Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Chief Lipe's City Wide: March 28th 2013
CHIEF LIPE'S CITY WIDE FOR MARCH 28TH 2013 HAS BEEN CANCELLED:
NEXT MEETING IS ON APRIL 25TH 2013: BROCKWAY CARMEN PARK & ST. STEPHEN'S ASSOCIATION IS HOSTING AT ST. STEPHEN'S PARISH HALL.
NEXT MEETING IS ON APRIL 25TH 2013: BROCKWAY CARMEN PARK & ST. STEPHEN'S ASSOCIATION IS HOSTING AT ST. STEPHEN'S PARISH HALL.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Southwest Saginaw Neighborhood Association Minutes 2/19/2013
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: by Jose` @ 6:40 PM
Jose` welcomed all visitors to the Association Meeting
DIGNITARIES: Mayor Branch, City council members: Anne Boensch, Dennis Browning and Larry Coulouris. Ex Interim Fire Chief: Ricardo L Longoria. Saginaw County Commissioner: Mike Hanley. Police and Fire were well represented. John Stemple S.C.E.N.I.C.
OLD BUSINESS: Jose` asked for a motion to approve the January Minutes of 2013. Motion was made and seconded and approved. Motion Passed.
Jose` reminded everyone if they have any issues to fill out the issue sheet and put it in the box. Jose` made a statement that our police and fire are doing a fine job and we want to keep them in the City of Saginaw and not to go to the County.
We had the first SVP Driving throughout the West Side City on February 9th 2013 from 6:00 PM- 12:00 Midnight. It was a great success.
NATHAN VOELKER CPO: Nathan gave us a crime update. In February we had 11 felonious assaults, 3 robberies, none of which were in the S.W.S.N.A. area, 1 carjacking. There were 5 Property crimes in the S.W.S.N.A. area.
TREASURERS REPORT: Starting Balance of $318.85 as of January 1st. 2013. January's meeting we had ($36.00) 50-50. We had a ($3.00) donation, half of the 50-50 ($36.00) ($18.00) was donated back to the association giving us a total of ($36.00) plus ($3.00) = ($39.00) added to the previous balance of ($318.85) gives us a new balance of ($357.85) February 19th 2013 we started with our ($357.85) and added 50-50 ($63.00) of which ($31.50) was donated back to the association by the 50-50 winner. We had a ($23.00) donation giving us a total of ($443.85) balance.
MEETING WAS OPENED UP TO THE PUBLIC:
Debbie Murphy asked the Mayor about his 18 page proposal. Mayor Branch said he would like to see us become more aggressive.
Mrs. Jones: Would the tax cap being lifted help? Mayor, Yes it would but it still wouldn't be enough. The tax cap being lifted has to come by someone other than the City Hall.
Tom Webb, Saginaw High Association: How is the Headlee Amendment Prop A? Late last year it was absorbed in the general fund.
STATEMENT: We need our police and fire departments.
QUESTION: What is being done about concessions in City Hall?
MAYOR: We have made revisions in Health Care, staff increases have been cut over the years. The State say we have to provide for the City Manager.
OFFICER SCOTT BICKEL: 1. We need to join together and be proactive and progressive. We have the talent here to resolve this. We have no positive advertising, why can't we put pamphlets out on shelves and advertise what a great city Saginaw is?
2. Who is out there for the City of Saginaw with a welcome to our City that is bringing in revenue to the city? Make up a pamphlet talking about our city and association areas. Distribute it to all of the new people moving into the area.
50-50 DRAWING: We had ($6300) for 50-50 The winning ticket was (#412279). Mr. Longoria donated the winnings back to the association.
MEETING ADJOURNED: 9:30 PM
PRESIDENT: JOSE` BARAJAS
VICE PRESIDENT: KERRY CONRAD
SECRETARY: CATHY WAGNER
TREASURER: PAT MCCLOY
EVENT COORDINATOR: DEBBIE MURPHY
Jose` welcomed all visitors to the Association Meeting
DIGNITARIES: Mayor Branch, City council members: Anne Boensch, Dennis Browning and Larry Coulouris. Ex Interim Fire Chief: Ricardo L Longoria. Saginaw County Commissioner: Mike Hanley. Police and Fire were well represented. John Stemple S.C.E.N.I.C.
OLD BUSINESS: Jose` asked for a motion to approve the January Minutes of 2013. Motion was made and seconded and approved. Motion Passed.
Jose` reminded everyone if they have any issues to fill out the issue sheet and put it in the box. Jose` made a statement that our police and fire are doing a fine job and we want to keep them in the City of Saginaw and not to go to the County.
We had the first SVP Driving throughout the West Side City on February 9th 2013 from 6:00 PM- 12:00 Midnight. It was a great success.
NATHAN VOELKER CPO: Nathan gave us a crime update. In February we had 11 felonious assaults, 3 robberies, none of which were in the S.W.S.N.A. area, 1 carjacking. There were 5 Property crimes in the S.W.S.N.A. area.
