thirteen vehicles parked in that garage on Normal..."
--4/21/2009 08:52:00 AM
Sure, and wouldn't it be a fine thing to see Daley's Private Army on parade, right up Michigan Avenue at noon for the whole world to see?
The 26 bodyguards marching in full dress, SMGs at port arms, the thirteen vehicles following at a dignified crawl with alternating headlights flashing...THERE HE IS! IT'S THE MAYOR!
The crowd goes wild...
Despite this impenetrable wall of steel, despite the frantic "X"ing out of the hated Meigs Field like a man slashing an old family portrait to exorcise his inner demons, a lone Cessna still circles ominously at the pale blue edge of the Mayor's nightmares.
It's the last private plane in the world.
The pitch of its turbocharged aero engine rises as it banks, turns, steadies on its course...
"GAAAA-AAAAAAAAA!"
The Mayor awakens bolt upright, bug-eyed with terror and soaked with sweat, clutching at the bedclothes, tearing them.
Lights snap on. Radios crackle, and the sound of running footsteps is heard.
"Mr. Mayor? Wake up. Mr. Mayor?"
MAYOR DALEY IS CLINICALLY INSANEWe feel obligated to do everything we can to help that along -- in the sense of whimsical creative writing, of course.
We have to develop a log (meter)that tracks agg batts as they occur.
It would be really nice to see the click meter as it counts up the chalkies in real time.
Then we'll just sit and wait for the outcry!
80+ temps for friday. watch the schools and it's inmates go wilding at dismissal.
Is Andre Dirtbag ready?
"Remember the kid in high school that went to the hot dog stand and never had any money...you felt bad and bought him a hot dog. Later you found out he had a wad of money hidden in his sock. Shortshanks is that kid."
--4/21/2009 11:48:00 AM
...and a week later you'd spot him out behind the garage, looking around furtively and stuffing down a half-dozen hot dogs he'd bought himself with his fat allowance...
/21/2009 05:42:00 AM
Anonymous said...
The deal falls through and the mistress of destruction ellyn remains only in chicago! Hey Boss can you promote her? Does any district need a LT? Any? She could be useful there! Better management she would be happy to manage msf with her talent!
4/21/2009 05:44:00 AM
If she can't manage her marriage and that neurotic 10 year old; what makes you think she can manage MSF?
She is your problem, period.
You better keep her at the airport.
If you don't like working with her come and join the real police at MSF.
Felllow's yearn not for settlement but for justice.
Anonymous said...
Also eddie burkes 6 bodyguards the treasurers 4 bodyguards "cars,drivers and valets,oh my"!
4/21/2009 05:42:00 AM
Are we jealous we couldnt get the gig???
Our dignity prevents us from even considering the position. In addition, I don't think any taxpayer or right minded Police Officer would possibly think a vanity, coat holding entourage for Ald.Burke and paid for by the little people is a good use of our money.
Eddie, I know you read this blog every day. How about doing the right thing and letting that detail that costs us hundreds of thousands of dollars a year go?
Got this email. Thought I would pass it on.
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Recently, our pension fund has been subpoenaed by the inspector generals office. They are requesting any and all documents regarding DV Urban Realty. This is a company that is 51% owned by Allison Davis (a Tony Rezko partner) and Bob Vanecko, the nephew of mayor Daley. This was a risky real estate fund to develop properties in low income neighborhoods.
Our board attorney, David Kugler, has advised the board to not comply with this subpoena, citing jurisdiction. This is a legal technicality to avoid giving up any information. I motioned at two consecutive meetings to comply with the subpoena. Unfortunately my motions have fallen on deaf ears. The board has refused to comply. Our board should not do the dirty work of covering up for the mayor's nephew.
Money from this pension fund is derived from over 9% of an officer's annual salary and from taxes that are levied. Any transaction conducted by the fund should be completely transparent. Both Officers and Taxpayers should be appalled at this.
I urge all officers to forward on this to other officers.
