07 March 2014, Vol.1, No.16 > SEVENTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS –AUDITS & BUDGETS!
The POCAHONTAS CRIER
(Part
of The Crier Coalition of Internet News Services comprised of
The
Pocahontas Commentator, The Pocahontas Crier,
Signal
Fires of WV & Echoes from the Holl’r)
AN ANNUAL AUDIT
&
CERTIFIED BUDGET
For all government agencies!
Not only does the Federal Government require ALL government agencies,
i.e., federal, state & local, to provide an ‘annual audit & certified budget’, but it makes Common
Sense for everyone to know exactly where any given government agency stands
financially since their sole purpose is to serve the general public. And guess who is
supposed to be the oversight for each government agency in their respective
county? Yep! The
county commission!
But does anyone as a rank &
file Citizens know the budget for the Pocahontas County
Solid Waste Authority (PCSWA)? Nope,
didn’t think so? How about a ‘certified budget’ for the PCSWA? No, not that either? So how does the
public or the county commission know for sure just how much funds the PCSWA has
available at any given time? Dah, we
don’t? It’s as simple as that –
but the State Law also requires all public funds to be held in escrow by the ‘Ex Officio Treasurer’ of the county
which the County Sheriff!
So how come Ed Riley of the PCSWA has been a
member for almost 25 years now – AND ALWAYS IN CHARGE OF ALL PCSWA FUNDS – yet
has failed to make a public accounting of those funds – or what private-banks
he has ‘hidden’ all the ‘Certificate of Deposits’ (CDs) in through
the years? And the whereabouts of the
almost $1 Million – Where—Oh—Where might that possibly have been ‘misplaced’ these days?
Yeah, you guessed it – it’s about
time the ‘Men-in-Black’ start asking
these very same questions – especially since the PCSWA has initiated all these
unlawful civil law suits against the HUNDREDS-OF-CITIZENS in this county the
past few years! Who
authorized Riley to do this? NO ONE – HE
DID IT ON HIS OWN WITH A COLLECTION-AGENCY-LAWFIRM IN ELKINS! Well now it’s about time that he & the
rest of the PCSWA answers for their wrongdoings! Perhaps a nice ‘class-action’ lawsuit against Riley & his cronies is about due
to be filed, with a twist of ‘RICO’
thrown in for good measure! Just think –
the county commission and a half-dozen other government agencies can be thrown
in for good measure as well -- just to see who really is supposed to be in charge! Ya, gotta admit – Pocahontas County has always been a real ‘target-of-opportunity’
since the public officials either don’t know, or don’t care about their
respective duties & responsibilities!
At any rate, there are standards
set by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) that are not being
followed! And there is the Office of
Management & Budget (OMB) that’s responsible for the Administration
Procedure Act (APA) that's also apparently unheard about in this county! And then there is the Codification of
Governmental Accounting & Financial Reporting Standards (CAFR) that are
supposed to be followed as well. Come to think of it, didn’t each county commissioner, and
all other public servants, each take an ‘Oath-of-Office’
to uphold & follow the Federal Constitution & its Laws, as well as the
State Constitution & its Laws?
Oh, yeah – it sure is a ‘target-rich’
environment & then some!
So far only two
candidates have had the courage to speak out about these very important Issues…
NORMAN LEE ALDERMAN
(REP-SD)
&
PATTI HEINEMANN (DEM-ND)
That’s Why…
THIS TIME IT’S YOUR CHOICE…
TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER!
Just say ‘NO’ to those who want to keep this county in Poverty & Pauperism – and
Just SAY ‘YES’ to real Progress
& Prosperity for the future!
Therefore on Primary Day – YOU have a chance to elect two persons
that will always put YOU first! They know that:
THE
GREATER COMMON GOOD ALWAYS COMES BEFORE SELF OR ANY SELF-SERVING SPECIAL
INTEREST!
Find out more – Stay tuned to these Websites:
The Pocahontas Crier
is an independent Internet News Service that has so far endorsed two candidates
for County Commission,
one a Republican & the other a Democrat – in addition to providing in depth
news reporting on important issues directly affecting the Citizens of Pocahontas County!
► IF YOU are registered to vote as a Republican,
you can
Vote for Norman
Lee Alderman in the Primary Election
on 13 May 2014;
► IF YOU are registered to vote as a Democrat,
you can
Vote for Patti Heinemann in the primary election on
13 May 2014;
► If you are not registered to vote, then you must
register
to vote on or before 22 April 2014;
► If you are registered to vote, but with no party
affiliation, then you must request
Loud & Clear either
a Republican or Democrat ballot
on Primary Day when
you go to the polls; &
► Since Norman
is unopposed, he recommends that you
request a Democrat ballot to vote for Patti so that
this
county can again have an Honest & Just county
commission!
► Early Voting is from 30
April 2014 to 10 May 2014 – so
Vote Early & avoid
the rush!
Email
comments & suggestions to: The Pocahontas
Crier at
pocahontascrier@gmail.com
& if
you wish to financially assist, kindly send all campaign contributions to: The United Campaign for County Commission (UCCC), c/o
Citizens for Common Sense Alternatives (CCSA), a registered Political Action
Committee, 7837 Wesley Chapel Road, Green Bank, West Virginia 24944-9063
Phone:
1.304.456.4565 or 3282 (also fax)
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