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URL: From suncat0 at gmail.com Fri Jan 6 20:01:20 2012 From: suncat0 at gmail.com (Joe Sontag) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 15:01:20 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th Message-ID: <6C0D34D33DEF43AE9B90AD5965630DA8@Reputercat> 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-Chickenshit) 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 Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 9:21 PM Subject: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th To: James Chaney 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From f.wurtzel at att.net Sat Jan 7 07:12:42 2012 From: f.wurtzel at att.net (Fred Wurtzel) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 02:12:42 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] [nfbmi-talk] Fw: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th In-Reply-To: <6C0D34D33DEF43AE9B90AD5965630DA8@Reputercat> References: <6C0D34D33DEF43AE9B90AD5965630DA8@Reputercat> Message-ID: <007901cccd0b$c7e32bf0$57a983d0$@att.net> Hello, Unlike the mole, I will stand up with Joe Sontag and speak the truth. The "mole" is onto a good idea, here. Director Cannon will not stand up for blind people and refuse to cooperate in the further diminishment of the reputations and competence of blind people. Isn't it kind of his job to build a program that showcases the abilities of blind people? Retreat from catering and operation of the very high visibility State plate betrays our entire population. Given the expressed and illegally conceived plan to eliminate a formal trainer, it seems that MCB has given up on blind people to operate professional businesses. It needs to be clearly stated that BEP desperately needs a knowledgeable, dedicated trainer to plan and carry out a credible training program for new and existing operators. From catering to vending machine repair the need for a trainer is fundamental to success. There are no competent foodservice companies that do not have qualified trainers for in-house staff and for franchisees. In my opinion, despite indications to the contrary, Connie is perfectly capable of hiring and supervising such a qualified person. She is highly intelligent and skilled in administration. She understands the fundamentals of customer service. She understands blindness. Connie will grasp and work diligently to accomplish a goal set by her supervisor. I can only conclude that it is still Pat Cannon that is thwarting real progress in BEP. After all, it is Pat's job to see to it that BEP fulfills its obligations under the law. He loves it that fingers are pointed at others, though he is the one who is truly responsible. He has demonstrated his willingness to throw others under the bus to save himself. Closing or contracting out the State Plate to a sighted person or company would violate the law, as did closing the McNamara food court. As law judges, RSA and citizens have identified, following the law, like informing the Elected Committee of plans to eliminate a trainer or contract out the State Plate demonstrate is not a priority at MCB. There is a profound lack of leadership and imagination at work at the top of MCB. How much longer will this travesty be tolerated by the Snyder Administration? I still have confidence in Governor Snyder. We need to step up efforts to inform him that his vision of data-driven and transparent government is not practiced within MCB. With $25 million to spend the best the Commission can envision is placement of 170 persons in a year. The Director said in a recent Commission meeting that he did not know how many people are being served. I guess $120 thousand is not enough to make him bother with his main goal, getting jobs for blind people. I don't know who the mole is. I encourage it to identify itself. Anonymity is not the most effective means of creating change. In view of the fear and intimidation practiced by Director Cannon it is kind of understandable, but sad. I hope it will at least tell the Governor, the press, its legislator, (if moles are allowed to vote) and anyone who will listen what it knows about MCB leadership. It appears that the new Horizons arrangements will possibly be the straw that starts the undoing of things at MCB. Doesn't it seem strange that the Director states he is taking advice from New Horizons attorneys about conflict of interest. How can it be rationalized that a Commission supervisor who controls money is on that same board, how can this be overlooked by an administration with high values of transparency and ethics? Then, New Horizons attorneys attempt to intimidate the NFB. What is this? How blatant can behavior be before someone takes notice? Everyone knows how poorly MCB is being managed. As time goes on, more people will speak up. Eventually, the Snyder people will get tired of this sorry performance. I hope they don't punish blind people further by reacting against the Commission and blind business people, but rather acknowledge the true problem. There are many of us who believe in the ideals and ideas of the Commission law. There are plenty of good people to do the work. there is plenty of money to do the work with. The only missing ingredient, like the leavening in bread, is leadership. Sincerely, Fred -----Original Message----- From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joe Sontag Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:01 PM To: Commission Mole; James Chaney Cc: James Hull; Daniel Frye; Steve Arwood; Connie Zanger; NFB of Michigan List; Patrick Cannon; Lucy Edmonds; NFB of Michigan Vendors List; Terry Eagle Subject: [nfbmi-talk] 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-Chickenshit) 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 Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 9:21 PM Subject: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th To: James Chaney 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 _______________________________________________ nfbmi-talk mailing list nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbmi-talk: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/f.wurtzel%40att.net From suncat0 at gmail.com Sun Jan 8 03:57:57 2012 From: suncat0 at gmail.com (Joe Sontag) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 22:57:57 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Terry Eagle's full public comment to the MCB Board, 12/09/2011 Message-ID: <16E82AB2457E4E4F977D65D88B2C1F41@Reputercat> This pulic comment is in response to the messages and communications I have received urging me to apologize for my vocalness during the Mark Rothenhauser case portion of yesterday's meeting. I feel no obligation to apologize for my vocal and public action during the meeting in vigorous advocacy for the Board hearing the truth about the corruption involved in the presentation of the documents considered by the Board, and publicly used byJohn Scott to trash Mark Rothenhauser, and attempt to deflect or shift the blame and burden of proof to Mark,and using documents that were never introduced at the hearing, orI defeated their admission to the record by my vigorous volunteer representation and advocacy for the truth, at a disadvantage, caused by James Hull, Constance Zanger, Pat Cannon, the conspiring corrupt Administrative law judge's refusal to provide documents in a format usable to me and my licensee client, and I am forced to show up at hearings with a reader I pay out-of-pocket because I know the materials used in a hearing presented by theMCB SLA will continue to not be provided in a format that is usable to defend my client from the failure of program staff to do their mandated job, and their corrupt illegal acts, while they get taxpayer paid readers to advance their corruption. despite the overwhelming evidence I have exposed, or have attempted to expose publicly and otherwise in writing, only to have that evidence ignored or further shoved under the carpet. And I am to be concerned or worry about Credibility? And I am expected to sit back silently, while the exposed and documented corruption, favortism, and pay-offs continue for some, while the lives of other blind persons are literally destroyed? Not to mention the enhancement of the lives of sighted persons at the expense of blind persons. it serves no noble cause or justice to arrive at the correct result for the wrong reason, while ignoring or turning a Pat Cannon eye to the corruption underlying the continued injustice that violate the basic and fundamental due process rights of any citizen and literally destoy the lives and livelihood of so many blind persons as I have seen done over the last four years, by the corrupt actions by Constance Zanger, James Hull, Pat Cannon, Leamon Jones, and their conspiring uncle Tom blind persons who benefit financially, sexually, and through the protections corruptly granted them when they don't follow the exact same rules that are selectively enforced by the persons named and unnamed above. The showdown with John Scott could have been easily avoided, since I requested a recognizable "Point of Order" having to do exactly to the advive formerly advised by Tom Warren to the Board having to do a complete and record being before the Board before even considering and deliberating on a case. I simply attempted with my valid "Point of Order" request and subsequent comments were to simply point out that of the 14 documents presented to the Board via email by Sue Luzenski, documents six, eight, eleben, twelve, and thirteen were never part of the official record, and further, the email that was repeatedly referenced and used byJohn Scott to publicly trash) Mark Rothenhauser was obtained through ex parte communication frome BEP, admitted under the discretionary authority of the administrative law judge. Hhow many times does it take for a case to come before the MCB Board to get the facts and truth on the tableto stare in the face of the Commissioners? I assure this no sick Polish joke or trick question. And the answer should be very obvious-the anser should be obvious-once and only one time. But recent history shows that is not the case. . The truth must come out, be recognized by the Board, and dealt with the Boars about the corruption that occurred in the Rothenhauser case, and it will be done either through further administrative means or through litigation that the the Board will be forced to address and deal with the consequences of such rights enforcement and corruption by the agency staff once again. So when all is said and done, and the fallout is dealt with the Board, I am confident it will be my vocal action at the meeting to get to the truth will ultimately be recognized and judged as correct, and will further be seen as an attempt to protect the integrity and street "creibility" of the Boar, which I strongly sought to do, only to be threatened by John Scott to act agains my client because of my insistence for incorporation of the truth. I frankly don't care about my credibility because I know in my heart what I do and speak seeks to get to the truth, is my divinely inspired mission, and is solely designed to bring about good over evil, and if Jesus could accept the will of our Father, endure and overcome the brutal pain and death of the cross for me, then I can endure what I must, as I am called to follow in His ways. Jesus was seen during his life as a rebel and judged harshly for his search and demonstration for the truth thruth his words and actions, so I have a great role model to follow and guide me without worry about my street cred here on earth. And yet, you and the other Commissioners can relax in the comfort that I don't see myself angrily overturning tables as Jesus did to get to the Truth! So put away the proposal for bullet-proof table skirting and and security rent-a-cops. And given my client service record with MCB, I doubt that Voc. Rehab will pay for me to attend the marksmanship training at MCBTC. Oh silly me, I forgot that was abolished as inappropriate for we the blind. Unfortunately, there is an attempt by the Board to appear so fair and uninfluenced by any party in any given case, that a common sense approach to get to the truth is totally thrown out the window, only to have the entire process coming crashing to the street or sidewalk, guaranteeing injury to innocent bystanders. How many times must I state I'd much rather be using my time and talents to be assisting operators with their business success, over revealing the corrupt, evil motives of incompentent staff and administrative hearings system, which to date nobody wants to confront and address. Believe me, I do not see my role as us against the Board-we should be partners on the same page toward thruth in action, the same way we on the Ad Hoc Committee is functioning so well as partners within a process. 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URL: From suncat0 at gmail.com Sun Jan 8 06:09:57 2012 From: suncat0 at gmail.com (Joe Sontag) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 01:09:57 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: MCB Board Communication - BEP Training and Trainer Needs Message-ID: <7DEC892A9D714EBA99117B2252F85CF0@Reputercat> It's a pity that nobody in BEP administration even cares to try thinking at this level. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Eagle" To: "'"Joe Sontag"'" Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 23:21 Subject: MCB Board Communication - BEP Training and Trainer Needs > NOTE: The following was proposed and emailed to MCB Commissioners > approximately 75 days before the public announcement at the December 8, > 2011 > MCB Boardmeeting that BEP management had sought approval through the > Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, to hire a fifth BEP > Promotional Agent, rather than a BEP Trainer. The Elected Operators' > Committee were neither consulted nor informed by BEP management prior to > seeking approval to hire a Promotion Agent instead of a BEP Trainer. > Additionally, the Ad Hoc Committee on BEP Issues was not consulted or even > informed by BEP management at either the October or November, 2011 > meetings, > of the decision to hire a Promotional Agent over a BEP Trainer. meetings > > > CALL FOR MCB BOARD ACTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 > > Dear MCB Commissioners, > > Greetings. I am writing with a serious concern that likely will have a > variety of far-reaching ramifications for sometime to come if not dealt > with > in a swift and affirmative manner by you the Board, and the MCB > administration. The concern of which I speak is the current state of the > BEP Training program, or it is more accurate to say the poor state and > lack > of BEP Training of potential BEP licensees. This condition demands your > immediate attention to fend-off a variety of problems, the most likely > being > the defending of legal actions. > > As you may be aware by now, last Saturday's Elected Operators' Committee > (EOC) meeting ended abruptly in the afternoon because of a heated > discussion > over the serious lack of training of the most recent two training class > graduates, and the likely prospect of the same outcome of the next class > scheduled to begin next Monday, September 26, 2011. > > Since the medical leabe and subsequent retirement of John McEntee as BEP > Trainer, It is a profound understatement to say that the BEP Vending Stand > Training Program has been in a total upheaval and failure in providing > quality and adequate skills and knowledge critically essential to succeed > in > the business environment, and abilities to meet the obligations mandated > by > federal, state, and municipal laws, regulations, and ordinances, in > addition to the acquisition and utilization of sound business practices. > > I know that Commissioner Larry Posant, as Board liaison to the EOC, and > his > work on the EOC Ad Hoc Committee on BEP Issues, can speak about the many > recent failures and shortcomings of the Bending Stand Training Program, > based on his one-on-one interaction with some of the recent training class > graduates. And that is likely the tip of the iceberg of serious issues > that > require addressing. > > It is time to face the facts that the BEP Bending Stand Training Program > is > being run on-the-fly and by the seat-of-the-pants by individuals who have > little knowledge of, and absolutely no experience operating a food service > business. The students are not receiving the essential computers and > software, training on the computer and software applications, and other > essential training materials in a timely fashion prior to entering > training > to become familiar with and proficient at their use, and in an alternative > format to print, which is the most effective format for the user, as > required by the federal ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. > And > I repeat that absolutely essential knowledge and skills of sound business > practice are not being taught in either in the classroom or during the > on-the-job-experience portion of training, such as, but not limited to, > inventory control, employer obligations, taxation obligations, training on > equipment as basic as a cash register and its uses for financial controls, > and many other essential information and skill sets. > > Obviously, the current state of BEP Vending Stand Training is so > compromised > since the departure of John McEntee, the inability or unwillingness of the > MCB administration to think outside the box to find a way to fill the BEP > Trainer position, and it seriously lacks qualified leadership and trainers > that immediate and decisive action I s required by the MCB Board, to > protect > against litigation, preserve the integrity and future viability of the > program and ensure to the greatest extent possible, the business success > and > continued employment and financial independence of each and every blind > licensee now and in the future. , It is also abundantly obvious, as > demonstrated by the heated discussion about training at Saturday's EOC > meeting, that the task of addressing and bringing about quality and > meaningful reform of the Vending Stand Training program is simply to big > and complex for the Elected Operators' Committee, the EOC Ad Hoc Committee > on BEP Issues, the MCB administration, or the Board to undertake alone. > Therefore, immediate and drastic action and commitment is required by the > Board, to address and reform the BEP training program to eliminate the > vast > and glowing deficiences, and ensure that essential knowledge and skills > are > incorporate and taught each and every time a class is offered. > > PLEA FOR IMMEDIATE BOARD ACTION > > I offer for your immediate consideration and action thefollowing five step > action plan to reform the Vending Stand Training Program, so it can be the > most effective and meaningful tool for success for all blind > entrepuernurs. > > 1. Hold an emergency special Board meeting to consider andtake action > on the proposed plan. > > 2. Adopt an immediate moratorium on BEP Bending Standing > Training classes, including the classscheduleds to begin on Monday, > September 26, 2011, pending a comprehensive review and reforms to be > implemented. > > 3. Establish an Ad Hoc committee on BEP Bending Stand Training, > charged with a comprehensive review and proporeforms to the classroom and > on-the-job-experience components of the training program, with emphasis on > incorporating essential business knowledge and skillsgoals and objectives, > and meaningful measurements of achievement. The Ad Hoc Committee should > consist of representatives of all identifiable stakeholders related to the > vocational rehabilitation system, consumer groups of the blind, MCB and > BEP > administration, the EOC, the MCB Board, BEP licenseetrainers, and recent > BEP > training class graduates. > > 4. Formulate and present to the EOC and MCB Board, for consideration and > adoption. > the Ad Hoc Committee on BEP Training proposed reform. > > 4. The MCB Board shallmMonitor and ebaluate the implementation > of adopted reforms, at pre-determined intervals. > > Terry Eagle > > > COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSAL > > BEP TRAINING ISSUES AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS > > The BEP Training Program has been in an upheaval since John McEntee went > on > medical leave and subsequent retirement. At least the last two training > classes and their graduates were riddled with problems that contributed to > the graduates being frustrated and faced with overwhelming problems > resulting from the lack of acquiring fundamental skills and information > essential to begin and successfully operating a business. The frustration > and problems exist because the training has and continues to be conducted > without qualified trainers and clearly defined skill set and information > goals, objectives, and measurements for assessing achievement of essential > skills and information. > > Below is a plan outline to begin addressing the training program > shortfalls, > with emphasis on quality skill building and information acquisition > vitally > essential for successful operation of a BEP facility. > > 1. Need a qualified BEP Trainer or training coordinator > > In order for the Business Enterprise Program to attract qualified > individuals assessing the qualifications of potential program candidates, > , > keep pace with industry trends and ongoing training needs of program > licensees, it is essential that program attract and employ either a > qualified trainer, or a qualified training coordinator > > Solution 1A. - Currently the MCB administration has reported > publicly that the agency is unable to pursue the hiring of a trainer > because > of a state employment hiring freeze, or it is being evaluated as to the > use > of the vacant FTE (full-time employee) position formerly held by BEP > Trainer > John McEntee being utilized for other BEP or MCB purposes. > > One solution is to commit to fill the vacant position to a trainer > or training coordinator through the civil service system, seeking a waiver > of the hiring freeze, and used exclusively for the training needs of > potential BEP licensees and current licensees. > > Solution 1B. - Contract with a trainer or a training coordinator. > > This option would overcome the state hiring freeze, would provide > the opportunity for qualified blind individual or blind-owned firm to > compete for the contract, rather than having to employ from a lay-off > list, > or other negative civil service requirements. In addition, this option > makes for greater accountability through evaluation of results and > contract > renewal or termination. > > 2. Evaluation and reform of training structure and curriculum. > > Solution 2A. It is highly recommended the MCB Board use their > authority and clout in quality policy-making function by holding statewide > regional oversight hearings to identify BEP training issues , deficiencies > and strengths, and elicit feedback suggestions for quality training > reforms, > and collateral BEP topics that positively or negatively impact initial as > well as ongoing training within the program. > > Solution 2B. - Establish a BEP training reform AD HOC Committee. > > This ad hoc committee shall be charged with evaluating and > recommending positive substantive changes to the assessment of potential > BEP > licensees, the classroom and on-the-job-experience structure and > curriculum. > > Solution 2C. - Contract for the evaluation and reform of the > structure and curriculum of the BEP training program. > > This option is favorable because it can attract and ensure that the > reform process is managed by a blind individual or blind-owned firm, > acutely > familiar with the issues of blindness, unique challenges of training of > blind persons, and special needs. The time can be significantly reduced > for > completion of the training program evaluation and reform process. > > 3. Effective training program structure reform > > Solution 3A - This component could be accomplished by either an ad > hoc committee or by contract within the reform process. > > The goal is to establish the most effective structure of the > initial BEP training, as well as ongoing licensee training. > > 4. Effective training program curriculum. > > Solution 4A - This component could be accomplished by either an ad > hoc committee or by contract within the reform process. > > Solution 4B - The goal is to establish the most effective > curriculum of the initial BEP training, as well as ongoing licensee > training. > > 5. Evaluation and reform of the on-the-job training experience. > > Solution 5A - This component could be accomplished by either an ad > hoc committee or by contract within the reform process. > > This goal is to identify and reform that OJE to be most effective > for identifying and attracting the best qualified trainers, and > structuring > the OJE to evaluate skill and information achievement, and identify > deficiencies, and structure methods to address and eliminate deficiencies. > > 6. Post-training evaluation and remedial training. > > Solution 6A - This component could be accomplished by either an ad > hoc committee or by contract within the reform process. > > This goal is to establish a post-licensure and placement follow-up > and evaluation to identify and appropriately address identified > deficiencies > prior to closure of the vocational case to employment. > > > Terry Eagle > > > Terry D. Eagle > (517) 372-7552 > > From president.nfb.mi at gmail.com Mon Jan 9 00:24:42 2012 From: president.nfb.mi at gmail.com (Larry Posont) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:24:42 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] [nfbmi-talk] Fw: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th References: <6C0D34D33DEF43AE9B90AD5965630DA8@Reputercat> <007901cccd0b$c7e32bf0$57a983d0$@att.net> Message-ID: this is what we need to right more on from larry posont ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Wurtzel" To: "'Joe Sontag'" ; "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" ; "'Commission Mole'" ; "'James Chaney'" Cc: "'James Hull'" ; "'Steve Arwood'" ; "'Michigan Comm for the Blind Vision 20/20 List'" ; "'Connie Zanger'" ; "'Patrick Cannon'" ; "'Lucy Edmonds'" ; "'NFB of Michigan Vendors List'" Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 2:12 AM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] [nfbmi-talk] Fw: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th Hello, Unlike the mole, I will stand up with Joe Sontag and speak the truth. The "mole" is onto a good idea, here. Director Cannon will not stand up for blind people and refuse to cooperate in the further diminishment of the reputations and competence of blind people. Isn't it kind of his job to build a program that showcases the abilities of blind people? Retreat from catering and operation of the very high visibility State plate betrays our entire population. Given the expressed and illegally conceived plan to eliminate a formal trainer, it seems that MCB has given up on blind people to operate professional businesses. It needs to be clearly stated that BEP desperately needs a knowledgeable, dedicated trainer to plan and carry out a credible training program for new and existing operators. From catering to vending machine repair the need for a trainer is fundamental to success. There are no competent foodservice companies that do not have qualified trainers for in-house staff and for franchisees. In my opinion, despite indications to the contrary, Connie is perfectly capable of hiring and supervising such a qualified person. She is highly intelligent and skilled in administration. She understands the fundamentals of customer service. She understands blindness. Connie will grasp and work diligently to accomplish a goal set by her supervisor. I can only conclude that it is still Pat Cannon that is thwarting real progress in BEP. After all, it is Pat's job to see to it that BEP fulfills its obligations under the law. He loves it that fingers are pointed at others, though he is the one who is truly responsible. He has demonstrated his willingness to throw others under the bus to save himself. Closing or contracting out the State Plate to a sighted person or company would violate the law, as did closing the McNamara food court. As law judges, RSA and citizens have identified, following the law, like informing the Elected Committee of plans to eliminate a trainer or contract out the State Plate demonstrate is not a priority at MCB. There is a profound lack of leadership and imagination at work at the top of MCB. How much longer will this travesty be tolerated by the Snyder Administration? I still have confidence in Governor Snyder. We need to step up efforts to inform him that his vision of data-driven and transparent government is not practiced within MCB. With $25 million to spend the best the Commission can envision is placement of 170 persons in a year. The Director said in a recent Commission meeting that he did not know how many people are being served. I guess $120 thousand is not enough to make him bother with his main goal, getting jobs for blind people. I don't know who the mole is. I encourage it to identify itself. Anonymity is not the most effective means of creating change. In view of the fear and intimidation practiced by Director Cannon it is kind of understandable, but sad. I hope it will at least tell the Governor, the press, its legislator, (if moles are allowed to vote) and anyone who will listen what it knows about MCB leadership. It appears that the new Horizons arrangements will possibly be the straw that starts the undoing of things at MCB. Doesn't it seem strange that the Director states he is taking advice from New Horizons attorneys about conflict of interest. How can it be rationalized that a Commission supervisor who controls money is on that same board, how can this be overlooked by an administration with high values of transparency and ethics? Then, New Horizons attorneys attempt to intimidate the NFB. What is this? How blatant can behavior be before someone takes notice? Everyone knows how poorly MCB is being managed. As time goes on, more people will speak up. Eventually, the Snyder people will get tired of this sorry performance. I hope they don't punish blind people further by reacting against the Commission and blind business people, but rather acknowledge the true problem. There are many of us who believe in the ideals and ideas of the Commission law. There are plenty of good people to do the work. there is plenty of money to do the work with. The only missing ingredient, like the leavening in bread, is leadership. Sincerely, Fred -----Original Message----- From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joe Sontag Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:01 PM To: Commission Mole; James Chaney Cc: James Hull; Daniel Frye; Steve Arwood; Connie Zanger; NFB of Michigan List; Patrick Cannon; Lucy Edmonds; NFB of Michigan Vendors List; Terry Eagle Subject: [nfbmi-talk] 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-Chickenshit) 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 Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 9:21 PM Subject: EOC SPECIAL MEETING JAN. 14th To: James Chaney 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 _______________________________________________ nfbmi-talk mailing list nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbmi-talk: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/f.wurtzel%40att.net _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/president.nfb.mi%40gmail.com From joeharcz at comcast.net Wed Jan 11 19:37:08 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:37:08 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: line item fy 12 11 wolverine Message-ID: <8DAFD4DDEE084DAE961D040CE4C2227F@YOUR7C60552B9E> ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Patrick Cannon MCB Dir. Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm. ; lydia Schuck MCB Comm. ; John Scott MCB Comm. ; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:32 PM Subject: line item fy 12 11 wolverine January 11 2012 Request Wolverine FY 12 and FY 11 Info Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind Via E-mail Dear Mr. Cannon, I?m writing you today to get a complete line item breakdown of the following expenditures: ?Payments to a Vendor by Agency Payments to WOLVERINE AMERICA, LLC 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 $14,388.85? And then these for FY 2011: ?Payments to a Vendor by Agency ?Payments to WOLVERINE AMERICA, LLC 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 $653,313.41? And this one: ?Payments to a Vendor by Agency Payments to WOLVERINE AMERICAN INC 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 $4,895.00? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: BEP Operators -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brightsmile1953 at comcast.net Sat Jan 21 16:00:07 2012 From: brightsmile1953 at comcast.net (Mary Ann Robinson) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:00:07 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Presidential Memorandum Message-ID: I got this message on another list Mary Ann Friday, January 20, 2012 As our nation continues to recover from the economic downturn, the President continues to demonstrate that all Americans, including Americans with disabilities, must play a part in that recovery and have opportunities to work and contribute to our society. Today, the President issued a memorandum to the heads of Executive Departments and Agencies regarding the Federal Support for the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program. The text is below or you can find it online at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/20/presidential-memorandum-federal-support-randolph-sheppard-vending-facili . THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 20, 2012 January 20, 2012 Memorandum For the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies SUBJECT: Federal Support for the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program Thousands of Americans who are blind have embraced the entrepreneurial spirit that helps define our Nation as a land of opportunity. Through the Federal Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program administered by the Department of Education, talented and creative individuals who are blind have acquired the management training and business skills necessary to realize the American dream -- a lifetime of economic opportunity, independence, and self-sufficiency for themselves and their families. For 75 years, blind business managers have successfully operated food services and commercial ventures at Federal, State, and private buildings and locations nationwide. We honor and celebrate this program's historic achievements. We also trust that the Randolph-Sheppard Program will continue to be a leading model for providing high-quality entrepreneurial opportunities for blind individuals. From a simple snack shop, to tourist services at the Hoover Dam, to full food-services operations at military installations, blind entrepreneurs have provided exceptional customer service to Federal and State employees, the Armed Forces, and the general public. With proven ability, they have challenged preconceived notions about disability. The Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.) created the Vending Facility Program requiring qualified blind individuals be given a priority to operate vending facilities on Federal properties. This program is responsible today for providing entrepreneurial opportunities for over 2,500 individuals who are blind. In turn, these business managers have hired thousands of workers, many of whom are individuals with disabilities. Every American, including persons with disabilities, deserves the opportunity to succeed without limits, earn equal pay for equal jobs, and aspire to full-time, career-oriented employment. Continued support and cooperation are needed from executive departments, agencies, and offices (agencies) to extend the Randolph-Sheppard priority to qualified blind managers through the State licensing agencies that implement the program. Therefore, I direct all agencies that have property management responsibilities to ensure that agency officials, when pursuing the establishment and operation of vending facilities (including cafeterias and military dining facilities) as defined in 20 U.S.C. 107e, issue permits and contracts in compliance with the Randolph-Sheppard Program and consistent with existing regulations and law. I further direct the Secretary of Education, through the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, to submit a report to the President on agencies' implementation of the Randolph-Sheppard Program not later than 1 year from the date of this memorandum. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. The Secretary of Education is hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. BARACK OBAMA This email was sent to jsthom at comcast.net Manage Subscriptions for jsthom at comcast.net Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe jsthom at comcast.net | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House . The White House . 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW . 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URL: From suncat0 at gmail.com Mon Jan 23 18:28:43 2012 From: suncat0 at gmail.com (Joe Sontag) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:28:43 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: MCB Investigation Message-ID: <9884F68F3E10448E849A63F24881E6D6@Reputercat> As I received it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Commission Mole To: suncat0 at gmail.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 21:36 Subject: Fwd: MCB Investigation ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Commission Mole Date: Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 9:29 PM Subject: MCB Investigation To: arwoods at michigan.gov Dear Deputy Director Arwood: I go by the ?MCB Mole? and as the name implies I am a mole that passes on information about the Michigan Commission for the Blind. 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 many negative decisions made regarding blind citizens of Michigan. Unfortunately, in the past several years under Director Patrick Cannon?s leadership, he and his staff have engaged in many malfeasant and misfeasance activities. To counteract this criminal and unethical behavior, I have reached out to a variety of State and Federal agencies to investigate the Michigan Commission for the Blind. For example, the violation of state promulgated rules, PA 504, Ethics Act PA 196 of 1973, The Open Meetings Act, PA 267 of 1976, The Freedom of Information Act, PA 442 of 1976, The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, PA 453 of 1976, The Administrative Procedures Act, PA 306 of 1969, The Randolph-Sheppard Act 20 U.S.C. ? 107 et seq., The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 82-352 (78 Stat. 241) and The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336, ? 2, 104 Stat. 328 (1991) to name a few. In short the failure of your role as direct supervisor to Director Patrick Cannon to correct these violations makes you a liable party and our investigation now includes Deputy Director Arwood?s office and the Michigan Commission for the Blind Commissioners both current and past serving. You have refused to act upon several complaints concerning this agency and turned a blind eye to the citizens of Michigan. Please consider yourself notified that you may be the subject of further law suits and/or criminal charges. Sincerely, The Commission Mole -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Mon Jan 23 19:00:53 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:53 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] from mcb cite today converted from xls Message-ID: <3507207A5CB648708244FE565B0EF714@YOUR7C60552B9E> ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: "Larry Posont MCB Comm." Cc: "lydia Schuck MCB Comm." ; "John Scott MCB Comm." ; Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 11:03 AM Subject: [nfbmi-talk] from mcb cite today converted from xls > BOARDS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS > > > Commission For The Blind (11210) > > > FY 2012 Financial Report - November > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Projections Based on: > > > > > > > > > > > > > 12 Mths* > 13 Mths** > Based on PR > 25 > > > > > > > > > > > > Completed > 2.0 > 2.0 > Completed > 3.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > Remaining > 10.0 > 11.0 > Remaining > 23.0 > > > > > > PLAN > > ACTUAL EXPENDITURES > PROJECTIONS > > > > > > > Adjusted > Current > YTD thru November 2011 > Projected > Anticipated > > > > > > FY 11 > Financial > Financial > Month > > > > Remaining > Full Year > Anticipated > Percent > Percent > > Categories > Totals > Plan > Adj. > Plan > Expend. > Expenses > Encumb. > Total > Expenditures > Expenditures > Balance > Of Plan > Guideline > > Authorized Approp. > 26,819,700 > 26,728,500 > > 26,728,500 > > > > > > > > > > > > Unavailable funds > (4,583,510) > > (3,713,778) > (3,713,778) > > > > > > > > > > > > OPEB funding increase > 553,000 > > 553,000 > > > > > > > > > > > > Available Approp. > 22,236,190 > 27,281,500 > (3,713,778) > 23,567,722 > > > > > > > > > > > > EXPENDITURES: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Salaries & Wages > 5,597,803 > 6,037,466 > 0 > 6,037,466 > 447,652 > 679,051 > 0 > 679,051 > 5,358,415 > 6,037,466 > 0 > 11.2% > 11.5% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Longevity & Insurance > 1,250,099 > 1,363,054 > 0 > 1,363,054 > 96,517 > 224,852 > 0 > 224,852 > 1,138,201 > 1,363,054 > 0 > 16.5% > 11.5% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Retirement & FICA > 2,820,233 > 3,777,719 > 0 > 3,777,719 > 226,115 > 363,900 > 0 > 363,900 > 3,413,819 > 3,777,719 > 0 > 9.6% > 11.5% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Terminal Leave > 48,370 > 50,000 > 0 > 50,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 50,000 > 50,000 > (0) > 0.0% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Travel > 360,560 > 362,000 > 0 > 362,000 > 29,728 > 39,098 > 7,225 > 46,322 > 315,678 > 362,000 > 0 > 10.8% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Communications** > 142,549 > 144,000 > 0 > 144,000 > 11,614 > 12,426 > 0 > 12,426 > 131,574 > 144,000 > (0) > 8.6% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Utilities** > 75,182 > 77,000 > 0 > 77,000 > 2 > 40 > 0 > 40 > 76,960 > 77,000 > 0 > 0.1% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Contractual Services* > 4,679,535 > 4,300,000 > 0 > 4,300,000 > 109,896 > 296,315 > 461,524 > 757,839 > 3,542,161 > 4,300,000 > (0) > 6.9% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Consulting Services > 0 > 310,000 > 0 > 310,000 > 16,059 > 16,059 > 300,424 > 316,483 > (6,483) > 310,000 > 0 > 5.2% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Supplies & Materials** > 540,630 > 542,000 > 0 > 542,000 > 38,541 > 45,705 > 401 > 46,106 > 495,894 > 542,000 > (0) > 8.4% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Equipment* > 786,616 > 788,000 > 0 > 788,000 > 7,714 > 10,387 > 14,220 > 24,607 > 763,393 > 788,000 > 0 > 1.3% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Grants* > 125,176 > 125,000 > 0 > 125,000 > 24,224 > 24,888 > 72,673 > 97,561 > 27,440 > 125,000 > (0) > 19.9% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fiscal and Interest Payments > 20 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > (0) > 0 > 0 > 0.0% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Miscellaneous** > 5,528 > 6,000 > 0 > 6,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 6,000 > 6,000 > 0 > 0.0% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Legal Services and Settlements > 374,631 > 376,000 > 0 > 376,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 376,000 > 376,000 > (0) > 0.0% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cost Allocations** > 538,368 > 540,000 > 0 > 540,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 540,000 > 540,000 > (0) > 0.0% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Charges From DIT > 290,306 > 290,000 > 0 > 290,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 290,000 > 290,000 > 0 > 0.0% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Auditor Gen Charges > 14,985 > 15,000 > 0 > 15,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 15,000 > 15,000 > 0 > 0.0% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Client Services and BEP > 4,419,956 > 4,421,000 > 0 > 4,421,000 > 245,808 > 337,705 > 527,310 > 865,015 > 3,555,984 > 4,421,000 > 0 > 7.6% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Indirect Salaries > 20,317 > 21,500 > 0 > 21,500 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 21,500 > 21,500 > (0) > 0.0% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Internal Audit > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0.0% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > TOTAL Expenditures > 22,090,863 > 23,545,739 > 0 > 23,545,739 > 1,253,869 > 2,050,426 > 1,383,776 > 3,434,202 > 20,111,536 > 23,545,738 > 1 > 8.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Remaining Approp. > > 3,735,761 > > 21,983 > > > > > > > 21,983 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SUMMARY BY FUNDING SOURCE > > > > > > > > Balance > Balance/Lapse > > > > FEDERAL - 0715 > > 20,685,200 > (2,689,017) > 17,996,183 > > 1,612,992 > 1,166,187 > 2,779,179 > 15,195,020 > 17,974,220 > 21,983 > > > > > PRIVATE - 0905 > Donations > 114,100 > (108,100) > 6,000 > > 0 > 0 > 0 > 6,000 > 6,000 > 0 > > > > > RESTRICTED - 1195 > 565,100 > (299,100) > 266,000 > > 27,031 > 1,250 > 28,281 > 237,719 > 266,000 > 0 > > > > > LOCAL - 1337 > > 539,900 > (474,900) > 65,000 > > 0 > 0 > 0 > 65,000 > 65,000 > 0 > > > > > GF/GP - 7001 > > 5,377,200 > (142,661) > 5,234,539 > > 410,403 > 216,339 > 626,742 > 4,607,797 > 5,234,539 > 0 > > > > > TOTAL > > 27,281,500 > (3,713,778) > 23,567,722 > 0 > 2,050,426 > 1,383,776 > 3,434,202 > 20,111,536 > 23,545,759 > 21,983 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BOARDS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS > > > Commission For The Blind (11210) > > > FY 2012 Financial Report - November > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Projections Based on: > > > > > > > > > > > > > 12 Mths* > 13 Mths** > Based on PR > 25 > > > > > > > > > > > > Completed > 2.0 > 2.0 > Completed > 3.