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Post by adaml on May 14, 2009 8:22:17 GMT -4
Since we have seen that Pete is running for Sheriff of Queen Anne's County and now we see that Gery Hofmann is running for a second term, lets see hear the good and bads of this canidate. I am just a tax paying voting citizen like many others and the new slogan is "Your Sheriff's Office", I and many others would like to hear his views and if there are any other canidates, PLEASE start a forum also!
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Post by linda712 on May 14, 2009 15:34:19 GMT -4
Great, great, great idea!
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Post by adaml on May 14, 2009 15:59:54 GMT -4
I know its a great idea, lets just see if he will come on here and answer questions and lay out his plan, since it now "your sheriff's office" and "your deputies"! I just hope arrogance does not get in the way!
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Post by eileen on May 14, 2009 16:20:09 GMT -4
Adam, you have used the arrogant or arrogance to describe Sheriff Hoffman's countenance on a number of occasions. Where does this come from? Do you know him? Have you ever spoken with him at length? I do know him, have spoken to him at length and have never found him to be arrogant. If I were running for a political office (I'm not by the way), I don't think I would enjoy bantering back and forth with anonymous bloggers, some of whom fling accusations and insults on this forum with no facts or backup. The Sheriff appears at many forums, etc. that are open to the public -- why don't you attend one of those?
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Post by speedergurl68 on May 14, 2009 16:53:04 GMT -4
I have personally met and spoken at length with Sheriff Hoffman. I found him to be genuine, kind, well spoken, intelligent and a complete gentleman with a wonderful sense of humor. Is he a perfect person? No. Are any of us? No. Would I try to do the job he does? No. Would his detractors? No (well, with the exception of our Pete).
At no point have I, or anyone that I know of that personally knows this man EVER used the words "arrogant" or any of its forms to describe him.
Take it with a grain of salt...there will always be detractors. There will always be those that ignore them and continue along as they should. For the latter, I am most thankful. For the former, I am most unimpressed.
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Post by eileen on May 14, 2009 17:03:36 GMT -4
Thank you Speedergurl, I will heed your very good advice to just let it go...
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Post by - on May 14, 2009 17:23:48 GMT -4
Hear, hear sg68! I couldn't agree with you more about Gery Hoffman. When my husband and I met him at Bay Day he was so kind, and not a hint of arrogance. My DH had a prank caller that had been reported. We discussed it with him, and he gave us some advice. Thanks to Sheriff Hoffman and his staff for fining the caller. It was not reported, as it was a juvenile. BTW, Hey Mikey, you owe us a dinner! Hey he didn't win the hot dog contest that day but gave it his all for a great cause. Pete, were you there?
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Post by linda712 on May 14, 2009 21:35:06 GMT -4
I'm going to respond to this, also. I first met Gery around 1995-ish when I was going through a particularly "bad" time with my son. I actually went to the Sheriff's office "very upset", and he sat with me for the longest time and discussed everything. He was the one of the kindest, caring men I've ever met then, and remains so today. The word "arrogance" is not in his demeanor. I associated with the Crime Watch for many, many years afterwards because he encouraged me to, in an effort to be proactive with the problems with teens at that time, et cetera. I worked very closely with him, Sheriffy Crossley, Jim Gossage, and several other officers in that endeavor. He has consistently remained one of my most favorite persons, and I don't have any plans on changing that thought process.
I don't know what is going on with the problems some are having with him, and I really don't need or want to know. He is very much admired and respected by many, many, many Queen Anne's residents, as well as elsewhere. I won't try to change the minds of those who want to attack him as they seem hell bent on continuing with their plans, but I also won't be changing my mind. I support Gery Hoffman and wish him well in his personal life as well as in his position as Sheriff.
There is not a mean bone in that man, and I believe he's in photo ops because he's highly sought after to do so. I agree with Eileen and SG that he doesn't need to come on here to be attacked. Questions can be posed, answers can be given, minds can be made up. That would be unique and educational, but not to be slam dunked.
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Post by bluecrabber on May 15, 2009 8:28:24 GMT -4
Well.. I think it is terrible that I saw Sheriff Hoffman one time with a scuff on his shoe.. can you believe that arrogance!~~ He's a good man.. no make that outstanding public servant. IMHO. Best, BC
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Post by cheapshotartist on May 15, 2009 17:46:54 GMT -4
Hect I'm still waiting on an answer as to whether the Sheriff had dinner with Pete at his house!