Also, THE NEXT PENSION BOARD MEETING IS APRIL 29TH AT 221 N. LaSALLE 16TH
FLOOR at 9:00 a.m.
Well they started performance evaluation system training. Here comes the payback. If you don't write tickets or do any revenue generating work, you get a bad evaluation. No special employment or step raises. Think I am kidding. Shortshanks revenge.
4/21/2009 10:15:00 AM
I'll write all the tickets that little twirp wants HOWEVER, when it goes to court, "I'm sorry, I don't remember that stop sir." Case/Ticket dismissed...
Well they started performance evaluation system training. Here comes the payback. If you don't write tickets or do any revenue generating work, you get a bad evaluation. No special employment or step raises. Think I am kidding. Shortshanks revenge.
4/21/2009 10:15:00 AM
I'll write all the tickets that little twirp wants HOWEVER, when it goes to court, "I'm sorry, I don't remember that stop sir." Case/Ticket dismissed...
4/21/2009 11:58:00 PM
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That's still to much work. Don't do anything..PERIOD!
Example: Cops working St. Patricks day (southside parade) made more than 50 arrests. This isn't being critical of the coppers making the said arrests, but of the system itself.
These were B.S. misdemeanor arrests. So what happens? Many of the cops were "no shows" in court, because they knew that the arrests were B.S., and they get in trouble!
Screw this place!
The $126 Million was a non-refundable deposit, they can't come up with the rest of the funds so they loose the deposit...
Hey everyone, gets your apps in if you want to join the elite MSF, be like us, we are re-inventing policing as we speak, step back and watch how it's done! we are back to running the show again, so much better than bs district work, we just swoop in and put the hammer down, striking fear into these bangers, man it's awesome...
Anonymous said...
...Eddie, I know you read this blog every day. How about doing the right thing and letting that detail that costs us hundreds of thousands of dollars a year go?
4/21/2009 11:03:00 PM
NO ! AND YOU CAN'T MAKE ME, PEON !
Hey everyone, gets your apps in if you want to join the elite MSF, be like us, we are re-inventing policing as we speak, step back and watch how it's done! we are back to running the show again, so much better than bs district work, we just swoop in and put the hammer down, striking fear into these bangers, man it's awesome...
Only one word comes to mind.... IDIOT
"Mayor Daley's parking meter lease deal is also in trouble.That group is having trouble coming up with the money. The city gave them a 90 day extension to come up with the money."
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"I will gladly pay you Thursday for a hamburger today."--Wimpy
>>>10 FEB 2011 CANT COME FAST ENOUGH
4/21/2009 04:24:00 AM<<<
OH SHIT! THAT MACHIVALLIAN ASSHOLE!
This the day for Weis' contract to be up? Right!
The date of the next mayoral election is 21 February 2011, which is the last Tuesday, of the year before a presidential election.
So what is Shortshanks going to do?
Give Weis an extension on his contract and say your work grinding this department into the ground isn't finished yet.
Give the reverends who they want for Superintendent to pull votes away from the two, (I guarantee there will be two), black candidates running against him.
Would he give us one of the few competent, people who once wore a blue shirt, who rose from our own ranks as Superintendent to appease us? Not likely.
Stay safe, and get everyone who know registered to vote. Especially retired city employees and their families, this will be an important election.
"Hey everyone, gets your apps in if you want to join the elite MSF, be like us, we are re-inventing policing as we speak, step back and watch how it's done! we are back to running the show again, so much better than bs district work, we just swoop in and put the hammer down, striking fear into these bangers, man it's awesome...
4/22/2009 01:37:00 AM"
Be careful what you wish for......
>>>Major Blockrounder said...
Richie - Mayor of Chicago
Former States Attorney
John - Cook County Board /
Chairs Finance Committee
Bill - Future Governor St of Il /
Past Member of
Bill Clinton's Cabinet
Mike - What happened to Mike?
Is he the honest Daley?
Is he the bagman brother?
What gives?
Was he sick the day
daddy taught the boys to
steal from the idiot
taxpayers?
