[Vendorsmi] Fw: Response to FOIA Request - InventoryVendor(s)forBEP

Tue Feb 14 13:32:09 UTC 2012

Yes, and remember that Zanger said they weren't happy with the results of the inventory and that I asked for the inventory itself and think commissioners should review it.

The elephant in the room is why are they unhappy?

Remember the auditor General is auditing this program.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe Sontag 
  To: terrydeagle at yahoo.com ; NFB of Michigan Vendors List 
  Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 10:50 PM
  Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: Response to FOIA Request - InventoryVendor(s)forBEP

  She is a very capable driver/reader who worked with John McEntee regularly, if I'm not mistaken.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Terry Eagle 
    To: 'NFB of Michigan Vendors List' 
    Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 18:48
    Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: Response to FOIA Request - Inventory Vendor(s)forBEP

    Who is NATALIE MARIE MAYNARD?

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    From: vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast
    Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:12 PM
    To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
    Cc: Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org
    Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: Response to FOIA Request - Inventory Vendor(s) forBEP

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) 
    To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) 
    Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) 
    Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 4:15 PM
    Subject: Response to FOIA Request - Inventory Vendor(s) for BEP

    February 13, 2012

    Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

    E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net

    1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.

    Mt. Morris, MI 48458

    Re:  Inventory Vendor for the Business Enterprise Program

    Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.:

    This letter is in response to your January 31, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received on February 1, 2012, in this office.  Please be informed that the Department's Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) is processing this request under the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.

    You have requested information as described in your email, a copy of which is below.

    Your request is partially granted and partially denied as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of this department responsive to your request.

    The email attached is a string of questions and answers between yourself and Ms. Constance Zanger, Manager of the Business Enterprise Program (BEP) for MCB.

    As to the granted portion of your request, I am providing information for the "Could you break down what we paid her (Natalie Maynard) for the equipment inventory?" and including additional invoices for services provided for the inventory of BEP equipment by Mr. Larry LaFerriere.

    As to the denied portion of your request, redactions have been made for addresses and social security numbers per FOIA, 15.243 MCL, Section 13 (1)(a) "Information of a personal nature if public disclosure of the information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy" in regards to addresses and (w) "Information or records that would disclose the social security number of any individual."

    We will not charge for the cost of this FOIA but this does not prohibit us from charging you or any other requestor for other requests.

    Sincerely,

    Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator

    Michigan Commission for the Blind

    Attachments: 

    1.      Email of 1-8-12

    2.      Maynard Invoices

    3.      LaFerriere Invoices

    cc:     Patrick Cannon

              Mel Farmer

              Susan Turney

              Elsie Duell

              Constance Zanger

              James Hull

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Zanger, Connie (LARA) 

    To: 'joe harcz Comcast' 

    Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) 

    Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:26 AM

    Subject: RE: simple question inventory vendor

    B E P paid Ms. Maynard $1232 for equipment inventory services in fiscal year 2011.

    Constance Zanger

    Business Enterprise Program Manager

    Michigan Commission for the Blind

    517/335.3639

    517/335.5140 (facsimile)

    From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]  

    Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:19 AM 

    To: Zanger, Connie (LARA) 

    Subject: Re: simple question inventory vendor

    Ok could you break down what we paid her for the equipment inventory?

    Here's a little more:

    Payments to NATALIE MARIE MAYNARD for fiscal year 2011

    Click on a agency name to view payments to this vendor by this agency.

    Table with 2 columns and 2 rows

    Agency Name

    Payment Totals

    LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

    $17,501.96

    Source:

    http://apps.michigan.gov/MiTransparency/Vendor/Agencies?y=2011&v=NATALIE%20

    MARIE%20MAYNARD&Column=AgencyName&Direction=Ascending

    And then these:

    Payments to NATALIE MARIE MAYNARD for fiscal year 2012

    Click on a agency name to view payments to this vendor by this agency.

    Table with 2 columns and 2 rows

    Agency Name

    Payment Totals

    LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

    $6,805.00

    Source:

    http://apps.michigan.gov/MiTransparency/Vendor/Agencies?y=2012&v=NATALIE%20

    MARIE%20MAYNARD&Column=AgencyName&Direction=Ascending

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Zanger, Connie (LARA) 

    To: 'joe harcz Comcast' 

    Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) 

    Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:17 AM

    Subject: RE: simple question inventory vendor

    Hello, Joe;

    Those are the amounts the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs paid to Ms. 

    Maynard in 2011.  Ms. Maynard provided more services to the Department than those 

    she provided to B E P.

    Constance Zanger

    Business Enterprise Program Manager

    Michigan Commission for the Blind

    517/335.3639

    517/335.5140 (facsimile)

    From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]  

    Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:11 AM 

    To: Zanger, Connie (LARA) 

    Subject: Re: simple question inventory vendor

    So is this what MCB paid Natalie for these services?

    http://apps.michigan.gov/MiTransparency/Vendor/Agencies?y=2011&v=NATALIE%20MARIE%

    20MAYNARD&Column=AgencyName&Direction=Ascending

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Zanger, Connie (LARA) 

    To: 'joe harcz Comcast' 

    Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) 

    Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:57 AM

    Subject: RE: simple question inventory vendor

    Two vendors provided this service, Joe,  Natalie Maynard and Larry LaFerriere.

    Constance Zanger

    Business Enterprise Program Manager

    Michigan Commission for the Blind

    517/335.3639

    517/335.5140 (facsimile)

    From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]  

    Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:42 AM 

    To: Zanger, Connie (LARA) 

    Subject: Re: simple question inventory vendor

    Thanks so who was the vendor paid for to do that that you referenced at the most recent MCB 

    meeting?

    Joe

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Zanger, Connie (LARA) 

    To: 'joe harcz Comcast' ; Cannon, Patrick (LARA) 

    Cc: Hull, James (LARA) ; Larry Posont MCB Comm. ; lydia Schuck MCB Comm. ; John Scott 

    MCB Comm. ; James Chaney EOC ; Shane Jackson ; Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Luzenski, 

    Sue (LARA) 

    Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 9:33 AM

    Subject: RE: simple question inventory vendor

    Mr. Harcz:

    Inventory Specialties is not the company paid to conduct the equipment inventory for 

    the Business Enterprise Program.

    Constance Zanger

    Business Enterprise Program Manager

    Michigan Commission for the Blind

    517/335.3639

    517/335.5140 (facsimile)

    From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]  

    Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:51 PM 

    To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) 

    Cc: Zanger, Connie (LARA); Hull, James (LARA); Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB 

    Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; James Chaney EOC; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; 

    Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org 

    Subject: simple question inventory vendor

    January 31 2012 Inquiry

    Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

    joeharcz at comcast.net

    Patrick Cannon

    Constance Zanger

    James Hull

    MCB

    Simple question here.Is this the company paid to conduct the inventory for the BEP 

    program referenced today?

    "Payments to INVENTORY SPECIALTIES INC. for fiscal year 2011

    Click on a agency name to view payments to this vendor by this agency.

    Payment Totals

    LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

    $6,215.00"

    A simple "yes" or "no" will do for now.

    Sincerely,

    Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

    Cc: MCB Board

    Cc: EOC Chair

    Cc: NFB MI

    Cc: several

    Carla Miller Haynes

    DLARA Michigan Commission for the Blind

    201 N. Washington Sq., 2nd Floor

    P.O. Box 30652

    Lansing, MI  48909

    Phone:  517/373-2063

    FAX: 517/335-5140

    www.michigan.gov/mcb

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