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Post by JJ on Jun 25, 2014 15:15:45 GMT -4
I'll be voting for Kevin Rhodes in the fall! Ok. Bit can we stop the bashing at least till October. It must feel like when I would not shut up about the SKI sewer. Enough already. Especially JJ. I hope he goes away! That's the petty crap right there! Relax, I am not going anywhere! Stay tuned folks, there is more to come!!!!
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Post by oriolesfan on Jun 25, 2014 16:04:20 GMT -4
Always more to come
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Post by JJ on Jul 3, 2014 18:19:16 GMT -4
Very well stated: “I’m not a politician; I’m a cop,” he said. “There is no time for politics in the sheriff’s office. Every resident should be treated fairly — rich, poor, Republican, Democrat, unaffiliated. When people call 911 they need help.”--Kevin Rhodes Isn't it time for a sheriff who cares about everyone in the county, not just ones that live in certain area codes?
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Post by KITransplant on Jul 3, 2014 21:07:10 GMT -4
Very well stated: “I’m not a politician; I’m a cop,” he said. “There is no time for politics in the sheriff’s office. Every resident should be treated fairly — rich, poor, Republican, Democrat, unaffiliated. When people call 911 they need help.”--Kevin Rhodes Isn't it time for a sheriff who cares about everyone in the county, not just ones that live in certain area codes? So, let me ask you, because I simply don't know--is Hoffman more a (410) guy or a (443) guy?
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Post by Tommy on Jul 3, 2014 22:40:49 GMT -4
Very observant. I read (scanned)the post and never picked up on that. I believe he was referring to ZIP Codes. Regardless, I will keep my comments to myself. I very seldom express my political or religious views publicly. Oh, his name is Gery Hofmann, not Hoffman.
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Post by oriolesfan on Jul 4, 2014 23:04:13 GMT -4
Lol. Gary is all over the county unlike Banks who never showed his face anywhere. Rhodes is next
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Post by cruzincat on Jul 6, 2014 14:26:06 GMT -4
When is banks going to remove the sign from Rt 8?
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Post by deepsea on Aug 29, 2014 10:41:36 GMT -4
How's the lawsuits coming along?
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Post by lainey on Sept 2, 2014 16:45:39 GMT -4
Last I heard, depositions are continuing through this month on the 10 million dollar Murphy lawsuit. Layton and Embert are up on the schedule for tomorrow. Dale Patrick next week and Major Williams the week after that.
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Post by usmcretired on Sept 6, 2014 7:32:41 GMT -4
Any more news on how the depositions went this week?
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Post by lainey on Sept 11, 2014 12:40:55 GMT -4
Any more news on how the depositions went this week? No news on how the depositions that the Sheriff denies are even happening, are going. Dale Patrick was on the interviewee list for yesterday and Major Willimas is next week. I did hear some rumblings about the Attorney General maybe wanting to settle, but who knows...that could be just a rumor.
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Post by usmcretired on Sept 11, 2014 19:51:11 GMT -4
Typical of him to deny this too. Have Sheriff Hofmann or his brother gone through the deposition process yet? Is this open to the public?
