Are Herenton’s appointments criminal???
One thing that has bothered me is the fact that Herenton appointed four times the amount of people than the charter allowed. OK, follow me here. He appointed 437 jobs. The charter allows for roughly 110 appointments.
So, follow me here. 437 jobs at $20,000 a year. Over 8 million a year for how many years? I mean what the hell were we doing letting this idiot give our tax dollars away to friends and family? We are not talking about a small amount of money. And, we are talking for the past two decades. This is going on while the city is broke and the school system in a terrible state. WTF are we thinking letting this goon rape us financially with no oversight?
Here is what I want to know:
What are the demographics of these appointed jobs. How many are white, how many are black. Tomeka Hart would ask if the tables were turned with a white mayor. Funny, I don’t hear anyone asking.
How many are related to other city workers or city council members?
What is the average pay of the appointees?
Were any of these people given a background check? If not, can we do that now?
I really want this to be investigated. I feel that Herenton appointed these people as payback for favors. I also feel that he appointed these people knowing that he was only allowed a little over 100 appointments. So, he knowingly appointed these people because he felt that there was no oversight, and that he didn’t care even if there was.
This needs to be investigated. This is a crime. This is a financial crime. This is a “Hate” crime. A hate for those that question his actions and motives.
