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City had a role, one way or another
Published 10:27am Thursday, June 28, 2012I want to congratulate the mayor for whitewashing the facts again last night in response to my petition. Just because the petition said one thing doesn’t mean that the citizens did not want to know the whole truth of everything that went on. He knows everything we’ve wanted answers on.
The mayor has said that they called in someone from the state to investigate the matter. Well, the state didn’t come in on their own, they were asked by the City Council.
The Waseca County attorney didn’t come asking to file charges; the city was involved in them getting involved. How can you say you didn’t have anything to do with charges being filed? It had to start with the city leaders, so, yes, you are responsible. How about Mrs. Rhonda Moen and her ability to walk away from this scot-free? How many other employees have been using the credit card for personal use?
Perhaps we should have the person from the state come back down and go through the credit card files for the last 10 years and see what else has been going on. What about the sweet deal you made with Mr. Greg Moen regarding his housing development? How many other people in this town would you have done that for?
Are you not filing against Mrs. Moen because she knows too much, so to speak? What’s the real honest-to-God truth? Mr. Al Brooks, shame on you for running city business and accepting a phone call regarding dropping charges in this case. You needed to tell her to put her reasons in writing so people can look at it in the future. That is just bad business in anyone’s mind.
Again, congratulations, because if someone doesn’t pick up the ball from here, you’ve gotten away with saying nothing.
Kathy Diaz
Albert Lea
Wow! I wonder if our city checkbook has Greg Moen’s name on the checks for all of the money he and his wife have received?! From the editorial: ““I find it hard to understand how citizens support officials who usurped their authority and power,” Miller said.
As for the question of Moen using the city-issued credit card, she said it seems no one complaining about Moen’s in-court admission has bothered to check whether the former finance director had permission from her supervisor, then-City Manager Victoria Simonsen, to make a personal purchase on the city credit card of airplane tickets for her husband and then reimburse the city.
Miller said the purchase violated the city policy but whether it was criminal remains to be proven. She said county prosecutors are not investigators. It is up to law enforcement to investigate.”
Something should or should have been done.It’s just amazing then the council and the mayor keep skirting this issue. People need to remember this at election time. Hmmmm, I’ve been wanting to take a trip do you think the city will pay for the airline ticket for MY husband?! Simply amazing.