4/21/2009 01:36:00 PM<<<
You forgot Patrick (Batters) Daley,
Son-of-Shortshanks, in the Army because they finally caught up to him for the commitment he made to go to the U.S.M.A. to keep him out of jail for the Agg. Battery at the King’s Michigan Summer Castle.
What did the Master of Treachery teach his scion?
Will he return triumphant to take the throne when the King is no more.
This plot is worthy of Talk Like Shakespeare Day.
No raise no retro, for all of you know it all coppers (no shortage on this job), who think anything are fooling yourselves.
The union is lying to us, the City is lying to us. I would say don't do any work, but most guys I see are not doing anything anyway. Then again most guys never have.
4/21/2009 02:23:00 PM
Buy yourself a good usage book. This is very hard to understand. I hope your partner writes all the reports.
Certain government officials are untouchable, Daley is certainly one of them, now more then ever. He was questioned by the feds several years ago as a feeble warning to watch his step. Corruption has been the fabric binding all levels of government in Chicago since day one. Watch, if by some small chance the city does not get the olympics, Daley will announce shortly thereafter that Chicago will host a WORLDS FAIR. You heard it hear first.
Anonymous said...
No raise no retro, for all of you know it all coppers (no shortage on this job), who think anything are fooling yourselves.
The union is lying to us, the City is lying to us. I would say don't do any work, but most guys I see are not doing anything anyway. Then again most guys never have.
4/21/2009 02:23:00 PM
Buy yourself a good usage book. This is very hard to understand. I hope your partner writes all the reports.
4/22/2009 01:14:00 PM
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Dude, that is just a troll trying to get your goat.
Pay him no mind. He is but a fool.
>>>10 FEB 2011 CANT COME FAST ENOUGH
4/21/2009 04:24:00 AM<<<
OH SHIT! THAT MACHIVALLIAN ASSHOLE!
This the day for Weis' contract to be up? Right!
The date of the next mayoral election is 21 February 2011, which is the last Tuesday, of the year before a presidential election.
So what is Shortshanks going to do?
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Based on Daley’s recent actions, I don’t think he is going to run again. Even though he’s arrogant, he is not acting like someone who in the future will be asking for our vote. Why would he start reneging on signed labor deals with the trades, while continuing to give the CPD the ole Heisman? That’s about 34,000 city workers and their families he’s pissing on.
Add to that, he is pedaling our tax payer assets like Tyrone pawns tube sox on some off ramp into a shitty neighborhood. His embarrassing response to the snow and pothole problems has pissed off many residents and his tired, “I don’t know” bullshit about all the corruption going on, has pissed off everyone. I think he is done, and doesn’t care anymore about anything but getting HIS Olympics in HIS city and fuck anyone that gets in HIS way.
"Hey everyone, gets your apps in if you want to join the elite MSF, be like us, we are re-inventing policing as we speak, step back and watch how it's done! we are back to running the show again, so much better than bs district work, we just swoop in and put the hammer down, striking fear into these bangers, man it's awesome...
4/22/2009 01:37:00 AM"
You are so full of crap!
Excuse me, since you are of the elite group, the chosen favorite of Sir Jody of 35th St., I shall rephrase this.
Vous monsieur, sont plein de merde!
Anonymous said...
>>>10 FEB 2011 CANT COME FAST ENOUGH
4/21/2009 04:24:00 AM<<<
OH SHIT! THAT MACHIVALLIAN ASSHOLE!
This the day for Weis' contract to be up? Right!
The date of the next mayoral election is 21 February 2011, which is the last Tuesday, of the year before a presidential election.
So what is Shortshanks going to do?
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Actually, the last Tuesday in February in 2011 is Feb 22. The next Mayoral election is Feb 22, 2011
Mark that date down: Feb 22, 2011, our next chance to pick someone other than a Daley for Mayor.
The deadline for filing is January 06, 2011 - 12:00pm
FEBRUARY 22, 2011 - DUMP DALEY DAY!!!
MARK IT DOWN!
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