[nfbmi-talk] Fw: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Joe Sontag 
To: Commission Mole ; James Chaney 
Cc: Patrick Cannon ; Connie Zanger ; James Hull ; Lucy Edmonds ; Steve Arwood ; Daniel Frye ; Terry Eagle ; president.nfb.mi at gmail.com ; NFB of Michigan List ; NFB of Michigan Vendors List 
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:01 PM
Subject: Fw: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th


    I truly do not know who this "mole" is, so it will do Mr. Cannon no good to slander and defame me in front of witnesses as he has done in the past, but I agree with and support fully the statements and motions contained in the mole's message below.

Remember what happened the last time we found ourselves with a major government facility vacant in late 2009?  The Fountain View facility in Detroit was turned over on a temporary basis to a private contractor, even as the Elected Operators Committee was told that nothing would be done until the EOC had been provided with  the full details and had given its response.  In other words, the Committee and the operators as a group had been lied to by BEP administration.  If you really care about the future of the BEP and do not wish to see it destroyed, then please share this message as you see fit.

Sincerely and using the names Mr. Cannon gave me,

Joe (McCarthy-Coward-Chicken***) Sontag

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Commission Mole 
To: suncat0 at gmail.com 
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 21:43
Subject: Fwd: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th





---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Commission Mole <mcbmole at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 9:21 PM
Subject: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th
To: James Chaney <resolutioncomm at sbcglobal.net>



Dear James Chaney (EOC Chair):



As a former employee of the Michigan Commission for the Blind, I have worked closely with the central office staff on a routine basis while executing my duties of that position. During my tenure with the Commission, I saw the many negative decisions made regarding blind citizens of Michigan. Unfortunately, I have once again come to be appalled by the decisions made against the blind by a commission titled “for the Blind”. Most recently, I have become aware of a possible policy shift that undermines the EOC, BEP, MCB and the blind of Michigan. I am referring to the EOC Special meeting that is scheduled to be held on January 14, 2012 regarding the State Plate Cafeteria. 



If the EOC moves to contract out the State Plate to the private sector they will not only eliminate many jobs for the blind, but they will also set a dangerous precedent in the appearance of the EOC Chair along with EOC members, ALL MCB commissioners and agency staff allowing for unqualified sighted persons being placed above blind qualified persons which I am sure is not the intended view. This brings me to my next point within this highly controversial correspondence. The only sensible solution to the State Plate Cafeteria matter is to put a highly qualified blind operator into this location. 



The following is a motion that should be introduced by the EOC leadership at the January 14th 2012 meeting.



Motion 1: We move to immediately reinstate Terry Eagle as a permanent operator and to award him the State Plate Cafeteria.



Motion 2: Upon accepting this location Terry Eagle agrees to a six month probationary period under the promulgated rules.



In closing, I highly recommend the acceptance of the above mentioned motions in order to follow by the mission statement of the commission and truly be the Michigan Commission “for the Blind” and not viewed as the commission against the Blind by unruly allowing this very profitable location to be contracted out to the private sector or other unqualified or under qualified individuals.



Sincerely,



The Commission Mole