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Post by dej on May 16, 2009 4:58:27 GMT -4
Sequel, I also first met the Sheriff while going through a bad time with my son. Unfortunately my son got into enough trouble to "introduce" me to a few members of county & state law enforcement. I have the utmost respect for all except Hoffman and one other member of his department. Initially my wife & I backed what he was doing with our son's case. But the first time we asked a question he didn't like, his entire approach changed, taking sort of a "How dare you question what I'm doing" attitude, we found that in fact there is a mean (and spiteful) bone in him. His actions and attitude have guarenteed my vote for anybody else in the next election.
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Post by cheapshotartist on May 16, 2009 10:37:14 GMT -4
I have to say that even though DEJ's comments may have not been a plus for Mr Hoffman, it was well written and not nasty and full of rumors. Thanks for telling your story in an honest manner.
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Post by adaml on May 16, 2009 11:55:30 GMT -4
Here is a question, are you the tax paying citizens in a politician's best interest or do they just care about them self when the lobby for and get a $50K a year pay raise putting their salary over $100K per year? And your cheif deputy is making in the upper $80K's for his yearly salary! What is wrong with this picture when a politican is only worried about a hefty pay raise, does anybody else see the picture? Or better yet goes out and spends county money for 2 new Ford Expeditions and 1 new Ford f-150 for him self, his chief deputy, and a sergeant (might I add his campaign treasure)!
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Post by speedergurl68 on May 16, 2009 12:55:37 GMT -4
You know what they say about opinions....
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Post by adaml on May 16, 2009 13:26:53 GMT -4
You know what they say about opinions.... There not opinions, they are facts with questions attached!
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Post by linda712 on May 16, 2009 20:09:27 GMT -4
dej, I am sorry about the turn of events regarding your son.....I know how emotionally charged a situation like that can be. I hope all turned out as best as it could.
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Post by falgar25 on May 17, 2009 10:15:53 GMT -4
You know what they say about opinions.... There not opinions, they are facts with questions attached! Well sort of. Unless you have something signed by the Sheriff that reads, "I am only worried about a hefty pay raise," I would say there was a lot of opinion mixed in with your facts. If the Sheriff's salary is raised to $100K it would raise him from being the absolute lowest paid Sheriff in the state to no higher than seventh. Not exactly an unwarranted grab for cash in my opinion. And while I don't know this for a fact, I believe the salary increase will be effective after the next election. While Hofmann may hope to get reelected, it's far from a sure thing. Yes, I believe working to bring the QAC Sheriff's salary in line with those in the rest of the state is in our best interest. I also trust the process by which those vehicles were purchased.
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Post by eileen on May 18, 2009 11:25:17 GMT -4
Here is a question, are you the tax paying citizens in a politician's best interest or do they just care about them self when the lobby for and get a $50K a year pay raise putting their salary over $100K per year? And your cheif deputy is making in the upper $80K's for his yearly salary! What is wrong with this picture when a politican is only worried about a hefty pay raise, does anybody else see the picture? Or better yet goes out and spends county money for 2 new Ford Expeditions and 1 new Ford f-150 for him self, his chief deputy, and a sergeant (might I add his campaign treasure)! Adam, have you read your own post? You sound so bitter. Anyway, FACT: The commissioners of QAC raised the sheriff's salary. FACT: said raise will not go into effect until 2010, therefore the newly elected sheriff will be the first to benefit from this. FACT: the commissioners did this in order to bring our sheriff's office up to pay parity with comparable jurisdictions.
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Post by cheapshotartist on May 18, 2009 18:08:51 GMT -4
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Post by falgar25 on May 18, 2009 22:00:55 GMT -4
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Post by shadow1 on May 19, 2009 8:54:02 GMT -4
If the numbers are correct in the link Falgar sent, it appears the QA County Sheriff is due a substantial raise. A bartender at one of the local establishments or the manager at McDonalds can make $50k annually.
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Post by shadow1 on May 19, 2009 9:27:56 GMT -4
Actually, after looking at the numbers again, it doesn't make sense that a captain (deputy commander) makes $40k, a captain (unit commander) makes $30k, a sergeant (shift supervisor) makes $20k, and a corporal (first line supervisor) makes $5k more than the sheriff. Am I missing something here
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