By: Diane Benjamin
Nobody gets fired. David Hales isn’t held responsible. It was just an accident that Wire Transfers weren’t brought to the Council for approval for YEARS.
Nobody’s fault, just slipped through the cracks.
Monday night THIS Council is asked to approve Wire Transfers from 2013, 2014, and 2015.
They all weren’t members of the Council at that time, I wonder if only the long-timers will vote. I doubt it – it’s on the Consent Agenda where their vote is supposed to be an automatic YES. Somebody could “PULL” it and ask why nobody is accountable.
We will never know if somebody would have noticed BIG payments to IMRF if the Transfers had been legally brought to the Council. We will never know if Emily Bell could have been stopped from costing you BIG bucks. Others could have been stopped too.
But it’s nobody’s fault, and nobody is accountable.
Click here to see the applicable section from the meeting packet: Wire Transfers
There are other items that should be questioned – FOIA away people.
I think some are still missing from 2012, but what’s thousands of dollars between friends.
“It was recently brought to their attention . . . ”
Thanks for the credit folks.
Always blame someone else–never accept responsibility!! This just makes me sick.
“Silva’s appointment will be effective May 1, 2012. She will be sworn in at the Council meeting May 14.”
http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Bloomington-appoints-new-finance-director-147167705.html?m=y&smobile=y
Funny, this is exactly when the change was made for IMRF.
From the packet– “If an expenditure is not within the existing budget or budget authority, the expenditure reverts back to Council to approve a budget amendment. Accordingly, these electronic transactions go through a multi-level internal approval process and are reported monthly in the monthly financial report to Council.”
They can’t even keep the lies straight.
Diane–from one of your earlier posts–wire transfers were made by the current Finance Director in 2012 and 2014. More lies!!
http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=6368
http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=113
Good to see someone in city council reading your website or else how would they know about the millions?
There was one done properly with her name on it.
Even though they do read my site, my foia request probably did it.
I would think it would be illegal to approve something from the past. Yes?
I think so, but why does law matter?
I was wondering what exactly would happen if the council failed to approve the payments. The city is legally obligated to pay them. Had they voted no before the payments were made, I’m guessing the IMRF would sue to collect the money. If they don’t approve them now, what happens? Do we ask for the money back? Personally I think they should be approved and either Hales pay is reduced or he is asked to resign.
Interest is charged for “late” PENALTY payments. No one is trying to (illegally) prevent the retirees from getting their pensions. A change in City policy should have been made in 2012 and there wouldn’t have been any penalties to pay.
Tell the “lawyer” on the Council who would rather believe the lies she is told.