[nfbmi-talk] Cannon Calls for Armed Gaurds, Bullet Proof Drapes at MCB Board Meeting!

Fri Apr 23 16:53:05 UTC 2010

 Steve Monet's title, bTW, is MI-Safety Manager, CSP for the  State of
 Michigan
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
> To: "NFB of Michigan List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 12:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Cannon Calls for Armed Gaurds,Bullet Proof 
> Drapes at MCB Board Meeting!
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>> The attachment to that message would have the costs for the guards, 
>> right? Were you sent this, or do we still not know the cost for the 
>> guards in March?
>> Thanks, and awesome work to all involved.
>>
>> J.J. Meddaugh - ATGuys.com
>> A premier Licensed Code Factory and KNFB Reader distributor
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at comcast.net>
>> To: "'NFB of Michigan List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "'Geri Taeckens'" <geri.taeckens at isahealthfund.org>; "'Geri 
>> Taeckens'" <taeckens at eup.k12.mi.us>; "'Jo Ann Pilarski'" 
>> <pilarskij at charter.net>
>> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 12:54 AM
>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Cannon Calls for Armed Gaurds,Bullet Proof Drapes 
>> at MCB Board Meeting!
>>
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is more amazing than anything I imagined.  At the end of the last 
>>> MCB
>>> meeting I asked who needed guarding?  I asked who authorized the guards.
>>> President Posont filed a Freedom of Information Act request.  We were
>>> astonished to read the following paranoic exchange initiated by Pat 
>>> Cannon.
>>> He is apparently a little nuts or something.  Can you believe blind 
>>> people
>>> are being told there is no money for needed services and Cannon is
>>> investigating bullet proof drapes and armed gaurds?  Who should be 
>>> afraid?
>>> We have posted this on our web page www.nfbmi.org.  Please tell your 
>>> friends
>>> to read this and decide who deserves to have a job, Christine, Dave, 
>>> Blind
>>> Vendors or Pat Cannon. UNBELIEVABLE!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Robertson, Bob (DELEG)
>>>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:44 AM
>>>
>>> To: Haynes, Carla (DELEG); Cannon, Patrick (DELEG)
>>>
>>> Subject: FW: Security at Commission meetings
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Here is the information on the possibilities of getting security and
>>> bullet-proof draping at Commission meetings.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
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>>>
>>> From: Cannon, Patrick D (DLEG)
>>>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 4:50 PM
>>>
>>> To: Robertson, Bob (DLEG)
>>>
>>> Subject: RE: Security at Commission meetings
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Bob!  You did great work on gathering this information and I am 
>>> most
>>> appreciative.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have forwarded this information on to Jo Ann Pilarski but asked that 
>>> she
>>> not share it far and wide and I will ask you to do the same as I do not 
>>> want
>>> to create any sense of "alarm" on the subject of security.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks again,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Pat
>>>
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>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>
>>> From: Robertson, Bob (DLEG)
>>>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 3:02 PM
>>>
>>> To: Cannon, Patrick D (DLEG)
>>>
>>> Cc: Luzenski, Sue (DLEG)
>>>
>>> Subject: Security at Commission meetings
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Pat -
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> After talking with Steve Monet, I've got some info you can "take under
>>> advisement" and share with Commissioners if you so wish. Steve is still
>>> checking into the feasibility of bullet-proof draping for the conference
>>> rooms tables. He wants us to take a digital photo of the tables in the
>>> conference room upstairs and include their measurements so the company 
>>> who
>>> makes the draping can give us an estimate on the costs. I thought we 
>>> could
>>> do this when Susan gets back later this week.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As for other buildings, he said there are several in the area. He 
>>> mentioned
>>> the State Library or Capitol Commons as two possibilities downtown. 
>>> There is
>>> also the General Office Building at the Secondary Complex and the 
>>> building
>>> down on Pierpont where the Public Service Commission meets. All of these
>>> facilities have someone at the front desk checking IDs and issuing 
>>> visitor
>>> passes. Steve pointed out that these so-called "security guards" do not 
>>> get
>>> involved in apprehending or stopping bad guys. In other words, if 
>>> someone
>>> disrupts a meeting the folks at the front desk won't come running to the
>>> rescue. We would need to call the Capitol Security for that.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Finally, Steve gave me the name of the guy in DMB, Jeff Pratt, we can
>>> contact (241-4391) if we want to see about having our own security guard 
>>> at
>>> a meeting in this building. We would need to tell him how often we'd 
>>> need
>>> someone, how many hours each time, the place and time, and then whether 
>>> we
>>> wanted an armed or unarmed guard. We would most likely have to pay for 
>>> those
>>> services. We cannot just "borrow" a guard from another building.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I think this is a good 'first step' in gathering some info that you and 
>>> the
>>> Board can use to decide a 'next step' so if you need more, let me know.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you wondered if it was really someone else who requested the 
>>> security,
>>> here is proof from the Department of Management and Budget that Cannon,
>>> personally, did it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Luzenski, Sue (DELEG)
>>>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:24 PM
>>>
>>> To: Heibeck, Cheryl (DELEG)
>>>
>>> Subject: For FOIA request
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Attachments: DMB-123 Blind Comm Victor.doc
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>
>>> From: Pratt, Jeff
>>>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:48 AM
>>>
>>> To: Luzenski, Sue (DELEG)
>>>
>>> Subject: Fwd: FW: Braille and Tactile Signs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sue,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you.  Pat asked that I arrange for a security guard on Mar. 19 & 
>>> 20.
>>>
>>> Attached is a DMB-123 that I need to have you complete and have signed 
>>> by
>>> your agency then returned to my attention.  I will also need a point of
>>> contact and phone number for these two days as well as an understanding 
>>> of
>>> what the guard's duties will be.  I do know that on the 20th the guard 
>>> will
>>> need to be posted at the entrance as the building will be locked.  It 
>>> would
>>> be helpful if a list of those authorized to enter so that the guard 
>>> knows
>>> who is authorized.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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