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > Remaining > 10.0 > 11.0 > Remaining > 23.0 > > > > > > PLAN > > ACTUAL EXPENDITURES > PROJECTIONS > > > > > > > Adjusted > Current > YTD thru November 2011 > Projected > Anticipated > > > > > > FY 11 > Financial > Financial > Month > > > > Remaining > Full Year > Anticipated > Percent > Percent > > Categories > Totals > Plan > Adj. > Plan > Expend. > Expenses > Encumb. > Total > Expenditures > Expenditures > Balance > Of Plan > Guideline > > Authorized Approp. > 26,819,700 > 26,728,500 > > 26,728,500 > > > > > > > > > > > > Unavailable funds > (4,583,510) > > (3,713,778) > (3,713,778) > > > > > > > > > > > > OPEB funding increase > 553,000 > > 553,000 > > > > > > > > > > > > Available Approp. > 22,236,190 > 27,281,500 > (3,713,778) > 23,567,722 > > > > > > > > > > > > EXPENDITURES: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Salaries & Wages > 5,597,803 > 6,037,466 > 0 > 6,037,466 > 447,652 > 679,051 > 0 > 679,051 > 5,358,415 > 6,037,466 > 0 > 11.2% > 11.5% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Longevity & Insurance > 1,250,099 > 1,363,054 > 0 > 1,363,054 > 96,517 > 224,852 > 0 > 224,852 > 1,138,201 > 1,363,054 > 0 > 16.5% > 11.5% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Retirement & FICA > 2,820,233 > 3,777,719 > 0 > 3,777,719 > 226,115 > 363,900 > 0 > 363,900 > 3,413,819 > 3,777,719 > 0 > 9.6% > 11.5% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Terminal Leave > 48,370 > 50,000 > 0 > 50,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 50,000 > 50,000 > (0) > 0.0% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Travel > 360,560 > 362,000 > 0 > 362,000 > 29,728 > 39,098 > 7,225 > 46,322 > 315,678 > 362,000 > 0 > 10.8% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Communications** > 142,549 > 144,000 > 0 > 144,000 > 11,614 > 12,426 > 0 > 12,426 > 131,574 > 144,000 > (0) > 8.6% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Utilities** > 75,182 > 77,000 > 0 > 77,000 > 2 > 40 > 0 > 40 > 76,960 > 77,000 > 0 > 0.1% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Contractual Services* > 4,679,535 > 4,300,000 > 0 > 4,300,000 > 109,896 > 296,315 > 461,524 > 757,839 > 3,542,161 > 4,300,000 > (0) > 6.9% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Consulting Services > 0 > 310,000 > 0 > 310,000 > 16,059 > 16,059 > 300,424 > 316,483 > (6,483) > 310,000 > 0 > 5.2% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Supplies & Materials** > 540,630 > 542,000 > 0 > 542,000 > 38,541 > 45,705 > 401 > 46,106 > 495,894 > 542,000 > (0) > 8.4% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Equipment* > 786,616 > 788,000 > 0 > 788,000 > 7,714 > 10,387 > 14,220 > 24,607 > 763,393 > 788,000 > 0 > 1.3% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Grants* > 125,176 > 125,000 > 0 > 125,000 > 24,224 > 24,888 > 72,673 > 97,561 > 27,440 > 125,000 > (0) > 19.9% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fiscal and Interest Payments > 20 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > (0) > 0 > 0 > 0.0% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Miscellaneous** > 5,528 > 6,000 > 0 > 6,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 6,000 > 6,000 > 0 > 0.0% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Legal Services and Settlements > 374,631 > 376,000 > 0 > 376,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 376,000 > 376,000 > (0) > 0.0% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cost Allocations** > 538,368 > 540,000 > 0 > 540,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 540,000 > 540,000 > (0) > 0.0% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Charges From DIT > 290,306 > 290,000 > 0 > 290,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 290,000 > 290,000 > 0 > 0.0% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Auditor Gen Charges > 14,985 > 15,000 > 0 > 15,000 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 15,000 > 15,000 > 0 > 0.0% > 16.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Client Services and BEP > 4,419,956 > 4,421,000 > 0 > 4,421,000 > 245,808 > 337,705 > 527,310 > 865,015 > 3,555,984 > 4,421,000 > 0 > 7.6% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Indirect Salaries > 20,317 > 21,500 > 0 > 21,500 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 21,500 > 21,500 > (0) > 0.0% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Internal Audit > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0 > 0.0% > 15.4% > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > TOTAL Expenditures > 22,090,863 > 23,545,739 > 0 > 23,545,739 > 1,253,869 > 2,050,426 > 1,383,776 > 3,434,202 > 20,111,536 > 23,545,738 > 1 > 8.7% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Remaining Approp. > > 3,735,761 > > 21,983 > > > > > > > 21,983 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SUMMARY BY FUNDING SOURCE > > > > > > > > Balance > Balance/Lapse > > > > FEDERAL - 0715 > > 20,685,200 > (2,689,017) > 17,996,183 > > 1,612,992 > 1,166,187 > 2,779,179 > 15,195,020 > 17,974,220 > 21,983 > > > > > PRIVATE - 0905 > Donations > 114,100 > (108,100) > 6,000 > > 0 > 0 > 0 > 6,000 > 6,000 > 0 > > > > > RESTRICTED - 1195 > 565,100 > (299,100) > 266,000 > > 27,031 > 1,250 > 28,281 > 237,719 > 266,000 > 0 > > > > > LOCAL - 1337 > > 539,900 > (474,900) > 65,000 > > 0 > 0 > 0 > 65,000 > 65,000 > 0 > > > > > GF/GP - 7001 > > 5,377,200 > (142,661) > 5,234,539 > > 410,403 > 216,339 > 626,742 > 4,607,797 > 5,234,539 > 0 > > > > > TOTAL > > 27,281,500 > (3,713,778) > 23,567,722 > 0 > 2,050,426 > 1,383,776 > 3,434,202 > 20,111,536 > 23,545,759 > 21,983 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > nfbmi-talk mailing list > nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > nfbmi-talk: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net From joeharcz at comcast.net Mon Jan 23 19:02:57 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:02:57 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:25 PM Subject: RE: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi, No, not yet. Sorry. 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 From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 AM To: Haynes, Carla (LARA) Subject: Re: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi Carla, Where you responding to my prior message relating to when Mr. Thomas became LARA ADA coordinator? ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:26 AM Subject: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 January 20, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: Eagle Media Expenditures FY 11 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 9, 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 attached. Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of the Department falling within the scope of your request. Your request is granted as to information on invoices paid to Eagle Media in FY2011. Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing, costs, the cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information. The Department has estimated that a minimum of 4 hours of employee time must be drawn away from their respective duties and assignments to search, locate, and retrieve records to determine if they are responsive to your request, and to examine and review the responsive records for possible statutory exemptions from public disclosure. For the above reasons, the Department, pursuant to MCL15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, has determined that failure to charge a fee in this particular instance will result in unreasonably high costs to the Department. The estimated costs to process this request, based on the hourly wages (including fringe benefits) of the lowest paid Department employee capable of performing the necessary tasks to comply with the request is $100.40. Therefore, in order to complete the processing of your request, based on the hourly wages of the lowest paid Department employees capable of performing the necessary tasks to process the request, under MCL 15.234, Section 4(2) of the state's FOIA, the Department requires a good faith deposit of $40.20, which is one-half of the total estimated $100.40, minus a $20.00 credit per MCL 15.234, Section 4(1) of the FOIA. See the attached Invoice Calculations illustrating estimated costs and payment instructions These transactions are for equipment and repairs to camera systems in various Business Enterprise Program (BEP) locations. Invoices for equipment are not paid until a camera is installed. Invoices for repairs are not paid until a repair is complete. If a BEP location has a camera system, it is the BEP operator's responsibility to notify their promotional agent if repairs are needed. After receipt of the good faith deposit and upon completing the process of your request, the Department will notify you in writing of any balance due and payable (or owed you) before copies of the requested records are forwarded to you; and will explain any statutory basis for the exemption of any records in or in part, and your remedial rights. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments: 1. Email of 1/7/2012 received 1/9/2012 2. FOIA Invoice cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Constance Zanger James Hull Attachment - Email: From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:57 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; James Cheney EOC; Hazell Brooks; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com; terry Eagle; Mark Eagle Subject: questions about eagle media January 6 2012 Questions About Eagle Media FY 2011 Expenditures Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon, I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011 Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor by this category. Table with 3 columns and 3 rows Agency Name Category Description Payment Totals LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Contractual Services Supplies and Materials $3,813.50 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Capital Acquisitions and Rentals $7,440.00 " Is this for security camera systems on BEP locations? Has the equipment been installed? If so where? Has it been properly maintained? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: EOC Cc: several vendors Cc: Arwood, LARA Cc: NFB MI DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER: Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 REQUEST RECEIVED: January 9, 2012 TYPE OF REQUEST: Email REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343 DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator (517) 373-0194, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909 The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request for: I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011" INVOICE CALCULATIONS LABOR Locating and Duplicating Cost: Number of Hours: 3 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $75.30 Examining and Extracting Cost: Number of Hours: 1 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $25.10 TOTAL LABOR: $100.40 POSTAGE (estimate): $0 DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0 OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0 SUBTOTAL: $100.40 Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00) INVOICE TOTAL: $80.40 DEPOSIT* $40.20 BALANCE TO BE PAID: $40.20 Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Office Services Mailroom 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may vary somewhat from this amount. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Mon Jan 23 19:04:13 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:04:13 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:26 AM Subject: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 January 20, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: Eagle Media Expenditures FY 11 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 9, 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 attached. Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of the Department falling within the scope of your request. Your request is granted as to information on invoices paid to Eagle Media in FY2011. Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing, costs, the cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information. The Department has estimated that a minimum of 4 hours of employee time must be drawn away from their respective duties and assignments to search, locate, and retrieve records to determine if they are responsive to your request, and to examine and review the responsive records for possible statutory exemptions from public disclosure. For the above reasons, the Department, pursuant to MCL15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, has determined that failure to charge a fee in this particular instance will result in unreasonably high costs to the Department. The estimated costs to process this request, based on the hourly wages (including fringe benefits) of the lowest paid Department employee capable of performing the necessary tasks to comply with the request is $100.40. Therefore, in order to complete the processing of your request, based on the hourly wages of the lowest paid Department employees capable of performing the necessary tasks to process the request, under MCL 15.234, Section 4(2) of the state's FOIA, the Department requires a good faith deposit of $40.20, which is one-half of the total estimated $100.40, minus a $20.00 credit per MCL 15.234, Section 4(1) of the FOIA. See the attached Invoice Calculations illustrating estimated costs and payment instructions These transactions are for equipment and repairs to camera systems in various Business Enterprise Program (BEP) locations. Invoices for equipment are not paid until a camera is installed. Invoices for repairs are not paid until a repair is complete. If a BEP location has a camera system, it is the BEP operator's responsibility to notify their promotional agent if repairs are needed. After receipt of the good faith deposit and upon completing the process of your request, the Department will notify you in writing of any balance due and payable (or owed you) before copies of the requested records are forwarded to you; and will explain any statutory basis for the exemption of any records in or in part, and your remedial rights. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments: 1. Email of 1/7/2012 received 1/9/2012 2. FOIA Invoice cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Constance Zanger James Hull Attachment - Email: From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:57 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; James Cheney EOC; Hazell Brooks; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com; terry Eagle; Mark Eagle Subject: questions about eagle media January 6 2012 Questions About Eagle Media FY 2011 Expenditures Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon, I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011 Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor by this category. Table with 3 columns and 3 rows Agency Name Category Description Payment Totals LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Contractual Services Supplies and Materials $3,813.50 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Capital Acquisitions and Rentals $7,440.00 " Is this for security camera systems on BEP locations? Has the equipment been installed? If so where? Has it been properly maintained? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: EOC Cc: several vendors Cc: Arwood, LARA Cc: NFB MI DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER: Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 REQUEST RECEIVED: January 9, 2012 TYPE OF REQUEST: Email REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343 DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator (517) 373-0194, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909 The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request for: I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011" INVOICE CALCULATIONS LABOR Locating and Duplicating Cost: Number of Hours: 3 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $75.30 Examining and Extracting Cost: Number of Hours: 1 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $25.10 TOTAL LABOR: $100.40 POSTAGE (estimate): $0 DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0 OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0 SUBTOTAL: $100.40 Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00) INVOICE TOTAL: $80.40 DEPOSIT* $40.20 BALANCE TO BE PAID: $40.20 Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Office Services Mailroom 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may vary somewhat from this amount. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Response Letter of 1-20-12 Granted with Invoice.doc Type: application/msword Size: 57344 bytes Desc: not available URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Mon Jan 23 19:10:11 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:10:11 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: MCB Investigation References: <9884F68F3E10448E849A63F24881E6D6@Reputercat> Message-ID: They are also guilty of pernicious violations of Section 504 of the Rehab Act, various whistleblower statutes, and both state and federal false claims acts, as wwell as the federal "false statements" act. Let them look up the cites and rules and statutes. I'll simply continue to document violations of all of them. In fact many, very many are in the public domain. By the way I'm not the mole. I deal right out in the open. Vampires like Cannon and his ilk are afraid of the light of day, transparency and so are his hack masters in various state of Michigan entities. Bottom line is it just plain ain't nice to keep stealing resources meant for blind folks. Joe Harcz ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Sontag To: VENDORSMI List Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 1:28 PM Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: MCB Investigation As I received it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Commission Mole To: suncat0 at gmail.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 21:36 Subject: Fwd: MCB Investigation ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Commission Mole Date: Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 9:29 PM Subject: MCB Investigation To: arwoods at michigan.gov Dear Deputy Director Arwood: I go by the ?MCB Mole? and as the name implies I am a mole that passes on information about the Michigan Commission for the Blind. 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 many negative decisions made regarding blind citizens of Michigan. Unfortunately, in the past several years under Director Patrick Cannon?s leadership, he and his staff have engaged in many malfeasant and misfeasance activities. To counteract this criminal and unethical behavior, I have reached out to a variety of State and Federal agencies to investigate the Michigan Commission for the Blind. For example, the violation of state promulgated rules, PA 504, Ethics Act PA 196 of 1973, The Open Meetings Act, PA 267 of 1976, The Freedom of Information Act, PA 442 of 1976, The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, PA 453 of 1976, The Administrative Procedures Act, PA 306 of 1969, The Randolph-Sheppard Act 20 U.S.C. ? 107 et seq., The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 82-352 (78 Stat. 241) and The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336, ? 2, 104 Stat. 328 (1991) to name a few. In short the failure of your role as direct supervisor to Director Patrick Cannon to correct these violations makes you a liable party and our investigation now includes Deputy Director Arwood?s office and the Michigan Commission for the Blind Commissioners both current and past serving. You have refused to act upon several complaints concerning this agency and turned a blind eye to the citizens of Michigan. Please consider yourself notified that you may be the subject of further law suits and/or criminal charges. Sincerely, The Commission Mole ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suncat0 at gmail.com Mon Jan 23 21:28:50 2012 From: suncat0 at gmail.com (Joe Sontag) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:28:50 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle MediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 References: Message-ID: I need to hear from any operator who either has or was expecting to have a security system installed in their highway locations or vending facilities. A number of systems were purchased from Eagle Media, yet most of them exist only on equipment inventory spreadsheets and cannot be found anywhere in BEP facilities or storage. Also, there have been allegations of a special connection between the owner(s) of Eagle Media and assistant BEP administrator James Hull that just won't go away. ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 14:02 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle MediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:25 PM Subject: RE: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi, No, not yet. Sorry. 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 From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 AM To: Haynes, Carla (LARA) Subject: Re: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi Carla, Where you responding to my prior message relating to when Mr. Thomas became LARA ADA coordinator? ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:26 AM Subject: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 January 20, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: Eagle Media Expenditures FY 11 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 9, 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 attached. Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of the Department falling within the scope of your request. Your request is granted as to information on invoices paid to Eagle Media in FY2011. Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing, costs, the cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information. The Department has estimated that a minimum of 4 hours of employee time must be drawn away from their respective duties and assignments to search, locate, and retrieve records to determine if they are responsive to your request, and to examine and review the responsive records for possible statutory exemptions from public disclosure. For the above reasons, the Department, pursuant to MCL15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, has determined that failure to charge a fee in this particular instance will result in unreasonably high costs to the Department. The estimated costs to process this request, based on the hourly wages (including fringe benefits) of the lowest paid Department employee capable of performing the necessary tasks to comply with the request is $100.40. Therefore, in order to complete the processing of your request, based on the hourly wages of the lowest paid Department employees capable of performing the necessary tasks to process the request, under MCL 15.234, Section 4(2) of the state's FOIA, the Department requires a good faith deposit of $40.20, which is one-half of the total estimated $100.40, minus a $20.00 credit per MCL 15.234, Section 4(1) of the FOIA. See the attached Invoice Calculations illustrating estimated costs and payment instructions These transactions are for equipment and repairs to camera systems in various Business Enterprise Program (BEP) locations. Invoices for equipment are not paid until a camera is installed. Invoices for repairs are not paid until a repair is complete. If a BEP location has a camera system, it is the BEP operator's responsibility to notify their promotional agent if repairs are needed. After receipt of the good faith deposit and upon completing the process of your request, the Department will notify you in writing of any balance due and payable (or owed you) before copies of the requested records are forwarded to you; and will explain any statutory basis for the exemption of any records in or in part, and your remedial rights. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments: 1. Email of 1/7/2012 received 1/9/2012 2. FOIA Invoice cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Constance Zanger James Hull Attachment - Email: From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:57 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; James Cheney EOC; Hazell Brooks; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com; terry Eagle; Mark Eagle Subject: questions about eagle media January 6 2012 Questions About Eagle Media FY 2011 Expenditures Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon, I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011 Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor by this category. Table with 3 columns and 3 rows Agency Name Category Description Payment Totals LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Contractual Services Supplies and Materials $3,813.50 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Capital Acquisitions and Rentals $7,440.00 " Is this for security camera systems on BEP locations? Has the equipment been installed? If so where? Has it been properly maintained? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: EOC Cc: several vendors Cc: Arwood, LARA Cc: NFB MI DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER: Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 REQUEST RECEIVED: January 9, 2012 TYPE OF REQUEST: Email REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343 DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator (517) 373-0194, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909 The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request for: I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011" INVOICE CALCULATIONS LABOR Locating and Duplicating Cost: Number of Hours: 3 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $75.30 Examining and Extracting Cost: Number of Hours: 1 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $25.10 TOTAL LABOR: $100.40 POSTAGE (estimate): $0 DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0 OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0 SUBTOTAL: $100.40 Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00) INVOICE TOTAL: $80.40 DEPOSIT* $40.20 BALANCE TO BE PAID: $40.20 Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Office Services Mailroom 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may vary somewhat from this amount. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/suncat0%40gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Mon Jan 23 22:18:19 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:18:19 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] who am i fighting for Message-ID: Who am I fighting for? Some people don?t understand my passion for people with disabilities and particularly for people who are blind. Some people don?t understand why access to information upon demand is so important. Some people don?t like this or that expose or this or that method. But, colleagues I fight for all of us and I do not expect some sort of job or pay off either. I fight for progress of those who are blind. I see in spite of technological advances that basics in travel, Braille, and even basic education of our beloved youngsters are not adhered to or even known or mentioned. Man, I had a young man we all know call me this weakened and he layed out his pitiable education at Durant Toure Mont (sic) and the fact there were four legally blind students in that program and that they didn?t even have required raised character and Braille signs on any room let alone the bloody bathroom. Oh, yes they call it least restrictive environment but then no one is in a conventional class. Segregation upon segregation here whilst they closed the Michigan School for the Blind which at least knew a bit about blindness because it was residential and segregated? And I?m not a big advocate for segregated schools for the blind being an old argument lost, but the answer isn?t in islands of further segregation without the free and ?appropriate? public education. Can people see the problems here with these issues? Can people see or hear my angst? Then he goes to a publicly funded High School with a big sinking fund for ADA and basic compliance and he finds a restroom sign in Braille mounted at six feet, six bloody feet, not sixty inches as required by the ADA/504. And this young man is forced into being a lawyer, teacher, advocate, etc. He is fourteen for crying out loud and he is forced to take on the beast single handed?To assert himself in arenas where adults get puked upon and retaliated against!! And the bloody Jaws doesn?t work nd the bloody supercilious ?Information Technology Teacher? doesn?t know how to make the thing work so we pass him along whilst he just wants to learn a little bit about something, about anything and he is told, ?Be grateful for what you get?? And he knows by instinct and raw instinct at that that this system keeps him in the dark, not because of his blindness, but rather, because of the blindness of the system that chokes the likes of him and by our brothers and sisters at sometimes who say, ?Well back in the day we had to chip flint without any Braille and round and round that stuff goes?? He is fourteen and just wishes to do all those silly fourteen year old things that everyone at fourteen does. Not to be some sort of super man, or any sort of less than, but simply being a human. And I?m expected to say, ?hey brother, lift yourself up from your bootstraps at fourteen years of age and take on the entire corrupt system that you know is unfair and that you know is stupid and that you know is corrupt at its very core and that you see folks like myself, 59 years of age slammed and denied and then cannibalized over and over again for fighting for basic civil rights by a paternalistic and robber system. I mean come on folks we expect our blind kids to exceed all human conventions when we don?t even hold the peddle to the metal for making a bloody restroom accessible? And we expect adult advocates like myself to repeat the same abuses over and over again and then to get the opinion of the same scofflaws who violate our civil rights over and over again? This is nothing short of madness. Are sighted folks required to manufacture their environment let alone classroom materials? Man, this is what I fight for. I fight for our future for our present is pretty screwed up and we, the blind in particular are ignorant and the system likes us that way. They don?t want us to have access to information because they, the system can spin monies over and over again in to places it isn?t meant to be in the first place and we cannot account for it because they cannot account for it and it all goes around and around the merry-go-round whilst a handful of vultures including the likes of Pat Cannon can pick around the edges while our society and our role in it devolves. And Pat Cannon is only a symptom and and only the ultimate ?Uncle Tom? put into his place to perpetuate a corrupted system and to pay his sorry ass off for his constant sins against our brothers and sisters just like the ?Judenrats? or literally ?jewish Rats? in the Jewish Ghettoes of Warsaw and the Kapos who were Jewish traitors to the Jewish victims of persecution in concentration camps who were employed to betray their brothers and sisters in times of ultimate desperation and abuse. Oh, yes it is a crime to cite these infamous dogs, but their infamy is understandable as it is. The real perversions are not the Pat Cannon?s as sick and sad and pathetic as they are but, rather the others who over and over again suck at our bones and employ the likes of Cannon to do just that. And enforced ignorance is the means to the method of abuse and infamy and all evil too. And folks don?t like folks like myself who isn?t Jewish touching the ?tar baby? of that experience. But, it is apt for during that same period right here in the United States of America eugenics was alive and well and the same ultimate solution model was used against those of us who were blind and otherwise disabled and we were institutionalized, and we were euthanized and we were sterilized and that is a part of the public record and it is our ?ultimate solution? under the new Third Reich of hideous abuse so long as there isn?t anything left to suck off from within corrupted institutional systems. History is prelude to our present if this stuff is allowed to be perpetuated. Ignorance is the means to our ultimate end. And ignorance is perpetuated daily in the venal lack of information in accessible formats. Why is it that it was illegal in the Ante-Bellum South to teach slaves to read? The answer is: ?Educated folks revolt and know how to revolt and will throw of the shackles of slavery!? Why did the French system of complacency and so-called charity, but really a bureaucratic convention fight Louis Braille? Because he through his method brought information to the blind and through that we could have been liberated for knowledge is King and not the so-called sovereign. But, keep us ignorant and what have we? Dependent, and truly ?crippled in the mind individuals? ?All along though the slave masters and the system benefits from the Vocational Rehab, and other federal funds meant for our individual and collective advancement. And there is all this cloke and dagger and ?Woodward and Bernstein? bull hockey debate over public information versus so-called confidential sources and indeed, confidential information, man oh man what a sorry sop all this confidentiality is. The only information held confidential is our own information from ourselves and the trully public information that would hang some in some countries for most perverse and most obvious frauds committed upon a massive scale. Oh people don?t get IPEs, and the public doesn?t get PDQs, yet some burecrat can log some stupid file into some stupid computer program inaccessible computer including MAIN and ?Voila! Bingo! Eureka! You hit the lottery Jaye! You hit the lotery Pat!....Shhh it?s our little secret ok?? Meanwhile back at the ranch and in the arena of smoke and mirrors s emporors befit themselves in fine silk clothes or so they think whilst some of us without sight but insight say, ?Say that bloke is buck naked and I don?t care if he is there emporrer?He?s buck assed nekked!? Regardless, as to some claims on and off list I fight out in the open and for all blind folks. I have asked for not one thing for myself. Screw it I don?t even expect much for my generation with this corrupted system. But, as stated in the public record II have RP in my family. My young nephew has been diagnosed with RP. I?ll be damned if II, as a progressive with a small ?p? will let this next generation of blind folks be worse off than my own?.No not without the fight of my life! The selfish inside dealing and the accusations of selfish or counter-productive inside dealings must end! And they must end yesterday ladies and gentlemen! And for anyone to besmirch on or off list me for what I?ve done is simply appalling, a personal attack upon myself, and most importantly, counterproductive to the common good and the commonweal. Now, we all must submit and put forward all documents we have to every investigative body to root out the corruption that is defiling each and every one of us. And some had better stop for the greater good in pissing on the heads of some whilst telling them it is rain. I?m danged tired of that one thing. I?m very tired of it all. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Mon Jan 23 23:43:16 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:43:16 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to EagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 References: Message-ID: Hamlet: There's letters seal'd, and my two schoolfellows, Whom I will trust as I will adders fang'd- They bear the mandate, they must sweep my way And marshal me to knavery. Let it work; For 'tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petard, an't shall go hard But I will delve one yard below their mines And blow them at the moon. Hamlet Act 3, scene 4, 202-209 Block quote end ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Sontag To: NFB of Michigan Vendors List Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to EagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 I need to hear from any operator who either has or was expecting to have a security system installed in their highway locations or vending facilities. A number of systems were purchased from Eagle Media, yet most of them exist only on equipment inventory spreadsheets and cannot be found anywhere in BEP facilities or storage. Also, there have been allegations of a special connection between the owner(s) of Eagle Media and assistant BEP administrator James Hull that just won't go away. ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 14:02 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle MediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:25 PM Subject: RE: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi, No, not yet. Sorry. 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 From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 AM To: Haynes, Carla (LARA) Subject: Re: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi Carla, Where you responding to my prior message relating to when Mr. Thomas became LARA ADA coordinator? ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:26 AM Subject: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 January 20, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: Eagle Media Expenditures FY 11 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 9, 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 attached. Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of the Department falling within the scope of your request. Your request is granted as to information on invoices paid to Eagle Media in FY2011. Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing, costs, the cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information. The Department has estimated that a minimum of 4 hours of employee time must be drawn away from their respective duties and assignments to search, locate, and retrieve records to determine if they are responsive to your request, and to examine and review the responsive records for possible statutory exemptions from public disclosure. For the above reasons, the Department, pursuant to MCL15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, has determined that failure to charge a fee in this particular instance will result in unreasonably high costs to the Department. The estimated costs to process this request, based on the hourly wages (including fringe benefits) of the lowest paid Department employee capable of performing the necessary tasks to comply with the request is $100.40. Therefore, in order to complete the processing of your request, based on the hourly wages of the lowest paid Department employees capable of performing the necessary tasks to process the request, under MCL 15.234, Section 4(2) of the state's FOIA, the Department requires a good faith deposit of $40.20, which is one-half of the total estimated $100.40, minus a $20.00 credit per MCL 15.234, Section 4(1) of the FOIA. See the attached Invoice Calculations illustrating estimated costs and payment instructions These transactions are for equipment and repairs to camera systems in various Business Enterprise Program (BEP) locations. Invoices for equipment are not paid until a camera is installed. Invoices for repairs are not paid until a repair is complete. If a BEP location has a camera system, it is the BEP operator's responsibility to notify their promotional agent if repairs are needed. After receipt of the good faith deposit and upon completing the process of your request, the Department will notify you in writing of any balance due and payable (or owed you) before copies of the requested records are forwarded to you; and will explain any statutory basis for the exemption of any records in or in part, and your remedial rights. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments: 1. Email of 1/7/2012 received 1/9/2012 2. FOIA Invoice cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Constance Zanger James Hull Attachment - Email: From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:57 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; James Cheney EOC; Hazell Brooks; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com; terry Eagle; Mark Eagle Subject: questions about eagle media January 6 2012 Questions About Eagle Media FY 2011 Expenditures Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon, I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011 Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor by this category. Table with 3 columns and 3 rows Agency Name Category Description Payment Totals LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Contractual Services Supplies and Materials $3,813.50 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Capital Acquisitions and Rentals $7,440.00 " Is this for security camera systems on BEP locations? Has the equipment been installed? If so where? Has it been properly maintained? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: EOC Cc: several vendors Cc: Arwood, LARA Cc: NFB MI DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER: Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 REQUEST RECEIVED: January 9, 2012 TYPE OF REQUEST: Email REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343 DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator (517) 373-0194, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909 The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request for: I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011" INVOICE CALCULATIONS LABOR Locating and Duplicating Cost: Number of Hours: 3 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $75.30 Examining and Extracting Cost: Number of Hours: 1 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $25.10 TOTAL LABOR: $100.40 POSTAGE (estimate): $0 DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0 OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0 SUBTOTAL: $100.40 Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00) INVOICE TOTAL: $80.40 DEPOSIT* $40.20 BALANCE TO BE PAID: $40.20 Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Office Services Mailroom 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may vary somewhat from this amount. Carla Miller Haynes DLARA Michigan Commission for the Blind 201 N. Washington Sq., 2nd Floor P.O. 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URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Mon Jan 23 23:56:58 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:56:58 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to EagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 References: Message-ID: This ain't the only thing here Joe S and moles of truth...This is just a pimple upon the proverbial elephant's ass of corruption. Man, some have chastised me for asking these very same questions. They are questions after all of a public entity acting in a public trust. But, again this is a pimple upon the elephant's ass of corruption. It doesn't matter if these funds were misappropriated as they were in demonstrable form. It doesn't matter if this or that is misappropriated if some in our community continue to back bite us and to denigrate us asking for truth. The real big issues lay not only in the heretofore only particially accessible auditor general reports of MRS and the partially accessible conflicted cash mathch and other agreements of the likes of McNeal, Jones, Cannon, White et al on all appropriations that even blind men can see after years. Not, you but I've been attacked for not forwarding this stuff on to public integrity offices like say the public integrity office of say the Michigan Attorney General's Office or the OIIG at the United States Department of Ed. Which I've done by the way only to fall upon fucking deaf ears! Well let you all be assured I've been the only one to my knoledge to drop an appropriate dime in that regards. Now it is time for moles to come out of the closet like Terry Eagle and not to accuse those like me who try to shine the light of day upon a corrupt system for not fowarding information that I don't profit from and do not know... If Terry wants to make allegations against me for some sort of perfidy whilst I make nothing but headaches in fighting for the rights of blind folks then so be it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Sontag To: NFB of Michigan Vendors List Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to EagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 I need to hear from any operator who either has or was expecting to have a security system installed in their highway locations or vending facilities. A number of systems were purchased from Eagle Media, yet most of them exist only on equipment inventory spreadsheets and cannot be found anywhere in BEP facilities or storage. Also, there have been allegations of a special connection between the owner(s) of Eagle Media and assistant BEP administrator James Hull that just won't go away. ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 14:02 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle MediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:25 PM Subject: RE: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi, No, not yet. Sorry. 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 From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 AM To: Haynes, Carla (LARA) Subject: Re: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi Carla, Where you responding to my prior message relating to when Mr. Thomas became LARA ADA coordinator? ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:26 AM Subject: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 January 20, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: Eagle Media Expenditures FY 11 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 9, 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 attached. Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of the Department falling within the scope of your request. Your request is granted as to information on invoices paid to Eagle Media in FY2011. Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing, costs, the cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information. The Department has estimated that a minimum of 4 hours of employee time must be drawn away from their respective duties and assignments to search, locate, and retrieve records to determine if they are responsive to your request, and to examine and review the responsive records for possible statutory exemptions from public disclosure. For the above reasons, the Department, pursuant to MCL15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, has determined that failure to charge a fee in this particular instance will result in unreasonably high costs to the Department. The estimated costs to process this request, based on the hourly wages (including fringe benefits) of the lowest paid Department employee capable of performing the necessary tasks to comply with the request is $100.40. Therefore, in order to complete the processing of your request, based on the hourly wages of the lowest paid Department employees capable of performing the necessary tasks to process the request, under MCL 15.234, Section 4(2) of the state's FOIA, the Department requires a good faith deposit of $40.20, which is one-half of the total estimated $100.40, minus a $20.00 credit per MCL 15.234, Section 4(1) of the FOIA. See the attached Invoice Calculations illustrating estimated costs and payment instructions These transactions are for equipment and repairs to camera systems in various Business Enterprise Program (BEP) locations. Invoices for equipment are not paid until a camera is installed. Invoices for repairs are not paid until a repair is complete. If a BEP location has a camera system, it is the BEP operator's responsibility to notify their promotional agent if repairs are needed. After receipt of the good faith deposit and upon completing the process of your request, the Department will notify you in writing of any balance due and payable (or owed you) before copies of the requested records are forwarded to you; and will explain any statutory basis for the exemption of any records in or in part, and your remedial rights. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments: 1. Email of 1/7/2012 received 1/9/2012 2. FOIA Invoice cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Constance Zanger James Hull Attachment - Email: From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:57 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; James Cheney EOC; Hazell Brooks; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com; terry Eagle; Mark Eagle Subject: questions about eagle media January 6 2012 Questions About Eagle Media FY 2011 Expenditures Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon, I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011 Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor by this category. Table with 3 columns and 3 rows Agency Name Category Description Payment Totals LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Contractual Services Supplies and Materials $3,813.50 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Capital Acquisitions and Rentals $7,440.00 " Is this for security camera systems on BEP locations? Has the equipment been installed? If so where? Has it been properly maintained? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: EOC Cc: several vendors Cc: Arwood, LARA Cc: NFB MI DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER: Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 REQUEST RECEIVED: January 9, 2012 TYPE OF REQUEST: Email REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343 DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator (517) 373-0194, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909 The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request for: I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011" INVOICE CALCULATIONS LABOR Locating and Duplicating Cost: Number of Hours: 3 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $75.30 Examining and Extracting Cost: Number of Hours: 1 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $25.10 TOTAL LABOR: $100.40 POSTAGE (estimate): $0 DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0 OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0 SUBTOTAL: $100.40 Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00) INVOICE TOTAL: $80.40 DEPOSIT* $40.20 BALANCE TO BE PAID: $40.20 Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Office Services Mailroom 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may vary somewhat from this amount. Carla Miller Haynes DLARA Michigan Commission for the Blind 201 N. Washington Sq., 2nd Floor P.O. 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URL: From terrydeagle at yahoo.com Tue Jan 24 02:14:32 2012 From: terrydeagle at yahoo.com (Terry Eagle) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:14:32 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments toEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Can anyone tell me what useable factual information came out of the FOIA request and the MCB response below? To me, based on to whom the MCB response was emailed, it seems to me that all that was accomplished was anyone remotely connected to the purchases and payment have been given an opportunity to lose or make disappear any documents, and 2) all get a chuckle at preventing disclosure by legally requiring payment to push a few keyboard keys, which all know cannot and will not be paid to get the information. Terry _____ From: vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 6:57 PM To: Joe Sontag; NFB of Michigan Vendors List Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments toEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 This ain't the only thing here Joe S and moles of truth...This is just a pimple upon the proverbial elephant's ass of corruption. Man, some have chastised me for asking these very same questions. They are questions after all of a public entity acting in a public trust. But, again this is a pimple upon the elephant's ass of corruption. It doesn't matter if these funds were misappropriated as they were in demonstrable form. It doesn't matter if this or that is misappropriated if some in our community continue to back bite us and to denigrate us asking for truth. The real big issues lay not only in the heretofore only particially accessible auditor general reports of MRS and the partially accessible conflicted cash mathch and other agreements of the likes of McNeal, Jones, Cannon, White et al on all appropriations that even blind men can see after years. Not, you but I've been attacked for not forwarding this stuff on to public integrity offices like say the public integrity office of say the Michigan Attorney General's Office or the OIIG at the United States Department of Ed. Which I've done by the way only to fall upon fucking deaf ears! Well let you all be assured I've been the only one to my knoledge to drop an appropriate dime in that regards. Now it is time for moles to come out of the closet like Terry Eagle and not to accuse those like me who try to shine the light of day upon a corrupt system for not fowarding information that I don't profit from and do not know... If Terry wants to make allegations against me for some sort of perfidy whilst I make nothing but headaches in fighting for the rights of blind folks then so be it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Sontag To: NFB of Michigan Vendors List Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to EagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 I need to hear from any operator who either has or was expecting to have a security system installed in their highway locations or vending facilities. A number of systems were purchased from Eagle Media, yet most of them exist only on equipment inventory spreadsheets and cannot be found anywhere in BEP facilities or storage. Also, there have been allegations of a special connection between the owner(s) of Eagle Media and assistant BEP administrator James Hull that just won't go away. ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 14:02 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle MediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:25 PM Subject: RE: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi, No, not yet. Sorry. 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 From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 AM To: Haynes, Carla (LARA) Subject: Re: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi Carla, Where you responding to my prior message relating to when Mr. Thomas became LARA ADA coordinator? ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:26 AM Subject: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 January 20, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: Eagle Media Expenditures FY 11 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 9, 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 attached. Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of the Department falling within the scope of your request. Your request is granted as to information on invoices paid to Eagle Media in FY2011. Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing, costs, the cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information. The Department has estimated that a minimum of 4 hours of employee time must be drawn away from their respective duties and assignments to search, locate, and retrieve records to determine if they are responsive to your request, and to examine and review the responsive records for possible statutory exemptions from public disclosure. For the above reasons, the Department, pursuant to MCL15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, has determined that failure to charge a fee in this particular instance will result in unreasonably high costs to the Department. The estimated costs to process this request, based on the hourly wages (including fringe benefits) of the lowest paid Department employee capable of performing the necessary tasks to comply with the request is $100.40. Therefore, in order to complete the processing of your request, based on the hourly wages of the lowest paid Department employees capable of performing the necessary tasks to process the request, under MCL 15.234, Section 4(2) of the state's FOIA, the Department requires a good faith deposit of $40.20, which is one-half of the total estimated $100.40, minus a $20.00 credit per MCL 15.234, Section 4(1) of the FOIA. See the attached Invoice Calculations illustrating estimated costs and payment instructions These transactions are for equipment and repairs to camera systems in various Business Enterprise Program (BEP) locations. Invoices for equipment are not paid until a camera is installed. Invoices for repairs are not paid until a repair is complete. If a BEP location has a camera system, it is the BEP operator's responsibility to notify their promotional agent if repairs are needed. After receipt of the good faith deposit and upon completing the process of your request, the Department will notify you in writing of any balance due and payable (or owed you) before copies of the requested records are forwarded to you; and will explain any statutory basis for the exemption of any records in or in part, and your remedial rights. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments: 1. Email of 1/7/2012 received 1/9/2012 2. FOIA Invoice cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Constance Zanger James Hull Attachment - Email: From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:57 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; James Cheney EOC; Hazell Brooks; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com; terry Eagle; Mark Eagle Subject: questions about eagle media January 6 2012 Questions About Eagle Media FY 2011 Expenditures Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon, I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011 Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor by this category. Table with 3 columns and 3 rows Agency Name Category Description Payment Totals LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Contractual Services Supplies and Materials $3,813.50 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Capital Acquisitions and Rentals $7,440.00 " Is this for security camera systems on BEP locations? Has the equipment been installed? If so where? Has it been properly maintained? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: EOC Cc: several vendors Cc: Arwood, LARA Cc: NFB MI DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER: Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 REQUEST RECEIVED: January 9, 2012 TYPE OF REQUEST: Email REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343 DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator (517) 373-0194, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909 The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request for: I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011" INVOICE CALCULATIONS LABOR Locating and Duplicating Cost: Number of Hours: 3 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $75.30 Examining and Extracting Cost: Number of Hours: 1 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $25.10 TOTAL LABOR: $100.40 POSTAGE (estimate): $0 DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0 OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0 SUBTOTAL: $100.40 Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00) INVOICE TOTAL: $80.40 DEPOSIT* $40.20 BALANCE TO BE PAID: $40.20 Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Office Services Mailroom 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may vary somewhat from this amount. 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 _____ _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/suncat0%40gmail.com _____ _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.ne t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Tue Jan 24 03:12:45 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:12:45 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - PaymentstoEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 References: Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, Over the years I've promoted open government and advocated for many an NFB member who was wrongly discharged or otherwise abused. In fact, I've fought in selfless manner for those wrongly discharged and otherwise abused who were members of the ACB, or non-affiliates and my record and conscience is pure and steadfast in these accounts as all public records do thus account. In fact I've always fought for the countless under dogs abused by dogs of war and perfidy and ignominy including first and foremost those who were and are blind. Moreover, I've advocated for our full inclusion and for our full access the system of government, including of course the educational system and the rehabilitation system for first things start at first instance and if the system isn't fully accessible...Well it goes without saying then we are denied equal opportunity and equal protection under the laws of this land to the very system of inclusion itself isn't it? Now, I'll also say this: "There are a few and albeit very few traitors within our midst. This isn't the rambling of a disgruntled person who has been denied access like so many from the system of rehab, or of a disgruntled employee who was blued, screwed and tattooed so to speak like so many. But this is from one who has fought for basic access and equity asking for nothing from the system but access, equality and justice. Period. Explanation point! Now, colleagues where is our collective civil rights supposedly guaranteed under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act or of, the ADA for that matter and all endowed purportedly equally under the 14th Amendment, Article V of the United States Constitution in this State of Michigan let alone others today decades after the promise in law and equity of these self same constitutional, human, and civil rights? In other words colleagues are we not equal to all other citizens and aren't these equalities endowed upon us, we the blind equally, as citizens of this self-same Republic? Are we children, so-to-speak of a lesser God? Are we not equal to all task if given equal opportunities and equal accommodations and equal tools of trades, etc. adaptive to our unique circumstances? Or are we just fodder, pitiable figures without merit or worth...to be beggars of circumstances and the charitable follies of self indulgent masters? I say, "If people wish for freedom then grasp it! I say, if people wish for equality then demand it! I say, if people claim the brave and noble equality of blind folks amongst the human heart and the hard scrabble existence offered to others, then be so and ask for nothing less!" It is far from the time that we as individuals accept any kow towing to corporate or institutional masters of our fait and that we demand from them accountability and not the other way around. These federally subsidized masters of the trade like New Horizons, Peckham, and others of the ilk suck at the bones of a system that exploits not only the blind, the organized blind but also all other people with other disabilities our kindred brothers and sisters and our progeny, our spirits and our mothers, fathers, and our human brethren. Yet, we in the NFB stand along with others as leaders like thus in ADAPT fighting this venal exploitation and yet the beat goes on whilst our drum grows dull as we sit divided amongst our basic purposes to begin with. It sure in heck is long since time that funds expended for our purposes are expended at very least for just that and not for the aggrandizement of an anointed few sell outs or "company men" and not of course after all for the purposes of the exploiters of us all. We can start by denying the true beggars working against our collective and personal interests federal funding. Yup, I'm going to say the unmentionable . I'm going to say we must commit the so-called "nuclear option" against all the blind and the otherwise severely disabled as defined into law in Michigan. I say, "cut out every thin dime of federal funding from MRS, SILC, and MCB." And that is just the beginning here. Choke off the rat that sucks these fefederal funds in the first place with this system so corrupt and the rest of the United States will get its collective act together for sure in first order. Will there be pain here? Yes! But who will suffer the pain first? Is it we who are deprived for the most part to begin with? No, that's a done deal. Will it be the hacks, and quacks and other malefactors who think they are above the law and whom are funded by the lawful order and the federal taxpayer to begin with? Yup! You betcha! Those are the very folks who won't have a job! The very agents of deceit and destruction that both the right and the left equally deplore. I say, "Nuke 'em figuratively speaking" I say I couldn't find a thing wrong with seeing the likes of Jaye Porter, Pat Cannon, Leemon Jones, Beth White etc,. and etc. in the unemployment line as something to give my almost nothing of fading eyes to behold. Of course I'd like to see them at a docket akin to that of Nurenberg for their and others true acts of depravity for self-interests against the collective humanity of us all and all the robbed lives and all the robbed livelihoods and all the perfidy and all the scandal for what? For again their personal sense of entitlement and that of their corporate masters for forgive these SOBS as you must their puppet masters who go unnamed are even worse. The likes of the pathetic Cannon after all and in spite of his own narcissistic notions of grandiosity are but sands in the wind and but tokens of his own fealty to his puppeteers who manipulate him just like the Pinocchio he is. Watch out for that growing nose! These are not the times for the timid here in Michigan or elsewhere. These are the times for the brave and for warriors. These are not the times for those whom might feel comforted in that they have some sort of seat at the Temple of the Beast of Babylon whilst the modest amongst us feast upon the bones of carrion. Sitting at the throne of tyrants isn't anything but that. We are 21st Century men and women and not the victims of yesterday or are we? We, the organized blind demand what is rightfully ours and not the crumbs from the king's table or those spread amongst our collective midst don't we? Isn't the birthright and the promise of the organized blind to garner a piece of the so-called American Pie? Yet, we act in so many instances as like beggars asking for this or that scrap of a job or a scrap of information and oh...so sorry after all these years sir, can I have another cup of porridge? What are we, " A collective of Oliver Twists?" How in the living world will we ever have our true and equal destiny if we don't have our basic information? Jeez Louise we can't even get timely delivery of draft minutes to official public meetings of MCB and then some amongst us think we must go to the same Attorney General's who violate us to begin with for an other goodly offices for the an opinion about such pure bovine scatology by the very violators of our civil rights in the first place; and for matters that were supposed to be our birthright as citizens to begin with once again? Wonder what African-Americans of that schema thought about these things in the era of Plessy V. Ferguson and other "Jim Crow" Laws? Of course, they rightfully thought the angle of repose as an absurd declination of Caeser's arbitrary rule over them and thus we should consider the absurdity of civil rights violations against us, those who are blind organized or not! Isn't this again like a thief in the night putting a gun to our collective throat and then asking the assaulted to go to his brother thief for an opinion about the same assault? What is more absurd is some amonst us ask for yet another opinion overand over again from the same people who have pulled the trigger against our throats over and over again. How often can we have our necks bled and our heads blown to bits before we say enough is enough? Oh and that gets me to Pat Cannon's evaluation. First he defines his "report card" by rook and crook. Then after a decade he can't stack that deck but wishes to do it nonetheless. And he rights his report card once again and spends endless time and countless dollars in putting it forward and when his report card isn't what he wants it to be he gets his corporate masters to ignore it regardless. Why? The stupid and fat sellout to all of us is just a shill to steal millions annually from all of us whilst we scrabble amongst ourselves for the crums from the King's table...No not even the King's table...For we, the blind don't even deserve that...No we get the crumbs from the "Beggar's Banquet" and from the "Court Jesters floor"...Yup we like lap dogs suck at the crumbs not even from the King's table but from the very floor. How is this for our dignity to lick from the heel of the bloody boot that kicked us in the collective teeth to begin with in the first place? How is this for the mighty and proud NFB to take such indignities laying down after being kicked over and over again? So that some of us are highly placed? That was not our mission to garner a few, but rather it was our mission to garner freedom, equality and for one and all and to equalize the dream, the American Dream of freedom for all who are blind. To quote Martin Luther King, Jr. "An injustice to one is an injustice to everyone. If anyone in Michigan let alone anyone who is blind on this planet thinks that our struggle for civil rights is over then he or she is so self deluded as to be in a word "nuts". It is time for us and for every individual of conscience who is blind, and most especially here in the most corrupted state of Michigan to demand full inclusion, full civil rights protections", and the basics of human dignity that are afforded to one and all. And we should not be ashamed for the demand of these things being our birthrights as humans. We should not go as beggars demanding or begging for same, but we, should be militant and like lions and warriors as we were of old back in the days when being members and activists and militants of the National Federation of the Blind meant just that! ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Eagle To: 'NFB of Michigan Vendors List' Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - PaymentstoEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 Can anyone tell me what useable factual information came out of the FOIA request and the MCB response below? To me, based on to whom the MCB response was emailed, it seems to me that all that was accomplished was anyone remotely connected to the purchases and payment have been given an opportunity to lose or make disappear any documents, and 2) all get a chuckle at preventing disclosure by legally requiring payment to push a few keyboard keys, which all know cannot and will not be paid to get the information. Terry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 6:57 PM To: Joe Sontag; NFB of Michigan Vendors List Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments toEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 This ain't the only thing here Joe S and moles of truth...This is just a pimple upon the proverbial elephant's ass of corruption. Man, some have chastised me for asking these very same questions. They are questions after all of a public entity acting in a public trust. But, again this is a pimple upon the elephant's ass of corruption. It doesn't matter if these funds were misappropriated as they were in demonstrable form. It doesn't matter if this or that is misappropriated if some in our community continue to back bite us and to denigrate us asking for truth. The real big issues lay not only in the heretofore only particially accessible auditor general reports of MRS and the partially accessible conflicted cash mathch and other agreements of the likes of McNeal, Jones, Cannon, White et al on all appropriations that even blind men can see after years. Not, you but I've been attacked for not forwarding this stuff on to public integrity offices like say the public integrity office of say the Michigan Attorney General's Office or the OIIG at the United States Department of Ed. Which I've done by the way only to fall upon fucking deaf ears! Well let you all be assured I've been the only one to my knoledge to drop an appropriate dime in that regards. Now it is time for moles to come out of the closet like Terry Eagle and not to accuse those like me who try to shine the light of day upon a corrupt system for not fowarding information that I don't profit from and do not know... If Terry wants to make allegations against me for some sort of perfidy whilst I make nothing but headaches in fighting for the rights of blind folks then so be it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Sontag To: NFB of Michigan Vendors List Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to EagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 I need to hear from any operator who either has or was expecting to have a security system installed in their highway locations or vending facilities. A number of systems were purchased from Eagle Media, yet most of them exist only on equipment inventory spreadsheets and cannot be found anywhere in BEP facilities or storage. Also, there have been allegations of a special connection between the owner(s) of Eagle Media and assistant BEP administrator James Hull that just won't go away. ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 14:02 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle MediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:25 PM Subject: RE: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi, No, not yet. Sorry. 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 From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 AM To: Haynes, Carla (LARA) Subject: Re: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi Carla, Where you responding to my prior message relating to when Mr. Thomas became LARA ADA coordinator? ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:26 AM Subject: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 January 20, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: Eagle Media Expenditures FY 11 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 9, 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 attached. Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of the Department falling within the scope of your request. Your request is granted as to information on invoices paid to Eagle Media in FY2011. Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing, costs, the cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information. The Department has estimated that a minimum of 4 hours of employee time must be drawn away from their respective duties and assignments to search, locate, and retrieve records to determine if they are responsive to your request, and to examine and review the responsive records for possible statutory exemptions from public disclosure. For the above reasons, the Department, pursuant to MCL15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, has determined that failure to charge a fee in this particular instance will result in unreasonably high costs to the Department. The estimated costs to process this request, based on the hourly wages (including fringe benefits) of the lowest paid Department employee capable of performing the necessary tasks to comply with the request is $100.40. Therefore, in order to complete the processing of your request, based on the hourly wages of the lowest paid Department employees capable of performing the necessary tasks to process the request, under MCL 15.234, Section 4(2) of the state's FOIA, the Department requires a good faith deposit of $40.20, which is one-half of the total estimated $100.40, minus a $20.00 credit per MCL 15.234, Section 4(1) of the FOIA. See the attached Invoice Calculations illustrating estimated costs and payment instructions These transactions are for equipment and repairs to camera systems in various Business Enterprise Program (BEP) locations. Invoices for equipment are not paid until a camera is installed. Invoices for repairs are not paid until a repair is complete. If a BEP location has a camera system, it is the BEP operator's responsibility to notify their promotional agent if repairs are needed. After receipt of the good faith deposit and upon completing the process of your request, the Department will notify you in writing of any balance due and payable (or owed you) before copies of the requested records are forwarded to you; and will explain any statutory basis for the exemption of any records in or in part, and your remedial rights. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments: 1. Email of 1/7/2012 received 1/9/2012 2. FOIA Invoice cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Constance Zanger James Hull Attachment - Email: From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:57 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; James Cheney EOC; Hazell Brooks; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com; terry Eagle; Mark Eagle Subject: questions about eagle media January 6 2012 Questions About Eagle Media FY 2011 Expenditures Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon, I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011 Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor by this category. Table with 3 columns and 3 rows Agency Name Category Description Payment Totals LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Contractual Services Supplies and Materials $3,813.50 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Capital Acquisitions and Rentals $7,440.00 " Is this for security camera systems on BEP locations? Has the equipment been installed? If so where? Has it been properly maintained? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: EOC Cc: several vendors Cc: Arwood, LARA Cc: NFB MI DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER: Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 REQUEST RECEIVED: January 9, 2012 TYPE OF REQUEST: Email REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343 DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator (517) 373-0194, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909 The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request for: I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011" INVOICE CALCULATIONS LABOR Locating and Duplicating Cost: Number of Hours: 3 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $75.30 Examining and Extracting Cost: Number of Hours: 1 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $25.10 TOTAL LABOR: $100.40 POSTAGE (estimate): $0 DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0 OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0 SUBTOTAL: $100.40 Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00) INVOICE TOTAL: $80.40 DEPOSIT* $40.20 BALANCE TO BE PAID: $40.20 Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Office Services Mailroom 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may vary somewhat from this amount. Carla Miller Haynes DLARA Michigan Commission for the Blind 201 N. Washington Sq., 2nd Floor P.O. 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URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Tue Jan 24 03:31:23 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:31:23 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - PaymentstoEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 References: Message-ID: <0476EB834BFE4CB2B8F9DF2E21A8DA9D@YOUR7C60552B9E> Called "spoliation" and nothing disappears from the digital record let alone the public record. Now put your evidence forward to the OIG and others if you will. Don't continue to crap upon those who fight for justice, transparency and the public good sir! And why is it that with this one item that thou ddoest protest so much as the bard was want to say? Listen Terry you ain't the bad guy and nobody is here per se. But your objections are just diversions. And you don't even see and denote the other issues at hand being ever so narrow focused. I'm sorry you don't see or cannot see or even access all I've sent you. But your ad honinum attacks on and off lists are beyond the pale especially when literally flailing in a blind rage. You'cwYou've attacvcked me of all folks along with others for not reporting findings to again OIG and others but I'm the only one I know of that has done so with what I have. You acknoledge that you cannot read all I've sent out to you publicly and privately due to access considerations. I understand that. I really do. But then again you undermine me in absence of facts at play scciting the very absence of facts in play that I've put over and over again against your very nose. that is insidious sir. I demand an apology or for you to at least shut your mouth whilst I carry out the business of defending the rights of the blind including yours, without pay or even compensense, but certainly not with your acrimony and rebuke and your undermining of my efforts. I am astounded with all that I've investigated that it is this sole issue you and so many others figot or mull upon. It is only a peice of the puzzle and a small peice at tthat. If you wish for accusations of sitting upon information then look at those who sit upon documented fraud. Go after those for example who don't release to the public let alone enforcement agents the alledged wage fraud of one James Hull. I'd give that shit up if I had it, but the likes of Larry Posont, Fred Wertzel and Michael costentini have that sort of shit and as you suggest I don' t have the fucking money to pay for tht which should be public to begin with do I? You are going after the wrong person as you are want to do here. Regardless, I have enough information abnd this should as you suggest go in to the correct hands. Too freaking bad the entire system is corrupt so where in the flying fig should we report it? riginal Message ----- From: Terry Eagle To: 'NFB of Michigan Vendors List' Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - PaymentstoEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 Can anyone tell me what useable factual information came out of the FOIA request and the MCB response below? To me, based on to whom the MCB response was emailed, it seems to me that all that was accomplished was anyone remotely connected to the purchases and payment have been given an opportunity to lose or make disappear any documents, and 2) all get a chuckle at preventing disclosure by legally requiring payment to push a few keyboard keys, which all know cannot and will not be paid to get the information. Terry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 6:57 PM To: Joe Sontag; NFB of Michigan Vendors List Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments toEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 This ain't the only thing here Joe S and moles of truth...This is just a pimple upon the proverbial elephant's ass of corruption. Man, some have chastised me for asking these very same questions. They are questions after all of a public entity acting in a public trust. But, again this is a pimple upon the elephant's ass of corruption. It doesn't matter if these funds were misappropriated as they were in demonstrable form. It doesn't matter if this or that is misappropriated if some in our community continue to back bite us and to denigrate us asking for truth. The real big issues lay not only in the heretofore only particially accessible auditor general reports of MRS and the partially accessible conflicted cash mathch and other agreements of the likes of McNeal, Jones, Cannon, White et al on all appropriations that even blind men can see after years. Not, you but I've been attacked for not forwarding this stuff on to public integrity offices like say the public integrity office of say the Michigan Attorney General's Office or the OIIG at the United States Department of Ed. Which I've done by the way only to fall upon fucking deaf ears! Well let you all be assured I've been the only one to my knoledge to drop an appropriate dime in that regards. Now it is time for moles to come out of the closet like Terry Eagle and not to accuse those like me who try to shine the light of day upon a corrupt system for not fowarding information that I don't profit from and do not know... If Terry wants to make allegations against me for some sort of perfidy whilst I make nothing but headaches in fighting for the rights of blind folks then so be it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Sontag To: NFB of Michigan Vendors List Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to EagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 I need to hear from any operator who either has or was expecting to have a security system installed in their highway locations or vending facilities. A number of systems were purchased from Eagle Media, yet most of them exist only on equipment inventory spreadsheets and cannot be found anywhere in BEP facilities or storage. Also, there have been allegations of a special connection between the owner(s) of Eagle Media and assistant BEP administrator James Hull that just won't go away. ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 14:02 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle MediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:25 PM Subject: RE: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi, No, not yet. Sorry. 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 From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 AM To: Haynes, Carla (LARA) Subject: Re: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi Carla, Where you responding to my prior message relating to when Mr. Thomas became LARA ADA coordinator? ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:26 AM Subject: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 January 20, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: Eagle Media Expenditures FY 11 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 9, 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 attached. Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of the Department falling within the scope of your request. Your request is granted as to information on invoices paid to Eagle Media in FY2011. Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing, costs, the cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information. The Department has estimated that a minimum of 4 hours of employee time must be drawn away from their respective duties and assignments to search, locate, and retrieve records to determine if they are responsive to your request, and to examine and review the responsive records for possible statutory exemptions from public disclosure. For the above reasons, the Department, pursuant to MCL15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, has determined that failure to charge a fee in this particular instance will result in unreasonably high costs to the Department. The estimated costs to process this request, based on the hourly wages (including fringe benefits) of the lowest paid Department employee capable of performing the necessary tasks to comply with the request is $100.40. Therefore, in order to complete the processing of your request, based on the hourly wages of the lowest paid Department employees capable of performing the necessary tasks to process the request, under MCL 15.234, Section 4(2) of the state's FOIA, the Department requires a good faith deposit of $40.20, which is one-half of the total estimated $100.40, minus a $20.00 credit per MCL 15.234, Section 4(1) of the FOIA. See the attached Invoice Calculations illustrating estimated costs and payment instructions These transactions are for equipment and repairs to camera systems in various Business Enterprise Program (BEP) locations. Invoices for equipment are not paid until a camera is installed. Invoices for repairs are not paid until a repair is complete. If a BEP location has a camera system, it is the BEP operator's responsibility to notify their promotional agent if repairs are needed. After receipt of the good faith deposit and upon completing the process of your request, the Department will notify you in writing of any balance due and payable (or owed you) before copies of the requested records are forwarded to you; and will explain any statutory basis for the exemption of any records in or in part, and your remedial rights. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments: 1. Email of 1/7/2012 received 1/9/2012 2. FOIA Invoice cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Constance Zanger James Hull Attachment - Email: From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:57 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; James Cheney EOC; Hazell Brooks; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com; terry Eagle; Mark Eagle Subject: questions about eagle media January 6 2012 Questions About Eagle Media FY 2011 Expenditures Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon, I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011 Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor by this category. Table with 3 columns and 3 rows Agency Name Category Description Payment Totals LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Contractual Services Supplies and Materials $3,813.50 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Capital Acquisitions and Rentals $7,440.00 " Is this for security camera systems on BEP locations? Has the equipment been installed? If so where? Has it been properly maintained? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: EOC Cc: several vendors Cc: Arwood, LARA Cc: NFB MI DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER: Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 REQUEST RECEIVED: January 9, 2012 TYPE OF REQUEST: Email REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343 DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator (517) 373-0194, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909 The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request for: I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011" INVOICE CALCULATIONS LABOR Locating and Duplicating Cost: Number of Hours: 3 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $75.30 Examining and Extracting Cost: Number of Hours: 1 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $25.10 TOTAL LABOR: $100.40 POSTAGE (estimate): $0 DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0 OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0 SUBTOTAL: $100.40 Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00) INVOICE TOTAL: $80.40 DEPOSIT* $40.20 BALANCE TO BE PAID: $40.20 Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Office Services Mailroom 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may vary somewhat from this amount. 