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Sunday, December 05, 2010

December 1, 2010 Press release: Outgoing Commissioner Mike Zimmer is outraged by the decision to terminate the employees.

“In an e-mail Commissioner Mike Zimmer’s office sent to fellow County Commissioner Dean Minnick, the county attorney, Kimberly Millender, Chief of Staff Steve Powell and assistant chief of staff Cindy Parr on November 24, Zimmer said, ‘An exhaustive description of my negative opinion of the action by Commissioners Gouge and Minnich would require a novel length tome’…”

Commissioner Mike Zimmer was responding to a December 1, 2010 press release, “County Terminates Four Appointees’ Contracts,” the county said the last day of employment for all four would be today — Wednesday, Dec. 1, and that, “In accordance with their employment contracts, leave payouts and severance will be honored.”

For the subsequent newspaper article written by Kevin Dayhoff, which appeared in www.explorecarroll.com, go here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4975/breaking-horn-laxton-evans-ridgely-carroll-county-terminates-appointees/

20101201 Zimmer Press Release info for Scribd

Carroll, county, Maryland, employees, terminated, Dayhoff, Horn, Ridgely, Laxton, Evans, appointed, officials,

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-1-2010-press-release-carroll.html

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http://www.scribd.com/doc/44721103/20101201-Zimmer-Press-Release

20101201 Zimmer Press Release

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-1-2010-press-release-outgoing.html

Labels: Carroll Co Commissioners, Carroll Co Govt News, Commissioner Julia Gouge, Commissioner Mike Zimmer, Journalists Laxton Vivian, People Evans-Mike, People Minnich-Dean, Political Scandal

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Carroll County Times accuses outgoing Carroll County commissioners of corruption, secret meetings, and payoffs

Carroll County Times accuses outgoing Carroll County commissioners of corruption in office, secret meetings, and payoffs

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2010 http://tinyurl.com/23maxsz http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/carroll-county-times-accuses-outgoing.html

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2010

For a newspaper article written by Kevin Dayhoff on the whole affair, which appeared in www.explorecarroll.com, go here: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4975/breaking-horn-laxton-evans-ridgely-carroll-county-terminates-appointees/

Outgoing Carroll County Commissioner Dean Minnich fired back at the Sunday, December 5, 2010 Carroll County Times editorial: “Buyout reeks of payoff.” http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/article_4657ba0e-fef5-11df-a070-001cc4c03286.html

"The county commissioners offering buyouts and severance packages to county department heads was irresponsible, and taxpayers are lucky that the ultimate cost is only a little over a quarter of a million dollars…

The secretive way in which they went about ensuring their political allies were well taken care of is deplorable, and their waste of taxpayer dollars is indefensible…http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/article_4657ba0e-fef5-11df-a070-001cc4c03286.html

http://www.deanminnich.com/: It's about the facts, not the crusade for open meetings

http://www.deanminnich.com/2010/12/its-about-facts-not-crusade-for-open.html

Outgoing Carroll County Commissioner Dean Minnich fired back: “Sunday's Carroll County Times carried the editorial I expected; I could have written it in advance. Secret meetings, conference calls, reeks of payoffs, cronyism, all words used to express their editorial outrage at the departure of four county employees under the terms of contracts that allowed them to leave with severance pay and accrued benefits.

“Having worked for several newspapers, I can attest that the contracts were little different that many of those signed by newspaper executives and managers who have served at the pleasure of various publishers and group owners. I can attest that the newspapers also observed the appropriate rules and applicable laws for offering and accepting and announcing -- or not -- the changes in job status. Sometimes it is what is not said that speaks volumes...” http://www.deanminnich.com/2010/12/its-about-facts-not-crusade-for-open.html

20101205 sdosm CC Times accuses outgoing ccboc of corruption

Labels: Newspapers Carroll County Times, People Minnich-Dean, Political Scandal

Carroll Co Times accuses outgoing Carroll Co commissioners of corruption in office secret meetings and payoffs http://tinyurl.com/23maxsz

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December 1, 2010 press release: Carroll “County Terminates Four Appointees’ Contracts”

Carroll County Maryland government: “County Terminates Four Appointees’ Contracts” December 1, 2010 press release

In a December 1, 2010 press release, “County Terminates Four Appointees’ Contracts,” the county said the last day of employment for all four would be today — Wednesday, Dec. 1, and that, “In accordance with their employment contracts, leave payouts and severance will be honored.”

