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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=rhondahutson3@gmail.com>Rhonda Hutson</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 29, 2017 8:10 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=rhondahutson3@gmail.com>Rhonda Hutson</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> On behalf of All Working Blind Individuals that choose to
work rather than collect a disability check.</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>The Tulsa County Sherrif is trying to change the law to get us out of the
Tulsa County Commissary. Would you please sign the petition to say no to the
Oklahoma House of Representatives?</DIV>
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href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/tulsa-county-sherrif-against-working-blind"
target=_blank><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/tulsa-county-sherrif-against-working-blind</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV>The article reads:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><IMG title=Mike-Spencer
style="BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">SUBJECT:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>House Bills 1196; 2230; &
2278</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">These house bills are attempting to amend Oklahoma
Statute Title VII whereby County Commissaries would become exempt from the
statute; thereby removing opportunities for blind individuals to become
self-supporting rather than depending on a disability
check.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">In 1994 in the case of </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-ansi-language: en"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Glanz v. McCray, the Tulsa County Commissioners and
Sheriff lost the case where they tried to remove a blind individual from making
an honest living.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><U><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Now it seems they are attempting the same battle on a
new battlefield.</FONT></U></SPAN></FONT><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "></SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mike Spencer, the current blind individual operating the
Tulsa County Jail Commissary not only employs his regular full time staff but
also employs part-time jail detention officers.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">In the year 2016 the following agencies/individuals
benefited from the earnings of this county commissary:</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt" align=right><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Tulsa County Sheriff’s Department<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 5">
</SPAN>$ 110,492.00</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt" align=right><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitative Services<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>$<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>73,
662.00</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt" align=right><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oklahoma Tax Commission<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 6">
</SPAN>$ 115,016.00</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt" align=right><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Jail Detention officers & Commissary Employees<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>$ 204,084.00</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt" align=right><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Aramark (Kiosk and equipment supplier)<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 4">
</SPAN>$ 169,060.00</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt" align=right><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oklahoma vendors supplying
commissary products <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>$ 653,471.00</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mr. Spencer played OU football through two National
Championships then went to work as a dock supervisor until he lost his vision
overnight in the mid 1990’s and was forced to quit.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He went unemployed for years until he
learned of the EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES afforded blind individuals provided by
Title VII.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">He continues to operate Tulsa County Commissary and
deliver commissary goods to inmates when he is never paid by Tulsa County
Sheriff’s Department in a timely fashion.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Currently the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Department is
behind in payments for goods delivered to inmates by Mr. Spencer to the tune of
$ 77,000.00.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Delinquent payments
are very normal for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Department but they continue to
demand purchase and delivery of commissary goods which Mr. Spencer must pay for
while awaits his payment.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">It seems that the greed of the Tulsa representatives:
Kirby, Mulready and O’Donnell<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and
the Tulsa County Sheriff’s department is more important than allowing blind and
other disabled individuals the right to earn a living and contribute to society
in a positive manner.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">WORKING BLIND INDIVIDUALS ARE BEING TREATED
UNFAIRLY.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 6"><FONT
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</FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mike Spencer</FONT><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 4">
</SPAN>918-640-1807</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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