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/suncat0%40gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Tue Jan 24 03:51:45 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:51:45 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - PaymentstoEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 References: Message-ID: By the way this type of tap dancing argument was just like your argument against commissioner John Scott. It wasn'tthat you were wrong Terry and it wasn't even that your methods were wrong. It was the very fact that you couldn't take "Yes" for a freaking answer. For if you listened for one bloody moment you would have noted that John Scott substantially agreed with you in that the exhibit at issue was "illegally" enterred and should have been declared null and void, along with others for that matter. And yet neither you nor John or anyone else for that matter would have known of these particular exhibits if I, Joe Harcz, hadn't launch ADA/504 and other fights for this very information which you in this one instance and others now discredit to your own great discredit sir! Hell, you wouldn't have even known about that illegal entry and other ones if I hadn't bled for it and fwd it to you. so your crap here and elsewhere is just outragious crap and I'm not going to continually be slapped in the face for doing free work for you and others and again being repaid with a fucking slap in the face for the effort of whic, by the way aI garner nothing. Not one thin dime. Nada. Nothing. Thanks a whole lot for nothing Terry! Now, I'll turn the tables here how much has your investigations led to sir? How much has your advocacy done to ameliorate issues facing all of us including yourself and others who are blind? This is exactly what the mothers want and you feed the bull shit for what reason I know not. I don't know if this comes from your failing eyesight of which I am most sorry. I don't know if it comes from your acknoledged lack of access and technical abilities again of which I understand and am sorry for but not responsable for. I just don't know Terry. But I'm not the enemy and please, please, please, don't continue to undermine my work here. Take what I do or leave it. But if you continue to undermine my work I'll come down on you like a thousand hammers as, of course I will upon Cannon et al. This aside others are more contrite and tankful for my efforts upon their behalves. I've fought for you behind the scenes sir and I've fought for you personally above the board where I like all public policy to happen in the first place; in the cold light of day; and beyond the pale and the shell of darkness. In other words public policy should be indeed public sir; transparent and that goes to all comers in my mind. I'll not extend gratituous tokens of my hard work for individuals and the likes of so many who slap me in the face over and over again for these efforts, sir. Go and dig your own defense. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Eagle To: 'NFB of Michigan Vendors List' Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - PaymentstoEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 Can anyone tell me what useable factual information came out of the FOIA request and the MCB response below? To me, based on to whom the MCB response was emailed, it seems to me that all that was accomplished was anyone remotely connected to the purchases and payment have been given an opportunity to lose or make disappear any documents, and 2) all get a chuckle at preventing disclosure by legally requiring payment to push a few keyboard keys, which all know cannot and will not be paid to get the information. Terry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendorsmi-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 6:57 PM To: Joe Sontag; NFB of Michigan Vendors List Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments toEagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 This ain't the only thing here Joe S and moles of truth...This is just a pimple upon the proverbial elephant's ass of corruption. Man, some have chastised me for asking these very same questions. They are questions after all of a public entity acting in a public trust. But, again this is a pimple upon the elephant's ass of corruption. It doesn't matter if these funds were misappropriated as they were in demonstrable form. It doesn't matter if this or that is misappropriated if some in our community continue to back bite us and to denigrate us asking for truth. The real big issues lay not only in the heretofore only particially accessible auditor general reports of MRS and the partially accessible conflicted cash mathch and other agreements of the likes of McNeal, Jones, Cannon, White et al on all appropriations that even blind men can see after years. Not, you but I've been attacked for not forwarding this stuff on to public integrity offices like say the public integrity office of say the Michigan Attorney General's Office or the OIIG at the United States Department of Ed. Which I've done by the way only to fall upon fucking deaf ears! Well let you all be assured I've been the only one to my knoledge to drop an appropriate dime in that regards. Now it is time for moles to come out of the closet like Terry Eagle and not to accuse those like me who try to shine the light of day upon a corrupt system for not fowarding information that I don't profit from and do not know... If Terry wants to make allegations against me for some sort of perfidy whilst I make nothing but headaches in fighting for the rights of blind folks then so be it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Sontag To: NFB of Michigan Vendors List Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to EagleMediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 I need to hear from any operator who either has or was expecting to have a security system installed in their highway locations or vending facilities. A number of systems were purchased from Eagle Media, yet most of them exist only on equipment inventory spreadsheets and cannot be found anywhere in BEP facilities or storage. Also, there have been allegations of a special connection between the owner(s) of Eagle Media and assistant BEP administrator James Hull that just won't go away. ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 14:02 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle MediaSystems Inc. FY 2011 ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:25 PM Subject: RE: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi, No, not yet. Sorry. 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 From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:42 AM To: Haynes, Carla (LARA) Subject: Re: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 Hi Carla, Where you responding to my prior message relating to when Mr. Thomas became LARA ADA coordinator? ----- Original Message ----- From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:26 AM Subject: FOIA Request 1-6-12 - Payments to Eagle Media Systems Inc. FY 2011 January 20, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: Eagle Media Expenditures FY 11 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 9, 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 attached. Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of the Department falling within the scope of your request. Your request is granted as to information on invoices paid to Eagle Media in FY2011. Section 4(1) of the FOIA, MCL 15.234(1), provides that a public body may charge a fee for public record search, including the mailing, costs, the cost of duplication or publication including labor, the cost of search, examination, review, and the deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information. The Department has estimated that a minimum of 4 hours of employee time must be drawn away from their respective duties and assignments to search, locate, and retrieve records to determine if they are responsive to your request, and to examine and review the responsive records for possible statutory exemptions from public disclosure. For the above reasons, the Department, pursuant to MCL15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, has determined that failure to charge a fee in this particular instance will result in unreasonably high costs to the Department. The estimated costs to process this request, based on the hourly wages (including fringe benefits) of the lowest paid Department employee capable of performing the necessary tasks to comply with the request is $100.40. Therefore, in order to complete the processing of your request, based on the hourly wages of the lowest paid Department employees capable of performing the necessary tasks to process the request, under MCL 15.234, Section 4(2) of the state's FOIA, the Department requires a good faith deposit of $40.20, which is one-half of the total estimated $100.40, minus a $20.00 credit per MCL 15.234, Section 4(1) of the FOIA. See the attached Invoice Calculations illustrating estimated costs and payment instructions These transactions are for equipment and repairs to camera systems in various Business Enterprise Program (BEP) locations. Invoices for equipment are not paid until a camera is installed. Invoices for repairs are not paid until a repair is complete. If a BEP location has a camera system, it is the BEP operator's responsibility to notify their promotional agent if repairs are needed. After receipt of the good faith deposit and upon completing the process of your request, the Department will notify you in writing of any balance due and payable (or owed you) before copies of the requested records are forwarded to you; and will explain any statutory basis for the exemption of any records in or in part, and your remedial rights. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments: 1. Email of 1/7/2012 received 1/9/2012 2. FOIA Invoice cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Constance Zanger James Hull Attachment - Email: From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:57 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; James Cheney EOC; Hazell Brooks; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com; terry Eagle; Mark Eagle Subject: questions about eagle media January 6 2012 Questions About Eagle Media FY 2011 Expenditures Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon, I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011 Click on a category description to view payments to this vendor by this category. Table with 3 columns and 3 rows Agency Name Category Description Payment Totals LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Contractual Services Supplies and Materials $3,813.50 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Capital Acquisitions and Rentals $7,440.00 " Is this for security camera systems on BEP locations? Has the equipment been installed? If so where? Has it been properly maintained? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: EOC Cc: several vendors Cc: Arwood, LARA Cc: NFB MI DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER: Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 REQUEST RECEIVED: January 9, 2012 TYPE OF REQUEST: Email REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343 DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator (517) 373-0194, Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909 The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request for: I'm writing you today to inquire about the following expenditure: "Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal year 2011" INVOICE CALCULATIONS LABOR Locating and Duplicating Cost: Number of Hours: 3 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $75.30 Examining and Extracting Cost: Number of Hours: 1 times Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $25.10 TOTAL LABOR: $100.40 POSTAGE (estimate): $0 DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0 OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0 SUBTOTAL: $100.40 Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00) INVOICE TOTAL: $80.40 DEPOSIT* $40.20 BALANCE TO BE PAID: $40.20 Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN Remit to: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Office Services Mailroom 7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015 Lansing, MI 48909 RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT *Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may vary somewhat from this amount. Carla Miller Haynes DLARA Michigan Commission for the Blind 201 N. Washington Sq., 2nd Floor P.O. 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Message-ID: RESOLUTION 2011-02 RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS WHEREAS, all entities of State and local government are required to follow the effective communications requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, including the obligation to affirmatively, let alone upon request, remit information in alternate formats to people who are blind; and WHEREAS, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires that all recipients of federal funds provide auxiliary aids and services to those who are blind; and WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court found in Tennessee v Lane that state and local courts are not immune from these obligations and, indeed, have high responsibilities in these regards, for lack of access fundamentally denies ?due process and equal protection under the law?; and WHEREAS, the Michigan Administrative Hearing Systems (MAHS) is both a Title II entity, federal fund recipient and an administrative law program where blind Business Enterprise Program participants and advocates, as well as others, routinely appear to seek justice and receive due process and equal protection under laws, including Public Act 260 of 1978 as well as major aspects of the Rehabilitation Act; and WHEREAS, MAHS, in documented fashion and principals therein, have denied advocates and respondents who are blind repeatedly information in accessible formats and in a timely manner; and WHEREAS, these are systemic, chronic, pervasive and fundamental violations of the civil rights of all Michigan citizens who are blind, as a class, by failure to act affirmatively in these regards; and WHEREAS, the Michigan Commission for the Blind has also been complicit in not only ensuring that MAHS follows these laws, but rather, has repeatedly violated these very same provisions of the law in these administrative proceedings which are in and of themselves conscious and malicious acts of discrimination perpetuated repeatedly against numerous blind individuals; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan in convention assembled on November 6, 2011 in the City of Kalamazoo, Michigan that forthwith, the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan will lodge a Complaint against the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (MAHS?s parent), MAHS, and The Michigan Commission for the Blind within the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, and the civil rights office of the United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan. 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URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Tue Jan 24 18:14:14 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:14:14 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: Response to FOIA Request of 1-15-12 - EOC Special Mtg. of 1-14-12 Recording & Draft Minutes Message-ID: ----- 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) ; Zanger, Connie (LARA) ; Hull, James (LARA) Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 10:37 AM Subject: Response to FOIA Request of 1-15-12 - EOC Special Mtg. of 1-14-12 Recording & Draft Minutes January 24, 2012 (Recording sent via US Mail, Prepaid on this date) Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Email: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: Draft Minutes and Recording the January 14, 2012, Elected Operators Committee Special Meeting Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 15, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received January 16, 2012, by 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 which you described in your email as: "I am writing today (1-15-12) to request the recording of yesterday's EOC meeting and subsequent draft minutes as soon as the latter are processed and the recording forthwith" and "As per the recording I request it as an mp3 file put on a "thumb drive" and mailed to my physical address listed above." Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of this department responsive to your request. Please find below and attached to this email, the draft minutes of the 1-14-12 EOC Special Meeting. On this date (1-24-12), a copy of the recording was placed in the US Mail, prepaid to the address above. As the cost of this FOIA is under $25.00, we will not charge for this request although we may charge for other requests from you or other requestors. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Constance Zanger James Hull Attachment - Draft Minutes Elected Operators Committee Meeting Minutes, Saturday, January 14, 2012, by teleconference. The meeting was called to order at 9:05 AM, and was chaired by James Chaney. Roll Call: Present: Greg Keathley, Garnet Prentice, Dale Layer, Andrea Nelson, Kevin Tomczak, Matilda Steele, Rob Essenberg, Shane Jackson, James Chaney, and Risa Patrick-Langtry. BEP Staff Present: James Hull, Constance Zanger, and Jennifer Doroh. Guests Present: Lulunda McDonald, Dave Robinson, Larry Posont, Hazell Brooks, Joe Harcz, Joe Sontag, and Dan Furton. Reasons for the Meeting by James Chaney: 1. Discuss the House of Representatives Cafeteria. 2. Hiring another promotional agent for the program versus a trainer. House of Representatives Cafeteria by the committee: Constance Zanger reported that the House of Representatives have been unhappy with BEP services for quite some time. Rather than continue the service, they would rather have no service at all. It became clear that not only are they seeking a change in operator, but a change in management and focus. The facility is temporarily closed due to remodeling changes until the facility can be opened under new management. Bob Lozier is providing the vending service at the location. Constance Zanger explained the specific remodeling changes to the facility. The manager would like to have input in the selection of the operator and it is not a training opportunity. A fully qualified operator is needed to operate the cafeteria. The BEP is asking for the following: Change the policy that prevents the operator without cafeteria certification to operate a cafeteria for one time, and change the process to allow the administrative staff to interview fully qualified cafeteria certified operators to manage the location. Members shared concerns with building management and catering. Discussion took place on how many operators were cafeteria certified. There was also discussion on the most recent training class having a chance to bid on the facility. Emphasis was placed on blind presence at the location. After discussion, Rob Essenberg made the following motion which was seconded by Garnet Prentice We allow an one time interview process for the House of Reps being that the manager of the building is non-mandated, that we allow an interview process and the state agency work with representatives from the EOC to develop an interview process being inside or outside the program and the candidate or partnership incorporate a blind individual in running of that facility. The motion passed via voice vote. An ad-Hoc committee consisting of Andrea Nelson, Rob Essenberg, James Hull, and Constance Zanger was formed to begin work on the process. This committee will report progress directly to James Chaney and once the facility is back on the bid line, operators from within and outside the BEP will be considered. Operators who have suggestions for candidates or how the interview process is to be developed were invited to call or E-mail the small committee. Lucy Edmonds was asked to put an announcement on the bid line explaining the committee's decision. The committee also discussed Terry Eagle as an outside candidate. Promotional Agent versus a Trainer for the BEP by the Committee: Committee members expressed strong interest in having a blind trainer for the BEP. A survey that the EOC Ad-Hoc committee asked the agency to put together from the 2009 through 2011 training classes was forwarded to Andrea Nelson on behalf of Constance Zanger. Constance Zanger provided historical background on the trainer position. There is no civil service position for a trainer. It was referred to as a "Maintenance Mechanic." The position of the new PA that the agency is looking at was provided as well as some of the duties that promotional agents have. Committee members expressed that they would like to see the training get moved back to the training center in Kalamazoo or other locations like apartments. Rob Essenberg provided information on training structure that the EOC ad-Hoc committee was looking into implementing. He discussed facilities being a three tiered system and the training class be structured in a modular structure. The role that current promotional agents should be providing to operators was discussed by James Hull based on Ad-Hoc discussions. The position for the PA is not posted at present. Concerns were shared by members regarding the new position. It was learned that Constance Zanger, Pat Cannon, Elsie Duell, and James Hull will have another chance to try to make the case that BEP has sufficient money to fill another position. No matter who is hired, they will have to go through training such as Serv Safe and vending machine training and should be continuous. Discussion took place on using an outside contractor to provide training/maintenance services along with a PA. No consensus was reached on this issue. James Chaney would like to have another discussion on the topic once more information is provided on LARA's stance. He does not want to be in a position where a person would lose a job and if a qualified trainer/maintenance is not found, then a possible PA/maintenance could be investigated. No motion was made in the tabling of the topic. James Chaney moved into public comment and it was seconded. Public Comment by the Public: 1. Lulunda McDonald commented that a trainer is needed for the program as well as education. 2. Joe Sontag commented that the action taken by the committee regarding the House of Representatives cafeteria is a board action item and should not be preceded. He also commented on the facility's potential. 3. Larry Posont commented on the promotional system concerns with the State Plate. He also felt that the class before the hotel where the training is being held currently, did not get necessary training and a lot of money was saved when John McEntee was the trainer. 4. Hazell Brooks made comments on the trainer versus PA position. She also shared concerns with her building management. 5. Dale Layer commented if given the choice, he would do the training at the training center. 6. Comments were made about building managers and whether a discussion would be held to find out what expectations are. 7. Joe Harcz commented on the concerns with the nature of the program and violating Public Act 260. He also made comments on Terry Eagle's case. 8. Hazell Brooks wants to provide the best service possible for her customers despite her situation. 9. Lulunda McDonald inquired about the relationship between building managers and the health department. 10. Greg Keathley commented on cleaning of Panini grills. Adjournment: James Chaney asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Dale Layer made the motion and Risa Patrick-Langtry seconded it. The meeting was adjourned at 12:35 PM. Preparation and Distribution of Minutes by Jennifer Doroh: Minutes were prepared and completed by Jennifer Doroh on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Minutes were approved (by the chair on date.) From: joe harcz Comcast Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 8:20 AM To: James Cheney EOC Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA); Zanger, Connie (LARA); Hull, James (LARA); Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; Haynes, Carla (LARA); nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; Joe Sontag; terry Eagle; Mark Eagle; Hazell Brooks; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com Subject: request eoc recordings etc January 15 2012 Request EOC Recording and Subsequent Minutes Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 joeharcz at comcast.net Re: Information Related to EOC Special Meeting January 14, 2012 To: Patrick D. Cannon Constance Zanger James Hull (All Michigan Commission for the Blind via -email) James Chaney, Chair Elected Operator's Committee (via e-mail) Dear All, I am writing today to request the recording of yesterday's EOC meeting and subsequent draft minutes as soon as the latter are processed and the recording forthwith. As a blind person I request the minutes in accessible format pursuant to the ADA and Section 504. That should be as either a Word attachment or plain text enclosure sent to my e-mail address listed above and within eight (8) working days of the meeting pursuant to the Michigan Open Meetings Act. As per the recording I request it as an mp3 file put on a "thumb drive" and mailed to my physical address listed above. As an aside the original proposal relative to the "state plate" and involving DTMB managers in anything, let alone assignment of mandated locations is expressly violative of Public Act 260 at its fundamental core. DTMB, nor any other agency of State of Michigan government are not the State Licensing Agency. That is the sole province by law of the Michigan Commission for the Blind. That is precisely what our legislature voted to approve back in 1978 when MCB was in fact created. There is know argument that persuades me otherwise. For Ms. Zanger in her position to even propose what she proposed falls clearly out of her authority and frankly violates her very job description in very obvious fashion. She is by pay and designation the MCB Administration and not DTMB, or their surrogate. She cannot unilaterally abdicate authorities prescribed clearly in the RS program or PA 260. Nor can DTMB personnel such as building managers for that matter. Only acts of congress in the case of the RS program and the State Legislature in the case of PA 260 can do that. Regardless, I request the information requested. By the way, James I think you do a fine job given all the garbage that has gone on in this program. I, sincerely hope you do not think that is "damning you with feint praise". It is not. Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: NFB MI Cc: several operators past and present Cc: Carla Haynes, MCB 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Response of 1-24-12 of Request Dated 1-15-12 Granted.doc Type: application/msword Size: 59392 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Elected Operators Committee Draft Meeting Minutes Saturday January #14 #2012.rtf Type: application/msword Size: 44462 bytes Desc: not available URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Wed Jan 25 12:53:21 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:53:21 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] in case some can't read attachments Message-ID: <9A7074E382AF486089D8ACB5C98BA0A0@YOUR7C60552B9E> Elected Operators Committee Meeting Minutes, Saturday, January 14, 2012, by teleconference. The meeting was called to order at 9:05 AM, and was chaired by James Chaney. Roll Call: Present: Greg Keathley, Garnet Prentice, Dale Layer, Andrea Nelson, Kevin Tomczak, Matilda Steele, Rob Essenberg, Shane Jackson, James Chaney, and Risa Patrick-Langtry. BEP Staff Present: James Hull, Constance Zanger, and Jennifer Doroh. Guests Present: Lulunda McDonald, Dave Robinson, Larry Posont, Hazell Brooks, Joe Harcz, Joe Sontag, and Dan Furton. Reasons for the Meeting by James Chaney: 1. Discuss the House of Representatives Cafeteria. 2. Hiring another promotional agent for the program versus a trainer. House of Representatives Cafeteria by the committee: Constance Zanger reported that the House of Representatives have been unhappy with BEP services for quite some time. Rather than continue the service, they would rather have no service at all. It became clear that not only are they seeking a change in operator, but a change in management and focus. The facility is temporarily closed due to remodeling changes until the facility can be opened under new management. Bob Lozier is providing the vending service at the location. Constance Zanger explained the specific remodeling changes to the facility. The manager would like to have input in the selection of the operator and it is not a training opportunity. A fully qualified operator is needed to operate the cafeteria. The BEP is asking for the following: Change the policy that prevents the operator without cafeteria certification to operate a cafeteria for one time, and change the process to allow the administrative staff to interview fully qualified cafeteria certified operators to manage the location. Members shared concerns with building management and catering. Discussion took place on how many operators were cafeteria certified. There was also discussion on the most recent training class having a chance to bid on the facility. Emphasis was placed on blind presence at the location. After discussion, Rob Essenberg made the following motion which was seconded by Garnet Prentice We allow an one time interview process for the House of Reps being that the manager of the building is non-mandated, that we allow an interview process and the state agency work with representatives from the EOC to develop an interview process being inside or outside the program and the candidate or partnership incorporate a blind individual in running of that facility. The motion passed via voice vote. An ad-Hoc committee consisting of Andrea Nelson, Rob Essenberg, James Hull, and Constance Zanger was formed to begin work on the process. This committee will report progress directly to James Chaney and once the facility is back on the bid line, operators from within and outside the BEP will be considered. Operators who have suggestions for candidates or how the interview process is to be developed were invited to call or E-mail the small committee. Lucy Edmonds was asked to put an announcement on the bid line explaining the committee's decision. The committee also discussed Terry Eagle as an outside candidate. Promotional Agent versus a Trainer for the BEP by the Committee: Committee members expressed strong interest in having a blind trainer for the BEP. A survey that the EOC Ad-Hoc committee asked the agency to put together from the 2009 through 2011 training classes was forwarded to Andrea Nelson on behalf of Constance Zanger. Constance Zanger provided historical background on the trainer position. There is no civil service position for a trainer. It was referred to as a "Maintenance Mechanic." The position of the new PA that the agency is looking at was provided as well as some of the duties that promotional agents have. Committee members expressed that they would like to see the training get moved back to the training center in Kalamazoo or other locations like apartments. Rob Essenberg provided information on training structure that the EOC ad-Hoc committee was looking into implementing. He discussed facilities being a three tiered system and the training class be structured in a modular structure. The role that current promotional agents should be providing to operators was discussed by James Hull based on Ad-Hoc discussions. The position for the PA is not posted at present. Concerns were shared by members regarding the new position. It was learned that Constance Zanger, Pat Cannon, Elsie Duell, and James Hull will have another chance to try to make the case that BEP has sufficient money to fill another position. No matter who is hired, they will have to go through training such as Serv Safe and vending machine training and should be continuous. Discussion took place on using an outside contractor to provide training/maintenance services along with a PA. No consensus was reached on this issue. James Chaney would like to have another discussion on the topic once more information is provided on LARA's stance. He does not want to be in a position where a person would lose a job and if a qualified trainer/maintenance is not found, then a possible PA/maintenance could be investigated. No motion was made in the tabling of the topic. James Chaney moved into public comment and it was seconded. Public Comment by the Public: 1. Lulunda McDonald commented that a trainer is needed for the program as well as education. 2. Joe Sontag commented that the action taken by the committee regarding the House of Representatives cafeteria is a board action item and should not be preceded. He also commented on the facility's potential. 3. Larry Posont commented on the promotional system concerns with the State Plate. He also felt that the class before the hotel where the training is being held currently, did not get necessary training and a lot of money was saved when John McEntee was the trainer. 4. Hazell Brooks made comments on the trainer versus PA position. She also shared concerns with her building management. 5. Dale Layer commented if given the choice, he would do the training at the training center. 6. Comments were made about building managers and whether a discussion would be held to find out what expectations are. 7. Joe Harcz commented on the concerns with the nature of the program and violating Public Act 260. He also made comments on Terry Eagle's case. 8. Hazell Brooks wants to provide the best service possible for her customers despite her situation. 9. Lulunda McDonald inquired about the relationship between building managers and the health department. 10. Greg Keathley commented on cleaning of Panini grills. Adjournment: James Chaney asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Dale Layer made the motion and Risa Patrick-Langtry seconded it. The meeting was adjourned at 12:35 PM. Preparation and Distribution of Minutes by Jennifer Doroh: Minutes were prepared and completed by Jennifer Doroh on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Minutes were approved (by the chair on date.) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Wed Jan 25 13:16:42 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:16:42 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] auditor takes mrs to task Message-ID: <3A3A53E8FB9440AFB005ED697383C939@YOUR7C60552B9E> This is germane to all that is happening in MCB/BEP. Now, I have to go through the use of the ADA though as the report is in an inaccessible pdf file. What people need to understand is that documents made publicly available to the sighted for free must also be made accessible to the blind for free and in a timely manner and in the most effective format for that individual. Oh though we can see that is also supposed to be true of personal documents including those requested by Joe Sontag related to just how his points were determined. Has he received those documents? No. And those are major violations of the ADA and 504, and infact the FOIA -- a three fer of violations -- and civil rights violations at that committed almost daily if not hourly within MCB. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 11:18 AM Subject: [nfbmi-talk] auditor takes mrs to task State audit takes rehab service to task Payments only moderately effective Updated: Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012, 4:09 PM EST Published : Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012, 4:09 PM EST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A state audit shows a program aimed at assisting people with disabilities isn't doing a very good job making sure it is using taxpayer dollars appropriately. The Michigan Auditor General recently released its report on Michigan Rehabilitation Services. The state says the program "offers job services for persons who need vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, find and repair a job." An audit of expenses and payments between October 2008 and July 2011 found the agency's efforts to make sure payments were proper were only moderately effective. The audit looked at 100 cases and found: List of 1 items ? Michigan Rehabilitation Services failed to properly document $410,513 in vehicle purchases for clients. That includes buying a $30,998 vehicle for a person whose goal was to be a homemaker. In other cases the agency purchased six new vehicles totaling $266,544 when used vehicles may have been a better alternative. list end List of 1 items ? Michigan Rehabilitation Services paid money to clients who had already found full-time work. In one case cited in the audit, the state paid more than $5,000 for food, gas and clothing, and another $120 to that same person to help clear their criminal record. In another case the state paid more than $2,400 for job placement services to a person who was already working full-time. list end List of 1 items ? Cases where Michigan Rehabilitation Services purchased items for clients, such as computers, but failed to get those items back when they were no longer needed by the client. list end Michigan Rehabilitation Services was also criticized for failing to follow through with payments to individuals to make sure the money was used for its intended purpose. In its response to the audit, Michigan Rehabilitation Services says it agrees with the auditor general's recommendations to fix the issues cited in the report, and is working to new controls and increase monitoring. State audit takes rehab service to task | WOOD TV8 Source: http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/michigan/state-audit-takes-rehab-service-to-task _______________________________________________ nfbmi-talk mailing list nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbmi-talk: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net From joeharcz at comcast.net Wed Jan 25 14:37:11 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:37:11 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] relevent to bep too Message-ID: <05AA4B19DE174E2892F6CF977FACD87C@YOUR7C60552B9E> Because this was not properly paginated I could not convert it until I went through the back door. Regardless, this is relevant to MCB and neither commissioners nor the public get appappropriate documentation about the fiscal affairs of MCB to ensure that programs are run on the up and up. In fact I wonder if MCB makes the Auditor General go through FOIA to request financial data? Moreover, the real issues are not the ones cited herein, but rather systemic issues related to vendor compliance and whether or not MCB counselors and management follow the Rehab Act and PA 260. I mean how many MCB customers even have their IPEs in accessible format? How many are determined eeligable for services within the required time period especially those that are supposed to be fastracked under the 1998 amendments if they are also determined to be legally blind and have SSI/SSDI by the SSA? And there are of course other issues which have been documented over the years. Joe Harcz TABLE OF CONTENTS REHABILITATION SERVICE EXPENDITURES MICHIGAN REHABILITATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS Page INTRODUCTION Report Summary 1 Report Letter 3 Description of Agency 7 Audit Objectives, Scope, and Methodology and Agency Responses and Prior Audit Follow-Up 9 COMMENTS, FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSES Propriety of Service Payments 13 1. Vehicles and Related Costs 13 2. Equipment Recovery 15 3. Expenditures for Maintenance Services 17 4. Receipts for Purchased Services 18 5. Identity Verification 20 Coordination of Benefits and Services 21 6. Comparable Benefits and Services 22 Viable and Sustainable Employment 23 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Exhibit 1 - Office Locations and Service Areas 26 Exhibit 2 - Fiscal Year 2009-10 Expenditures 28 GLOSSARY Glossary of Acronyms and Terms 30 Description of Agency Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS), Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, offers services to persons who need vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, find, and retain a job. MRS serves customers at 36 field offices and 95 Michigan Works! Service Centers that are located throughout Michigan (see Exhibit 1). In addition, MRS provides services to customers at the Michigan Career and Technical Institute, a post-secondary, residential, and vocational trade-training program, with campuses located in Plainwell and Detroit, Michigan. MRS's primary activity is the direct provision of vocational rehabilitation services. To be eligible for MRS services, customers must have a physical or mental disability that interferes with their ability to work except for those who are legally blind and served by the Michigan Commission for the Blind. MRS provides eligible customers with individualized services to meet their specific needs. Services may include: ? Vocational and guidance counseling. ? Vocational training. ? Job coaching and job placement. ? Medical treatment and restoration services. ? Transportation. ? College tuition assistance. ? Assistive technology. MRS also provides specific post-employment services necessary to assist customers in maintaining employment. Services may include payment for items such as vehicles, vehicle and home modifications, and employment accommodations. Rehabilitation counselors, in conjunction with the customers, determine the services that MRS will provide to the customers. The rehabilitation process requires considerable professional judgment by the counselor. Counselors service customers with a wide range of disabilities and frequently refer customers to receive services from other State and local social service agencies, school districts, private rehabilitation agencies, hospitals, medical professionals, and potential employers. The U.S. Department of Education provides the majority of MRS's program funding with the State's General Fund and local entities providing the State's funding portion. The ratio of federal funds to State and local funds is 78.7% federal and 21.3% State and local. MRS expended $113.6 million during fiscal year 2009-10, of which $47.1 million was spent directly on customer services, excluding vocational counseling, as presented in Exhibit 2. MRS served 51,473 customers during fiscal year 2009-10, resulting in an average annual cost for services of $915 per customer. MRS had 505 employees as of July 31, 2011. Audit Objectives, Scope, and Methodology and Agency Responses and Prior Audit Follow-Up Audit Objectives Our performance audit* of Rehabilitation Service Expenditures, Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS), Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, had the following objectives: 1. To assess the effectiveness* of MRS's efforts to ensure the propriety of service payments. 2. To assess the effectiveness of MRS's efforts to facilitate the coordination of benefits and services. 