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Post by lainey on Sept 19, 2014 13:35:42 GMT -4
Typical of him to deny this too. Have Sheriff Hofmann or his brother gone through the deposition process yet? Is this open to the public? I believe Gary was deposed right before the county signed the consent decree. Rumor was it was his depositions that sent the county attorneys scurrying home to QAC saying we need to settle, settle now and pay the woman more than we originally thought we would have to pay her. The depositions are not public. They are a part of the lawsuit. Our county attorneys had access to all depositions when they advised that QAC settle. The interviewee list is public information. That is how I found out about the schedule. Gary's brother has not only been deposed, he pled guilty to assaulting the victim in a Cecil County court. They were in Cecil County when the assault occurred. Gary kept his brother on the force after the guilty plea, and even after the Maryland Police Commission took the brothers badge. The guilty man was employed as a Sheriff Deputy and MD. Police Commission had yanked his police powers! How ridiculous is that?!? Here is a statement made by County Commissioner Bob Simmons on the consent decree: Source is Re-Elect Bob Simmons for Commissioner facebook page: Statement Concerning the County's Settlement with Kristy Lynn Murphy-Taylor, et al At Thursday night's Candidate Forum at Chester River Beach, Sheriff Hoffman made a statement that I understood to be that the County, in settling with the plaintiffs out of Court, had ignored counsel's advice that it was premature for the County to settle until all the depositions and court hearings had been held. After the Forum, someone called the statement to my attention and asked if I agreed with it. I said absolutely not. They pointed out to me that I was allowing misinformation to circulate because I did not speak up when the statement was made and disagree with it. Silence made the County appear to have been negligent. They were right - I should have spoken up. That advice may have been given to someone on the County staff, or the County's Attorney, but it was not given to me. In the meeting that I was in with other Commissioners and our two attorneys most connected with the issue, our attorneys conveyed to us that this matter was very serious and that we should distance the County from it as quickly and as far as we possibly could. Even though the proposed settlement was higher than they originally expected it to be, they advised that we settle it as quickly as we could. At no time did they suggest to us in that meeting where the Commissioners and attorneys freely expressed their opinions that it would be wise for us to wait. We Commissioners did not wait. As soon as we came out of closed session, we voted to approve the Consent Decree.
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Post by lainey on Sept 19, 2014 15:10:18 GMT -4
Also you should see the Bay Times article regarding the consent decree; Gary once again swears no one had even done depositions. Here is a copy of his statement in the Bay Times article entitled "County agrees to pay former deputy $620,000". The sheriff issued a statement Monday afternoon in reaction to the county’s settlement:
“Although the county decided to settle on their HR issue, a majority of the parties have never been deposed, very little discovery completed, and, to date, no deposition of the plaintiff has been done. No right or wrong doing has been determined in the case,” Sheriff Hofmann said. “While I understand the financial costs of defense could have exceeded the settlement, I am also very disappointed in some of the commissioners in settling a case based on allegations alone before any facts are determined.”
Hofmann went on to say, while he would like to discuss the specifics of the case, he has been advised not to do so by the Attorney General’s office.
All of this is contrary to the findings by the EEOC dated 8/23/2012. That document refers to subpeonas, witness testimony, the record reveals that Charging Party was subjected to continuous and egregious sexual harrassment by her supervisors.....
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Post by usmcretired on Sept 19, 2014 19:44:43 GMT -4
You have to wonder why he would state no depositions had been taken, if he knew the truth would be made public? Maybe he is just trying to buy himself some more time as he continues to hide the truth as long as he can. I wonder if the individual lawsuits will be decided upon before the election? Where can you find the interviewee list and is there anywhere to find the filings for the individual lawsuits, so one can see the details of those personal charges, etc.?
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Post by cruzincat on Sept 20, 2014 10:50:57 GMT -4
It's one thing to have the Sherriff's position be an elected office, but the commissioners should have the ability to fire a sheriff for good cause. A special election may result or maybe they could also have the ability to appoint an interim sheriff until the next general. How would we go about getting this changed?
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Post by falgar25 on Sept 20, 2014 12:59:57 GMT -4
It's one thing to have the Sherriff's position be an elected office, but the commissioners should have the ability to fire a sheriff for good cause. A special election may result or maybe they could also have the ability to appoint an interim sheriff until the next general. How would we go about getting this changed? You want to give the commissioners the power to override the will of the people? Don't they do that enough already?
