Balancing the County’s Budget Deficits
on the Backs of Children By Ray A. March
Part 27
Feb. 1, 2002
Michelson Cleans Out Her Desk
On the Friday following her firing Donna Michelson delivered various documents to Rosemary Nelson with a cover memo stating she trusted Nelson would inform the commission that she had received them. The unidentified documents were to have been presented to the commission at its Jan. 30 meeting, Michelson told Nelson.
“During the extremely hasty exit from the Modoc County Children and Families Commission (meeting) where I was escorted from the building by Chief of Police Larry Picket at the direction of Commissioner Carol Harbaugh, these items and documents were simply overlooked,” Michelson said in her memo to Nelson.
This was also an opportunity for Michelson to thank Nelson for her support.
“I enjoyed the brief time I got to know you as a commissioner,” Michelson wrote. “I sincerely appreciated your neutrality and fairness in all matters. I look forward to working with you in the future under more equitable circumstances.”
In a matter of weeks Nelson received an accusatory letter from Commissioner Philip Smith charging the neutral Nelson with conflict of interest and that she should remove herself “from any further business that deals with Ms. Michelson.”
The commission had successfully freed itself of Michelson, now it had Nelson in its sights.
Next: Part 28
Treasurer Cheryl Knoch openly informs the commission that treasury funds are used to off-set negative balances in other departments such as the Modoc Medical Center.
5 comments:
County officials commanding city police?
Same situation today: any honest person better watch you back. Look what happened to Jeff Bullock for asking too many questions about where the money went (conduct unbecoming). Kangaroo court for any county employee or elected official daring to demand honest, open government like open budget talks in a way to allow change if public suggestions warrant it. How about the luxury cars for the mental health dept. of Chester's mother-in-law being questioned? While chidren and adults needing services from mental health wait, the agency buys luxury cars to tool around in.
I am sorry but they are SO FAR from luxury cars! Give me a break.
those vehicles are transporting those"children and adults" to and from appointments even though some of them live across the street. That is what is wrong with todays society. They are lazy.
Jeff Bullock - the man who would be king. As much as I disagree with the manner in which he was deposed from the BOS chair position, I am inclined to view it as, "What goes around, comes around." Bad Karma.
I remember how he handled Charlton, and how he becomes agitated with you when you disagree with him.
Jeff Bullock - his stupidity is exceeded only by his arrogance.
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