3. To assess the effectiveness of MRS's efforts to determine that services resulted in viable and sustainable employment. Audit Scope Our audit scope was to examine and evaluate rehabilitation service expenditures and other program records within Michigan Rehabilitation Services. We conducted this performance audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. Our audit procedures, conducted from May through August 2011, generally covered the period October 1, 2008 through July 31, 2011. As part of our audit report, we included supplemental information that relates to our audit objectives (Exhibits 1 and 2). Our audit was not directed toward expressing an opinion on this information and, accordingly, we express no opinion on it. * See glossary at end of report for definition. Audit Methodology We conducted a preliminary review of MRS's operations to form a basis for defining our audit scope. Our preliminary review included interviewing MRS staff regarding their functions and responsibilities, reviewing MRS's policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations, and analyzing program data. To accomplish our objectives, we selected MRS customers who had received MRS services for the period October 1, 2008 through July 31, 2011 and reviewed supporting documentation maintained in each customer's case file to determine whether MRS had provided the services in accordance with established policies and procedures. We also reviewed the case files to ascertain whether comparable benefits and services were utilized before MRS funds were expended. In addition, we evaluated the effect that MRS services had on the customer's ability to obtain and retain viable and sustainable employment. When selecting activities or programs for audit, we use an approach based on assessment of risk and opportunity for improvement. Accordingly, we focus our audit efforts on activities or programs having the greatest probability for needing improvement as identified through a preliminary review. Our limited audit resources are used, by design, to identify where and how improvements can be made. Consequently, we prepare our performance audit reports on an exception basis. Agency Responses and Prior Audit Follow-Up Our audit report contains 6 findings and 6 corresponding recommendations. MRS's preliminary response indicated that it agrees with all 6 recommendations. The agency preliminary response that follows each recommendation in our report was taken from the agency's written comments and oral discussion subsequent to our audit fieldwork. Section 18.1462 of the Michigan Compiled Laws and the State of Michigan Financial Management Guide (Part VII, Chapter 4, Section 100) require the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to develop a plan to comply with the audit recommendations and submit it within 60 days after release of the audit report to the Office of Internal Audit Services, State Budget Office. Within 30 days of receipt, the Office of Internal Audit Services is required to review the plan and either accept the plan as final or contact the agency to take additional steps to finalize the plan. Within the scope of this audit, we followed up 1 of the 10 prior audit recommendations from our July 2002 performance audit of Michigan Rehabilitation Services (45-240-01). We also followed up 1 of 10 prior audit recommendations from our March 2009 performance audit of the Accessible Web-Based Activity and Reporting Environment (AWARE) (641-0591-08). MRS complied with 1 of the 2 prior audit recommendations included within the scope of our current audit. The other recommendation was rewritten in Finding 1, Finding 3, and Finding 4 for inclusion in this report. COMMENTS, FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSES immediate need as the customer can replace the vehicle from earnings once employment has begun. The guide adds that a vehicle that is needed to transport a customer for several years of training should be a vehicle that can be expected to last long enough to complete that particular IPE service without major repairs. The guide further states that while it is difficult to do comparison-shopping for used vehicles, it is still possible to identify several options rather than purchasing the first vehicle that passes a vehicle inspection. Of the 100 randomly selected MRS cases reviewed, 22 cases included 23 vehicle purchases totaling $498,327. We identified 18 (78%) of 23 vehicle purchases totaling $410,513 that were not documented in accordance with MRS policy. Our review disclosed: a. MRS did not document in the case records why vehicle purchases were essential to the individual's employment needs for 4 vehicle purchases totaling $55,496. For example, MRS paid $30,998 for a vehicle and vehicle modifications for a customer whose employment goal was to be a homemaker. The IPE for the customer stated that the reason for the goal was to allow the customer to maintain an independent lifestyle. As more fully described in MRS policy 5025, Employment Goal and Outcome, the MRS Homemaker Activities Chart outlines the core work areas that the customer will complete during the rehabilitation process to become a homemaker. The chart did not identify that the purchase of a vehicle was required for any of the core work areas to be completed to fulfill the IPE. b. MRS did not document in the case files for which MRS purchased 6 new vehicles totaling $266,544 why a used vehicle was not a viable alternative. For example, MRS purchased a new vehicle with modifications for $68,000 when MRS was informed by the vendor at the time of purchase that a used vehicle with all necessary modifications was available for $51,185. Without appropriate documentation, MRS cannot justify its rationale for spending an additional $16,815 for the purchase of a new vehicle. c. The MRS case files for 18 vehicle purchases did not contain basic driverrelated documentation required by MRS policy: (1) MRS did not document the required vehicle registration or vehicle title and proof of insurance for 12 (67%) of the vehicles purchased. (2) MRS did not document that the customers possessed valid driver's licenses for 5 (28%) of the vehicles purchased. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that MRS obtain required documentation related to vehicle purchases made on behalf of MRS customers. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MRS agrees and will improve case management training and the case review process so that appropriate documentation is obtained for vehicle purchases made on behalf of MRS customers. MRS stated that this will involve increased monitoring along with individual, local, and system improvements. FINDING 2. Equipment Recovery MRS had not developed a process to recover equipment purchased for customers who no longer used the equipment. As a result, MRS did not recover purchased equipment from unrehabilitated customers and subsequently redistribute equipment to other MRS customers. MRS policy 6200, Equipment and Tools, states that MRS customers shall be informed of their responsibility to offer to return any equipment purchased that is no longer being used for its original intended purpose. However, the IPE, a signed agreement between MRS and the customer, states that it is the customer's responsibility to return any equipment purchased by MRS if the equipment is no longer being used as originally planned. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MRS agrees and will develop guidelines for recovering equipment purchased for customers who no longer use the equipment. MRS stated that, in accordance with MRS policy 6200, it will continue to inform customers at orientation, intake, and IPE development that equipment no longer used as planned must be offered for return. FINDING 3. Expenditures for Maintenance Services MRS's controls over expenditures for maintenance services did not ensure that all such expenditures were necessary and made in accordance with established policy. As a result, MRS paid for services not provided for in MRS policy. MRS policy 6350, Maintenance, states that maintenance services may be provided only for additional costs, over and above normal living expenses, which customers incur because of their participation in assessments or IPE services. However, MRS's Cost Management Strategies guide states it is not the federal intent that MRS be a welfare program. The guide states that federal law and regulations clearly indicate that MRS is not responsible for the everyday costs that customers would incur for maintenance and transportation regardless of whether they participated in a rehabilitation program. Of the 100 randomly selected MRS cases reviewed, 24 cases included maintenance service costs totaling $28,305. We noted that 14 (58%) of the 24 cases did not support the need for maintenance service payments totaling $14,071. As a result, the services may not have been necessary and, therefore, may not have been in accordance with MRS policy. For example: a. MRS provided assistance totaling $5,080 to a customer who was employed full time for gas, food, clothing, and household bills. Also, MRS provided this customer with $120 to assist with expunging the customer's criminal record. b. MRS continued to provide assistance to a second customer when the customer was employed full time. Such assistance totaled $2,481 for mileage, lodging, and food costs during a three-month period while the customer was employed full time. In addition, MRS continued to provide job placement services totaling $216 for travel costs, which the customer incurred while traveling to a job interview, after the customer's IPE goal was achieved and the customer already obtained full-time employment. c. MRS paid court costs totaling $450 for a third customer. MRS documented that the customer needed to pay the court costs because the customer was at risk of going to jail for three months if the costs were not paid. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that MRS improve its controls over expenditures for maintenance services to ensure that all such expenditures are necessary and made in accordance with established policy. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MRS agrees and will improve case management training and the case review process so that appropriate documentation is obtained for maintenance services expenditures made on behalf of MRS customers. MRS stated that this will involve increased monitoring along with individual, local, and system improvements. FINDING 4. Receipts for Purchased Services MRS did not obtain receipts to substantiate payments for purchases of services. As a result, MRS could not ensure that all payments were expended and utilized appropriately. MRS policy 2080, Hard Copy Case Records Content and Order, and MRS policy 9200, Billing and Payment for Services, state that receipts for purchases of services shall be documented to substantiate those services provided. Of the 100 randomly selected MRS cases reviewed, 30 cases lacked sufficient receipt-related documentation for 32 payments totaling $105,885. We noted: a. MRS did not obtain receipts from 2 different vendors for vehicles and vehicle modifications totaling $37,315 and $39,645, respectively. The case files contained several quotes but did not contain final invoices for the vehicles and vehicle modifications purchased. b. MRS provided 3 checks totaling $1,200 directly to a customer for the purchase of a vehicle. However, MRS did not receive documentation that the vehicle was actually purchased or received by the customer. In addition, shortly after MRS provided funds to the customer for the purchase of the vehicle, the case was closed by MRS at the request of the customer because of health concerns. c. MRS provided 5 checks totaling $2,500 directly to a customer for employmentrelated relocation expenses. However, the case file did not contain any documentation substantiating these expenses. d. MRS provided a payment of $471 directly to a customer to attend a real estate conference. This amount was to pay for transportation costs and hotel fees the customer incurred during the real estate conference. However, the case file did not contain any documentation substantiating these expenses. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that MRS obtain receipts to substantiate payments for purchases of services. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MRS agrees and will improve case management training and the case review process so that appropriate receipts to substantiate payments for purchases of services are obtained. MRS stated that this will involve increased monitoring along with individual, local, and system improvements. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MRS agrees and will improve case management training and the case review process so that appropriate documentation verifying applicants' identities is obtained before services are provided. MRS stated that it is in the process of changing its customer identification policy in response to a corrective action required by the federal Rehabilitation Services Administration. This change will clarify that other forms of evidence are acceptable for proving an individual's state residency. MRS also stated that the policy change is necessary to ensure that MRS applicants are not subject to a duration of residency requirement, which is prohibited by Section 101(a)(12) of the Rehabilitation Act and Title 34, Part 361, section 42(c)(1) of the Code of Federal Regulations. MRS informed us that it will continue to submit application records from its case management system (Accessible Web-Based Activity and Reporting Environment [AWARE]) to the Social Security Administration every week for social security number verification. MRS stated that these records include four pieces of identifying information. MRS added that a discrepancy occurs in approximately 2% of the applications. In these instances, MRS stated that it works with the customer for up to 90 days to obtain a correction or the case is closed. COORDINATION OF BENEFITS AND SERVICES COMMENT Audit Objective: To assess the effectiveness of MRS's efforts to facilitate the coordination of benefits and services. Audit Conclusion: We concluded that MRS's efforts to facilitate the coordination of benefits and services were moderately effective. Our audit disclosed one reportable condition related to comparable benefits and services (Finding 6). AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MRS agrees and will improve case management training and the case review process so that comparable benefits and services are utilized before MRS funds are expended. MRS stated that this will involve increased monitoring along with individual, local, and system improvements. VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT COMMENT Audit Objective: To assess the effectiveness of MRS's efforts to determine that services resulted in viable and sustainable employment. Audit Conclusion: We concluded that MRS's efforts to determine that services resulted in viable and sustainable employment were effective. Our audit report does not include any reportable conditions related to this audit objective. INTENTIONALLY BLANK PAGE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION GLOSSARY Reportable Condition: MRS did not always identify comparable benefits and services from other sources (Finding 6). ~~~~~~~~~~ Audit Objective: To assess the effectiveness of MRS's efforts to determine that services resulted in viable and sustainable employment. Audit Conclusion: We concluded that MRS's efforts to determine that services resulted in viable and sustainable employment were effective. Our audit report does not include any reportable conditions related to this audit objective. ~~~~~~~~~~ Agency Response: Our audit report contains 6 findings and 6 corresponding recommendations. MRS's preliminary response indicated that it agrees with all 6 recommendations. ~~~~~~~~~~ January 11, 2012 Mr. Steven H. Hilfinger, Director Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Ottawa Building Lansing, Michigan Dear Mr. Hilfinger: This is our report on the performance audit of Rehabilitation Service Expenditures, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. This report contains our report summary; description of agency; audit objectives, scope, and methodology and agency responses and prior audit follow-up; comments, findings, recommendations, and agency preliminary responses; two exhibits, presented as supplemental information; and a glossary of acronyms and terms. Our comments, findings, and recommendations are organized by audit objective. The agency preliminary responses were taken from the agency's responses subsequent to our audit fieldwork. The Michigan Compiled Laws and administrative procedures require that the audited agency develop a plan to comply with the audit recommendations and submit it within 60 days after release of the audit report to the Office of Internal Audit Services, State Budget Office. Within 30 days of receipt, the Office of Internal Audit Services is required to review the plan and either accept the plan as final or contact the agency to take additional steps to finalize the plan. We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us during this audit. Sincerely, Thomas H. McTavish, C.P.A. Auditor General -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Wed Jan 25 16:14:55 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:14:55 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: Response to Request of 1-11-12 - Cash Matches Several Including Cody Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Haynes, Carla (LARA) Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:11 AM Subject: Re: Response to Request of 1-11-12 - Cash Matches Several Including Cody This is an ADA request and not a FOIA request. MCB is required under the ADA to remit public documents in accessible format related to its affairs in accessible formats, based upon primary consideration and without a surcharge for same. Section 504 requires the same. Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. ----- 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) ; Jones, Leamon (LARA) ; McNeal, Gwen (LARA) ; White, Elizabeth ; Kisiel, Lisa (LARA) Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:25 AM Subject: Response to Request of 1-11-12 - Cash Matches Several Including Cody January 25, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Subject: Cash Matches Several Including Cody Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 11, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received in this office on January 12, 2012. 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 requested information/records described as per your attached email. Pursuant to MCL 15.235, Section 5(2)(c) of the FOIA, your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records possessed by the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) falling within the scope of your request. In the spirit of cooperation, a ?cleaned up? copy of the cash match agreement of FY08 between MCB and Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit of which you sent in your request is attached and below. You also ask for subsequent years of cash match agreements. We have approximately 50 agreements that contain anywhere from 5 to 10 pages each for the time period of October 1, 2007 (FY08) to the present (FY12). Pursuant to MCL 15.234, Section of the FOIA, the MCB has assessed estimated, allowable costs totaling $155.70 to process this request. This amount waives the indigency fee of $20 under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1). Thusly, based on the amount of labor involved and the amount of material that must be produced, and reviewed regarding statutory privacy concerns, pursuant to MCL 15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, MCB will assess costs to process this request because, in this particular instance, failure to charge for search, examination, review, and deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information would cause MCB to incur unreasonably high costs for these activities that are excessive and beyond the normal or usual amount for these services; and would result in an undue financial and administrative burden per ADA regulations (28 CFR 35.160.164) which states: ?A public entity must ensure that its communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. This obligation does not require a public entity to take any action that it can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of its services, programs, or activities, or in undue financial and administrative burdens.? The estimated cost of $155.70 to process this request is based on the labor time to search for, copy, and examine to redact exempt information. Please send payment of $77.85 as indicated on the attached invoice. Upon receipt of payment, MCB will continue processing this request. Subsequently, MCB will notify you of any statutory disclosure exemptions or any applicable remedial rights, and request any balance due by you or owed to you. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments ? 3: Email Request, Cash Match Agreement, Invoice Cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Leamon Jones Gwen McNeal Elizabeth White Lisa Kisiel From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:08 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: John Scott MCB Comm.; Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; valarie Barnum Yarger MISILC; Elmer Cerano MPAS; Richard Clay Advocates f/t Blind; Richard Bernstein Esq Subject: ada request accessible cash match agreements wayne co more ADA Request Accessible Information Cash Matches Several Including Cody January 11, 2012 Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind Via E-mail Dear Mr. Cannon, I am writing today expressly to receive the document related to MCB activities after my signature line and all subsequent and similar agreements in fully accessible format pursuant to obligations under the ADA and Section 504. As you can see it is quite garbled like most of these documents are. Bottom line is it needs to be cleaned up and made readable. Thus this is quite a simple ADA/504 request. Please have it cleaned up and also send the similar subsequent year?s documents to me as either simple Word attachments and/or plain text enclosures to my e-mail address listed above. I fully expect to not pay any sort of surcharge for making this information fully accessible for that would indeed be another violation of the ADA and 504 as you know. Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: NFB MI Cc: Richard Bernstein, Esq. Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH, MPASA Cc: Valery Barnum-Yarger, MI SILC Cc: Richard Clay Advocates for the Blind Attachment as I read it: Cash match 07 another hard to read one looks like blue water cil ?;_W!, Mm 'Il1(.- Blue Water Lenter for Ilulepemlent Living This is the html version of the file http://www.rcepv.siu.edu/Downloads/Blue%20Water%20CIL.pdf. Google automatically generates html versions of documents as we crawl the web. Page 1 ?;_W!, Mm 'Il1(.- Blue Water Lenter for Ilulepemlent Living mt-y\,};||_]'||[j? Administrative Office - 310 Water Street ? Port Huron, Ml 48060 phone: (810) 987-9337 I fax: (810) 987-9548 0 e-mail: bwcilph at yah0o.c0m 3 10 Water Street Port Huron, M1 48060 Phone: (310) 987-9337 Fax: (810) 987-9548 Lapeer K minty 392 Nepcssing Lapeer, M1 48446 Phone: (S10) 664-9098 Fax: (810) 664-0937 Saniiac ('ount_\ 103 EaslSani1ac, Suite 3 Sandusky, M148471 Phone: (810) 648-2555 Fax: (810) 643-Z583 Tuscola County I 184 Cleaver Road Caro, M1 48723 Phone: (989) 673-3678 Fax: (989) 673-3678 H llron (louniy P.O. Box 29 614 N4 Port Crescent Stree Bad Axe, M1 48413 Phone: (989) 269-S421 Fax: (989) 269-5422 Wayne County Samaritan Center 5555 Conner. Suite 2075 Detroit. Ml 48213 Phone: (313)923-1655 Fax: (313)923-1404 Detroit Veterans Center 2770 Park Avenue Detroit, Ml 48201 Phone: (313) 833-1866 Fax: (313) 833-4926 Gwen McNeal Michigan Commission for the Blind Cadillac Place 3038 W. Grand Boulevard Suite 4-450 Detroit, Michigan 48202-6038 December 18, 2007 Dear Gwen, Enclosed is MCB?s signed copy of the contract between MCB and Disability Network Wayne County-Detroit. I provided Val with the copy for SILC on Friday, December 14"? and have retained a copy for our records. If you have any questions or concerns about the contract please call me. Respectfully, Angel & .. nit ft 0 ?Ml Page 2 CASH MATCH PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT 1]-U1-2007 BETWEEN MICIIIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND (HEREINAFTER DESIGNATED MCB) AND DISABILITY NETWORK/\l\/AYNE COUNTY-DETROIT Disability Network/Wayne County-/Detroit and the Michigan Commission for the Blind, Department of Labor and Economic Growth enter into this agreement to carry out the describe activities in the Detroit Metropolitan Area in order to assist individuals with legal blindness to become better prepared to reach their vocational goals. This agreement shall take effect November 01, 2007 and continue until such time as it is mutually canceled by the parties to this agreement. I. A formal cooperative partnership is created and agreed to by the above parties in order to develop and deliver vocational rehabilitation services to person who meet the eligibility criteria of MCB. ll. Eligible population are those persons who have legal blindness as de?ned by Michigan Commission for the Blind, which constitute a substantial vocational handicap for the individual and who are potentially employable. Ill. Local fund will be receipted as describe in Attachment B. IV. Expenditures for vocational rehabilitation services are under the direct control and at the discretion oFMCB. V. The Parties further agree: A. No persons shall he denied service solely on the basis of age, disability, race, color, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, ability or inability to pay therefore. B. There will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment with respect to tenure, terms, conditions or privileges or employment solely on the basis of age, race, disability, color, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, partisan considerations, residence, height, and weight or arrest record. Page 3 There will be compliance with Federal Civil Rights Law (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of I973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, both in providing service to clients and in employment of individuals. Individuals with AIDS, AIDS-related conditions or those who may be perceived as having AIDS or AIDS-related conditions cannot be subject to unlaw?rl discrimination. Provisions of this agreement may be amended by revision to Attachment B, with the approval of both parties and such as amendment and its speci?cation shall become a binding pan of the original agreement. Request for termination of the agreement shall be sent to the other party by certi?ed mail, return receipt requested. Termination of the agreement shall be effective 30 days following the requcster?s receipt of approval by the other party (Which approval shall also be sent via certi?ed mail, return receipt requested). All aspects ofthis agreement covered by con?dentiality provisions of the law and respective agency policy shall also be observed by both parties to this agreement. If any provision of this agreement is fund to be in con?ict with Federal or State law, that provision will be subordinate to the law. The other provisions of this agreement shall remain valid and binding until such con?icts are resolved the by the parties of this agreement. Attachment to this agreement will be updated yearly to re?ect changes in program goals and budgeting. It is understood by both parties that this agreement remains in Force until such time it is either amended or terminated by either party. The full local contribution will be obligated during the ?scal year in which the agreement was originated; the MCB portion will continue to be obligated until completion of the agreement irrespective of the ?scal year. In the event this agreement is terminated prior to completion, the obligated funds designated for MCB will be billed to Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit for the local match portion within 30 days of the effective termination date. Case service funds generated as a result of this resource sharing agreement will be directed by MCB, cannot be restricted to any one vendor and will be utilized to purchase goods and services in support of a client?s vocational objective identi?ed in the Individualized Plan of Employment. At the completion of the state ?scal year (or upon termination of this agreement), the parties agree to meet and evaluate actual program activities against the program goals speci?ed in Attachment B. Effective performance under this agreement will be evidenced by completion of Attachment C, Annual Review, Page 4 which will be forwarded to the MCB Vocational Rehabilitation Manager within 45 days following the end of the State ?scal year. This attachment will become a part ofthe original agreement and will be binding on both parties. VI. Evidence ofthis agreement is re?ected by the proper signatures on Attachment B. Page 5 MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND/DISABILITY NETWORK! VVAYNE COUNTY DETROIT GRANT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008 Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) enter into this agreement to carry our the described activities by staff of Disability Network/Wayne County/Detroit in order to facilitate the successful training of blind students from Detroit Cody High School in disability awareness, and attitudes, communication skills, goal setting, assertiveness skills, the transition process and employment readiness activities l. Responsibilities (referral process) Disability Network/Wayne County agrees: A. To provide local funds to the Michigan Commission for the Blind in accordance with the program description B. To assign a staff person through whom the MCB counselors work in the liaison capacity as described in the administrative procedure (Attachment A) C. To provide the aforementioned services to MCB/Detroit Cody High School students in a timely manner; reports are provided at predetermined intervals D. To participate with MCB and Detroit Public Schools staffnecessary to carry out this agreement MCB agrees: A. To work with Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit and the Detroit Public Schools in order to make every effort to reach the activity goals stated in the program description B. To fund services as identi?ed in the Individualized Plan for Employment for the MCB students services as a result of this agreement C. To provide an annual billing to SILC/Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit ll. Joint Planning & Documentation of Cooperative Efforts A. Joint Planning This agreement has been developed through a collaboration of efforts between Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit management and MCB/DLEG. The ?nal agreement was made between the East Region manager of MCB and the Manager of the Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit. Page 6 B. Team A team will consist of a representative of MCB, a representative of Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Detroit Public Schools. C. Monitoring At the end of each module, the team will review the students? progress and make written reports and recommendations to both the MCB counselor and the Detroit Public Schools VI supervisor. III. Statement of Need The population targeted by this grant is transition aged legally blind special educations enrolled at Detroit Cody High School. This is to include students ages 14 to 26. Students need to be able to take an active role in their own transition process and planning for life after high school as well as the world ofwork. Many special education students do not participate in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process because the find the meetings intimidating or do not understand the purpose of the meetings. Thye also do not fully understand what skills are needed in order to be successful in a job search and to retain employment after being hired. It is important to empower these students to appropriately communicate their needs, Wants, strengths and abilities as they are planning for a successful transition to work, life and community. Transition activities are just starting to occur within the currieulums of some schools but the Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit workshops can support their efforts, ?ll the gaps where they exist and support the efforts of the MCB counselor in working with their student in these areas. The Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit Transition Program will augment the employment related effort of the MDLEG, MCB vocational rehabilitation counselors and will help the student to be more marketable. IV. Evaluation of Program Outcomes The MCB East Region manager , the Manager ofDisability Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Supervisor of the Visually Impaired Program for Detroit Public Schools will meet minimally, semi-annually to review program performance against goals. The ?nal session will be for the purpose ofestablishing goals and budget for the forth coming ?scal year. V. Process for Conflict Resolution If con?ict arises ?om the activities of this program, the patties involved will attempt to resolve the situation among them or with third party mediation of warranted. Page 7 MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND/DISABILITY NET?/ORK1? WAYNE COUNTY DETROIT GRANT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ATTACHMENT A Fiscal year 2007-2008 Date ofAgreemcnt: November 01, 2007' ? September 30, 2008 I. Program Narrative This program will be delivered in a workshop format that would consist ofone (I) ?fty- ?vc minute interaction per week for each ofthe two (2) visually impaired classes at Detroit Cody High. This would be a toll school year project from November through June. The workshop would assist the students in: . Understanding themselves . Disability awareness and attitudes toward disability . Communication and relationships Establishing goals . Assertiveness The transition process Employment exploration and related activities The bene?t for MCB students attending these workshops is to enhance their employability by improving their soft skills and advocacy skills and knowledge and what is needed to become successfully employed. Page 8 MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT PROGRAM AND BUDGET ~ ATTACHMENT B AGREEMENT ORIGINATED ON NOVEMBER 01, 2007 1. IDENTIFICATION MCB East Region Partners Dates of Service Detroit, Lansing, Flint, Saginaw Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit Public Schools November 01, 2007 i September 3 2. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES/OUTCOME NARRATIVES All billable hours must be attributed to an approved consumer: The cost of the total cash match will be $8,000.00 to the Disability Network/Wayne County Center for the Independent Living and would include: class time and prep time. Participation in I.E.P.C. meetings as requested as well as generating progress reports. 3. RESOURCES A. CIL (27%) $2,160.00 B. Michigan Commission for Blind (73%) $5,840.00 C. Total $3,000.00 4. PAYMENT SCHEDULE Michigan SILC (MISILC) will hill Disability Network/Wayne County Center for Independent Living on behalf of MCB in the amount not to exceed $2,160.00. 1 This local contribution shall be sent to: Michigan SILC Attn: Karen Stevens 417 Seymour Street, Suite 10 Lansing, MI 48933 MISILC will forward cash match funding to MCB within ?ve (5) business days after the funds have cleared the bank. 0, 2008 Page 9 6. SIGNATURES _?> From joeharcz at comcast.net Wed Jan 25 16:44:59 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:44:59 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] for those who cannot read attachments Message-ID: <3AAE66A90D9F4449AD4F90277C15CFD2@YOUR7C60552B9E> ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:40 AM Subject: [nfbmi-talk] for those who cannot read attachments Go to the end and we'lll find a Third Party Co-operative agreement that was cited in reference in the RSA monitoring report as not being Kosher. Simply this cash match was run through a non-profit created by the Statewide Independent Living council for the purposes of getting money from a Center for Independent Living and then matching it with federal VR dollars. The problem is with these and other ones over years was that Third Party Co-operative agreements can only be done with other entities of state and local government for purposes of match. Neither SILC's non-profit, nor the Wayne County CCIL met that basic criterion that any child could understand in the plain language of the issue. Moreover, the public and indeed our MCB Commissioners have the right to existing agreements without a surcharge for making them accessible. The pernicious thing that goes on constantly is a fundamental violation of LARA in arbitrarly abusing the "administrative hardship" issue here. That in simple words must take in to consideration the entire size and scope of the entity (in this case LARA) which is a multi-billion dollar operation. Besides they already have these documents in accessible format (digital) and we all know it. Thus once again they mix apples with oranges and abuse the FOIA in order to violat the ADA and Section 504. Sincerely, Joe Harcz Attachment: January 25, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Subject: Cash Matches Several Including Cody Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 11, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received in this office on January 12, 2012. 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 requested information/records described as per your attached email. Pursuant to MCL 15.235, Section 5(2)(c) of the FOIA, your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records possessed by the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) falling within the scope of your request. In the spirit of cooperation, a ?cleaned up? copy of the cash match agreement of FY08 between MCB and Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit of which you sent in your request is attached and below. You also ask for subsequent years of cash match agreements. We have approximately 50 agreements that contain anywhere from 5 to 10 pages each for the time period of October 1, 2007 (FY08) to the present (FY12). Pursuant to MCL 15.234, Section of the FOIA, the MCB has assessed estimated, allowable costs totaling $155.70 to process this request. This amount waives the indigency fee of $20 under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1). Thusly, based on the amount of labor involved and the amount of material that must be produced, and reviewed regarding statutory privacy concerns, pursuant to MCL 15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, MCB will assess costs to process this request because, in this particular instance, failure to charge for search, examination, review, and deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information would cause MCB to incur unreasonably high costs for these activities that are excessive and beyond the normal or usual amount for these services; and would result in an undue financial and administrative burden per ADA regulations (28 CFR 35.160.164) which states: ?A public entity must ensure that its communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. This obligation does not require a public entity to take any action that it can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of its services, programs, or activities, or in undue financial and administrative burdens.? The estimated cost of $155.70 to process this request is based on the labor time to search for, copy, and examine to redact exempt information. Please send payment of $77.85 as indicated on the attached invoice. Upon receipt of payment, MCB will continue processing this request. Subsequently, MCB will notify you of any statutory disclosure exemptions or any applicable remedial rights, and request any balance due by you or owed to you. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachments ? 3: Email Request, Cash Match Agreement, Invoice Cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Leamon Jones Gwen McNeal Elizabeth White Lisa Kisiel From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:08 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: John Scott MCB Comm.; Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; valarie Barnum Yarger MISILC; Elmer Cerano MPAS; Richard Clay Advocates f/t Blind; Richard Bernstein Esq Subject: ada request accessible cash match agreements wayne co more ADA Request Accessible Information Cash Matches Several Including Cody January 11, 2012 Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Joeharcz at comcast.net To: Patrick D. Cannon Director Michigan Commission for the Blind Via E-mail Dear Mr. Cannon, I am writing today expressly to receive the document related to MCB activities after my signature line and all subsequent and similar agreements in fully accessible format pursuant to obligations under the ADA and Section 504. As you can see it is quite garbled like most of these documents are. Bottom line is it needs to be cleaned up and made readable. Thus this is quite a simple ADA/504 request. Please have it cleaned up and also send the similar subsequent year?s documents to me as either simple Word attachments and/or plain text enclosures to my e-mail address listed above. I fully expect to not pay any sort of surcharge for making this information fully accessible for that would indeed be another violation of the ADA and 504 as you know. Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: NFB MI Cc: Richard Bernstein, Esq. Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH, MPASA Cc: Valery Barnum-Yarger, MI SILC Cc: Richard Clay Advocates for the Blind Attachment as I read it: Cash match 07 another hard to read one looks like blue water cil ?;_W!, Mm 'Il1(.- Blue Water Lenter for Ilulepemlent Living This is the html version of the file http://www.rcepv.siu.edu/Downloads/Blue%20Water%20CIL.pdf. Google automatically generates html versions of documents as we crawl the web. Page 1 ?;_W!, Mm 'Il1(.- Blue Water Lenter for Ilulepemlent Living mt-y\,};||_]'||[j? Administrative Office - 310 Water Street ? Port Huron, Ml 48060 phone: (810) 987-9337 I fax: (810) 987-9548 0 e-mail: bwcilph at yah0o.c0m 3 10 Water Street Port Huron, M1 48060 Phone: (310) 987-9337 Fax: (810) 987-9548 Lapeer K minty 392 Nepcssing Lapeer, M1 48446 Phone: (S10) 664-9098 Fax: (810) 664-0937 Saniiac ('ount_\ 103 EaslSani1ac, Suite 3 Sandusky, M148471 Phone: (810) 648-2555 Fax: (810) 643-Z583 Tuscola County I 184 Cleaver Road Caro, M1 48723 Phone: (989) 673-3678 Fax: (989) 673-3678 H llron (louniy P.O. Box 29 614 N4 Port Crescent Stree Bad Axe, M1 48413 Phone: (989) 269-S421 Fax: (989) 269-5422 Wayne County Samaritan Center 5555 Conner. Suite 2075 Detroit. Ml 48213 Phone: (313)923-1655 Fax: (313)923-1404 Detroit Veterans Center 2770 Park Avenue Detroit, Ml 48201 Phone: (313) 833-1866 Fax: (313) 833-4926 Gwen McNeal Michigan Commission for the Blind Cadillac Place 3038 W. Grand Boulevard Suite 4-450 Detroit, Michigan 48202-6038 December 18, 2007 Dear Gwen, Enclosed is MCB?s signed copy of the contract between MCB and Disability Network Wayne County-Detroit. I provided Val with the copy for SILC on Friday, December 14"? and have retained a copy for our records. If you have any questions or concerns about the contract please call me. Respectfully, Angel & .. nit ft 0 ?Ml Page 2 CASH MATCH PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT 1]-U1-2007 BETWEEN MICIIIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND (HEREINAFTER DESIGNATED MCB) AND DISABILITY NETWORK/\l\/AYNE COUNTY-DETROIT Disability Network/Wayne County-/Detroit and the Michigan Commission for the Blind, Department of Labor and Economic Growth enter into this agreement to carry out the describe activities in the Detroit Metropolitan Area in order to assist individuals with legal blindness to become better prepared to reach their vocational goals. This agreement shall take effect November 01, 2007 and continue until such time as it is mutually canceled by the parties to this agreement. I. A formal cooperative partnership is created and agreed to by the above parties in order to develop and deliver vocational rehabilitation services to person who meet the eligibility criteria of MCB. ll. Eligible population are those persons who have legal blindness as de?ned by Michigan Commission for the Blind, which constitute a substantial vocational handicap for the individual and who are potentially employable. Ill. Local fund will be receipted as describe in Attachment B. IV. Expenditures for vocational rehabilitation services are under the direct control and at the discretion oFMCB. V. The Parties further agree: A. No persons shall he denied service solely on the basis of age, disability, race, color, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, ability or inability to pay therefore. B. There will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment with respect to tenure, terms, conditions or privileges or employment solely on the basis of age, race, disability, color, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, partisan considerations, residence, height, and weight or arrest record. Page 3 There will be compliance with Federal Civil Rights Law (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of I973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, both in providing service to clients and in employment of individuals. Individuals with AIDS, AIDS-related conditions or those who may be perceived as having AIDS or AIDS-related conditions cannot be subject to unlaw?rl discrimination. Provisions of this agreement may be amended by revision to Attachment B, with the approval of both parties and such as amendment and its speci?cation shall become a binding pan of the original agreement. Request for termination of the agreement shall be sent to the other party by certi?ed mail, return receipt requested. Termination of the agreement shall be effective 30 days following the requcster?s receipt of approval by the other party (Which approval shall also be sent via certi?ed mail, return receipt requested). All aspects ofthis agreement covered by con?dentiality provisions of the law and respective agency policy shall also be observed by both parties to this agreement. If any provision of this agreement is fund to be in con?ict with Federal or State law, that provision will be subordinate to the law. The other provisions of this agreement shall remain valid and binding until such con?icts are resolved the by the parties of this agreement. Attachment to this agreement will be updated yearly to re?ect changes in program goals and budgeting. It is understood by both parties that this agreement remains in Force until such time it is either amended or terminated by either party. The full local contribution will be obligated during the ?scal year in which the agreement was originated; the MCB portion will continue to be obligated until completion of the agreement irrespective of the ?scal year. In the event this agreement is terminated prior to completion, the obligated funds designated for MCB will be billed to Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit for the local match portion within 30 days of the effective termination date. Case service funds generated as a result of this resource sharing agreement will be directed by MCB, cannot be restricted to any one vendor and will be utilized to purchase goods and services in support of a client?s vocational objective identi?ed in the Individualized Plan of Employment. At the completion of the state ?scal year (or upon termination of this agreement), the parties agree to meet and evaluate actual program activities against the program goals speci?ed in Attachment B. Effective performance under this agreement will be evidenced by completion of Attachment C, Annual Review, Page 4 which will be forwarded to the MCB Vocational Rehabilitation Manager within 45 days following the end of the State ?scal year. This attachment will become a part ofthe original agreement and will be binding on both parties. VI. Evidence ofthis agreement is re?ected by the proper signatures on Attachment B. Page 5 MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND/DISABILITY NETWORK! VVAYNE COUNTY DETROIT GRANT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008 Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) enter into this agreement to carry our the described activities by staff of Disability Network/Wayne County/Detroit in order to facilitate the successful training of blind students from Detroit Cody High School in disability awareness, and attitudes, communication skills, goal setting, assertiveness skills, the transition process and employment readiness activities l. Responsibilities (referral process) Disability Network/Wayne County agrees: A. To provide local funds to the Michigan Commission for the Blind in accordance with the program description B. To assign a staff person through whom the MCB counselors work in the liaison capacity as described in the administrative procedure (Attachment A) C. To provide the aforementioned services to MCB/Detroit Cody High School students in a timely manner; reports are provided at predetermined intervals D. To participate with MCB and Detroit Public Schools staffnecessary to carry out this agreement MCB agrees: A. To work with Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit and the Detroit Public Schools in order to make every effort to reach the activity goals stated in the program description B. To fund services as identi?ed in the Individualized Plan for Employment for the MCB students services as a result of this agreement C. To provide an annual billing to SILC/Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit ll. Joint Planning & Documentation of Cooperative Efforts A. Joint Planning This agreement has been developed through a collaboration of efforts between Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit management and MCB/DLEG. The ?nal agreement was made between the East Region manager of MCB and the Manager of the Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit. Page 6 B. Team A team will consist of a representative of MCB, a representative of Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Detroit Public Schools. C. Monitoring At the end of each module, the team will review the students? progress and make written reports and recommendations to both the MCB counselor and the Detroit Public Schools VI supervisor. III. Statement of Need The population targeted by this grant is transition aged legally blind special educations enrolled at Detroit Cody High School. This is to include students ages 14 to 26. Students need to be able to take an active role in their own transition process and planning for life after high school as well as the world ofwork. Many special education students do not participate in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process because the find the meetings intimidating or do not understand the purpose of the meetings. Thye also do not fully understand what skills are needed in order to be successful in a job search and to retain employment after being hired. It is important to empower these students to appropriately communicate their needs, Wants, strengths and abilities as they are planning for a successful transition to work, life and community. Transition activities are just starting to occur within the currieulums of some schools but the Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit workshops can support their efforts, ?ll the gaps where they exist and support the efforts of the MCB counselor in working with their student in these areas. The Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit Transition Program will augment the employment related effort of the MDLEG, MCB vocational rehabilitation counselors and will help the student to be more marketable. IV. Evaluation of Program Outcomes The MCB East Region manager , the Manager ofDisability Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Supervisor of the Visually Impaired Program for Detroit Public Schools will meet minimally, semi-annually to review program performance against goals. The ?nal session will be for the purpose ofestablishing goals and budget for the forth coming ?scal year. V. Process for Conflict Resolution If con?ict arises ?om the activities of this program, the patties involved will attempt to resolve the situation among them or with third party mediation of warranted. Page 7 MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND/DISABILITY NET?