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Monday, December 6, 2010

Commissioner Minnich provides some additional insight into terminations

December 3, 2010: Commissioner Minnich provides some additional insight into terminations

After I wrote, “Horn, Laxton, Evans and Ridgely out as Carroll County terminates appointees - Four get combined $250K in severance, leave payments” on December 1, 2010 [http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4975/breaking-horn-laxton-evans-ridgely-carroll-county-terminates-appointees/,] many folks have asked why the employees were terminated.

And the answer is - I think I know but I have never gotten anyone to say it on the record… For one thing, both Mike Evans and Steve Horn have been down this road before and maybe the answer lies in the history I wrote in the final third of my article.

It all began in a December 1, 2010 press release, “County Terminates Four Appointees’ Contracts,” the county said the last day of employment for all four would be today — Wednesday, Dec. 1, and that, “In accordance with their employment contracts, leave payouts and severance will be honored.”

For the subsequent newspaper article written by Kevin Dayhoff, which appeared in www.explorecarroll.com, go here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4975/breaking-horn-laxton-evans-ridgely-carroll-county-terminates-appointees/

Perhaps Commission Dean L. Minnich gives us some additional insight here:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010

Dean Minnich: Protesteth too much http://tinyurl.com/2dtprpq http://www.deanminnich.com/2010/12/protesteth-too-much.html

Commissioner-elect Haven Shoemaker is apoplectic that he didn't get a chance to carry out the threats he had made against certain staff members of the outgoing board of commissioners. He was a man with a plan, and it was going to happen, "right off the bat." Big changes, fast.

Richard Rothschild's comments in Friday's Carroll County Times smack of disingenuousness. In response to the dismissals of the four directors, he complained about the timing, and said, "the new board has never made plans to come in and make replacements without having talked with every appointed employee". But during the hearings for the Pathways master plan he questioned the abilities and even the motives of at least two of the directors who took advantage of their contracts and vacated the premises before he arrives on Monday.

Former commissioners Robin Frazier was silent: But her actions of the past speak volumes. When she took office in her first term, she requested the resignations of all department heads. If they refused, she said, they could find themselves dismissed for insubordination, without accrued benefits. Of all the members of the incoming board of commissioners, the return of Frazier seems to cause the most concern among county employees.

Doug Howard of District 5 is apparently out of the loop already. While Shoemaker and Frazier have been making public comments about rapid changes and "right-sizing" the county staff, Howard says he thinks the release of four directors was intended to disrupt the transition from the current board of commissioners to the new five-member board. He said, "But it was never our intention to make massive changes without a process first." … http://www.deanminnich.com/2010/12/protesteth-too-much.html

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Labels: Carroll Co Commissioners, Carroll Co Govt News, Commissioner Julia Gouge, Commissioner Mike Zimmer, Journalists Laxton Vivian, People Evans-Mike, People Minnich-Dean, Political Scandal

20101203 Minnich provides some additional insight into terminations

All related……

December 1, 2010 Commissioner Minnich statement about the employee terminations

December 1, 2010 written statement by Carroll County Maryland Commissioner Dean Minnich about the employee terminations - - http://www.scribd.com/doc/44730025/December-1-2010-Commissioner-Minnich-statement-about-the-employee-terminations

In a written statement about the employee terminations, Minnich elaborated: “I would like to express my personal appreciation for their service, their sacrifices on behalf of the people and their collegial work with all of the employees of the county.

“As an elected representative, chosen by the people, I asked these people and every other employee for their skills, best work, the benefits of their education, experience, energy, sense of fairness and integrity, and they delivered admirably.

“Not once were any of them asked to engage in political or partisan activity in the execution of their work, and none of them abused or misused the trust we placed in them.

“It was faith in such people that gave me the confidence to step forward eight years ago, and to continue for a second term, and I am gratified for the experience of having worked with them. I wish them well.”

December 1, 2010 Commissioner Minnich statement about the employee terminations

“Not once were any of them asked to engage in political or partisan activity in the execution of their work, and none of them abused or misused the trust we placed in them.

December 1, 2010 Press release: Outgoing Commissioner Mike Zimmer is outraged by the decision to terminate the employees.

