By: Diane Benjamin The newspaper is reporting CIAM (of 111 felony counts fame) is suing the City for commissions they are owed. . . . . . . . . . Sorry, I couldn’t help it. Maybe the City could counter sue them to recover the costs of the auditors trying to figure out […]
By: Diane Benjamin Today the dead tree, as Ben Yount calls it, stated the City hired the Bronner Group back in 2015 to audit the Coliseum. Instead of “there’s an app for that”, my new saying is “I’ve got a story for that”. From September 17, 2015: https://blnnews.com/2015/09/17/bronner-group-getting-your-money/ Bronner “discounted” their rate to $145 per hour! […]
By: Diane Benjamin Bills and Payroll got posted for Bloomington Monday night: http://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=14211 Why is the City using your money for Rotary Club Dues? Library too! Bronner isn’t conducting an annual audit, are they helping the State Police? Did you get your picnic invite? See this story: https://blnnews.com/2016/09/28/consultants-another-one-that-slipped-by/ Yocum only bills the City every six […]
By: Diane Benjamin See Monday night’s Bills and Payroll here: http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=242&parent=9535 Media did well: Straightening out the mess prior management left? . This months eating at your expense: ADMIN City Council Expenses Station 220 Inc $ 32.75 07/01/16 Business lunch T. Renner (By himself?) ADMIN City Council Expenses Station 220 Inc $ 50.00 06/30/16 Business […]
By: Diane Benjamin The City of Bloomington hired Bronner Group as yet another consultant back in February. According to Renner, Bronner is examining everything Bloomington does, including the budget line by line. That’s funny, Council members can’t get a line-by-line budget. Citizens attempting to get that information under the Freedom of Information Act can’t either. […]
By: Diane Benjamin Tonight the City of Bloomington is holding an Executive Session, another one of their secret meetings. Under the Open Meetings Act, they cited this section as the reason for the meeting: (29) Meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and their equivalents, when the discussion involves […]
By: Diane Benjamin A group called Prairie PAC donated $2500 to Renner for Mayor before Tari was elected. So who is Prairie PAC? According to the link below – Dick Durbin. https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?cycle=2010&strID=C00347195 Dickie’s side of the aisle loves to complain about Citizens United, the ruling that allowed PACs. They have no problem collecting money with […]