/ORK1? WAYNE COUNTY DETROIT GRANT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ATTACHMENT A Fiscal year 2007-2008 Date ofAgreemcnt: November 01, 2007' ? September 30, 2008 I. Program Narrative This program will be delivered in a workshop format that would consist ofone (I) ?fty- ?vc minute interaction per week for each ofthe two (2) visually impaired classes at Detroit Cody High. This would be a toll school year project from November through June. The workshop would assist the students in: . Understanding themselves . Disability awareness and attitudes toward disability . Communication and relationships Establishing goals . Assertiveness The transition process Employment exploration and related activities The bene?t for MCB students attending these workshops is to enhance their employability by improving their soft skills and advocacy skills and knowledge and what is needed to become successfully employed. Page 8 MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT PROGRAM AND BUDGET ~ ATTACHMENT B AGREEMENT ORIGINATED ON NOVEMBER 01, 2007 1. IDENTIFICATION MCB East Region Partners Dates of Service Detroit, Lansing, Flint, Saginaw Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit Public Schools November 01, 2007 i September 3 2. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES/OUTCOME NARRATIVES All billable hours must be attributed to an approved consumer: The cost of the total cash match will be $8,000.00 to the Disability Network/Wayne County Center for the Independent Living and would include: class time and prep time. Participation in I.E.P.C. meetings as requested as well as generating progress reports. 3. RESOURCES A. CIL (27%) $2,160.00 B. Michigan Commission for Blind (73%) $5,840.00 C. Total $3,000.00 4. PAYMENT SCHEDULE Michigan SILC (MISILC) will hill Disability Network/Wayne County Center for Independent Living on behalf of MCB in the amount not to exceed $2,160.00. 1 This local contribution shall be sent to: Michigan SILC Attn: Karen Stevens 417 Seymour Street, Suite 10 Lansing, MI 48933 MISILC will forward cash match funding to MCB within ?ve (5) business days after the funds have cleared the bank. 0, 2008 Page 9 6. SIGNATURES _?> Patrick Duthie is a promotional Agent with the BEP and has a reputation for being hard to reach and for whom the concept of follow-up is unknown, according to most of the operators in his region. ----- Original Message ----- From: Drea To: Patrick Cc: Judey BEP ; Connie ; Lucy ; james hull ; Bill Lozier ; hazelle ; David Robinson ; Fred Wurtzel ; Garnett ; keathleygreg at yahoo.com ; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com ; dlayer8954 at yahoo.com ; Mike Costantini ; risa ; James Chaney ; Joe Sontag ; Steve Langtry ; Joe Sontag ; Josh Hoskins ; shane jackson ; larry p ; patric duthie ; greg nelson Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 20:26 Subject: Patrick The letter below was given to Patrick Monday January 23, 2012 Patrick, As you all ready know we have a ?laundry list? of things that we have been bringing to your attention for some time now, that need to be taken care of. Some have been talked about within the first month I took over here in New Buffalo! Here is the list and when you were made aware of them. ? Signs for our ?new? side of vending, which were placed in June 2011 and were ordered months prior. ? Pest control has been an issue from day one and if Ace from Terminex isn?t returning phone calls it may be time to find a more reliable company. ? AC quotes from other companies since the company out of Grand Rapids was too high. I am certain it is common for the state to seek out more than one quote for a job and this should have been done months ago. Considering the machines were placed on the new side mid-summer. ? Two weeks ago I called you concerned that my building manager is not communicating messages to me that directly affect my ability to service my machines. You assured me that you would get in contact with her. Within a week of our conversation the same thing happened to another section of the building, with no phone call or email from building management. ? When the Coffee machine from our ?car side? vending was removed, both you and James Hull assured me there was proper documentation from MDOT as to why/how they could remove it. I have yet to receive a single thing. ? We need a piece replaced on our AP machine, Greg will have shown this part to you and I need authorization from you to have Bill or whomever replace it. Though lengthy I am bringing this list to your attention once again to be taken care of by January 27, 2012. If this does not happen I need to set up a meeting with BEP administration to discuss my concerns. Andrea Nelson Nelekona Foods This was what happened after the letter was given to Patirck 1/23/12 Site Visit Patrick met Greg at the Welcome Center around 11am. Greg showed Patrick the machine mentioned above that need the replacement part and then handed him the letter enclosed. At this time Patrick left to read the letter. Patrick then met Greg to see the surveillance system that was installed. After showing him our concerns with the system Patrick asked what he could do to fix the problems with the surveillance system. Greg explained what the other company we found would have offered for the same price, and then told him at this point there was really nothing that could be done. At this point Patrick showed concern that Andrea was not there to meet him. Greg then explained that last week Wednesday Andrea was there waiting for him, when Patrick did not show. Patrick then told Greg that we did not contact him to confirm. Greg explained that Andrea emailed Patrick once she received his message. He demanded to know which email or phone we called. Greg reiterated that Andrea sent an email to confirm him coming on Wednesday January, 18th to his work email address. He claimed he did not receive any email. (I find it very unprofessional that I cannot send a work related email to a work email address, but rather be directed to send it to a personal email address as well.) Patrick made a comment that he just couldn?t make us happy and we may as well file a grievance, because he would not have the time to take care of what is done. At this time Greg was closing the vending machine he was working on, he went to ask Patrick if he wanted to meet with me today that he could fallow him back to the house to speak with Andrea. By this time Patrick had left. Greg then walked out to the van and asked him again and he said ?No, I?m all set.? Patrick then left. Andrea then than tried calling Patrick and he did not answer. Andrea left a message to have him call her back when he could. Andrea Nelson Nelekona Foods 269-612-8704 "Have an awesome day!" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Wed Jan 25 19:09:31 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:09:31 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: Patrick References: Message-ID: Payments noted on DTMB web site as of January 25 12012 Source: http://apps.michigan.gov/MiTransparency/Vendor/Agencies?y=2012&v=EAGLE%20MEDIA%20SYSTEMS%20INC.&Column=AgencyName&Direction=Ascending Payments to EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC. for fiscal year 2012 Click on a agency name to view payments to this vendor by this agency. Table with 2 columns and 3 rows Agency Name Payment Totals COMMUNITY HEALTH $3,600.00 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS $1,186.50 (Note: this shows aproximately $500 more in payments from LARA or more than just a few days ago. I?m not certain if they relate to payments made for the New Buffalo installation or not. I can just go by the public record.) Joe Harcz ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Sontag To: VENDORSMI List Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:54 PM Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: Patrick Patrick Duthie is a promotional Agent with the BEP and has a reputation for being hard to reach and for whom the concept of follow-up is unknown, according to most of the operators in his region. ----- Original Message ----- From: Drea To: Patrick Cc: Judey BEP ; Connie ; Lucy ; james hull ; Bill Lozier ; hazelle ; David Robinson ; Fred Wurtzel ; Garnett ; keathleygreg at yahoo.com ; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com ; dlayer8954 at yahoo.com ; Mike Costantini ; risa ; James Chaney ; Joe Sontag ; Steve Langtry ; Joe Sontag ; Josh Hoskins ; shane jackson ; larry p ; patric duthie ; greg nelson Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 20:26 Subject: Patrick The letter below was given to Patrick Monday January 23, 2012 Patrick, As you all ready know we have a ?laundry list? of things that we have been bringing to your attention for some time now, that need to be taken care of. Some have been talked about within the first month I took over here in New Buffalo! Here is the list and when you were made aware of them. ? Signs for our ?new? side of vending, which were placed in June 2011 and were ordered months prior. ? Pest control has been an issue from day one and if Ace from Terminex isn?t returning phone calls it may be time to find a more reliable company. ? AC quotes from other companies since the company out of Grand Rapids was too high. I am certain it is common for the state to seek out more than one quote for a job and this should have been done months ago. Considering the machines were placed on the new side mid-summer. ? Two weeks ago I called you concerned that my building manager is not communicating messages to me that directly affect my ability to service my machines. You assured me that you would get in contact with her. Within a week of our conversation the same thing happened to another section of the building, with no phone call or email from building management. ? When the Coffee machine from our ?car side? vending was removed, both you and James Hull assured me there was proper documentation from MDOT as to why/how they could remove it. I have yet to receive a single thing. ? We need a piece replaced on our AP machine, Greg will have shown this part to you and I need authorization from you to have Bill or whomever replace it. Though lengthy I am bringing this list to your attention once again to be taken care of by January 27, 2012. If this does not happen I need to set up a meeting with BEP administration to discuss my concerns. Andrea Nelson Nelekona Foods This was what happened after the letter was given to Patirck 1/23/12 Site Visit Patrick met Greg at the Welcome Center around 11am. Greg showed Patrick the machine mentioned above that need the replacement part and then handed him the letter enclosed. At this time Patrick left to read the letter. Patrick then met Greg to see the surveillance system that was installed. After showing him our concerns with the system Patrick asked what he could do to fix the problems with the surveillance system. Greg explained what the other company we found would have offered for the same price, and then told him at this point there was really nothing that could be done. At this point Patrick showed concern that Andrea was not there to meet him. Greg then explained that last week Wednesday Andrea was there waiting for him, when Patrick did not show. Patrick then told Greg that we did not contact him to confirm. Greg explained that Andrea emailed Patrick once she received his message. He demanded to know which email or phone we called. Greg reiterated that Andrea sent an email to confirm him coming on Wednesday January, 18th to his work email address. He claimed he did not receive any email. (I find it very unprofessional that I cannot send a work related email to a work email address, but rather be directed to send it to a personal email address as well.) Patrick made a comment that he just couldn?t make us happy and we may as well file a grievance, because he would not have the time to take care of what is done. At this time Greg was closing the vending machine he was working on, he went to ask Patrick if he wanted to meet with me today that he could fallow him back to the house to speak with Andrea. By this time Patrick had left. Greg then walked out to the van and asked him again and he said ?No, I?m all set.? Patrick then left. Andrea then than tried calling Patrick and he did not answer. Andrea left a message to have him call her back when he could. Andrea Nelson Nelekona Foods 269-612-8704 "Have an awesome day!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Wed Jan 25 19:55:51 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:55:51 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: Patrick References: Message-ID: <4929E6DD37C446ECB1D46B08AF2DAF21@YOUR7C60552B9E> Maybe MCB was trying to replace Duffey with their new proposed post for a PA? Or maybe the poor guy is just plain overworked? Man, it must be tough being a sighted, white male in this world eh? Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Sontag To: VENDORSMI List Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:54 PM Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: Patrick Patrick Duthie is a promotional Agent with the BEP and has a reputation for being hard to reach and for whom the concept of follow-up is unknown, according to most of the operators in his region. ----- Original Message ----- From: Drea To: Patrick Cc: Judey BEP ; Connie ; Lucy ; james hull ; Bill Lozier ; hazelle ; David Robinson ; Fred Wurtzel ; Garnett ; keathleygreg at yahoo.com ; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com ; dlayer8954 at yahoo.com ; Mike Costantini ; risa ; James Chaney ; Joe Sontag ; Steve Langtry ; Joe Sontag ; Josh Hoskins ; shane jackson ; larry p ; patric duthie ; greg nelson Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 20:26 Subject: Patrick The letter below was given to Patrick Monday January 23, 2012 Patrick, As you all ready know we have a ?laundry list? of things that we have been bringing to your attention for some time now, that need to be taken care of. Some have been talked about within the first month I took over here in New Buffalo! Here is the list and when you were made aware of them. ? Signs for our ?new? side of vending, which were placed in June 2011 and were ordered months prior. ? Pest control has been an issue from day one and if Ace from Terminex isn?t returning phone calls it may be time to find a more reliable company. ? AC quotes from other companies since the company out of Grand Rapids was too high. I am certain it is common for the state to seek out more than one quote for a job and this should have been done months ago. Considering the machines were placed on the new side mid-summer. ? Two weeks ago I called you concerned that my building manager is not communicating messages to me that directly affect my ability to service my machines. You assured me that you would get in contact with her. Within a week of our conversation the same thing happened to another section of the building, with no phone call or email from building management. ? When the Coffee machine from our ?car side? vending was removed, both you and James Hull assured me there was proper documentation from MDOT as to why/how they could remove it. I have yet to receive a single thing. ? We need a piece replaced on our AP machine, Greg will have shown this part to you and I need authorization from you to have Bill or whomever replace it. Though lengthy I am bringing this list to your attention once again to be taken care of by January 27, 2012. If this does not happen I need to set up a meeting with BEP administration to discuss my concerns. Andrea Nelson Nelekona Foods This was what happened after the letter was given to Patirck 1/23/12 Site Visit Patrick met Greg at the Welcome Center around 11am. Greg showed Patrick the machine mentioned above that need the replacement part and then handed him the letter enclosed. At this time Patrick left to read the letter. Patrick then met Greg to see the surveillance system that was installed. After showing him our concerns with the system Patrick asked what he could do to fix the problems with the surveillance system. Greg explained what the other company we found would have offered for the same price, and then told him at this point there was really nothing that could be done. At this point Patrick showed concern that Andrea was not there to meet him. Greg then explained that last week Wednesday Andrea was there waiting for him, when Patrick did not show. Patrick then told Greg that we did not contact him to confirm. Greg explained that Andrea emailed Patrick once she received his message. He demanded to know which email or phone we called. Greg reiterated that Andrea sent an email to confirm him coming on Wednesday January, 18th to his work email address. He claimed he did not receive any email. (I find it very unprofessional that I cannot send a work related email to a work email address, but rather be directed to send it to a personal email address as well.) Patrick made a comment that he just couldn?t make us happy and we may as well file a grievance, because he would not have the time to take care of what is done. At this time Greg was closing the vending machine he was working on, he went to ask Patrick if he wanted to meet with me today that he could fallow him back to the house to speak with Andrea. By this time Patrick had left. Greg then walked out to the van and asked him again and he said ?No, I?m all set.? Patrick then left. Andrea then than tried calling Patrick and he did not answer. Andrea left a message to have him call her back when he could. Andrea Nelson Nelekona Foods 269-612-8704 "Have an awesome day!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Thu Jan 26 00:51:01 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:51:01 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: sir do you know what this means? Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Steve Arwood LARA Dep Cc: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:50 PM Subject: sir do you know what this means? 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URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Thu Jan 26 18:28:43 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:28:43 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: inquiry related to points action plan Message-ID: <2C3AEBF550C44FDA86A9C6F131B4220D@YOUR7C60552B9E> January 26, 2012 Dear Director Cannon, I'm still awaiting an answer to a basic, and simple question here. Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Patrick Cannon MCB Dir. Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm. ; lydia Schuck MCB Comm. ; John Scott MCB Comm. ; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org ; Constance Zanger MCB BEP ; James Hull BEP Temp Mgr ; James Cheney EOC ; Hazell Brooks ; rutherford_beard at yahoo.com ; terry Eagle ; Joe Sontag Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 8:29 AM Subject: inquiry related to points action plan October 19, 2011 Inquiry Related to BEP Points System from Action Plan Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 810-516-5262 joeharcz at comcast.net Patrick D. Cannon Director, Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Sir, I?m writing you today to inquire whether or not the following item from the 2011 MCB Action plan has actually been accomplished, implemented, and is effective: Objective 4 ?1.4 Enhance the current BEP system to include an operator point report. This report would provide on demand information for operators? at their request. In addition, the BEP manager would provide the detailed information regarding all operator points at the annual BEP Workshop in April. Report progress to Director quarterly. Status: Based on BEP System 7 an ad hoc Word document was developed in FY2010 summarizing Operator Selection System points. Correspondingly, BEP began forwarding this Word document to BEP licensees on a quarterly basis. In addition to sending the point summaries, operators also receive a report summarizing operator standing compared to all operators on a biannual basis. During FY2011, these reports will be incorporated into the standard BEP System 7 report repertoire. Responsibility: Constance Zanger and James Hull? If this has indeed been implemented then I ask openly why in even the public domain of say the Sheila Stelmak case is it apparently so difficult for operators to receive accurate, accessable, and timely delivery of this vital information to this very date? Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: MCB Commissioners Cc: NFB MI Cc: James Hull and Constance Zanger Cc: Several Operators -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Fri Jan 27 17:52:11 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:52:11 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item Message-ID: <9B7DBD4B9D3945A392FD9D39742A96B2@YOUR7C60552B9E> ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item January 27, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: New Horizons Financial Data FY12 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received on January 9, 2012. 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 granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of this department responsive to your request. As of this date, January 27, 2012, MCB has processed one payment to New Horizons Rehabilitation Services for FY2012 (covering October 1, 2011 to present). Attached is an authorization, invoice and a vendor transaction inquiry for the State of Michigan?s accounting system, the Michigan Administrative Information Network (MAIN). These documents contain redactions and are indicated on the documents as to where and for what purpose. 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 1/6/12 2. Authorization 3. Invoice (2 pages) 4. MAIN Screen Print cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Leamon Jones Gwen McNeal Shawnese Laury-Johnson Cathy Cove From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 7:54 AM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; Arwood, Steve (LARA); Craig McManus RSA Subject: request new horizons financial data fy 12 January 6, 2012 Request Cannon Information Related New Horizons Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 e-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net Patrick D. Cannon Director, Michigan Commission for the Blind Commissioners, Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon and Commissioners, I am writing today to ask some questions and to get some detailed financial breakdowns relative to the following LARA expenditures Found on DTMB transparency web site at: http://apps.michigan.gov/MiTransparency/Vendor/Agencies?y=2012&v=NEW%20HORIZONS%20REHABILITATION%20SERVICES&Column=AgencyName&Direction=Ascending ?Payments to NEW HORIZONS REHABILITATION SERVICES 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 $194,725.38? Note these are expenditures denoted in this current State of Michigan Fiscal Year alone and I?ll send a separate request for detailed accounting of MCB expenditures made in FY 2011 and FY 2010 which anyone in the public has the absolute right to and which should be sent to commissioners routinely as well. Regardless I wish for you to break out the numbers for MCB payments made to New Horizons for I realize some of these expenditures are related to the Michigan Rehabilitation Services. And I wish to know what they are for. In other words send me the data related to job development, job shadowing, transition services, vocational assessments and the like made with this Community Rehabilitation Program and send me the authorizations of same. Do not tell me that you or MCB cannot do this and don?t throw a FOIA [petard at me either. Your comments made to Commissioners relative to not being able to produce such data as this and even intakes, closures, etc. displays your arrogant disregard for your fiduciary obligations and your stark and utter violations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, PA 260 and basic principles of transparency let alone basic notions of competence of a GS-19 making $125,000 per year and directing this critical State agency. I, also wish for this information in fully accessible format pursuant to obligations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II, subpart e, communications) as I am indeed blind. To wit send the requested information is either Word attachments or plain text enclosures to my e-mail address listed above. And again I suggest that you ensure such information is made routinely available on MCB?s own web site in html form. Cordially, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH, MPAS Cc: S. Arwood, LARA Cc: Craig McManus, RSA. Cc: NFB MI Michigan Commission for the Blind Purchase Authorization Date of Authorization: 10/19/2011 MCB Authorization Number: 011130531A1 Requesting staff: Phone Number: Fax Number: TINA WEST (313)456-1646 (313)456-1645 Address: Detroit 3038 W. Grand Blvd., Ste.4-450 Detroit, MI 48202 Purchase for MCB Client - Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (Consumer Name redacted) ID Number: 24211 Vendor Name: Vendor's EIN or SSN: NEW HORIZONS OF OAKLAND COUNTY INC 2381748781 Vendor's Contact Person: Phone Number: , (248)340-0559 Vendor Address: 1814 POND RUN AUBURN HILLS MI 48326 Service Description: Job Development Service Begin Date: 10/19/2011 Service End Date: 09/30/2012 Account #: 11-01-2012-01 Account Name: 2012 Detroit VR Funds Index: PCA: 11369 Quantity: Unit: Unit Price: Total Cost: 1 ea. $2,039.00 $2,039.00 Agency Object: 0710 Void After: 09/30/2012 Total: $2,039.00 Comments: This purchase is authorized pursuant to by . Signed by Gwendolyn McNeal Approved? Y 10/19/2011 Authorized By: TINA WEST Please Submit invoices to the authorizer and Address above. Authorization is hereby granted to provide the services described above. Payment can only be made for the services authorized and at the rates authorized. If there is any change required in this authorization the Vendor must contact the authorizer first. Payment will be made promptly upon receipt of properly prepared invoices. Authority: P. A. 260 of 1978, as amended Completion: Mandatory Penalty: Services may not be provided Page 1 of 2- Invoice New Horizons Rehabilitation Services, Inc. 1814 Pond Run Auburn Hills MI 48326 Sales/Invoices: 073400 Date: 10/31/2011 Customer: MI COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND CLIENT SERVICES DIVISION 3038 WEST GRAND BLVD. DETROIT MI 48202 Purchase Order: Description: XXXXXXX (Consumer name redacted) Customer ID: MI COMMISSION SALESPERSON: SHIPPING METHOD: Payment Terms ID: NET30, Amount $2,039.00 Subtotal $2,039.00 Misc. $0.00 Tax $0.00 Freight $0.00 Trade Discount $0.00 Payment $0.00 Total Due: $2,039.00 Signature of Gwendolyn McNeal and stamped "PAID NOV 22 2011" Page 2 of 2 ? Invoice DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & ECONOMIC GROWTH MI COMMISSION fOR THE BLIND CLIENT SERVICES DIVISION 3032 W GRAND RIVER STE 4-450 DETROIT MI 48202 ATTN: CATHY COLE TINA WOODS RSA AUTHORIZATION: 0111305319A1 XXXXXXX XXXXXXX (Consumer name redacted) ID: 24211 JOB DEVELOPMENT VENDOR PAY T0: 38-1748781 2,039.00 PLEASE SEE ATTACHED AUTHORIZATION INVOICE TOTAL: 2,039.00 ACCOUNT #72-4125-500-100 NET 30 DAYS Signature of Gwendolyn McNeal and stamped "PAID NOV 22 2011" MAIN SCREEN S085 VER 2.0 STATE OF MICHIGAN PRODUCTION REGION (PMAIN) 01/26/12 12:52 PM LINK TO: VENDOR TRANSACTION INQUIRY PROD VEND NO/MC: 2381748781 AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: W2 INV#: VEND NAME: NEW HORIZONS REHABILITATION SERVICES REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100111 TO 012612 CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R W2203839 001 073400 222 DA 061061263 120211 112811 0110 0715 36500 11369 12 6125 0710 1604.69 W2203839 001 073400 222 DA 061061263 120211 112811 0110 7001 36500 11369 12 6125 0710 434.31 F1-HELP F8-NEXT PAGE F9-INTERRUPT ENTER-INQUIRE CLEAR-EXIT _______________________________________________ nfbmi-talk mailing list nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbmi-talk: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net From suncat0 at gmail.com Fri Jan 27 20:02:32 2012 From: suncat0 at gmail.com (Joe Sontag) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:02:32 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item References: <9B7DBD4B9D3945A392FD9D39742A96B2@YOUR7C60552B9E> Message-ID: Interesting enough, but is it tied somehow to BEP or Randolph-Sheppard concerns? ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 12:52 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item January 27, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: New Horizons Financial Data FY12 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received on January 9, 2012. 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 granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of this department responsive to your request. As of this date, January 27, 2012, MCB has processed one payment to New Horizons Rehabilitation Services for FY2012 (covering October 1, 2011 to present). Attached is an authorization, invoice and a vendor transaction inquiry for the State of Michigan?s accounting system, the Michigan Administrative Information Network (MAIN). These documents contain redactions and are indicated on the documents as to where and for what purpose. 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 1/6/12 2. Authorization 3. Invoice (2 pages) 4. MAIN Screen Print cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Leamon Jones Gwen McNeal Shawnese Laury-Johnson Cathy Cove From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 7:54 AM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; Arwood, Steve (LARA); Craig McManus RSA Subject: request new horizons financial data fy 12 January 6, 2012 Request Cannon Information Related New Horizons Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 e-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net Patrick D. Cannon Director, Michigan Commission for the Blind Commissioners, Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon and Commissioners, I am writing today to ask some questions and to get some detailed financial breakdowns relative to the following LARA expenditures Found on DTMB transparency web site at: http://apps.michigan.gov/MiTransparency/Vendor/Agencies?y=2012&v=NEW%20HORIZONS%20REHABILITATION%20SERVICES&Column=AgencyName&Direction=Ascending ?Payments to NEW HORIZONS REHABILITATION SERVICES 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 $194,725.38? Note these are expenditures denoted in this current State of Michigan Fiscal Year alone and I?ll send a separate request for detailed accounting of MCB expenditures made in FY 2011 and FY 2010 which anyone in the public has the absolute right to and which should be sent to commissioners routinely as well. Regardless I wish for you to break out the numbers for MCB payments made to New Horizons for I realize some of these expenditures are related to the Michigan Rehabilitation Services. And I wish to know what they are for. In other words send me the data related to job development, job shadowing, transition services, vocational assessments and the like made with this Community Rehabilitation Program and send me the authorizations of same. Do not tell me that you or MCB cannot do this and don?t throw a FOIA [petard at me either. Your comments made to Commissioners relative to not being able to produce such data as this and even intakes, closures, etc. displays your arrogant disregard for your fiduciary obligations and your stark and utter violations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, PA 260 and basic principles of transparency let alone basic notions of competence of a GS-19 making $125,000 per year and directing this critical State agency. I, also wish for this information in fully accessible format pursuant to obligations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II, subpart e, communications) as I am indeed blind. To wit send the requested information is either Word attachments or plain text enclosures to my e-mail address listed above. And again I suggest that you ensure such information is made routinely available on MCB?s own web site in html form. Cordially, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH, MPAS Cc: S. Arwood, LARA Cc: Craig McManus, RSA. Cc: NFB MI Michigan Commission for the Blind Purchase Authorization Date of Authorization: 10/19/2011 MCB Authorization Number: 011130531A1 Requesting staff: Phone Number: Fax Number: TINA WEST (313)456-1646 (313)456-1645 Address: Detroit 3038 W. Grand Blvd., Ste.4-450 Detroit, MI 48202 Purchase for MCB Client - Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (Consumer Name redacted) ID Number: 24211 Vendor Name: Vendor's EIN or SSN: NEW HORIZONS OF OAKLAND COUNTY INC 2381748781 Vendor's Contact Person: Phone Number: , (248)340-0559 Vendor Address: 1814 POND RUN AUBURN HILLS MI 48326 Service Description: Job Development Service Begin Date: 10/19/2011 Service End Date: 09/30/2012 Account #: 11-01-2012-01 Account Name: 2012 Detroit VR Funds Index: PCA: 11369 Quantity: Unit: Unit Price: Total Cost: 1 ea. $2,039.00 $2,039.00 Agency Object: 0710 Void After: 09/30/2012 Total: $2,039.00 Comments: This purchase is authorized pursuant to by . Signed by Gwendolyn McNeal Approved? Y 10/19/2011 Authorized By: TINA WEST Please Submit invoices to the authorizer and Address above. Authorization is hereby granted to provide the services described above. Payment can only be made for the services authorized and at the rates authorized. If there is any change required in this authorization the Vendor must contact the authorizer first. Payment will be made promptly upon receipt of properly prepared invoices. Authority: P. A. 260 of 1978, as amended Completion: Mandatory Penalty: Services may not be provided Page 1 of 2- Invoice New Horizons Rehabilitation Services, Inc. 1814 Pond Run Auburn Hills MI 48326 Sales/Invoices: 073400 Date: 10/31/2011 Customer: MI COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND CLIENT SERVICES DIVISION 3038 WEST GRAND BLVD. DETROIT MI 48202 Purchase Order: Description: XXXXXXX (Consumer name redacted) Customer ID: MI COMMISSION SALESPERSON: SHIPPING METHOD: Payment Terms ID: NET30, Amount $2,039.00 Subtotal $2,039.00 Misc. $0.00 Tax $0.00 Freight $0.00 Trade Discount $0.00 Payment $0.00 Total Due: $2,039.00 Signature of Gwendolyn McNeal and stamped "PAID NOV 22 2011" Page 2 of 2 ? Invoice DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & ECONOMIC GROWTH MI COMMISSION fOR THE BLIND CLIENT SERVICES DIVISION 3032 W GRAND RIVER STE 4-450 DETROIT MI 48202 ATTN: CATHY COLE TINA WOODS RSA AUTHORIZATION: 0111305319A1 XXXXXXX XXXXXXX (Consumer name redacted) ID: 24211 JOB DEVELOPMENT VENDOR PAY T0: 38-1748781 2,039.00 PLEASE SEE ATTACHED AUTHORIZATION INVOICE TOTAL: 2,039.00 ACCOUNT #72-4125-500-100 NET 30 DAYS Signature of Gwendolyn McNeal and stamped "PAID NOV 22 2011" MAIN SCREEN S085 VER 2.0 STATE OF MICHIGAN PRODUCTION REGION (PMAIN) 01/26/12 12:52 PM LINK TO: VENDOR TRANSACTION INQUIRY PROD VEND NO/MC: 2381748781 AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: W2 INV#: VEND NAME: NEW HORIZONS REHABILITATION SERVICES REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100111 TO 012612 CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R W2203839 001 073400 222 DA 061061263 120211 112811 0110 0715 36500 11369 12 6125 0710 1604.69 W2203839 001 073400 222 DA 061061263 120211 112811 0110 7001 36500 11369 12 6125 0710 434.31 F1-HELP F8-NEXT PAGE F9-INTERRUPT ENTER-INQUIRE CLEAR-EXIT _______________________________________________ nfbmi-talk mailing list nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbmi-talk: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/suncat0%40gmail.com From joeharcz at comcast.net Fri Jan 27 20:10:19 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:10:19 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item References: <9B7DBD4B9D3945A392FD9D39742A96B2@YOUR7C60552B9E> Message-ID: Yes, as a matter of fact it goes to the over all conflicts of interests and the generalmisappropriation of funds; as well as those unaccounted for. And we all know that goes on in BEP as a general rule of tumb and practice. Best, Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Sontag" To: "NFB of Michigan Vendors List" Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item Interesting enough, but is it tied somehow to BEP or Randolph-Sheppard concerns? ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 12:52 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item January 27, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: New Horizons Financial Data FY12 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received on January 9, 2012. 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 granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of this department responsive to your request. As of this date, January 27, 2012, MCB has processed one payment to New Horizons Rehabilitation Services for FY2012 (covering October 1, 2011 to present). Attached is an authorization, invoice and a vendor transaction inquiry for the State of Michigan?s accounting system, the Michigan Administrative Information Network (MAIN). These documents contain redactions and are indicated on the documents as to where and for what purpose. 