TREASURERS REPORT: Starting Balance of $318.85 as of January 1st. 2013. January's meeting we had ($36.00) 50-50. We had a ($3.00) donation, half of the 50-50 ($36.00) ($18.00) was donated back to the association giving us a total of ($36.00) plus ($3.00) = ($39.00) added to the previous balance of ($318.85) gives us a new balance of ($357.85) February 19th 2013 we started with our ($357.85) and added 50-50 ($63.00) of which ($31.50) was donated back to the association by the 50-50 winner. We had a ($23.00) donation giving us a total of ($443.85) balance.
MEETING WAS OPENED UP TO THE PUBLIC:
Debbie Murphy asked the Mayor about his 18 page proposal. Mayor Branch said he would like to see us become more aggressive.
Mrs. Jones: Would the tax cap being lifted help? Mayor, Yes it would but it still wouldn't be enough. The tax cap being lifted has to come by someone other than the City Hall.
Tom Webb, Saginaw High Association: How is the Headlee Amendment Prop A? Late last year it was absorbed in the general fund.
STATEMENT: We need our police and fire departments.
QUESTION: What is being done about concessions in City Hall?
MAYOR: We have made revisions in Health Care, staff increases have been cut over the years. The State say we have to provide for the City Manager.
OFFICER SCOTT BICKEL: 1. We need to join together and be proactive and progressive. We have the talent here to resolve this. We have no positive advertising, why can't we put pamphlets out on shelves and advertise what a great city Saginaw is?
2. Who is out there for the City of Saginaw with a welcome to our City that is bringing in revenue to the city? Make up a pamphlet talking about our city and association areas. Distribute it to all of the new people moving into the area.
50-50 DRAWING: We had ($6300) for 50-50 The winning ticket was (#412279). Mr. Longoria donated the winnings back to the association.
MEETING ADJOURNED: 9:30 PM
PRESIDENT: JOSE` BARAJAS
VICE PRESIDENT: KERRY CONRAD
SECRETARY: CATHY WAGNER
TREASURER: PAT MCCLOY
EVENT COORDINATOR: DEBBIE MURPHY
Monday, February 25, 2013
INTERIM CHIEF LIPE'S CITY WIDE MEETING
INTERIM CHIEF LIPE'S CITY WIDE MEETING IS THIS COMING THURSDAY EVENING
FEBRUARY 28TH 2013 @ FIRST WARD COMMUNITY CENTER 1410 N. 12TH ST. @ 5:30 PM.
FEBRUARY 28TH 2013 @ FIRST WARD COMMUNITY CENTER 1410 N. 12TH ST. @ 5:30 PM.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Saginaw City Manager Darnell Earley responds to recent call from the community for him to step down as Saginaw's top administrative official
SAGINAW, MI — Saginaw City Manager Darnell Earley has responded to recent calls from the community for him to tender his resignation as Saginaw's top administrative official.
Members of the audience at a Tuesday, Feb. 19, community meeting said they believe Earley should be fired because of the direction he has been leading the city.
Earley drafted a written response — dated Thursday, Feb. 21 — aimed at the comments made during the meeting.
"I find it quite disingenuous on the part of certain people to raise the issue of terminating me or any member of my staff for doing the job that the City Council, in two motions at separate meetings, directed us to do, as did a 17 member citizen's advisory committee," he wrote. "That task was to explore proposals for contracting police services to the Saginaw County Sheriff."
The meeting Tuesday was hosted by the Southwest Neighborhood Association and attended by Mayor Greg Branch and some other members of Saginaw City Council.
During the meeting, Branch said the city's financial problems would not be solved by firing the city manager.
"Ultimately, the issue here is not, and should not be, individual personalities, because it does not matter who the city manager is, we are still going to have the same issues," he said. "This is bigger than Darnell Earley."
In his response, Earley said his management team is exploring all financial options that will keep the city "financially solvent" and prevent the state from declaring Saginaw in a financial emergency. Punctuating the statement with an exclamation mark, he writes that the state designation could result if the city spends money it does not have.
"The majority of the public gets it," Earley wrote. "They also dismiss this latest attempt to shift the real focus of this issue as the political ruse of those with special interests trying to direct all this negative energy and attention to me and my staff. As a veteran City Manager, I believe such emotional responses and tactics are to be expected as we deliberate public safety service models, as it is a matter of great concern and ultimately for the benefit of all stakeholders."
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
COUNTY COMMISSIONER MIKE HANLEY SPEAKS AT S.W.S.N.A.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER MIKE HANLEY SAID AT THE SOUTHWEST SAGINAW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING HELD ON 2/19/2013, THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HAVE REMOVED CITY MANAGER DARNELL EARLEY'S PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY POLICE TO GO TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT FROM THEIR DOCKET ON MARCH 13TH, 2013.
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