SELF PROMOTING THE MCINTEE WAY..
On my way out the door yesterday to attend the 9/25/8…Budget/Commission meeting…I stopped by my condo’s mail room to get a Hi-Riser…
On top of the counter…a pile of the familiar looking official LBTS letterhead stationary …
(BCbythesea…written as it appears..capital/non-capitals…etc…are just as presented on the letter by the originator)
………………….Town of LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA………………
Roseann Minnet
Mayor
Jerry McIntee
Vice mayor
Birute Ann Clottey
Stuart Dodd
Jim Silverstone
Commissioners
“Dear Residents.
The Lauderdale by The Sea Volunteer fire department has two ATV’s on the Beach doing safety patrol.
The VFD has placed these ATV’s on the beach to service you and your families in any time of need.
The vehicles contain a complete compliment of first aid equipment and water safety devices for your protection and aid.
These vehicles are each equipped with CELL PHONES and you can call them direct if they are on the beach performing their safety Patrol those numbers are :
ATV1 : 954 703 0187
ATV2 : 954 703 0737
If they receive your call they will respond to your location immediately. Please note if it is a life threatening event call 911 first.
Thank You, Vice Mayor Jerry McIntee”
WOW!…
Arriving at Jarvis Hall…not one of his fellow Commissioners were informed or signed off on this!…
Why would it be a letter from the Town…and the Vice Mayor and not the VFD and the VFD Chief?…
At the break between the meetings…the fallout began…for all the times the Vice Mayor has gone after the others …Minnet and Dodd for not following protocol…he puts this out without their knowledge….their input….their consent…
The Manager did not know…she took it and walked around …showing it to the Town Clerk….all were surprised…all shaking their heads….walking in and out of the kitchen…
What it came down to…the Vice Mayor took the official Commissioner Town Stationary…had Nikki from Town Hall print them up…distributed them …and then “took the heat” afterwards….easy to take when the “heat” does not come from the “Detective” himself….
What ensued…the rules of what should have happened…what will…. going forth….requiring all Commissioners to see anything with their names on before it goes out…and they didn’t know this why?
Why it was Town Stationary…and signed by the Vice Mayor?….According to McIntee because the VFD is not “official” yet and the BSO would be all over them for distributing the numbers…HMMM…
As the Mayor informed him…the Commission approved the ATVs on the beach patrol on 9/12/08…
Seems a little pre- campaigning might be going on……Mayor perhaps….
Tags: LBTS Agendas/Meetings, Local Politics, Scoops, VFD
