Last week, I told you Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski has raked in $108,588 over the past two, nonelection, years. But the cash balance in his most recently filed report reveals he has only $1,100.48 left in his till.Where the hell did all that money go?
$270 went to pay a fine for late filing on July 7, 2007. According to Lehigh County voting registrar Stacy Sterner, that's the maximum under our toothless election laws. The fine is $10 per day for the first six days, and after that, it jumps up to $20 per day until a maximum of $250 was reached. The additional $20 is for notary fees.
While collecting lots of money from city workers and contractors, Mayor Pawlowski's thumbs his nose at the public's right to know. His office has refused to return four of my calls, and even his own council is complaining about being stonewalled when asking for information.
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I just came from the city what a nightmare, nowhere to park. It's hard to believe that it is the same city as shown in the PBS documetary on Sunday.
On 7th street, a block from the statue, there is a billboard with a picture of a pig. I think it says keep feeding the pigs, I thought the pig looked a little like Mayor Pawlowski...
i saw in the morning call article to which you linked, that the mayor office has still not addressed city council's concerns about reading emails. perhaps someone should inform council and the reporter that chris casey investigated by asking the mayor's office directly, and said there's no basis to the rumor. that was good enough for casey and the lvpoliblog, it should be good enough for council and the morning call.
MM,
The article quotes Phillips saying that council is still waiting to hear the admin policy concerning email. I am certain that, during exec session, an explanation was offered about why some email was, in fact, read. I don't wish to go into this bc just doing that invades the privacy of the individuals in question.
bernie, i certainly appreciate your concerns, but in regard to an individuals privacy and reputation, it sure would be nice if casey had said "apparently there was a wide spread rumor, and i was wrong in attacking molovinsky," i am also an individual
I am not up-to-date on the e-mail issue, but in the business world, there is no such thing as privacy on e-mails. This has been upheld by the courts. All business e-mail may be monitored by the company and the individual subject to reprimand for its content.
Typically, company policy about e-mail involves content, destination, and personal use.
RS
I'd still rather have this guy than the previous mayor Afflerbach
Bernie - PA campaign finance law says that candidates must pay fines with personal funds - they are not allowed to use donated campaign money.
Bernie - PA campaign finance law says that candidates must pay fines with personal funds - they are not allowed to use donated campaign money.
Oopsie! I'll have to let Stacy know.
Bernie -
Regarding your comment at 4:53pm, I have never seen council go into "executive session", except for a rare personnel matter (such as firing someone).
Were you talking about the "executive sessions" routinely held at the Hamilton Family Diner and other area diners where the people's business is typically worked out in advance?
Sure it might be a violation of the Sunshine Law, but it certainly cuts down on embarassing questions or discussions at the actual public meetings.
If you can establish that a quorum of council or one of its committees meets to decide things in advance, don't hold back. Give me the details. I'll go myself.
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