20101201 Zimmer Press Release info for Scribd

Carroll, county, Maryland, employees, terminated, Dayhoff, Horn, Ridgely, Laxton, Evans, appointed, officials,

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-1-2010-press-release-carroll.html

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http://www.scribd.com/doc/44721103/20101201-Zimmer-Press-Release

20101201 Zimmer Press Release

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-1-2010-press-release-outgoing.html

Labels: Carroll Co Commissioners, Carroll Co Govt News, Commissioner Julia Gouge, Commissioner Mike Zimmer, Journalists Laxton Vivian, People Evans-Mike, People Minnich-Dean, Political Scandal

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December 1, 2010 press release: Carroll “County Terminates Four Appointees’ Contracts”

Carroll County Maryland government: “County Terminates Four Appointees’ Contracts” December 1, 2010 press release

20101201 AppointeesLeave info for scribd

Carroll, county, Maryland, employees, terminated, Dayhoff, Horn, Ridgely, Laxton, Evans, appointed, officials,

http://www.scribd.com/doc/44717786/Carroll-County-Maryland-government-%E2%80%9CCounty-Terminates-Four-Appointees%E2%80%99-Contracts%E2%80%9D-December-1-2010-press-release

Carroll County Maryland government: “County Terminates Four Appointees’ Contracts” December 1, 2010 press r...

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Carroll County MD government: Major winter storm

Latest storm to bring heavy snow, high winds http://tinyurl.com/ylsc7wk

February 9, 2010, 3:10 p.m. – Carroll County’s Emergency Operations Center will activate today at 3 p.m. to coordinate response efforts during the latest winter storm. While not expected to produce quite as much snow as the most recent blizzard, the latest storm will bring stronger winds, increasing the chance of power outages.

A major concern for emergency managers is the weight of another foot of snow on top of earlier accumulation. Carroll County’s building code requires all structures to be able to manage 35 pounds per square foot on low-sloped (flat) roofs, and 30 pounds per square foot on pitched roofs.

Even with some melting on Monday, existing loads on most roofs in the region are estimated at 11 to 14 pounds per square foot. Indications that structural damage has occurred include ceilings that have cracked or dropped; problems with doors and windows not operating properly; new roof leaks; and unusual sounds. Do not go out onto a roof to investigate.

Because power outages are expected, people should be prepared to get by at least 72 hours without power. An emergency kit should include

Water – a gallon per person per day. Have more on hand if you have pets. Households with wells should also store additional water in case power is lost to their pumps.

Flashlight with batteries. High winds increase the likelihood for power outages.

Battery-operated radio. Monitor local media for updated weather conditions and emergency announcements.

Food – Keep enough non-perishable food on hand to last three days. Make sure you have a manual can opener.

Medications – Fill any prescriptions now that you may need through Monday.
A complete list of recommended emergency supplies can be found at www.ReadySetGood.org. A non-emergency information line will be staffed throughout the storm. Carroll County residents can call 1-888-543-8362. Updates will also be posted periodically on Twitter by @CarrollCoMD.

20100209 sdosm Carroll Co govt Major winter storm Carroll Co Govt News, Public Safety Carroll Co Emerg Resp, Weather Winter, Weather Winter Snow

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/02/carroll-county-government-major-winter.html http://tinyurl.com/ylsc7wk

Carroll County MD govt: Major winter storm – prepare for Latest storm to bring heavy snow, high winds http://tinyurl.com/ylsc7wk

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Budget problems continue for Maryland’s local governments

And it is only going to worse…

December 1, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

I did this piece of art in September 1994. The more things change the more they stay the same. At some point, the entire manner in which local government in Maryland is funded needs to be changed so that all our tax revenue does not get lost in a black hole in Annapolis and gets re-directed to the government that is closest to the citizens. Woman with the Ones above Carroll County
http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2009/12/woman-with-ones-above-carroll-county.html)

Read: See Charles Schelle’s article on the press conference today when the employee layoffs were announced: 18 county government employees to lose jobs By Charles Schelle Move to save estimated $3 million http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/3672/layoffs/

See also: Carroll County Commissioners to hold news conference on budget http://tinyurl.com/yhcoklt - and - Carroll Co Budget, Carroll Co employees, MD State Budget

18 county government employees to lose jobs:

This is so sad. And at this time of the year; not that any time of the year is a good time to lose employees – or your job...