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Post by cruzincat on Sept 23, 2014 14:48:05 GMT -4
It's one thing to have the Sherriff's position be an elected office, but the commissioners should have the ability to fire a sheriff for good cause. A special election may result or maybe they could also have the ability to appoint an interim sheriff until the next general. How would we go about getting this changed? You want to give the commissioners the power to override the will of the people? Don't they do that enough already? I would want them to be able to remove him from office for just cause, like illegal acts or causing the county to lose a bunch of taxpayer money with someone winning a lawsuit due to his actions in the performance of his duties. If all the people were paying attention to what is happening they would agree with it. The fact that he won the primary shows that not enough people are paying attention. That is why they elect commissioners to run the county, so they(the people) do not have to keep watching what every elected official is up to.
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Post by KITransplant on Sept 23, 2014 15:51:12 GMT -4
How long until this thread is also removed?
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Post by lainey on Sept 23, 2014 16:24:23 GMT -4
Nothing libelous here.... the lawsuits are real.
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Post by usmcretired on Sept 23, 2014 19:41:25 GMT -4
If the newspapers were doing their job, people wouldn't have to count on the commissioners, but could make an informed decision based on the factual details of this case. It amazes me how none of this has been made public and how the media has failed to report on the past and recent events unfolding in this very serious case. The evidence in this case had to be pretty serious or the EEOC would have never felt the need to get involved. I have spoken to many people who never even knew this had been going on. Guilty or not guilty, the people deserve to be informed.
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Post by cruzincat on Sept 24, 2014 9:25:14 GMT -4
If the newspapers were doing their job, people wouldn't have to count on the commissioners, but could make an informed decision based on the factual details of this case. It amazes me how none of this has been made public and how the media has failed to report on the past and recent events unfolding in this very serious case. The evidence in this case had to be pretty serious or the EEOC would have never felt the need to get involved. I have spoken to many people who never even knew this had been going on. Guilty or not guilty, the people deserve to be informed. What is the favored newspaper in QAC? There is no one paper in this area that covers much at all. How many people actually get newspapers. The Capital Gazette stopped covering Kent Island in their community section. Let's face it, the people who like to get their news from papers want it daily, and there is just no daily newspaper in QAC that adequately covers local issues. And even if there were a daily paper that covered local news, you can't make the people read it. If you could make people stay on top of what goes on locally or statewide, we would probably not have a state dominated by one political party. Maryland is probably the best example of the adage, "ignorance is bliss". At least you can applaud Hoffman(R) for learning something from the Democrats in Maryland.
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Post by lainey on Sept 24, 2014 10:51:46 GMT -4
The Bay Times is the weekly local Kent Island paper. They rarely, if ever, print anything about the lawsuits against Gary Hofmann. When they ran the article on the consent decree, they used a picture of Jim Moran a county commissioner? What was that all about? They never printed a word about the EEOC determination letter from when they investigated that particular lawsuit. They had a deputy who was charged with stealing time and benefits on the front page, never a word about how the case was dismissed with prejudice or anything. That young man is now working for Talbot county. Its amazing the the things that get printed and the things that never see the light of day.
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Post by bill999s on Sept 25, 2014 12:53:48 GMT -4
The Bay Times is the weekly local Kent Island paper. They rarely, if ever, print anything about the lawsuits against Gary Hofmann. When they ran the article on the consent decree, they used a picture of Jim Moran a county commissioner? What was that all about? They never printed a word about the EEOC determination letter from when they investigated that particular lawsuit. They had a deputy who was charged with stealing time and benefits on the front page, never a word about how the case was dismissed with prejudice or anything. That young man is now working for Talbot county. Its amazing the the things that get printed and the things that never see the light of day. There needs to be a correction here. The young deputy who was charged with "stealing overtime" is not working for Talbot County. He has been working for me ever since I found out about his predicament. He has tried to find work in other counties in law enforcement but the Sheriff's office has yet to expunge his record. Because of that, I know, for a fact, he has lost four opportunities for employment!
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Post by bill999s on Sept 25, 2014 13:11:14 GMT -4
Sorry, but I need to correct myself here. The Deputy's record has been expunged. The problem is that Hofmann had his certification pulled during all that turmoil and refuses to have it reinstated. They are citing a technicality but I'm saying bullcrap!
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