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 1/6/12 2. Authorization 3. Invoice (2 pages) 4. MAIN Screen Print cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Leamon Jones Gwen McNeal Shawnese Laury-Johnson Cathy Cove From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 7:54 AM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; Arwood, Steve (LARA); Craig McManus RSA Subject: request new horizons financial data fy 12 January 6, 2012 Request Cannon Information Related New Horizons Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 e-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net Patrick D. Cannon Director, Michigan Commission for the Blind Commissioners, Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon and Commissioners, I am writing today to ask some questions and to get some detailed financial breakdowns relative to the following LARA expenditures Found on DTMB transparency web site at: http://apps.michigan.gov/MiTransparency/Vendor/Agencies?y=2012&v=NEW%20HORIZONS%20REHABILITATION%20SERVICES&Column=AgencyName&Direction=Ascending ?Payments to NEW HORIZONS REHABILITATION SERVICES 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 $194,725.38? Note these are expenditures denoted in this current State of Michigan Fiscal Year alone and I?ll send a separate request for detailed accounting of MCB expenditures made in FY 2011 and FY 2010 which anyone in the public has the absolute right to and which should be sent to commissioners routinely as well. Regardless I wish for you to break out the numbers for MCB payments made to New Horizons for I realize some of these expenditures are related to the Michigan Rehabilitation Services. And I wish to know what they are for. In other words send me the data related to job development, job shadowing, transition services, vocational assessments and the like made with this Community Rehabilitation Program and send me the authorizations of same. Do not tell me that you or MCB cannot do this and don?t throw a FOIA [petard at me either. Your comments made to Commissioners relative to not being able to produce such data as this and even intakes, closures, etc. displays your arrogant disregard for your fiduciary obligations and your stark and utter violations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, PA 260 and basic principles of transparency let alone basic notions of competence of a GS-19 making $125,000 per year and directing this critical State agency. I, also wish for this information in fully accessible format pursuant to obligations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II, subpart e, communications) as I am indeed blind. To wit send the requested information is either Word attachments or plain text enclosures to my e-mail address listed above. And again I suggest that you ensure such information is made routinely available on MCB?s own web site in html form. Cordially, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH, MPAS Cc: S. Arwood, LARA Cc: Craig McManus, RSA. Cc: NFB MI Michigan Commission for the Blind Purchase Authorization Date of Authorization: 10/19/2011 MCB Authorization Number: 011130531A1 Requesting staff: Phone Number: Fax Number: TINA WEST (313)456-1646 (313)456-1645 Address: Detroit 3038 W. Grand Blvd., Ste.4-450 Detroit, MI 48202 Purchase for MCB Client - Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (Consumer Name redacted) ID Number: 24211 Vendor Name: Vendor's EIN or SSN: NEW HORIZONS OF OAKLAND COUNTY INC 2381748781 Vendor's Contact Person: Phone Number: , (248)340-0559 Vendor Address: 1814 POND RUN AUBURN HILLS MI 48326 Service Description: Job Development Service Begin Date: 10/19/2011 Service End Date: 09/30/2012 Account #: 11-01-2012-01 Account Name: 2012 Detroit VR Funds Index: PCA: 11369 Quantity: Unit: Unit Price: Total Cost: 1 ea. $2,039.00 $2,039.00 Agency Object: 0710 Void After: 09/30/2012 Total: $2,039.00 Comments: This purchase is authorized pursuant to by . Signed by Gwendolyn McNeal Approved? Y 10/19/2011 Authorized By: TINA WEST Please Submit invoices to the authorizer and Address above. Authorization is hereby granted to provide the services described above. Payment can only be made for the services authorized and at the rates authorized. If there is any change required in this authorization the Vendor must contact the authorizer first. Payment will be made promptly upon receipt of properly prepared invoices. Authority: P. A. 260 of 1978, as amended Completion: Mandatory Penalty: Services may not be provided Page 1 of 2- Invoice New Horizons Rehabilitation Services, Inc. 1814 Pond Run Auburn Hills MI 48326 Sales/Invoices: 073400 Date: 10/31/2011 Customer: MI COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND CLIENT SERVICES DIVISION 3038 WEST GRAND BLVD. DETROIT MI 48202 Purchase Order: Description: XXXXXXX (Consumer name redacted) Customer ID: MI COMMISSION SALESPERSON: SHIPPING METHOD: Payment Terms ID: NET30, Amount $2,039.00 Subtotal $2,039.00 Misc. $0.00 Tax $0.00 Freight $0.00 Trade Discount $0.00 Payment $0.00 Total Due: $2,039.00 Signature of Gwendolyn McNeal and stamped "PAID NOV 22 2011" Page 2 of 2 ? Invoice DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & ECONOMIC GROWTH MI COMMISSION fOR THE BLIND CLIENT SERVICES DIVISION 3032 W GRAND RIVER STE 4-450 DETROIT MI 48202 ATTN: CATHY COLE TINA WOODS RSA AUTHORIZATION: 0111305319A1 XXXXXXX XXXXXXX (Consumer name redacted) ID: 24211 JOB DEVELOPMENT VENDOR PAY T0: 38-1748781 2,039.00 PLEASE SEE ATTACHED AUTHORIZATION INVOICE TOTAL: 2,039.00 ACCOUNT #72-4125-500-100 NET 30 DAYS Signature of Gwendolyn McNeal and stamped "PAID NOV 22 2011" MAIN SCREEN S085 VER 2.0 STATE OF MICHIGAN PRODUCTION REGION (PMAIN) 01/26/12 12:52 PM LINK TO: VENDOR TRANSACTION INQUIRY PROD VEND NO/MC: 2381748781 AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: W2 INV#: VEND NAME: NEW HORIZONS REHABILITATION SERVICES REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100111 TO 012612 CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R W2203839 001 073400 222 DA 061061263 120211 112811 0110 0715 36500 11369 12 6125 0710 1604.69 W2203839 001 073400 222 DA 061061263 120211 112811 0110 7001 36500 11369 12 6125 0710 434.31 F1-HELP F8-NEXT PAGE F9-INTERRUPT ENTER-INQUIRE CLEAR-EXIT _______________________________________________ nfbmi-talk mailing list nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbmi-talk: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/suncat0%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net From joeharcz at comcast.net Mon Jan 30 13:03:57 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:03:57 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item References: <9B7DBD4B9D3945A392FD9D39742A96B2@YOUR7C60552B9E> Message-ID: <7D2817DC2E8B4A53A3780E843ECED529@YOUR7C60552B9E> Here is precisely why this case is tied to BEP issues for Cannon, et al went after Mark and Terry Eagle (the latter indirectly for conflicts of interests related to quasi-judicial actions of the MCB Board, yet conflicts of interests of real scope with thousands, and indeed millions of dollars, over time by paid upper management of MCB are alive and well and evident here. Also ref. this: January 17, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Subject: Information on M. Eagle / State of Michigan Ethics Board Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 7, 2011, email request for copies of public records under the state?s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq, received by this office on January 9, 2012. In your email, you requested information/records described as per the attached copy of your email. In order to determine the amount of non-exempt information within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs that might be responsive to your request, a search must be undertaken for the information of which you have requested. For this reason, it is necessary to extend the time for response, as permitted by section 5(2)(d) of the FOIA, to a date prior or by January 30, 2012. Sincerely, Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator Michigan Commission for the Blind Attachment - Email Request of 1-7-12 Cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 9:17 PM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; Elmer Cerano MPAS; Arwood, Steve (LARA); Mark Eagle; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org Subject: request mark eagle case related info JANUARY 7 2011 REQUEST INFORMATION RELATED TO MARK EAGLE PAUL JOSEPH HARCZ, JR. 1365 E. MT. MORRIS RD. MT. MORRIS, MI 48458 JOEHARCZ at COMCAST.NET TO: PATRICK D. CANNON DIRECTOR, MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND (VIA E-MAIL) DEAR DIRECTOR CANNON, I AM WRITING TODAY TO REQUEST THE DECEMBER 4, 2008 LETTER FROM PATRICK D. CANNON AND INDEED ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ETHICS BOARD RELATED TO THE MATTER OF MARK EAGLE ATTACHED IN FUL AFTER MY SIGNATURE LINE. MOREOVER AS A PERSON WHO IS LEGALLY BLIND I REQUEST THAT ALL DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN A TIMELY AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER WITHOUT A SURCHARGE PURSUANT TO OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 (TITLE II, SUBPART E, COMMUNICATIONS), AND SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973. MY OONLY REQUEST FOR ACCESS AT THIS TIME IS TO HAVE ALL DOCUMENTS SENT TO MY E-MAIL ADRESS LISTED ABOVE AS EITHER WORD ATTACHMENTS OR PLAIN TEXT ENCLOSURES FOR MY COMPUTER ?TALKS?. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT AND ACCESSIBLE RESPONSE TO THIS INQUIRY AS ALWAYS. SINCERELY, PAUL JOSEPH HARCZ, JR. CC: MCB COMMISSIONERS CC: FORMER COMMISSIONER MARK EAGLE CC: S. ARWOOD, LARA CC: RSA CC: NFB MI CC: ELMER CERANO, NISH, MPAS ATTACHMENT FOR REFERENCE IN TOTO: STATE OF MICHIGAN BOARD OF ETHICS ETH ETH 2009-EA-01 IN: MARK EAGLE, COMMISSIONER RE: MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, LABOR & ECONOMIC GROWTH April 29, 2009 TO: PATRICK CANNON, DIRECTOR MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, LABOR, & ECONOMIC GROWTH 201 N. WASHINGTON, 2ND FLOOR P.O. BOX 30652 LANSING, MI 48909 ADVISORY OPINION By a December 4, 2008 letter, Patrick Cannon as Director, and on behalf of the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB), asked this Board to address 1) whether a conflict of interest arises where Mark Eagle is a member of the MCB and his father, Terry Eagle, represents various operators whose complaints ultimately come before the Commission for final resolution and, 2) whether the appointment of Commissioner Eagle's aunt, Cheri Eagle, to the Business Enterprise Program Elected Operator Committee creates a conflict of interest that affects his ability to deliberate and vote on issues in which his aunt is involved. The State Ethics Board (Board) found that Commissioner Eagle had a personal interest that created a prohibited conflict of interest. The Board recognized that under ?1certain circumstances a conflict of interest may be cured by the public officer's recusal from those matters in which he or she has a personal interest. The Board found that the conflict of interest in this situation could not be cured since it was continuous, recurring, and pervasive. In light of this, it noted that Commissioner Eagle could not effectively function as a MCB Commissioner and that the only remedy for this conflict of interest was for Commissioner Eagle to resign or to be removed from his appointment. A. Pertinent Facts 1. Function of the Michigan Commission for the Blind The Michigan Commission for the Blind, established pursuant to MCL 393.351, consists of five members, three of whom must be blind, who are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the senate.[1][1][1] Annually, the Commission provides various services to nearly 4,000 blind or visually impaired individuals throughout the state. These services include vocational rehabilitation services, independent living services for the older blind, and youth low vision services for visually impaired students in the K-12 system. [2][2][2] It also serves as the State Licensing Agency (SLA) for blind entrepreneurs operating food service facilities on state and federal properties.[3][3][3]?2 The MCB established a Business Enterprise Program (BEP) to help facilitate the food service initiative. Under this program a blind person becomes an operator (licensee) in the BEP and is allowed to run a concession in a government building following evaluation, training, and other services. The operator and the MCB enter into a contract that provides, among other things, that the operator will pay a certain percentage of the concession profits to the MCB. The MCB, in turn, will provide supervision and advice, needed equipment, and an initial stock of goods. Additionally, as the SLA, the MCB also has a quasi-judicial function. For instance, when issues arise concerning an operator's failure to adhere to the rules governing the operation and administration of the BEP, the operator may request that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hear her/his case. Once the ALJ reviews the case and makes a recommendation, the MCB decides whether to adopt or reject the recommendation, in whole or in part. 2. Function of the Business Enterprise Program Elected Operators Committee The BEP consists of approximately 90 blind operators. These operators elect 15 members to the Elected Operators Committee (EOC) annually. The EOC's authority and responsibilities are granted by the Federal Randolph-Sheppard Act.[4][4][4] The EOC helps advance policies to the Commission and actively offers its input on major administrative decisions, policy, and program development decisions affecting the overall administration of the state's vending facilities program. The members of the EOC also work with BEP staff to resolve program policy issues. In addition, the ?3EOC receives and transmits operator grievances. The EOC presents recommended motions to resolve policy issues to the Commission for its approval. The MCB ultimately makes the final decision on all motions presented by the EOC. The majority of the motions on which the Commission must render a decision originate from BEP. 3. Pertinent Background Information Mark Eagle is a member of the MCB, appointed by the Governor in the fall of 2007.[5][5][5] Commissioner Eagle?s father, Terry Eagle, represents various operators whose complaints ultimately come before the Commission for resolution. Although Terry Eagle is not an attorney, the rules do allow operators to be represented by non-attorney representatives in the hearings. Terry Eagle was not a representative at the time of Mark Eagle?s appointment to the MCB.[6][6][6] At the September 2008 MCB meeting Terry Eagle stated that he served as the representative of an operator whose case was under consideration. With this announcement, the question of a conflict of interest arose with Commissioner Eagle's participation in the deliberation and vote on this particular matter. The MCB did not vote on the conflict question and Commissioner Eagle participated in the deliberations and voting.[7][7][7] Commissioner Eagle was active in the Commission?s decision-making process in addressing recommendations made by his father on behalf of parties before the Commission.?4 The issue of conflict also arose at the December 2008 meeting when it was time to vote on three ALJ recommended decisions. Terry Eagle represented the two operators involved, one of which was Commissioner Eagle's aunt, Cheri Eagle, who had two cases pending before the MCB. At this meeting, Commissioner Eagle recused himself from the deliberations and did not vote. The issue of conflict arose once again on December 6, 2008, when Cheri Eagle was appointed to the EOC after one of its members resigned. The Board has since learned that although Ms. Eagle continues to be an operator in the BEP, she resigned from the EOC a couple weeks prior to the Board's February 26, 2009 meeting.[8][8][8] Mr. Cannon informed the Board that during the appointment process, he informed the Governor's office that Terry Eagle was a former operator and client of the Commission and that from time to time he interacted with the agency. However, shortly after Commissioner Eagle's appointment, his father became highly involved in various aspects of the Commission's operations, particularly the BEP and EOC.[9][9][9] At the Board?s meeting, both Director Cannon and Commissioner Eagle acknowledged that Terry Eagle currently represents over 50 percent of the operators whose complaints will ultimately come before the Commission for final resolution.[10][10][10] Commissioner Eagle stated he recused himself when matters involved family members Cheri Eagle and Terry Eagle, and would continue to do so because he believed it was the right thing to do.?5 B. Jurisdictional and Procedural Issues The State Ethics Act applies to "public employees" and "public officers".[11][11][11] As appointees of the Governor, MCB Commissioners are public officers and are subject to the Ethics Act. C. Board Decisions After deliberation, based upon the discussion of the parties, the information submitted and consistent with its prior decisions, the Board decided as follows. Under the Ethics Act, a personal interest of a public officer includes the interest of a public officer's father or aunt, even though the public officer may not receive monetary or pecuniary remuneration. The Board held that Commissioner Eagle has a personal interest in matters before the Commission where his father or aunt is involved. The Board recognized that under certain circumstances when a conflict of interest is present, the individual with the conflict of interest can recuse himself or herself from the deliberative process or abstain from voting on those matters. However, the Board found that because the conflicts of interest presented in this situation are continuous, recurring, and pervasive, recusal or abstention would not be an adequate remedy. In light of this, it held that Commissioner Eagle could not effectively function as a MCB Commissioner and that the only remedy for this conflict of interest was for Commissioner Eagle to resign or be removed from his appointment.?6 D. Analysis The Board of Ethics is a creature of statute and limited by the law under which it operates.[12][12][12] Section 2 of the Ethics Act prescribes standards of conduct for public officers and employees.[13][13][13] The MCB inquiry implicates sections 2(6) and 2(7) of the Ethics Act.[14][14][14] Section 2(6) provides: Except as provided in section 2a, a public officer or employee shall not engage in or accept employment or render services for a private or public interest when that employment or service is incompatible or in conflict with the discharge of the officer or employee?s official duties or when that employment may tend to impair his or her independence of judgment or action in the performance of official duties.[15][15][15] Section 2(7) provides in relevant part: Except as provided in section 2a, a public officer or employee shall not participate in the negotiation or execution of contracts, making of loans, granting of subsidies, fixing of rates, issuance of permits or certificates, or other regulation or supervision relating to a business entity in which the public officer or employee has a financial or personal interest. These two provisions form the context of the Board?s analysis. The two-fold purpose of these prohibitions is to prevent conflicts between a public officer's official duties and private interests and to prevent individuals from using their position as public officers to obtain favorable treatment for themselves or another person or entity.?7 Public officers and employees are expected to exercise independent judgment in the performance of their official duties. Section 2(6) of the Ethics Act prohibits any employment that "may tend to impair" the public officer's independence of judgment or action in the performance of his or her official duties. Based on the facts in this case, the Board finds that Commissioner Eagle did not violate section 2(6) of the Ethics Act since he has not performed any services that may tend to impair his official duty and his father's or aunt's services cannot be imputed to him.[16][16][16] Under Section 2(7) of the Ethics Act, MCL 15.342(7), the Legislature prohibited a public officer from participating in the issuance of permits or certificates, or other regulation or supervision relating to a business entity in which the public officer or employee has a financial or personal interest. This section is applicable because the MCB regulates blind entrepreneurs running food service facilities on state and federal properties by adopting standards that an operator must meet in order to be eligible to operate a concession. Prior Board opinions hold that the interest of a public officer?s family member is a personal interest of the public officer and define ?personal interest? as:[17][17][17] . . . personal profit, financial benefit, incompatibility or conflict, impairment of judgment or action, a direct or an indirect financial or personal interest, the interest of the employer, the interest of a company that is doing business with the employer, the interest of a spouse, and the interest of one with whom an intimate relationship exists . . .?8 In Fischer,[18][18][18] during the settlement negotiations, the Director of the Public Service Commission's Office of Regulatory Operations, publicly disclosed the fact that the president of Michigan Gas Company (MiGas), a regulated utility, was a close personal friend, and that his son was employed at the utility. Mr. Fischer initially abstained from any participation in the case, but later became involved when negotiations had failed. The Board was asked to determine whether a violation of the Ethics Act occurred based on the facts outlined above. The Board determined that a personal interest includes the father-son relationship as well as a close friendship which has risen to the level of an intimate relationship. The Board held that Mr. Fischer had violated the Ethics Act when he participated in the settlement negotiations but found that since the personal interest is not continuous, recurring, or pervasive, Mr. Fischer could avoid violating the Act by abstaining from matters involving MiGas. Similarly, in Hamill,[19][19][19] the Board addressed whether a conflict of interest existed where sons of two Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) employees, a State Project Engineer and Senior Inspector, were employed by a private general contractor who was awarded a building contract by the MDOT. The sons sought and obtained the temporary summer employment entirely on their own and the contractor paid them the lowest hourly laborer wage offered by the contractor. The MDOT employees did not have any control over the general contractor's work assignment for the two sons. In addition, since all construction contracts awarded by the MDOT are ?9handled by the Department of Management and Budget through competitive bidding, the MDOT employees had no control or input in the competitive bidding process. The Board found that a personal relationship as contemplated by the Act did exist but concluded that the employment of these two sons by the general contractor was purely coincidental. Unlike the instant case, the Board found that there was no Ethics Act violation because any personal interest that would be present would be de minimus since the sons were hired as the lowest paid laborers.[20][20][20] In other decisions, however, the Ethics Board has found that if the involvement is continuing, recurring, or pervasive, the public officer or employee cannot avoid violation of the Ethics Act by merely abstaining on specific occasions.[21][21][21] In the case of Hillary F. Snell, Commissioner for the Department of Natural Resources, the Board found that a conflict of interest would exist where Snell served as a Commissioner and a partner in her law firm that simultaneously represented a group which regularly appeared before the Commission. The Board acknowledges that the MCB has many functions other than its SLA function, but also recognizes that the SLA role is a major function subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. In this situation, since Terry Eagle represents over 50 percent of the operators whose complaints will ultimately come before the MCB, this conflict of interest is definitely continuous, recurring, and pervasive. Commissioner Eagle's willingness to abstain from participating in matters in which his father or aunt is involved is both commendable and expected. However, this is an inadequate remedy.?10 Reicks, made clear that recusal is an inadequate remedy to a conflict of interest in certain circumstances:[22][22][22] [A] public officer or employee can avoid violating the Ethics Act if he or she abstains from participation in a matter in which the personal interest of the public officer or employee is involved, unless the involvement is continuing or recurring, in which case the public officer or employee cannot avoid violating the Ethics Act by abstaining. Further, it is also appropriate to examine sources other than prior Board opinions when analyzing whether a conflict exists. The Board, in Smith,[23][23][23] issued an advisory opinion concluding that, although the circumstances in that case did not constitute a violation of the ethical standards of Section 2 (6) of the Ethics Act, the rule in Warren Consolidated Schools v Employment Relations Commission, 67 Mich App 58; 240 NW 2d 265 (1976), was applicable to the circumstances presented.[24][24][24] In Warren, the Court of Appeals vacated a decision of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission and remanded the matter back to the Commission because one of the commissioners, who was a brother and former law partner of the attorney for one of the parties to the case, actively participated in the decision. In ruling, the court stated:[25][25][25]?11 The object of this rule of absolute disqualification is more than a guarantee that a legal dispute will be resolved objectively by unbiased and impartial persons. It is also a shield against any suspicion on the part of the litigants and the public that any subjectivity, bias and partiality contributed to the outcome of the dispute. The thought behind such a rule was best expressed by Justice Frankfurter in Baker v. Carr, 369 US 186, 267; 82 S Ct 691, 737-738 (1962): The Court's authority -- possessed of neither the purse nor the sword -- ultimately rests on sustained public confidence in its moral sanction. Such feeling must be nourished by the Court's complete detachment, in fact and in appearance, * * * We find attainment of what the rule seeks to accomplish impossible with brother arguing to brother whether the proceeding be judicial or administrative, and even where the only impropriety on the record is the fact that one brother participated in the decision of a controversy in which his brother was one of the advocates. The Warren court held that the rule of absolute disqualification applicable to judicial proceedings is also applicable to administrative proceedings. MCR 2.003 provides that a judge shall be disqualified when he or she cannot impartially hear a case because a person within the third degree of relationship is 1) a party to the proceeding, or an officer, director or trustee of a party, 2) acting as a lawyer in the proceeding, or 3) known by the judge to have a more than de minimis interest that could be substantially affected by the proceeding.[26][26][26] Thus, in accord with our previous decisions, we find that when disqualification is continuous, recurring, or pervasive, it is not enough to merely abstain. Even if Commissioner Eagle were to abstain and not participate in the any of the matters in which his father or aunt is involved as he has stated he would do, we find that his inability to participate would impede the full and faithful discharge of his public duties. Considering Terry Eagle's continuing representation of various operators whose?12 complaints ultimately come before the MCB for final resolution, there is no way that Mark Eagle can perform effectively as a member of the MCB by disqualifying himself when these matters are brought before the Commission. E. Conclusion It is the opinion of the Board, therefore, that under the Ethics Act a personal interest of a public officer includes the interest of a father or aunt, even though the public officer may not receive monetary or pecuniary remuneration. The Board finds that Commissioner Eagle has a personal interest in matters brought before the MCB where his father or aunt is involved. The Board recognizes that under certain circumstances when a conflict of interest is present the individual with the conflict of interest can recuse himself or herself from the deliberations or abstain from voting. However, the Board finds that recusal or abstention would not be an adequate remedy in this situation since the conflicts of interest presented are continuous, recurring, and pervasive. In light of this, the Board is of the opinion that Commissioner Eagle cannot effectively function as a MCB Commissioner and that the only remedy for this conflict of interest is for Commissioner Eagle to resign or be removed from his appointment. The Board requests that this Advisory Opinion be conveyed to the Governor.[27][27][27] ?Yea? votes: Absent: Lynn Jondahl Frederick P. Dillingham Mark R. Fox Frank J. Kelley John D. Pirich?13 Mike Pumford Rabbi Paul Yedwab ?Nay? votes: Recused: None None BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Dated: April 29, 2009 /s/ Janet McClelland Executive Secretary [1][1][1] MCL 393.352 (1). [2][2][2] The background information was acquired from the DELEG Internet site for the Michigan Commission for the Blind: http://www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154-28077_28313-14762--,00.html. [3][3][3] MCL ? 393.359 requires that "[a] concession in a building or on property owned or occupied by this state shall be operated by a blind person." Additionally, in MCL ? 393.363, the legislature designated the Commission to implement the Randolph Sheppard vending stand act pursuant to 20 USC ? 107 et seq. [4][4][4] 20 USC ? 107. [5][5][5] February 26, 2009 Tr (Cannon) p 12. [6][6][6] February 26, 2009 Tr. (Cannon) p 13. [7][7][7] The MCB Meeting Minutes from the September 2008 Meeting. [8][8][8] February 26, 2009 Transcript ("Tr") (Cannon) p 16. [9][9][9] February 26, 2009 Tr. (Cannon) pp. 12-13. [10][10][10] February 26, 2009 Tr. (Cannon) p. 16 & (Commissioner Eagle) pp. 33-34. [11][11][11] MCL 15.341(b)-(c). [12][12][12] MCL 15.343; MCL 15.345. [13][13][13] MCL 15.342. [14][14][14] 1973 PA 196, ?? 2(6-7), MCL 15.342(6)-(7). [15][15][15] Since Section 2a, MCL 15.342a, applies to public officers who participate in State contracts, it does not apply to this case. [16][16][16] See In Re: David Porteous, Chairman, Michigan Strategic Fund, ETH 1994-EA-1, p. 4 (December 9, 1994). [17][17][17] In Re: Roger F. Fischer, Director, Office of Regulatory Operations, PSC, ETH 1989-EA-1, pp. 5-8 (July 02, 1991) pp 5-6, citing to Reicks, 77-EA-8 (May 31, 1977); Bellenger, 77-EA-6 (May 31, 1977); Snell, 75-EA-5 (July 18, 1975); and Lewis, 74-EA-5 (October 9, 1974). In Re: Travel Commission, 78-EA- 5 (May 5, 1978). [18][18][18] Fischer, ETH 1989-EA-1, (July 02, 1991). [19][19][19] In Re: Robert Hamill, Personnel Officer, Department of Transportation, ETH 1980-EA-1, (January 15, 1980). [20][20][20] Hamill, ETH 1980-EA-1, pp. 4-5. [21][21][21] Snell ETH 1975-EA-5, pp. 3-4. [22][22][22] In Re: George H. Reicks, Member, Air Pollution Control Comm, ETH 1977-EA-8, p. 3 (May 31, 1977) citing to In Re: William S. Ballenger, Director, Licensing and Regulation, ETH 1977-EA-6 (May 31, 1977). Also see E.g. In Re: Kenaga, ETH 1977-EA-12 (December 15, 1977). In Re: Snell, ETH 1975-EA-5 (July 18, 1975); and In Re: Chairman, Michigan Environmental Review Board, ETH 1975-EA-3 (March 10, 1975). [23][23][23] In Re: Nan Smith, Member, Barrier Free Design Board Department of Labor and Richard Smith, Administrative Assistant for Barrier Free Design to the Director Bureau of Construction Codes Department of Labor, ETH 1979-EA-11, (June 12, 1979). [24][24][24] The Michigan Attorney General also arrived at the same conclusion. See OAG, 1979-1980, No 582 (February 1, 1980). [25][25][25] Warren Consol Schools v Employment Relations Comm, 67 Mich App 58, 59-60; 240 NW2d 265, 266 (1976). [26][26][26] MCR 2.003(B)(6) (a)-c) [27][27][27] MCL 15.345 (4) 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Sontag" To: "NFB of Michigan Vendors List" Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item Interesting enough, but is it tied somehow to BEP or Randolph-Sheppard concerns? ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 12:52 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: [nfbmi-talk] mcneal's signature on this one item January 27, 2012 Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 Re: New Horizons Financial Data FY12 Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.: This letter is in response to your January 6, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received on January 9, 2012. 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 granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of this department responsive to your request. As of this date, January 27, 2012, MCB has processed one payment to New Horizons Rehabilitation Services for FY2012 (covering October 1, 2011 to present). Attached is an authorization, invoice and a vendor transaction inquiry for the State of Michigan?s accounting system, the Michigan Administrative Information Network (MAIN). These documents contain redactions and are indicated on the documents as to where and for what purpose. 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 1/6/12 2. Authorization 3. Invoice (2 pages) 4. MAIN Screen Print cc: Patrick Cannon Mel Farmer Susan Turney Elsie Duell Leamon Jones Gwen McNeal Shawnese Laury-Johnson Cathy Cove From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 7:54 AM To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) Cc: Larry Posont MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; Arwood, Steve (LARA); Craig McManus RSA Subject: request new horizons financial data fy 12 January 6, 2012 Request Cannon Information Related New Horizons Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. 1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd. Mt. Morris, MI 48458 e-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net Patrick D. Cannon Director, Michigan Commission for the Blind Commissioners, Michigan Commission for the Blind (Via e-mail) Dear Mr. Cannon and Commissioners, I am writing today to ask some questions and to get some detailed financial breakdowns relative to the following LARA expenditures Found on DTMB transparency web site at: http://apps.michigan.gov/MiTransparency/Vendor/Agencies?y=2012&v=NEW%20HORIZONS%20REHABILITATION%20SERVICES&Column=AgencyName&Direction=Ascending ?Payments to NEW HORIZONS REHABILITATION SERVICES 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 $194,725.38? Note these are expenditures denoted in this current State of Michigan Fiscal Year alone and I?ll send a separate request for detailed accounting of MCB expenditures made in FY 2011 and FY 2010 which anyone in the public has the absolute right to and which should be sent to commissioners routinely as well. Regardless I wish for you to break out the numbers for MCB payments made to New Horizons for I realize some of these expenditures are related to the Michigan Rehabilitation Services. And I wish to know what they are for. In other words send me the data related to job development, job shadowing, transition services, vocational assessments and the like made with this Community Rehabilitation Program and send me the authorizations of same. Do not tell me that you or MCB cannot do this and don?t throw a FOIA [petard at me either. Your comments made to Commissioners relative to not being able to produce such data as this and even intakes, closures, etc. displays your arrogant disregard for your fiduciary obligations and your stark and utter violations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, PA 260 and basic principles of transparency let alone basic notions of competence of a GS-19 making $125,000 per year and directing this critical State agency. I, also wish for this information in fully accessible format pursuant to obligations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II, subpart e, communications) as I am indeed blind. To wit send the requested information is either Word attachments or plain text enclosures to my e-mail address listed above. And again I suggest that you ensure such information is made routinely available on MCB?s own web site in html form. Cordially, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH, MPAS Cc: S. Arwood, LARA Cc: Craig McManus, RSA. Cc: NFB MI Michigan Commission for the Blind Purchase Authorization Date of Authorization: 10/19/2011 MCB Authorization Number: 011130531A1 Requesting staff: Phone Number: Fax Number: TINA WEST (313)456-1646 (313)456-1645 Address: Detroit 3038 W. Grand Blvd., Ste.4-450 Detroit, MI 48202 Purchase for MCB Client - Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (Consumer Name redacted) ID Number: 24211 Vendor Name: Vendor's EIN or SSN: NEW HORIZONS OF OAKLAND COUNTY INC 2381748781 Vendor's Contact Person: Phone Number: , (248)340-0559 Vendor Address: 1814 POND RUN AUBURN HILLS MI 48326 Service Description: Job Development Service Begin Date: 10/19/2011 Service End Date: 09/30/2012 Account #: 11-01-2012-01 Account Name: 2012 Detroit VR Funds Index: PCA: 11369 Quantity: Unit: Unit Price: Total Cost: 1 ea. $2,039.00 $2,039.00 Agency Object: 0710 Void After: 09/30/2012 Total: $2,039.00 Comments: This purchase is authorized pursuant to by . Signed by Gwendolyn McNeal Approved? Y 10/19/2011 Authorized By: TINA WEST Please Submit invoices to the authorizer and Address above. Authorization is hereby granted to provide the services described above. Payment can only be made for the services authorized and at the rates authorized. If there is any change required in this authorization the Vendor must contact the authorizer first. Payment will be made promptly upon receipt of properly prepared invoices. Authority: P. A. 260 of 1978, as amended Completion: Mandatory Penalty: Services may not be provided Page 1 of 2- Invoice New Horizons Rehabilitation Services, Inc. 1814 Pond Run Auburn Hills MI 48326 Sales/Invoices: 073400 Date: 10/31/2011 Customer: MI COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND CLIENT SERVICES DIVISION 3038 WEST GRAND BLVD. DETROIT MI 48202 Purchase Order: Description: XXXXXXX (Consumer name redacted) Customer ID: MI COMMISSION SALESPERSON: SHIPPING METHOD: Payment Terms ID: NET30, Amount $2,039.00 Subtotal $2,039.00 Misc. $0.00 Tax $0.00 Freight $0.00 Trade Discount $0.00 Payment $0.00 Total Due: $2,039.00 Signature of Gwendolyn McNeal and stamped "PAID NOV 22 2011" Page 2 of 2 ? Invoice DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & ECONOMIC GROWTH MI COMMISSION fOR THE BLIND CLIENT SERVICES DIVISION 3032 W GRAND RIVER STE 4-450 DETROIT MI 48202 ATTN: CATHY COLE TINA WOODS RSA AUTHORIZATION: 0111305319A1 XXXXXXX XXXXXXX (Consumer name redacted) ID: 24211 JOB DEVELOPMENT VENDOR PAY T0: 38-1748781 2,039.00 PLEASE SEE ATTACHED AUTHORIZATION INVOICE TOTAL: 2,039.00 ACCOUNT #72-4125-500-100 NET 30 DAYS Signature of Gwendolyn McNeal and stamped "PAID NOV 22 2011" MAIN SCREEN S085 VER 2.0 STATE OF MICHIGAN PRODUCTION REGION (PMAIN) 01/26/12 12:52 PM LINK TO: VENDOR TRANSACTION INQUIRY PROD VEND NO/MC: 2381748781 AGY: 641 DOC TYPE: W2 INV#: VEND NAME: NEW HORIZONS REHABILITATION SERVICES REC TYPE: I APPR FUND: FUND: EFF DATE RANGE: 100111 TO 012612 CUR DOC/SFX REF DOC/SFX INVOICE # TC PDT PMT- # DATE APPR DT AP FUND FUND INDEX PCA AY COBJ AOBJ TRANS AMT R W2203839 001 073400 222 DA 061061263 120211 112811 0110 0715 36500 11369 12 6125 0710 1604.69 W2203839 001 073400 222 DA 061061263 120211 112811 0110 7001 36500 11369 12 6125 0710 434.31 F1-HELP F8-NEXT PAGE F9-INTERRUPT ENTER-INQUIRE CLEAR-EXIT _______________________________________________ nfbmi-talk mailing list nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbmi-talk: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/suncat0%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net From joeharcz at comcast.net Mon Jan 30 16:21:12 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:21:12 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] from mcb cite today w bep info Message-ID: <6739BF398CCB453492126E7BA3F00EBD@YOUR7C60552B9E> MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND Fiscal Year 2012 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET APPROPRIATION NUMBER: 11210 GF/GP $ 5,268,200.00 Title I - VR $ 16,924,040.10 2011 Title I Carry Forward $ 8,438,841.48 In-Service Training Grant $ 18,883.00 2011 In-Service Training Grant Carry Forward $ 4,626.11 Title VII - IL Vintage (OB) $ 1,076,561.00 2011 Title VII - IL Vintage (OB) Carry Forward $ 165,595.79 Title VII - IL Part B $ 195,000.00 2011 Title VII - IL Part B Carry Forward $ 185,740.85 Title VIB - Support Employment $ 95,655.00 2011 Title VIB - SE Carry Forward $ 30,393.20 Kalamazoo Foundation Grant $ 400,000.00 Gifts $ 2,000.00 Set Asides $ 270,000.00 Local Match $ 100,000.00 Social Security Reimbursement $ 50,000.00 Total Projected Revenue for 11210 $ 33,225,536.53 LESS: Restricted/Unavailable Funds $ 9,657,814.53 Total Revenue $ 23,567,722.00 AGENCY COST PROJECTIONS Administrative Costs Salaries & Wages, Longevity & Insurance, Retirement $ 1,076,869.30 Travel $ 26,649.00 CSS&M $ 439,291.00 Commissioner Cost $ 28,968.00 MCB Rent and Occupancy $ 220,915.00 Program Allocations Client Services (IL, VR and SE) $ 11,022,621.95 BEP $ 4,344,712.51 MCBTC $ 4,309,600.70 BTBL $ 1,185,598.53 Administrative Payouts State IL Council $ 100,996.00 Cost Allocations $ 540,000.00 Indirect Salaries $ 21,500.00 Legal Services and Settlements $ 250,000.00 Total Cost Projections $ 23,567,722.00 APPROPRIATION NUMBER: 11220 - Youth Low Vision GF/GP $ 241,800.00 TOTAL REVENUE FOR 11220 $ 241,800.00 Cost Projections Client Services $ 241,800.00 Total Cost Projections $ 241,800.00 APPROPRIATION NUMBER: 08301 - Braille & Talking Book Library GF/GP $ 451,800.00 TOTAL REVENUE FOR 08306 $ 451,800.00 Cost Projections Subregional Library State Aid $ 451,800.00 Total Cost Projections $ 451,800.00 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Tue Jan 31 17:04:01 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:04:01 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] is mcb more accountable or less since this? Message-ID: PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY October 2004 43-231-03 ?...The auditor general shall conduct post audits of financial transactions and accounts of the state and of all branches, departments, offices, boards, commissions, agencies, authorities and institutions of the state established by this constitution or by law, and performance post audits thereof.? ? Article IV, Section 53 of the Michigan Constitution Audit report information may be accessed at: http://audgen.michigan.gov Michigan Office of the Auditor General REPORT SUMMARY Performance Audit Report Number: 43-231-03 Michigan Commission for the Blind Department of Labor and Economic Growth Released: and Family Independence Agency October 2004 Act 260, P.A. 1978, as amended, created the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB). MCB consists of five commissioners who are appointed for three-year terms by the Governor. MCB is responsible for the implementation of programs to help people who are blind to achieve social and economic independence. MCB is the vocational rehabilitation service agency for the blind in Michigan. Its mission is to provide opportunities to individuals with visual handicaps to achieve employability and/or function independently in society. Audit Objectives: 1. To assess MCB's effectiveness and efficiency in administering its programs and services. 2. To assess the effectiveness of MCB's services provided to individuals to enable them to overcome their visual disability and obtain the maximum degree of self-support and self-care. ~~~~~~~~~~ Audit Conclusions: 1. MCB was generally effective and efficient in administering its programs and services. However, we noted reportable conditions related to the client tracking system, Social Security reimbursement process, procurement card purchases, Business Enterprise Program equipment inventory record, the client equipment inventory record, and purchased services (Findings 1 through 6). 2. MCB was generally effective in providing services to individuals to enable them to overcome their visual disability and obtain the maximum degree of self-support and self-care. However, we noted a reportable condition related to Independent Living (IL) Program case management procedures (Finding 7). ~~~~~~~~~~ Agency Response: Our report contains 7 findings and 8 corresponding recommendations. The Department of Labor and Economic Growth's preliminary response indicated that MCB agrees with all of the recommendations and that it has implemented or will implement corrective action. ~~~~~~~~~~ Background: Throughout the period covered by this audit, MCB was organizationally within the Family Independence Agency. However, the Governor, through Executive Order No. 2003-18, transferred MCB as a type II transfer to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth, effective December 7, 2003. ~~~~~~~~~~ A copy of the full report can be obtained by calling 517.334.8050 or by visiting our Web site at: http://audgen.michigan.gov Michigan Office of the Auditor General 201 N. Washington Square Lansing, Michigan 48913 Thomas H. McTavish, C.P.A. Auditor General Scott M. Strong, C.P.A., C.I.A. Deputy Auditor General STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL 201 N. WASHINGTON SQUARE LANSING, MICHIGAN 48913 (517) 334-8050 THOMAS H. MCTAVISH, C.P.A. FAX (517) 334-8079 AUDITOR GENERAL October 7, 2004 Ms. Jo Ann Pilarski, Chairperson Michigan Commission for the Blind Victor Center Lansing, Michigan and Mr. David C. Hollister, Director Department of Labor and Economic Growth Ottawa Building Lansing, Michigan and Marianne Udow, Director Family Independence Agency Grand Tower Lansing, Michigan Dear Ms. Pilarski, Mr. Hollister, and Mrs. Udow: This is our report on the performance audit of the Michigan Commission for the Blind, Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) and Family Independence Agency. This report contains our report summary; description of agency; audit objectives, scope, and methodology and agency responses and prior audit follow-up; comments, findings, recommendations, and agency preliminary responses; and a glossary of acronyms and terms. Our comments, findings, and recommendations are organized by audit objective. The agency preliminary responses were taken from DLEG's responses subsequent to our audit fieldwork. The Michigan Compiled Laws and administrative procedures require that the audited agency develop a formal response within 60 days after release of the audit report. We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us during this audit. Stamp comment Auditor General43-231-03 This page left intentionally blank. 4 43-231-03 TABLE OF CONTENTS MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY Page INTRODUCTION Report Summary 1 Report Letter 3 Description of Agency 7 Audit Objectives, Scope, and Methodology and Agency Responses and Prior Audit Follow-Up 9 COMMENTS, FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSES Effectiveness and Efficiency in Administering Programs and Services 12 1. Client Tracking System 12 2. Social Security Reimbursement Process 14 3. Procurement Card Purchases 18 4. BEP Equipment Inventory Record 20 5. Client Equipment Inventory Record 23 6. Purchased Services 24 Effectiveness of Services Provided to Overcome Visual Disability and Obtain Self-Support and Self-Care 25 7. IL Program Case Management Procedures 26 5 43-231-03 GLOSSARY Glossary of Acronyms and Terms 6 43-231-03 Description of Agency Act 260, P.A. 1978, as amended, created the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB). MCB consists of five commissioners who are appointed for three-year terms by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. MCB is responsible for the implementation of programs to help people who are blind to achieve social and economic independence. MCB is the vocational rehabilitation service agency for the blind in Michigan. Its mission* is to provide opportunities to individuals with visual handicaps to achieve employability and/or function independently in society. Services are provided through the following programs: Vocational Rehabilitation Program, Independent Living (IL) Program, MCB Training Center, Business Enterprise Program (BEP), Youth Low Vision Program, and Deaf-Blind Program: a. The Vocational Rehabilitation Program provides vocational rehabilitation training for the blind under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Services provided include diagnostic evaluations, personal and vocational counseling, college and technical school training, job development and placement, post-employment training, and the provision of low vision aids. To be eligible for these services, clients must be legally blind and the impairment must result in a substantial impediment to employment. b. The IL Program uses State and federal funding to provide services to older blind individuals so they can remain independent in their own homes. Services provided include information and referral, orientation and mobility, adaptive aids and appliances, daily living skills, counseling, and Braille and other communication methods. c. The MCB Training Center is a residential training facility located in Kalamazoo. The Center serves approximately 400 individuals each year ranging in age from 15 to 80. The primary focus is to assist individuals in developing more positive attitudes toward blindness and to help them acquire the needed skills. Services provided include personal adjustment training; skills of blindness training; college preparation and technical training; Braille and other communication methods; * See glossary at end of report for definition. 