My heart and prayers go out to the employees who have lost their job – and to the folks who were forced to make theses difficult decisions.

I happen to agree with the Carroll County government press release today, Carroll Co MD Commissioners eliminate positions http://tinyurl.com/y9zyanu http://tinyurl.com/y9zyanu: “Carroll County already has one of the leanest staffs in Maryland. A survey by the Maryland Association of Counties ranks Carroll as the second-lowest number of employees per capita.”

The problem is certainly not with over-staffing on the part of Carroll County government.

The problem is the systematic irresponsible spending in Annapolis and now the state is balancing its books on the backs of local government.

Neither the current administration or the Maryland General Assembly has the stomach for raising taxes – especially after the fiasco from the Maryland Special Taxing Session from November 2007, which only made matters worse…

So instead of doing the correct thing and cutting-out systemic wasteful spending, they want to force local government to raise taxes.

Add this to the incredible amount of money that Maryland has lost to surrounding states in retail sales as a result of raising the retail sales tax. Remember there is barely any location in Maryland that is not within 40 miles of the state line…

And add to this the large number of high income Marylanders who have simply left the state as a result of the prohibitive tax increase that was levied against them…

The result is a net loss of a great deal of state revenue that is above and beyond the turndown in the economy – especially since, until the recent taxing initiatives had such a disastrous result, most economist and political pundits considered Maryland recession proof.

This is a mess. And it is not a mess that will be solved anytime soon because nothing will hold the Maryland General Assembly accountable and the ruling party in Maryland is so arrogant they are completely inaccessible to any contrarian argument or debate, discussion or dialogue…

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20091201 sdosmked Budget probs continue for MD local govt
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Monday, November 9, 2009

Ted Zaleski

A triptych of Ted Zaleski, the Carroll County Maryland director of management and budget, from my in depth April 2006 interview with him on the Carroll County budget process.

Kevin Dayhoff April 18, 2009

Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/ov8j8

[20060418 Ted Zaleski Triptych]

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/11/ted-zaleski.html http://tinyurl.com/ylpmtms

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triptych Ted Zaleski Carroll Co Md dir of man & budget Apr2006 interview http://tinyurl.com/ylpmtms #photo #art http://twitpic.com/ov8j8

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Carroll County MD Planning Commission suspends Pathways Plan

News Release

Planning Commission suspends Pathways Plan

October 20, 2009 – The Planning and Zoning Commission today voted to halt work on the Carroll County Comprehensive Plan, known as the Pathways to Carroll’s Future Landscape, and direct staff instead to revise the County’s 2000 Master Plan.

That revision is to be submitted along with the state-mandated Water Resources Element by the end of November.

Comprehensive and master plans are different names for the same document, which is designed to direct growth outside of municipalities over 20 years.

Since 1992, the State of Maryland has required that such plans be reviewed every six years.

Pathways would have been the first major update to Carroll County’s growth guidelines since 1964.

The Pathways process began in June 2005 with scores of community meetings, surveys and conferences.

Input from the community outreach effort was compiled by the Department of Planning.

In April 2009, a draft of the Pathways Plan was presented by the Planning and Zoning Commission for public review.

For more information, contact: Vivian D. Laxton,Public Information Administrator,

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Monday, July 7, 2008

20080707 Happy Birthday Aunt Kay Church

Happy Birthday Aunt Kay Church

July 7th, 2008 by Kevin Dayhoff

Yesterday was the Carroll County information desk receptionist, Kay Church’s birthday. She’s the same age as President George W. Bush.

On July 13th, 2006, I wrote in a piece titled, “

20060713 Happy Birthday Kay Church”:

So just what does an “information desk receptionist” do?

After all, I have always been focused on the fact that she has a friendly greeting, warm smile, and almost always has cookies.

She sits almost exactly where the old Crowl ice cream factory used to be, long before the office building was there, so she is continuing a great tradition of hospitality through food.

When I wander into the building, Aunt Kay is quick to tell me where to go.

