[nfbmi-talk] information tim hortons, more from rodgers

[Terry D. Eagle]

In reality, Rodgers ought to have two teams of attorneys at his side; one to
spell out the rehabilitation and blind vendor law, and the Open Meetings Act
and Freedom of Information Act, since he just doesn't get it.    The second
team would and should a team of practicing criminal law attorneys in both
the federal and state courts, for the misappropriation and misuse of funds
intended by Congress, the legislature, and laws of the state and federal
government, and the cost of the two teams should come out of his own pocket!
Taxpayers should not have to pay for acts of arrogance and stupidity, and
ignorance of the law is not a valid defense! 

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He mentioned his "law clerk" yesterday.

Now what in the world does a director of a VR agency like BSBP need with a 
law clerk?

He is no longer a practicing ALJ and he already has an administrative 
assistant and plenty of new bureaucratic hacks beneath him including a new 
Deputiy Director and the BADP thing.
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Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] information tim hortons, more from rodgers


> Wonder what his 2 student assistants are doing? They are supposed to be 
> law students, engaging in important legal research for him.
>
> Boone Christine Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 28, 2013, at 8:55 AM, "Terry D. Eagle" <terrydeagle at yahoo.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Since the move to operate a food franchise within the confines of the
>> Michigan Civil Service system, is it not illegal and government 
>> corruption
>> to engage in secret negoiations with only certain franchise companies or
>> individuals?  As pointed out by Big B founder Bob Fish, Rob Fowler, Tim
>> Skubick, and numerous media, is it not unfair, if not downright illegal, 
>> to
>> not operate within an open bid process?  It doesn't take a law degree to
>> know and adhere to the law, and yet, the illegal and corrupt is being
>> engaged in and immediately supervised by attorneys.  This too, will 
>> blow-up
>> in their face, as did the Tim Horton scandal.
>>
>> If Rodgers were familiar with the laws within he is mandated to operate, 
>> he
>> might possibility function within the law.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
>> harcz Comcast
>> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 7:32 PM
>> To: Rodgers, Edward (LARA)
>> Cc: Marlene Malloy; Elmer Cerano (E-mail); Steve Arwood LARA Dep; Joe 
>> Sibley
>> MCBVI Pres.; Marianne Dunn; Craig McManus RSA; valarie Barnum Yarger 
>> MISILC;
>> nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; BRIAN SABOURIN; bsbpcommissioners at michigan.gov;
>> zimmerm at michigan.gov; Carol Dobak
>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] information tim hortons, more from rodgers
>>
>> September 27 to Rodgers re Expenses for Dublin Ohio Tim Hortons
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>>
>> 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
>>
>> Mt. Morris, MI 48458
>>
>> joeharcz at comcast.net
>>
>> 810-516-5262
>>
>>
>>
>> To: Edward Rodgers, director,
>>
>> BSBP
>>
>> (Via e-mail)
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Sir,
>>
>>
>>
>> I, a citizen and advocate who happens to be blind, am asking you some 
>> basic
>> questions and asking for information in accessible format. Twice in the
>> public record, once being at theMCBVI convention which is recorded and
>> yesterday at the highly witnessed, BSBP Commission meeting, you stated 
>> that
>> you personally and on behalf of BSBP engaged with negotiations personally
>> with "Tim Hortons USA" in Dublin, Ohio. I also assume that other staff of
>> BSBP engaged in those negotiations, or whatever you wish to call them.
>> (Common terms are common terms as any lawyer, such as yourself should 
>> know.)
>>
>>
>>
>> Regardless I am requesting the following from you in accessible format 
>> which
>> I'll describe later in these requests:
>>
>>
>>
>> -The time, place and date where you and/or other personnel met with
>> representatives of Tim Hortons USA in Dublin Ohio (which I assume must be
>> from your anointment as BSBP director in October of last year to present,

>> of
>> course as common logic); or any documents pertaining to said "visit".
>>
>>
>>
>> In addition I wish to request any and all records, including but not
>> exclusive of, travel, meals, hotel/motel, etc. or other vouchers,
>> reimbursements, etc. related to this documented travel.
>>
>>
>>
>> That should include, of course anything that was let or granted or
>> guaranteed through the good services of Tim Hortons, USA (or its parent
>> group Tim Hortons, Canada, or other dbas such as The TDL Group, etc.) (We
>> wouldn't wish for a public official such as you to engage in promotional
>> issues which might be rightfully be deemed a conflict of direct interests
>> would we?)
>>
>>
>>
>> Aside for the documented violations of PA 260 and other relevant laws in
>> these regards I would also hope you haven't violated state procurement 
>> laws
>> in these regards in directly negotiating contracts with the federal/state
>> nickel so to speak and without even putting out an RFP for competitive
>> bidding. In fact now that I think of it I am requesting the RFP you
>> submitted or any other agency of state has made for the "franchise" or
>> perspective franchise at the Anderson House Office Building and/or the 
>> State
>> Capitol which are priorities under PA 260 for blind operators to this day
>> clearly defined in said act and promulgated rules and said franchise if 
>> any
>> should be vested under same in the hands of the operator.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regardless, and again in the public record you've clearly stated sir to 
>> the
>> commission and to MCBVI that you personally were the agent in 
>> "negotiations"
>> relative to this franchise issue.
>>
>>
>>
>> The public records requested related to these events are to discern 
>> whether
>> or not you have followed all applicable rules, federal and state in these
>> regards and must be forthcoming.
>>
>>
>>
>> Now, as a blind person I am requesting all said documents requested  as
>> either simple plain text e-mail enclosures, and/or Word R attachments 
>> based
>> upon the ADA, Title II subpart e, effective communications and Section 
>> 504
>> of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended sent to my e-mail address
>> without surcharge. Or you might just put this stuff on BSBP's web site in
>> the interest of public disclosure. Moreover you might send details of how
>> much the Tim Hortons fiasco has cost taxpayers and send this to
>> commissioners of BSBP as well as RSA and the MRCS for that matter.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sir, you are accountable to we the people in these regards, and that
>> includes people who are blind and not the other way around.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thus I do sincerely expect that you will be responsive to this inquiry 
>> and
>> will not obfuscate it further with delays, obfuscations and silly feudal
>> abuses of FOIA over notions of openness, transparency, etc. of this
>> Administration and by LARA, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> Just send me the information requested sir and this will all go away or
>> maybe not!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks as always by your warm, timely and accessible response.
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cc: rsa
>>
>> Cc: bsbp commissioners
>>
>> Cc: nfb mi
>>
>> Cc: inspector general usde
>>
>> Cc: arwood, zimmer lara
>>
>> Cc: mpas/cap
>>
>> Cc: mi silc
>>
>> Cc: media, legal, several
>>
>>
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