The City of Prichard is under the attack for hiring outside the system, other local municipalities may be included
The Mobile County Personnel Board has launched an investigation into the city of Prichard's practice of hiring outside the merit system and may open similar inquiries involving other municipalities.
Prichard Mayor Ron Davis said he authorizes department heads to hire outside the merit system because not enough qualified applicants come through the Personnel Board. If the city needs to go around the board to fill necessary positions, then so be it, he said. The board's director, Donald Dees, acknowledged that the board has a hard time filling positions in Prichard, due in large part to Prichard's lower wages. But that doesn't give Prichard the right to skirt the board, he said.
The Personnel Board's primary function is to make sure that municipalities choose their employees from a pool of qualified applicants, thereby preventing nepotism or favoritism.
The board's opening move in its investigation of Prichard hiring practices, according to Dees, has been to request a list of all employees "appointed" outside the board's authority.
Prichard City Attorney Willie Huntley Jr. supplied such a list to the board Tuesday. It shows 17 people working in positions ranging from police officer to office assistant who have been hired outside the merit system. The list does not include the eight corrections officers working in the jail, a group that includes Battiste's father and cousin. Battiste said Prichard has never filled those jobs through the board.
In this situation the Chief of Police hired his father, brother, cousin and sister. Ummmm, why he couldn't hire others that was looking for jobs outside his family? Dees described Prichard's omission of the corrections officers as "interesting." The next step in the investigation, Dees said, will be to see if the how many of the unilateral hires in the city should have been madethrough the board.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Mitchell needs to find something better to do
What is he doing?Rep. Joseph Mitchell a democrat from Mobile, AL and represents House District 103 in the State House of Representatives has proposed a bill in the Alabama House to ban lawyers from serving in the legislature. Oh my God! He said he knows it will not pass but wants to highlight what he called unfair efforts to single out educators. "These things being proposed are kind of ridiculous," said Mitchell, a former Mobile County school board member.
Should Rep. Mitchell find better bills to introduce in the State House than this? We look at our educational system in Mobile County that is facing budget crisis and shortages, a board that he use to seat on before being elected to the State House. We look at the crime that is on the rise in Mobile area and his community for which he live, so should he be proposing legislation to block lawyers from serving in the Legislature or should he be proposing solutions to help our local schools, crime and build a better Mobile.
Sometime I wonder about these so called Representatives and individuals who say they have the will of the people at heart. And they are not doing anything but lying to their constituents that they are doing this and that to get a vote when their seat comes up for re-election. Mitchell is one of the applicants for the presidency of Bishop State Community College in Mobile, but said that he would leave the Legislature if awarded a multi-year contract to head the school.
Rep. Mitchell was also an instructor at Bishop State at one point, but since the State School Board banned lawmakers from being employed at two-year colleges in Alabama, he may not have that position any more. But now he wants to become the president of Bishop State. It shows that if he was really representing House District 103 in the State Legislature, he wouldn’t be worrying about being the president of Bishop State Community College. My say on this is “Get something done for Mobile and District 103 before moving on to a greater task of educating our children.”
Should Rep. Mitchell find better bills to introduce in the State House than this? We look at our educational system in Mobile County that is facing budget crisis and shortages, a board that he use to seat on before being elected to the State House. We look at the crime that is on the rise in Mobile area and his community for which he live, so should he be proposing legislation to block lawyers from serving in the Legislature or should he be proposing solutions to help our local schools, crime and build a better Mobile.
Sometime I wonder about these so called Representatives and individuals who say they have the will of the people at heart. And they are not doing anything but lying to their constituents that they are doing this and that to get a vote when their seat comes up for re-election. Mitchell is one of the applicants for the presidency of Bishop State Community College in Mobile, but said that he would leave the Legislature if awarded a multi-year contract to head the school.
Rep. Mitchell was also an instructor at Bishop State at one point, but since the State School Board banned lawmakers from being employed at two-year colleges in Alabama, he may not have that position any more. But now he wants to become the president of Bishop State. It shows that if he was really representing House District 103 in the State Legislature, he wouldn’t be worrying about being the president of Bishop State Community College. My say on this is “Get something done for Mobile and District 103 before moving on to a greater task of educating our children.”
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Mayberry seeks License Commissioner post
Michele McDermott Mayberry has announced her plans to run for Mobile County License Commissioner in the June 3rd primary. Michele is married to Michael Mayberry, an architect, who is employed at the University of South Alabama as Associate Director of Engineering, Design and Construction and the proud parents of Rachel 15, Bill 12, Suzanne 8. Michele is a member of St Pius X Catholic Church current Chairwoman of the Finance Council and former Treasurer of Ladies Sodality.
Michele is employed at the Alabama Department of Revenue, since May 1995 I have served as Revenue Manager of the Sales Use & Business Tax Division at the Mobile Taxpayer Service Center. I have held the positions of Revenue Examiner and Foreign Audit Specialist (based in Marietta, Georgia). We are responsible for the compliance, investigation and enforcement of state taxes in nine southwest Alabama Counties. The taxes include sales, consumer use, lodgings, rental, utility, and contractors gross receipts.
She is a graduate of McGill-Toolen High School, 1979 -University of Alabama, BS in Commerce & Business Administration with a major in Accounting, May 1983 and University of South Alabama, Master of Public Administration, 1989.
Mayberry is the only gop candidate to announce her candidacy this far, Lora Robert-Angelo and Elizebeth Edwards has so far announced their candidacy for the democratic primary. Deadline for both parties to file for election is Friday April 4, 2008 at 5:00pm.
Michele is employed at the Alabama Department of Revenue, since May 1995 I have served as Revenue Manager of the Sales Use & Business Tax Division at the Mobile Taxpayer Service Center. I have held the positions of Revenue Examiner and Foreign Audit Specialist (based in Marietta, Georgia). We are responsible for the compliance, investigation and enforcement of state taxes in nine southwest Alabama Counties. The taxes include sales, consumer use, lodgings, rental, utility, and contractors gross receipts.
She is a graduate of McGill-Toolen High School, 1979 -University of Alabama, BS in Commerce & Business Administration with a major in Accounting, May 1983 and University of South Alabama, Master of Public Administration, 1989.
Mayberry is the only gop candidate to announce her candidacy this far, Lora Robert-Angelo and Elizebeth Edwards has so far announced their candidacy for the democratic primary. Deadline for both parties to file for election is Friday April 4, 2008 at 5:00pm.
Will he run again in 2008?
Alabama's senior appellate judge considers retirementH.W. "Bucky" McMillan Alabama's longest serving appellate court judge, is considering retiring from the state Court of Criminal Appeals rather than seeking another term. McMillan said Monday there are several good reasons for him not to run again this year, and a few good reasons to run. The Republican judge said he will make up his mind quickly because Friday is the qualifying deadline for this year's judicial elections. The 53-year-old judge has served on the Court of Criminal Appeals for 24 years.
Mayor Jones to address MADA Saturday
Mayor Sam Jones the City of Mobile first Black mayor is schedule to speak to the Mobile Area Democratic Association (MADA) this Saturday April 5th at 10:00am. What will the mayor be discussing a year from his re-election, who knows lets stick around to see because I will be there with open ears.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)