In my years of working for the public I’ve been told where to go on a number of occasions, but no one does it as nicely as Aunt Kay.

According to our sources, Aunt Kay is part guidance counselor, honorary bailiff (armed with a salad shooter and hard carrots at the ready,) tour guide and mother confessor.

She is also the mother of two grown children. Well, three, if you count her husband, Ron, who also works for county government in the Bureau of Development Review.

Aunt Kay has worked for the county since August 1988, when, after working for Black and Decker in Hampstead, the Manchester Pharmacy and the Hampstead sewing factory, she took a job in personnel services (now called production distribution,) on the bottom floor of the building.

In November 1989 she got a promotion and a raise – to the first floor, where she has been found ever since in her “command station” at the main entrance of the building.

As for her job, Aunt Kay says, she’s “taken an avocation and turned it into a career. I like people and I like talking.”

Read the rest here: 20060713 Happy Birthday Kay Church.

Happy Birthday Aunt Kay.

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20080707 Happy Birthday Aunt Kay Church

Monday, March 3, 2008

20080303 Mr Moose visits with Doreen Negley and Amanda Miller

20080303 Mr Moose visits with Doreen Negley and Amanda Miller

March 3, 2008

While in the Carroll County office building earlier today, Mr. Moose had an opportunity to have a wonderful conversation with Doreen Negley (L) and Amanda Miller (R.) He found them to be very knowledgeable and friendly.

Monday, July 16, 2007

20070714 Solid Waste Management Forum at Frederick Community College

The panelists from left to right: David Dunn, Chair, Frederick County Solid Waste Advisory Committee - Moderator; Robert Ernst, Recycling Manager, Harford County, Maryland – “Recycling in Harford County, Maryland”; Lori Scozzafava, Deputy Executive Director, Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) – National Waste Management Perspective”; Pamela Gratton, Recycling Director, Fairfax County, Virginia – “Integrated Waste Management”; Richard Brandes, Chief, Waste Minimization Branch US EPA Office of Solid Waste – “USEPA Waste Management Perspective”

Solid Waste Management Forum at Frederick Community College

July 14^th, 2007

Solid Waste Management Forum at Frederick Community College: A quick overview of those in attendance Saturday, July 14, 2007, when Frederick and Carroll County Government in Maryland sponsored a forum on solid waste issues such as recycling, resource recovery, and integrated waste management.

The event took place in the Jack B. Kussmaul Theater at Frederick Community College from 9 AM to 12 PM

The event was not as well attended as many would have liked but nevertheless, hopefully there were enough folks there to continue a discussion of alternative ways of managing municipal solid waste instead of collecting it and burying it in the ground.

For more information on Waste Management and Waste to Energy issues please click on: Environmentalism Solid Waste Management; Environmentalism Solid Waste Management Waste to Energy; or… Energy Independence or the label, Environmentalism.

For more information on Recycling in Carroll County June 14, 2007 00:03.52 see this Video

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Friday, July 13, 2007

20070714 Frederick and Carroll County Solid Waste Forum

Frederick and Carroll County Solid Waste Forum

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Frederick Community College

Jack B. Kussmaul Theater

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Sponsored by Frederick County Government and Carroll County Government

Commissioners from both counties invite citizens to attend a forum on solid waste issues such as recycling, resource recovery and integrated waste management.

The forum provides citizens an opportunity to hear from solid waste professionals regarding sustainable waste management options.

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Thursday, May 31, 2007

20070531 Carroll County opens 'cooling centers'

Carroll County opens 'cooling centers'

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May 31^st, 2007

These stories and other updates are posted on The Eagle Web sites, www.theeldersburgeagle.com and www.thewestminstereagle.com.

Carroll County opens 'cooling centers'

May 31, 2007 - Carroll County officials announced today (Thursday, May 31), that due of anticipated high temperatures, the Department of Citizen Services is operating six cooling centers around the county. Residents who are vulnerable to extreme heat and who do not have air-conditioning in their homes are invited to cool off in any of the following locations until the close of business at 5 p.m.:

* Citizen Services office building, 10 Distillery Drive, Westminster

* Mount Airy Senior and Community Center, 703 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy

* North Carroll Senior and Community Center, 2328 Hanover Pike, Greenmount

* South Carroll Senior and Community Center, 5745 Bartholow Road, Eldersburg

* Taneytown Senior and Community Center, 220 Roberts Mill Road, Taneytown

* Westminster Senior and Community Center, 125 Stoner Ave., Westminster

Officials said water will be available for those who need it at any of the cooling centers.

