Dear Pam and everybody, Fletcher? Reiter? Sheriff appointed? Sheriff elected? Nobody wants the Sheriff or County Attorney appointed. If you are concerned about corruption, have these offices appointed and watch corruption flourish. Take a look at the St. Paul Police Department and one needs to look no further. Susan Gaertner, Ramsey County Attorney committed Federal Criminal Acts in the year 2000 and she does not get prosecuted for those criminal acts. If my memory serves me well, Susan Gaertner was the one who told Miss Reiter at the time she was within the law when she ran for office. With respect to Mr. and the now Mrs. Fletcher (Reiter), they know what they did wrong.
To those of you who are still mad at Sheriff Bob Fletcher, here is my advice. Figure out who the people are that encouraged Miss Reiter to run. They are your real problem. Do not forget Susan Gaertner in this situation. I want you all to remember something. Miss Reiter�s father had passed away. My guess is Miss Reiter and Bob Fletcher were in an emotional state as most of you would be. There were some nasty and manipulative people who encouraged Miss Reiter to run for this office and took advantage of her emotional state for their purposes. Please, people, have some compassion on Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher. GO AFTER THE PEOPLE WHO TALKED MISS REITER INTO RUNNING FOR THAT SEAT. Besides, Lee Helgen won in the end anyway. My advice is this. Watch Bob Fletcher for the next year or so and see how he does. If you still think he is corrupt, vote him out. GO AFTER THE PEOPLE WHO ENCOURAGED REITER TO RUN. This would be her and Bob Fletcher�s �so-called friends� wink-wink-nod-nod. �THEY� are your problem, not Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher. Till you get the people behind the scenes, the corruption will never go away. Do not play politics when rooting out corruption. We must get everybody in all political parties; not just the ones we want to get because they are in the other party. I wish all of you the best in rooting out corruption. Sincerely, Michael Darling 53285 Falcon Avenue North PO Box 521 Rush City, MN 55069 (218) 232-2735 --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > All I know is that David Schultz who serves on the > Charter Commission and > is also a professor at Hamline University has > assured me way last year > when this issue at the Ward 5 Forum erupted and the > Sheriff usurped power > that is not his, the Charter Commission at that time > had already thought > about doing this. > > I believe the County has the power to do so. > > According to people in his own department there is > much amiss there, and > being an eyewitness myself to his antics at the Ward > 5 Forum it is evident > to me that he has too much power, and no one can > control his behavior. > > I think that appointing someone gives the Commission > more license to end a > contract with someone who is not in control. > > I would encourage anyone who is interested in the > meeting pro or con to > attend. > > Pamela Ellison > Como Park > Saint Paul > > > > > I don't know how the County can look at appointing > the Sheriff. According > > to State Statute the Sheriff is to be > > elected. The statute I could find is 382.01 Is > there another section > > that allows Counties to decide which offices > > it will elect or appoint? > > > > 382.01 Officers elected; terms. > > > > In every county in this state there shall be > elected at the > > general election in 1918 a county auditor, a > county treasurer, > > sheriff, county recorder, county attorney, and > coroner. > > > > The terms of office of these officers shall be > four years > > and shall begin on the first Monday in January > next succeeding > > their election. They shall hold office until > their successors > > are elected and qualified. These offices shall be > filled by > > election every four years thereafter. > > HIST: (820, 821) 1913 c 458 s 1,2; 1915 c 168 > s 1,2; 1959 c > > 700 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1978 c 706 s 67 > > > > Copyright 2003 by the Office of Revisor of > Statutes, State of Minnesota. > > > > Tom Thompson > > Como Park > > _____________________________________________ > > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _____________________________________________ > > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your > password - visit: > > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > > > Archive Address: > > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > Join ISP.COM today - $8.95 internet , less than 1/2 > the cost of AOL > Try us out, http://www.isp.com/ > > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your > password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