20101201 AppointeesLeave info for scribd

Carroll, county, Maryland, employees, terminated, Dayhoff, Horn, Ridgely, Laxton, Evans, appointed, officials,

http://www.scribd.com/doc/44717786/Carroll-County-Maryland-government-%E2%80%9CCounty-Terminates-Four-Appointees%E2%80%99-Contracts%E2%80%9D-December-1-2010-press-release

Carroll County Maryland government: “County Terminates Four Appointees’ Contracts” December 1, 2010 press r...

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Friday, December 03, 2010

Dean Minnich: A few reasons why you'd fire a good employee

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010

A few reasons why you'd fire a good employee

http://www.deanminnich.com/2010/12/few-reasons-why-youd-fire-good-employee.html

During the past week, the county has engaged in the process of letting a few good employees go, their contracts terminated with severance pay.

The natural questions is, why would commissioners on their way out the door fire people? Why not let the new commissioners assess the abilities of the employees, and decide whether to keep them or cut them loose? Is this a case of paying off political pals at taxpayer expense?

I had to consider the substance and the appearance of the situation before I was able to take action. I am satisfied that the best interests of both the public and the employees were served with the termination of their contracts. Why?

For starters, you can look up the county government web site and check out the video for Dec. 1 meeting. Close to the end, we discuss the merits of such an action, and bottom line is, it was why the contracts were offered in the first place, and it was time to wrap it up. It was the legal, ethical and honorable thing to do... http://www.deanminnich.com/2010/12/few-reasons-why-youd-fire-good-employee.html

All four played roles in current administration; new commissioners take office Dec. 6

By Kevin Dayhoff http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/4975/breaking-horn-laxton-evans-ridgely-carroll-county-terminates-appointees/

Labels: Carroll County govt, People Minnich-Dean
http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/12/dean-minnich-few-reasons-why-youd-fire.html
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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Dean Minnich’s “A History of Westminster” on the WTTR web site

Dean Minnich’s “A History of Westminster” on the WTTR web site

(I was giving a fellow reporter a hand with some WTTR history the other day and found this in a Google-search… It was originally written by now-Carroll County Commissioner Dean Minnich. Commissioner Minnich really captured the essence of Westminster… Kevin Dayhoff March 20, 2009)

An excerpt from "Towns & Villages of Carroll County" by Dean L. Minnich, 1995

http://www.wttr.com/westminster.html

Ask a resident of Westminster to describe the town, and the answer you get will depend as much on where they grew up as on their current address.

Those who grew up riding their bikes on Main Street and through the alleys will know a different city than the parent who watches a child explore a tot lot in The Greens. Old-timers with memories of the City Restaurant and G. C. Murphy’s, the State Theater and shooting rats with .22’s at the city dump at the end of Monroe Street (site of the present St. John’s school and church) will know a different town than the 20-something young man walking dogs in Furnace Hills or the women enjoying Ladies’ Night at Tully’s.

The truth is, like most other Carroll County towns, Westminster’s story is a tale of two cities; one kept alive by traditions and old perspectives and another that is emerging with the changes of time and growth. It is a microcosm of the story of Carroll County at large; it is the story of every small town in the county, but on a larger scale.

Read the rest on WTTR’s web site – http://www.wttr.com/westminster.html; however, if the link ever goes bad – email me at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com and I’ll post the entire article…

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