The Carroll County Emergency Management Division is also encouraging people to follow safety tips when temperatures and humidity are high:

* Slow down. Strenuous activities should be reduced or rescheduled to the coolest time of the day.

* Wear loose, lightweight, and light-colored.·

* Eat fewer proteins and drink plenty of water.

* Stay in air-conditioning.

For more safety tips, refer to the Citizen's Guide to Emergency Preparedness, available online at http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/pubsafe/emer-prep.pdf, or by contacting the Emergency Management Division at 410-386-2877.

For information about Carroll's senior and community centers, call the Bureau of Aging at 410-386-3800.

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Friday, February 16, 2007

20070216 County responds to major storm

County responds to major storm

Carroll County, Maryland, USA

February 16^th, 2007

While I was on the phone with Vivian Laxton, W.A.B., the public information officer for Carroll County; the picture above was my view from my office in Key West.

Ms. Laxton, please enjoy the picture and please know that the wind has picked up down here and the skies have become overcast. So much so that while I was talking with you on the phone, I had to put on a long sleeved shirt.

The bottom photo is from when I was I was talking with the Westminster Police Chief, Jeff Spaulding and Ashley Reams, a reporter with the Westminster Advocate, earlier in the day.

Yeah, I’m thinking of all of ya. We’re roughing it down here – and I know you care. I guess the temperature has dipped to the high 70s.

Anyway, now where was I? Oh, that’s right, the press release from Ms. Laxton, W.A.B., P.I.O. for Carroll County”

CARROLL COUNTY a great place to live, a great place to work, a great place to play

News Release

For more information, contact: Vivian D. Laxton, W.A.B., Public Information Administrator.

For Immediate Release

County responds to major storm

http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/releases/stormtotals.pdf

February 15, 2007 - Carroll County's Department of Public Works employees spent approximately 6,160 man-hours clearing 973 miles of county-maintained roads during and after the winter storm that moved through the area Tuesday and Wednesday, February 13-14.

Crews began treating roads at 4 a.m. on Tuesday and continued well into Thursday. One to 3 inches of snow fell during the day Tuesday. Between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday, another 6 to 7 inches of sleet fell over much of the county. When rain began to mix with sleet early Wednesday, the sleet soaked up the moisture like a sponge. The extreme weight of the
precipitation made it difficult for plows to move.

With approximately 110 employees clearing 50 snow plow routes, usually streets can be cleared of 6 inches of snow eight hours after the storm ends. Because of the heavy accumulation, the Valentine's Day storm took twice as long to clear. About 2,500 tons of salt were used by county crews. Sixty-two pieces of equipment, including 55 trucks, six motor graders and a rubber tire loader, were utilized by the county and its contractors to plow.

In addition, the county's Department of General Services had crews working from midnight Monday through Thursday to clear ice and sleet from parking lots at Carroll Community College, the Circuit Courthouses, senior centers, libraries, Carroll Area Transit Service, Board of Education, and county offices.

Approximately 51 employees worked to clear the lots and 2+ miles of sidewalks, half a mile of ramps and steps, and 15 trucks and numerous heavy-duty shovels and ice chippers. Two front-end loaders were rented to push the snow off the lots and to clear drains. The Bureau of Fleet Management worked 12-hour shifts to keep county trucks operating, fixing hydraulic lines and pumps, transmissions, rear axles, windshield wipers, and welds on plows.

The Office of Emergency Management continuously monitored conditions throughout the storm. The only major incident reported was a roof collapse at a barn in New Windsor. None of the 25 head of cattle inside was injured.

Because most businesses closed and residents stayed off the roads, the number of traffic accidents was kept to a minimum. Law enforcement agencies reported a total of 70 weather-related incidents through the duration of the storm, not counting in Westminster City.

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