I hope that they have done an independant Investigation into this matter and found out who was at fault for not forwarding this onto the Register of Voters for San Bernardino County so that they could place this on the Ballot. That way the citizens of Rialto could Proudly Vote for Saving their Police Department without the Strong Arm Method that the City Administrator and City Attorney has placed upon the city. Now if I was the Mayor, or Assistant to the Mayor I would be advising her to get the City Administrator out of this chair and out into the world of Unemployment, also I would send the city Attorney Packing as well. Anyone that would go before the Judge with such a "Winable" Case (As Attorney Owens said in the council chambers) he should also be let go and made to collect unemployment. See, they did not represent the best intrest of the city, all they did was force Good Police Officers to Flee Rialto Police Department for other Departments that Pay better Officer the 3% @ 50 Retirement Plan, and probably have a slower work schedule, since they have more officers per capita..then Rialto currently does due to the fact they chased Quality People away. A Sgt. With over 25 years had to make the hard decision to move on to another department to get the better Retirment and also better pay, and benefit of having a job that was not going to be contracted out with the possiblility that he might be hired by the contracting agency that was coming into take over.
Lucky for Rialto and the People of Rialto that Stood By the Police Department, I bet that Ed, Mrs, Robertson, Mrs. Hanson, and Sampson didn't have any idea that there was going to be such a scampering to save the Police Department. A Department that has been, How was it put by the City Administrator and Ed Scott, OOOH YES!! "Corrupt, since 1993 on to present day" CORRUPT, with no proof just sat up there at there little table and said all this hateful stuff. I am glad that we are putting this all behind us. Because who knows what could happen down the road if people remember the things that were said. Well, take care this has been another exciting narrative by,
BSRancher
FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
March 3, 2006
Contact: Shawn O’Connell
admin@VoiceUnited.com
Press Release
Regarding: Petition on police in Rialto rejected
I. Facts:
a) 7,793 signatures were collected by the Rialto citizen group Voice United between December
2005 & January of this year for a ballot initiative requiring the city council to let the voters
decide the fate of the Rialto police department.
b) An independent petition management company with over 18 yrs experience did the following:
1) Individually checked all 7,793 signatures by comparing their information
against the SB County of Register Voters database.
2) 5,665 were individually verified as registered voters & were submitted to
City Clerk Barbara McGee
3) The rest of the signatures were deemed invalid due to some of the following reasons
(repeat signatures, lived in another city, incorrect or incomplete addresses , etc).
We basically did City Clerk Barbara McGee’s job for her
II. Allegations: (According to Sun Newspaper article dated March 3, 2006)
a) by City Councilmember Ed Scott:
- “(Ed Scott) thinks widespread fraud, identity theft or signature solicitation under
false pretenses may have occurred.” In a letter to District Attorney
Michael A. Ramos dated 2/28/06, Scott called for an investigation into possible
improprieties.
b) by Asst City Administrator Kirby Warner
- "I can't imagine what they did wrong to get that number of invalid signatures. You
have to wonder," said Warner. Warner also said it was equally surprising when what
was initially billed as 7,700 signatures was determined by McGee to be 5,655.
III. Voice United’s response:
We stand by the validity of these signatures & are completely confident they will be accepted when these issues are brought in front of a court of law. We will be moving forward to do so immediately.
We are shocked by the allegations made by Council Member Ed Scott & Asst City Manager Kirby Warner against the integrity of the Rialto citizens making up the group Voice United. We request that both individuals provide to the media & too an independent investigative unit, the basis for their allegations. We will hold both accountable under the law for any future accusations. We are concerned that Ed Scott apparently had prior knowledge of Barbara McGee’s findings at least two full days before it was released to the public (according to his letter to the DA dated 2/28/06, when information was released on 3/2/06). Barbara McGee is supposed to work for the citizens of Rialto & not the city council.
We look forward to an independent investigation into this matter & will provide complete disclosure to those who wish. Instead of the local DA’s office investigating these allegations, we request that federal officials be brought in to investigate this & other related matters immediately. Again, we stand by the signatures & look forward to complete exoneration. It is impossible for the city council & the city clerk to silence the voice of the people. They can continue to delay a vote by the people, but they won’t be able to do so forever.
Lucky for Rialto and the People of Rialto that Stood By the Police Department, I bet that Ed, Mrs, Robertson, Mrs. Hanson, and Sampson didn't have any idea that there was going to be such a scampering to save the Police Department. A Department that has been, How was it put by the City Administrator and Ed Scott, OOOH YES!! "Corrupt, since 1993 on to present day" CORRUPT, with no proof just sat up there at there little table and said all this hateful stuff. I am glad that we are putting this all behind us. Because who knows what could happen down the road if people remember the things that were said. Well, take care this has been another exciting narrative by,
BSRancher
FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
March 3, 2006
Contact: Shawn O’Connell
admin@VoiceUnited.com
Press Release
Regarding: Petition on police in Rialto rejected
I. Facts:
a) 7,793 signatures were collected by the Rialto citizen group Voice United between December
2005 & January of this year for a ballot initiative requiring the city council to let the voters
decide the fate of the Rialto police department.
b) An independent petition management company with over 18 yrs experience did the following:
1) Individually checked all 7,793 signatures by comparing their information
against the SB County of Register Voters database.
2) 5,665 were individually verified as registered voters & were submitted to
City Clerk Barbara McGee
3) The rest of the signatures were deemed invalid due to some of the following reasons
(repeat signatures, lived in another city, incorrect or incomplete addresses , etc).
We basically did City Clerk Barbara McGee’s job for her
II. Allegations: (According to Sun Newspaper article dated March 3, 2006)
a) by City Councilmember Ed Scott:
- “(Ed Scott) thinks widespread fraud, identity theft or signature solicitation under
false pretenses may have occurred.” In a letter to District Attorney
Michael A. Ramos dated 2/28/06, Scott called for an investigation into possible
improprieties.
b) by Asst City Administrator Kirby Warner
- "I can't imagine what they did wrong to get that number of invalid signatures. You
have to wonder," said Warner. Warner also said it was equally surprising when what
was initially billed as 7,700 signatures was determined by McGee to be 5,655.
III. Voice United’s response:
We stand by the validity of these signatures & are completely confident they will be accepted when these issues are brought in front of a court of law. We will be moving forward to do so immediately.
We are shocked by the allegations made by Council Member Ed Scott & Asst City Manager Kirby Warner against the integrity of the Rialto citizens making up the group Voice United. We request that both individuals provide to the media & too an independent investigative unit, the basis for their allegations. We will hold both accountable under the law for any future accusations. We are concerned that Ed Scott apparently had prior knowledge of Barbara McGee’s findings at least two full days before it was released to the public (according to his letter to the DA dated 2/28/06, when information was released on 3/2/06). Barbara McGee is supposed to work for the citizens of Rialto & not the city council.
We look forward to an independent investigation into this matter & will provide complete disclosure to those who wish. Instead of the local DA’s office investigating these allegations, we request that federal officials be brought in to investigate this & other related matters immediately. Again, we stand by the signatures & look forward to complete exoneration. It is impossible for the city council & the city clerk to silence the voice of the people. They can continue to delay a vote by the people, but they won’t be able to do so forever.
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