7 43-231-03 orientation and mobility; BEP training; and training in adaptive kitchen skills, computer skills, and industrial arts and crafts. d. BEP is the State licensing agency for blind persons operating vending stands and cafeterias in State and federal buildings as well as highway rest stops and visitor centers. BEP was established by the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act of 1936, as amended, and Act 260, P.A. 1978, as amended. MCB trains vocational rehabilitation clients to become BEP operators and purchases equipment and initial inventory for their facilities. Promotional agents provide ongoing support and oversight to the BEP operators. e. The Youth Low Vision Program is a State-funded program providing low vision evaluations and devices to students who are referred by local school districts. Services provided include low vision evaluations, telescopic and microscopic lens systems, prescriptive and other vision devices, and low vision training. f. The Deaf-Blind Program, in conjunction with other State agencies, provides rehabilitation and independent living services to clients with combined hearing and visual impairments. These services may be provided in the workplace, at home, and in the community. MCB expended $15,609,511 in fiscal year 2001-02 and had 2,675 active clients in all program areas and 91 employees as of March 24, 2003. Throughout the period covered by this audit, MCB was organizationally within the Family Independence Agency. However, the Governor, through Executive Order No. 2003-18, transferred MCB as a type II transfer* to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth, effective December 7, 2003. * See glossary at end of report for definition. 8 43-231-03 Audit Objectives, Scope, and Methodology and Agency Responses and Prior Audit Follow-Up Audit Objectives Our performance audit* of the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB), Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) and Family Independence Agency, had the following objectives: 1. To assess MCB's effectiveness* and efficiency* in administering its programs and services. 2. To assess the effectiveness of MCB's services provided to individuals to enable them to overcome their visual disability and obtain the maximum degree of self- support and self-care. Audit Scope Our audit scope was to examine the program and other records of the Michigan Commission for the Blind. The audit scope included the examination of case files and other records at six Michigan Commission for the Blind regional offices. Our audit was conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States and, accordingly, included such tests of the records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Audit Methodology Our audit procedures, performed from February through June 2003, included examination of MCB records and activities primarily for the period October 1, 2000 through April 30, 2003. To accomplish our objectives, we reviewed federal regulations, State statutes, and MCB policies and procedures. In addition, we interviewed MCB central and regional office staff and visited the MCB Training Center in Kalamazoo. To accomplish our first objective, we reviewed MCB's activities and expenditures and tested its controls over purchasing. We assessed MCB's process for submitting Social * See glossary at end of report for definition. 9 43-231-03 Security reimbursement claims. We appraised MCB's efforts to develop new snack bars and cafeterias and evaluated its equipment inventory procedures. In connection with our second objective, we reviewed MCB's goals* and objectives*, quality assurance processes, and efforts to coordinate services with other State agencies. We analyzed program data, including counselor work loads and client expenditures. In addition, we examined client case files to determine if MCB provided vocational rehabilitation and independent living services in accordance with federal regulations, State statutes, and MCB policies and procedures and if desired outcomes were achieved. We also analyzed the activities of the Business Enterprise Program, including the identification and training of new operators and the system for making new vending facility assignments. Further, we reviewed MCB's efforts to provide training, ensure compliance with MCB policies and procedures, and monitor profit expectations of existing vending facility operators. Agency Responses and Prior Audit Follow-Up Our report contains 7 findings and 8 corresponding recommendations. DLEG's preliminary response indicated that MCB agrees with all of the recommendations and that it has implemented or will implement corrective action. The agency preliminary response that follows each recommendation in our report was taken from DLEG's written comments and oral discussion subsequent to our audit fieldwork. Section 18.1462 of the Michigan Compiled Laws and Department of Management and Budget Administrative Guide procedure 1280.02 require DLEG to develop a formal response to our findings and recommendations within 60 days after release of the audit report. We released our prior performance audit of the Michigan Commission for the Blind, Department of Labor (#6723093), in October 1993. MCB complied with 4 of the 5 prior audit recommendations. We repeated the other prior audit recommendation (presented in Finding 6) in this report. * See glossary at end of report for definition. 10 43-231-03 COMMENTS, FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSES 11 43-231-03 EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY IN ADMINISTERING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES COMMENT Audit Objective: To assess the Michigan Commission for the Blind's (MCB's) effectiveness and efficiency in administering its programs and services. Conclusion: MCB was generally effective and efficient in administering its programs and services. However, we noted reportable conditions* related to the client tracking system, the Social Security reimbursement process, procurement card* purchases, the Business Enterprise Program (BEP) equipment inventory record, the client equipment inventory record, and purchased services (Findings 1 through 6). FINDING 1. Client Tracking System MCB did not have policies and procedures or system edits in place to ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of data within its client tracking system. As a result, MCB was unable to use the client tracking system as a management oversight tool. In addition, because the information in the client tracking system was unreliable, MCB was required to use extensive manual procedures to prepare required federal reports and requests for federal reimbursement (Finding 2). MCB implemented a database system for the purpose of tracking clients in 1994. This database was designed to function as a case management tool, administrative oversight tool, and a federal reporting record. The system was upgraded in 1997. MCB maintains case records for vocational rehabilitation and independent living clients on its database system. As of April 2003, MCB's database contained 8,558 client records. At the time of our audit, 91 MCB employees had access to the system at eight different regional offices. Our review of MCB's client tracking system disclosed: a. MCB had not developed standard policies and procedures and provided timely training for the users of its client tracking system. * See glossary at end of report for definition. 12 43-231-03 Policies and procedures are necessary to communicate to the users expectations for the use of the system as well as establishing standard processes for the updating of the system. Training for the users is necessary to ensure that the system is appropriately utilized and helps reduce data input errors. For example, our review disclosed that Independent Living (IL) Program instructors were not required to use the client tracking system until late in 2002. As of May 2003, one regional office informed us that all IL Program instructors were still not using the client tracking system. As a result, the information for the entire IL Program client population was not available to management. b. MCB did not have edits in place to help ensure that information entered into the client tracking system was complete. System edits are necessary to help ensure the accuracy and completeness of the data within the system. Inaccurate and incomplete data can negatively impact productivity, increase administrative costs, and affect program results. In our review of the 8,558 records on the client tracking system as of April 2003, we noted: (1) A referral date was not included on 1,034 (12%) records. The referral date helps determine how long an individual has been a client of MCB. (2) A primary source of support was not indicated on 2,360 (28%) records. This information is necessary to identify which clients are potentially reimbursable by the federal Social Security Administration (SSA) (Finding 2). (3) An indication that an instructor had been assigned was not included on 223 (3%) records. This information is required to ensure that all clients are provided the necessary services. Additionally, it is necessary to identify and report client status to individual instructors and supervisors. 13 43-231-03 RECOMMENDATION We recommend that MCB establish policies and procedures and system edits to ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of data within its client tracking system. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MCB agrees with the recommendation and informed us that it has enhanced its client tracking system (System6) edits to ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of data. All of the internal edits have been enabled and several new edits have been requested from the developer of System6. MCB will also establish policies and procedures to assist the system users and standardize the process for updating the system. MCB plans to implement additional training based upon staff responses to an inhouse training survey to determine training needed to ensure that all individuals were able to effectively perform their job duties. In an effort to keep staff informed of System6 upgrades and/or changes, liaisons are e-mailed system changes when they are received from the vendor or upgraded by Department of Information Technology staff. Effective June 1, 2003, all staff, including IL staff, were directed to use System6 and have all clients entered in the system. FINDING 2. Social Security Reimbursement Process MCB had not developed effective procedures to identify eligible clients and costs for federal reimbursement. In addition, MCB did not submit claims for federal reimbursement on a regular basis. Improvement in MCB's process would assist MCB in maximizing its recovery of federal revenue. In our review of the claims filed, we identified two claims totaling $174,056 that were denied because they were late. We also identified $98,237 in reimbursable expenditures that were not claimed because the clients refused to participate. 14 43-231-03 The Social Security Act provides for payment to vocational rehabilitation providers for the cost of goods and services they furnished to individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. The SSA vocational rehabilitation payment program was established to encourage state vocational rehabilitation agencies to provide training to disabled individuals that would allow them to work and become less dependent on monthly cash benefits. SSA reimburses state agencies for the cost of vocational rehabilitation services that enabled a person's return to work for at least nine continuous months at a substantial earnings level. SSA also reimburses state agencies for the cost of goods and services provided to individuals who medically recovered from their disability and individuals who refused to continue in a vocational rehabilitation program without good cause. As noted in Finding 1, MCB's client tracking system did not provide all of the client status and cost data necessary to identify eligible clients and prepare an accurate and complete reimbursement application. MCB is required to manually review closed case files to identify eligible clients and costs and prepare the reimbursement claims. As a result, the number and amount of claims that MCB submitted to SSA for reimbursement have varied widely from year to year and the yearly reimbursement rate for the claims submitted has averaged 33%. We 15 43-231-03 summarized the number and amount of claim submissions for the last 8 fiscal years: SSA Vocational Rehabilitation Payment Program Summary Fiscal Year Percentage of in Which Number of Amount Requested Case Was Claims Requested for Amount Amounts Closed Submitted Reimbursement Reimbursed Reimbursed 1994-95 15 $ 336,123 $ 170,426 51% 1995-96 62 $ 1,775,387 $ 793,674 45% 1996-97 135 $ 3,450,274 $ 1,249,398 36% 1997-98* 30 $ 825,680 $ 173,615 21% 1998-99 161 $ 5,768,623 $ 1,326,094 23% 1999-2000* 72 $ 2,286,710 $ 813,610 36% 2000-01* 24 $ 1,276,921 $ 586,752 46% 2001-02 2 $ 133,983 $ 88,881 66% Average Yearly Reimbursement Rate 33% * As of April 30, 2003, MCB records disclosed that SSA had not yet processed all of the reimbursement requests from fiscal years 1997-98, 1999-2000, and 2000-01. We reviewed 15 claims submitted for fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-01 totaling $807,320 and noted: a. Of the amount claimed, only $290,661 (36%) was deemed eligible for reimbursement by SSA. The reasons for claim denial or reduction included: the reimbursement claim was submitted too late for processing ($174,056), the client was ineligible because he or she was not an SSI or SSDI recipient ($118,758), the client earnings were below a substantial earnings level ($72,778), the client did not work for the required nine-month period ($50,032), or insufficient documentation was submitted to support the entire claim ($5,035). In 4 cases reviewed, the reason for the denial was not clear ($96,001) from a review of the documentation in the case file. b. MCB did not submit reimbursement requests for clients whose cases were closed because of the clients' refusal to cooperate with the program requirements. MCB did not determine the total amount of reimbursable expenditures from these types of cases. However, we noted in our review of vocational rehabilitation case files that reimbursable expenditures for 16 43-231-03 12 clients who refused to participate totaled $98,237. MCB did not submit reimbursement claims for these clients. c. MCB did not have a process in place to prepare and submit claims on a regular basis. MCB did not submit any claims to SSA between August 2002 and May 2003. During our audit, we noted that the MCB vocational rehabilitation counselors must contact clients individually to ask them if they are still working in order to determine if they meet the nine-month substantial earnings requirement. Generally, case files are closed after 90 days. An alternative process could be used which would minimize the need to locate and contact each of the clients. The Unemployment Insurance Agency receives earnings records from employers. Matching the social security number of the client against the earnings records history would provide an automated approach to identify the eligible clients. RECOMMENDATIONS We recommend that MCB develop effective procedures to identify eligible clients and costs for federal reimbursement. We also recommend that MCB submit claims for federal reimbursement on a regular basis. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MCB agrees with the first recommendation and will implement a new process and procedure to address this issue. MCB plans to install a module into its System6 client tracking system that will automate the Social Security reimbursement process. This process will identify clients eligible for reimbursement, accumulate the data necessary for reimbursement, and complete the reimbursement form. This process will be performed monthly. MCB also agrees that there is a need to submit claims for federal reimbursement on a regular basis and is exploring ways to improve this process. In 2001, SSA rescinded the policy that allowed reimbursement for expenditures for clients who refuse to participate unless that individual has worked for nine consecutive months. The only way for MCB to determine continued employment would be to match the social security number of the client against the earnings records history with the Unemployment Insurance Agency earnings records from employers. MCB is in the 17 43-231-03 process of trying to get clearance from the Unemployment Insurance Agency to get earnings data for a special project for the federal government. However, MCB is still waiting for a ruling from the Department of Attorney General regarding how to legally advise and verify that clients have given MCB consent to use social security numbers for this purpose. FINDING 3. Procurement Card Purchases MCB's internal control did not ensure that the use of procurement cards was in compliance with Family Independence Agency (FIA) and Department of Management and Budget (DMB) procurement card purchase procedures. As a result, we identified $57,564 of unallowable purchases. These purchases were for ongoing, recurring services or projects, such as remodeling, equipment moving, and consulting services. Also, MCB's noncompliance resulted in a lack of oversight of procurement card use. Less oversight increases the risk that the cards could be used for inappropriate purposes. Procurement cards may be used by authorized individuals for the purchase of specific categories of goods and services within strict dollar limits. FIA and DMB have issued procedures and guidelines governing the use of State procurement cards. MCB employees used State procurement cards to make purchases totaling approximately $2 million from October 1, 2000 through March 25, 2003. During this time, 60 (66%) MCB staff were authorized to use State procurement cards. We reviewed 235 separate purchases totaling $109,808 from 41 cardholder billing cycles* for 26 different MCB employees during this 2?-year period. Our review disclosed: a. Seventy-nine (33%) of the 235 purchases, valued at $57,564, were for ongoing, recurring services or projects, such as remodeling, equipment moving, and consulting services. * See glossary at end of report for definition. 18 43-231-03 FIA and DMB procedures prohibit the use of procurement cards to purchase services that should be purchased through a State contract. DMB gives agencies delegated purchasing authority for goods and services costing less than $25,000. However, ongoing services that could exceed the delegated purchase limit should be contracted through the appropriate State procurement process. b. MCB was not providing sufficient oversight of procurement card use. We identified: (1) Thirty-six (15%) of the 235 purchases, valued at $47,815, appeared to be split to avoid the single purchase limits. FIA and DMB policy prohibits the splitting of purchases to exceed procurement card transaction limits. (2) Ten (4%) of the 235 purchases, valued at $1,931, did not contain supporting documentation for the amount charged. As a result, MCB could not ensure and we could not verify the appropriateness of the purchases. Cardholders are responsible for obtaining adequate documentation to support the purchases made with their cards, including sales receipts or vendor invoices. (3) Eighteen (44%) of 41 payment cycles, for purchases totaling $58,896, did not include verification of the receipt of goods and services by someone other than the cardholder or supervisor. FIA policy requires that a third party, other than the cardholder or supervisor, verify that the purchased items were received by initialing the transaction log. (4) Three (7%) of 41 cardholder transaction logs, for purchases totaling $6,301, did not document the date that the item or service was received. FIA policy requires that the cardholder document the date that the item or service was received by entering the date on the transaction log. 19 43-231-03 (5) MCB supervisors did not always perform detailed reviews of procurement card purchases made by staff and did not retain procurement card documentation in their possession. For one of our sample billing cycles, the cardholder was allowed to retain the supporting documentation but was unable to locate it for audit purposes. FIA policy requires that at the end of each two-week billing cycle, all receipts should be attached to the corresponding FIA procurement card transaction log sheet and then forwarded to the cardholder's supervisor for review. (6) Seven (12%) of the 60 MCB employees who had active procurement card accounts during our audit period did not have a sufficient amount of use to justify having a card assigned to them. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that MCB improve its internal control to ensure that the use of procurement cards is in compliance with FIA and DMB procurement card purchase procedures. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MCB agrees with the recommendation and will comply with Department of Labor and Economic Development (DLEG) and DMB procurement card purchase procedures. MCB will conduct remedial training for individual staff who use the procurement cards inappropriately. MCB and DLEG will monitor all MCB procurement card transactions and will take steps to rescind any procurement cards from staff who continue to have procedural violations after receiving training. FINDING 4. BEP Equipment Inventory Record MCB did not comply with established equipment inventory control procedures for Business Enterprise Program (BEP) equipment. As a result, MCB could not account for its BEP equipment inventory. This could result in the misappropriation of assets. DMB issued numerous directives to State agencies pertaining to equipment inventory controls and the recording and reporting of acquisition and disposal data 20 43-231-03 for financial reporting purposes. FIA incorporated these directives into its Administrative Manual. Our review of the BEP equipment inventory records disclosed: a. MCB did not tag all applicable BEP equipment or maintain proper equipment inventory records. The FIA Administrative Manual (AHM 441) requires that all equipment items costing more than $5,000 be tagged and included in the agency's equipment inventory records. Additionally, MCB elected to tag equipment below the $5,000 threshhold for BEP. We reviewed the equipment inventory at six separate BEP locations. We noted 15 equipment items that were not tagged and were not included in the BEP equipment inventory records. b. MCB did not request transfer authorizations and did not report additions and transfers of BEP equipment. The FIA Administrative Manual (AHM 442) requires that location units transferring equipment must notify FIA's Inventory Control Unit (ICU) of the equipment transfer. We attempted to verify the existence of 51 equipment inventory items at six separate BEP locations. We could not locate 33 (65%) equipment inventory items, and MCB could not provide documentation for the disposition of these equipment items. We also noted 27 tagged equipment items that were not included in the BEP equipment inventory records for that location and for which BEP could not provide documentation of the transfer of the equipment to these locations. c. MCB did not request authorization to dispose of surplus, scrap, and worthless BEP equipment items. 21 43-231-03 The FIA Administrative Manual (AHM 445) requires that location units disposing of equipment provide written notification to ICU. ICU will then authorize the disposal by completion of a disposal request form. We noted 22 instances in which MCB disposed of BEP equipment without the proper authorization or documentation. d. MCB did not submit all required annual equipment inventory reports during our audit period. The FIA Administrative Manual (AHM 443) requires location units to annually conduct a physical inventory of equipment to ensure that all equipment is tagged and accounted for. Additionally, the location unit must submit to ICU an equipment inventory report documenting the completion of the physical inventory. In fiscal year 2000-01, MCB did not submit the required reports for two separate BEP locations. In fiscal year 2001-02, ICU informed us that MCB did not submit the required reports for any of its BEP locations. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that MCB comply with established equipment inventory control procedures for BEP equipment. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MCB agrees with the recommendation and informed us that it has implemented the following procedure for BEP equipment tracking: MCB support staff enter all new equipment in the BEP Facility Tracking System's equipment tracking module and then issue tags for the equipment. Those tags are then issued to promotional agents to be placed on the equipment (since May 2003, approximately 560 tags and retags have been generated and sent to promotional agents to be placed on equipment). If equipment is being moved or transferred, promotional agents are required to complete a transfer authorization prior to moving the equipment. The completed transfer authorization is then sent to MCB support staff to update the system. All surplus, scrap, and worthless BEP equipment is to be authorized prior to disposal. The information is entered in the BEP Facility Tracking System, a copy of that authorization is to be stored at MCB, and the information is reported to the DLEG Facility Management Division. 22 43-231-03 FINDING 5. Client Equipment Inventory Record MCB did not comply with established procedures to monitor the assignment of MCB's equipment to vocational rehabilitation clients. As a result, MCB could not ensure that all assigned equipment purchases were being fully utilized by MCB's clients. MCB vocational rehabilitation counselors may approve the purchase of adaptive equipment, such as computers, Braillewriters, closed circuit televisions, and other visual aids, for clients who need these items in order to meet established vocational goals. The Vocational Rehabilitation Division policy manual requires that each regional office maintain a list of all equipment currently assigned to clients in the region. At the end of each fiscal year, the counselor or other designated staff member is responsible for documenting in the client's case file and on the officewide equipment record that the equipment is in the possession of the client and is being used as planned. If the equipment is no longer being used, the counselor is required to reclaim it and update the client's case file and officewide equipment inventory record. Our review of 70 vocational rehabilitation client case files disclosed equipment purchases totaling approximately $58,535. During our visits to 6 of the 8 regional offices, MCB staff at each office informed us that an officewide equipment inventory record is not used to monitor equipment in the possession of clients. Rather, vocational rehabilitation counselors rely on the clients to inform MCB if the equipment is no longer necessary. Additionally, counselors become aware of equipment that is available for reassignment informally from other counselors. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that MCB comply with established procedures to monitor the assignment of MCB's equipment to vocational rehabilitation clients. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MCB agrees with the recommendation and plans to implement a process that will allow MCB to better monitor the assignment of MCB's equipment to vocational 23 43-231-03 rehabilitation clients. Under the new procedure, equipment purchases for MCB clients over $500 are recorded on an equipment registration log. These logs will be kept in each regional office with the entries recorded by support staff. The logs will contain a description of the equipment, date of purchase, date dispensed, client name, social security number, counselor, and purchase amount. FINDING 6. Purchased Services MCB did not comply with established State purchasing requirements. As a result, MCB could not document that its purchasing practices promoted the efficient use of resources and that MCB obtained these services at minimum cost. FIA policy requires that all professional services exceeding $10,000 be processed through the FIA Procurement Section, Business Services Division. The FIA Procurement Section determines whether to make the purchases under FIA's authority or to transmit it to DMB's Acquisition Services. Following this process ensures that purchased services and contracts are competitively bid, properly executed, and processed in accordance with State statutes and policies. Our review disclosed that MCB purchased IL Program rehabilitation services totaling $226,940 and $263,263 for fiscal years 2000-01 and 2001-02, respectively, from a private rehabilitation center. We noted: a. All rehabilitation services for this grant program have been purchased from the same vendor. MCB could not provide documentation to support the purchase of these services from a sole source vendor. b. MCB did not enter into a contractual agreement with this rehabilitation center. c. MCB and FIA did not submit a negotiated contract to the State Administrative Board for review and approval. We noted this condition in our prior audit. In response to the prior audit, MCB indicated that it agreed with the recommendation and that it was taking steps to comply. 24 43-231-03 RECOMMENDATION TO HELP ENSURE THAT ITS PURCHASING PRACTICES PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES, WE AGAIN RECOMMEND THAT MCB COMPLY WITH ESTABLISHED STATE PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MCB agrees with the recommendation and informed us that it is in the process of obtaining a contract to purchase needed professional services from a private rehabilitation center. MCB will work with DLEG to ensure that this contract is obtained in accordance with established State purchasing requirements. EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO OVERCOME VISUAL DISABILITY AND OBTAIN SELF-SUPPORT AND SELF-CARE COMMENT Audit Objective: To assess the effectiveness of MCB's services provided to individuals to enable them to overcome their visual disability and obtain the maximum degree of self-support and self-care. Conclusion: MCB was generally effective in providing services to individuals to enable them to overcome their visual disability and obtain the maximum degree of self-support and self-care. However, we noted a reportable condition related to Independent Living (IL) Program case management procedures (Finding 7). Noteworthy Accomplishments: MCB conducts mini-adjustment programs that provide an introduction to blind rehabilitation skills and services. These programs also encourage further rehabilitation training. MCB brings this training to the clients by conducting the programs in various locations throughout the State. This outreach method allows MCB to provide training to a large number of clients in a relatively short period of time. During our audit period, MCB held 6 programs annually at various locations with total attendance of 211 in fiscal year 2000-01 and 185 in fiscal year 2001-02. 25 43-231-03 FINDING 7. IL Program Case Management Procedures MCB had not established policies and procedures for the case management of IL Program services. Consequently, MCB is required to use an inefficient process to prepare required federal reports. With consistent policies and procedures, MCB would be better able to document the effectiveness of the IL Program. MCB uses State and federal funds to provide IL Program services to individuals aged 55 or older who are blind, whose severe visual impairments make competitive employment extremely difficult to attain, but for whom independent living in their own homes or communities is feasible. Federal regulations detail the services that may be provided by the IL Program and require an annual reporting of the number and type of services provided. In fiscal year 2001-02, MCB expended $1,119,327 for services provided to 1,101 IL Program clients. Our review of MCB case management procedures and 84 IL Program services case files noted: a. IL Program teachers were not always required to use the client tracking system to document services provided to IL Program clients (Finding 1). Our review disclosed that because of the limited use of MCB's client tracking system: (1) MCB was dependent on extensive manual records for the preparation of required federal reports. (2) MCB could not provide a complete list of IL Program clients for two regional offices. b. MCB did not document in the case file the services provided for 12 (14%) of 84 IL Program clients. Case file documentation should be maintained to substantiate the reasonableness of the service provided. 26 43-231-03 c. MCB did not document in the case file for 14 (17%) of 84 IL Program clients that purchases made on behalf of the clients were necessary and reasonable. Case file documentation should be maintained to substantiate the purchase and the necessity of the purchase. RECOMMENDATION We recommend that MCB establish policies and procedures for the case management of IL Program services. AGENCY PRELIMINARY RESPONSE MCB agrees with the recommendation and informed us that it has implemented corrective action. Beginning June 1, 2003, all staff, including IL staff, were required to enter all clients into the System6 client tracking system. MCB staff run monthly caseload reports and verify that counselor caseloads and IL client totals are within the projected numbers for expected assigned clients. Now that all clients have been entered in the system, MCB will be able to automatically complete the IL federal reports. MCB does yearly case reviews. A component of the case review is to monitor the reasonableness of services and case file documentation. IL client cases will be included in MCB case reviews. 27 43-231-03 GLOSSARY 28 43-231-03 Table with 2 columns and 23 rowsGlossary of Acronyms and Terms BEP Business Enterprise Program. card holder billing Two weeks of transactions covering a period from a State of cycle Michigan payday through the day before the next State payday. DLEG Department of Labor and Economic Growth. DMB Department of Management and Budget. effectiveness Program success in achieving mission and goals. efficiency Achieving the most outputs and outcomes practical with the minimum amount of resources. FIA Family Independence Agency. goals The agency's intended outcomes or impacts for a program to accomplish its mission. ICU Inventory Control Unit. IL Program Independent Living Program. MCB Michigan Commission for the Blind. mission The agency's main purpose or the reason that the agency was established. objectives Specific outcomes that a program seeks to achieve its goals. performance audit An economy and efficiency audit or a program audit that is designed to provide an independent assessment of the 29 43-231-03 Table endTable with 2 columns and 7 rowsperformance of a governmental entity, program, activity, or function to improve public accountability and to facilitate decision making by parties responsible for overseeing or initiating corrective action. procurement card A credit card issued to State employees for purchasing commodities and services in accordance with State purchasing policies. reportable condition A matter that, in the auditor's judgment, represents either an opportunity for improvement or a significant deficiency in management's ability to operate a program in an effective and efficient manner. SSA federal Social Security Administration. SSDI Social Security Disability Insurance. SSI Supplemental Security Income. type II transfer The transferring of an existing department, board, commission, or agency to a principal department established by Act 380, P.A. 1965 (Executive Organization Act of 1965). Any department, board, commission, or agency assigned to a type II transfer under Act 380, P.A. 1965, shall have all its statutory authority, powers, duties and functions, records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations or other funds, including the functions of budgeting and procurement, transferred to that principal department. Table end30 43-231-03 oag -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Tue Jan 31 17:53:44 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:53:44 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: just who Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Constance Zanger MCB BEP Cc: James Hull BEP Temp Mgr ; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org ; John Scott MCB Comm. ; lydia Schuck MCB Comm. ; Larry Posont MCB Comm. Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 12:52 PM Subject: just who I'm writing today to ask you the name of the vendors who you referenced at the meeting today in regards to BEP inventory and for just how much we paid them. In addition I'm requesting an accessible copy of their report being blind. I wish to receive said information in a timely manner as a simple Word Document and/or plain text enclosure to my e-mail address listed above. I'm pretty certain that our commissioners would like to see this as well as would the Michigan Auditor General. Sincerely, Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr. Note this isn't a FOIA request as this informatikon was already referenced at today's public meeting of MCB and is already in your hands and thus is an ADA/504 request for said information. A failure to promptly comply or to abuse the FOIA as a means of circumventing existing obligations will result in legal action. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeharcz at comcast.net Tue Jan 31 19:24:06 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:24:06 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] is this mcentee inventory as word doc: Message-ID: <8EAAB64647ED4BAB9F15F3E7A423B5A6@YOUR7C60552B9E> Condition Code Site DESCRIPTION Equip. Type EQUIPMENTID Equip. Tag FIA Tag LASTTRANFERDATE Manufacturer Model OBJECT_NBR P.O. Nbr. Purch. Date Price Serial Nbr. Status VENDERID Current Condition Equip. Type Desc. Facility 1469 119 65 8 100009 44255 5/1/2002 CREATIVE STOR OPEN SHELVES 1/1/1980 1920 NA 1 SHELVING UNIT 200 2 1469 11 301 100143 44312 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 1/1/1994 3200 16680 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 1469 63 41 314 100150 7/23/2001 SCAN COIN 302 1/1/1989 825 12873 1 COIN SORTER 200 9 1469 63 60 346 100164 44329 7/23/2001 ROWE AC2001 4/1/1986 1000 909219881 1 Good BILL CHANGER 1200 200 9 1469 6 7 352 100167 44332 7/23/2001 ROWE 425 FD 1/1/1990 3600 8675 1 Good COFFEE 425 FD 200 1469 6 28 382 100180 1/30/2002 GOLD MEDAL P-60 4/1/1989 390 P-60-24823 1 POPCORN 200 1469 68 48 407 100192 44108 3/23/2005 METALMASTER 1/1/1990 850 83873 1 CABINET MICROWAVE 200 1469 68 53 409 100193 44353 1/30/2002 ROWE 495 1/1/1980 2000 1787278 1 MILK VENDOR 200 1469 47 503 100262 5/9/2003 MSI W 2 CHAIRS 1/1/1988 350 NONE 1 200 1469 47 505 100263 5/9/2003 MSI W 2 CHAIRS 1/1/1988 350 NONE 1 200 1469 47 507 100264 5/9/2003 MSI W/2CHAIRS 1/1/1988 350 NONE 1 200 1469 47 512 100266 5/9/2003 MSI WITH 2 CHAIRS 1/1/1983 360 NONE 1 200 1469 47 77 515 100267 5/9/2003 MSI W/2 CHAIRS 1/1/1990 350 NONE 1 CHAIRS 200 1469 22 2272 100293 5/9/2003 GOLD MEDAL 2086 400 P60 22938 1 200 1469 22 567 100296 5/9/2003 TRUE T49G 1/1/1990 2000 1906601 1 200 2 1469 11 572 100298 44407 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 1/1/1993 3400 3546 1 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 7 1469 10 289 100307 44415 8/25/2010 ROWE 487 1/1/1901 3600 735930 1 Scrap ICE CREAM FASTCORP 200 2 1469 56 606 100315 4/12/2004 WESTINGHOUSE MFC07M3BW1 1/1/1997 400 WB63102583 1 Fair condition FREEZER CHEST 200 2 1469 29 66 624 100324 44429 3/22/2005 ROWE 6800 1/1/1997 3550 1475 1 Fair condition SNACK 7800 200 1469 29 631 100328 5/9/2003 KELVINATOR 2SF3 1/1/1983 800 111549 1 200 1469 WHSE 43 665 100348 3/22/2005 CREATIVE STORE FIXTURE RED 1/1/1994 500 NONE 1 COUNTER 200 2 1469 NOT @ USPO LANSING PER AUDITOR 25 695 100375 45261 3/9/2004 ROWE 406Z 1/1/1990 5800 NONE 1 Fair condition POP SYRUP 200 7 1469 14 719 100399 44473 8/25/2010 ROWE 4900 JR 1/1/1984 2800 13899 1 Scrap SNACK 4900 JR 200 1469 56 28 777 100423 5/9/2003 GOLD MEDAL P 60 1/1/1996 500 P60 18588 1 POPCORN 200 1469 56 29 788 100430 5/9/2003 GOLD MEDAL 8008 1/1/1900 500 M87 2930 1 HOT DOG 200 1469 WHSE 60 808 100444 3/23/2005 ROWE BC 1 1/1/1988 1200 3829 1 BILL CHANGER 1200 200 9 1469 11 44 100491 44537 3/23/2005 ROWE 5900 1/1/1996 3600 12593 1 Good SNACK 5900 200 9 1469 13 21 2396 100492 5/9/2003 SCAN COIN 302 1/1/1996 800 12876 1 Good BILL IDENTIFER 200 1469 PER INVENTORY 8/11/05 48 100495 44540 7/23/2001 TRUE SN 27F 1/1/1990 1200 954507 1 200 1469 38 28 2276 100513 5/9/2003 GOLD MEDAL 2086 1/1/1992 650 P60-029930 1 POPCORN 200 2 1469 15 97 100527 44559 11/16/2006 FRIDGEADAIRE RT46 B 1/1/1984 1800 BA92004841 1 Fair condition REFRIGERATOR 1 DR 200 1469 Moved by JM cannot find 09-22-200962 117 100542 5/12/2003 KELVINATOR 4DF7 1/1/1985 800 305900 1 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-26 34 118 100543 44568 6/20/2006 MANITOWAC JD 024A 3/1/1997 2936 961063527 1 ICE MACHINE 200 1469 28 268 100629 7/23/2001 SHARP R 5A82 1/1/1994 350 132945 1 200 1469 28 29 277 100634 7/23/2001 GOLD MEDAL MINI DOGEROO 1/1/1990 400 M87-1694 1 HOT DOG 200 1469 86 70 295 100645 45780 10/26/2009 TYLER ACE 1 1/1/1983 1890 NA 1 COOLER 1 DOOR 200 1469 Moved by JM, cannot find 09-22-2009.180 300 100647 5/12/2003 ADT MOTION 4/1/1995 500 NA 1 200 1469 17 28 342 100669 7/23/2001 GOLD MEDAL P 60 4/1/1993 400 12257A 1 POPCORN 200 2 1469 16 366 100682 44664 2/21/2007 TRUE T 30LGP 4/1/1985 3800 310210 1 Fair condition REFRIGERATOR 2 DR 200 1469 123 11 405 100703 44674 5/25/2004 ROWE 5900 6/1/1995 3400 11909 1 SNACK 5900 200 2 1469 129 455 100705 44375 8/25/2010 ROWE 7700 1/1/1988 2800 na 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 7700 200 2 1469 9/10 PER PHYSICAL INVENTORY 60 416 100710 44680 8/25/2010 ROWE BC 100 1/1/1995 1800 10127 1 301 Fair condition BILL CHANGER 1200 200 9 1469 72 438 100719 44691 8/25/2010 ROWE 548 4/1/1996 6500 13721 1 Good COLD FOOD 548 200 1469 107 60 506 100757 44715 3/23/2005 ROWE BC 11D 4/1/1989 1800 8752 1 BILL CHANGER 1200 200 1469 107 508 100758 44716 5/12/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 435 4/1/1989 2600 E30380 1 200 1469 WHSE 27 1782 100759 3/23/2005 HATCO TK100 4/1/1990 1094 3146009511 1 STEAM TABLE 200 9 1469 MOVED PER TRANSFER REQUEST 70 513 100761 44719 10/26/2009 NORLAKE RT 46B 4/1/1990 2000 7806605 1 Good COOLER 1 DOOR 200 2 1469 107 71 526 100767 44724 11/6/2008 VENDO V40C 4/1/1982 1800 527952 1 600 Fair condition BOTTLE DROP VENDOR 200 1469 107 88 535 100772 44729 3/23/2005 ROWE BC100 4/1/1994 1800 7358 1 BILL CHANGER 100 200 1469 107 544 100775 44737 3/23/2005 ROWE CD 7/5 1/1/1986 1800 50114 1 200 2 1469 PER WOLVERINE INVENTORY 2 552 100779 44739 6/8/2009 AUTOMATED PRODUCT 211 4/1/1994 3200 62523 1 301 Fair condition COFFEE 211 200 1469 107 114 563 100785 44743 5/12/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 427 1/1/1986 2400 40075 1 COLD FOOD 427 200 1469 77 11 565 100786 44744 3/8/2010 ROWE 5900 4/1/1994 3200 5157 1 SNACK 5900 200 1469 77 17 573 100790 44745 3/23/2005 KELVINATOR T30LSP 6/1/1995 2800 34944630 1 FREEZER 1 OR 200 9 1469 144 608 100808 44758 10/7/2007 CURTIS PC-3 3/1/1997 1425 9300 1 Good CAPPUCINO MACHINE 200 9 1469 45 88 638 100824 43551 10/21/2009 ROWE BC100 6/1/1995 2200 10136 1 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 11 646 100828 43553 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 5/1/1995 3400 1018 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 9 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-25 59 658 100832 44766 10/21/2009 ROWE 648 4/1/1987 6500 17802 1 Good COLD FOOD 648 200 9 1469 4 36 750 100858 44792 6/26/2003 ALU FAB GLASS&AL 6/1/1995 12500 H50252944 1 Good ENCLOSURE SHELTER 200 1469 40 763 100865 5/12/2003 AMANA MENUMASTER 11 5/1/1994 800 9405138302 1 200 1469 40 778 100870 5/12/2003 KENMORE 2539629112 1/1/1990 400 LA24714926 1 200 1469 40 781 100871 5/12/2003 SAVE TIME 1/1/1988 600 887 1 200 1469 40 782 100872 5/12/2003 LYNNE ORDWAY 396 1/1/1992 752 9109914972 1 200 3 1469 THIS PIECE WAS NEVER SCRAPPED 14 851 100909 8/25/2010 ROWE 4900 JR 1/1/1987 2800 10633 1 301 Poor SNACK 4900 JR 200 1469 853 100911 44823 7/16/2009 ROWE 5900 1/1/1978 1270 NONE 1 200 10 1469 16 11 887 100928 44835 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 1/1/1993 3400 14874 1 Surplus SNACK 5900 200 2 1469 11 926 100956 44856 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 1/1/1995 3600 12713 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 9 1469 63 88 934 100960 44322 5/12/2003 ROWE AC2001 4/1/1988 1000 734214491 1 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 58 973 100983 44880 8/25/2010 ROWE 448 4/1/1988 6500 32187 1 Fair condition COLD FOOD 448 200 1469 3/12/07 Verified at Wolverine. 6 982 100988 44884 8/25/2010 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 211 FD 4/1/1995 3200 67078 1 COFFEE 211 FD 200 3 1469 13 1047 101025 8/25/2010 ROWE 4900 JR 6/1/1987 2800 5692 1 301 Poor SNACK 4900 200 2 1469 14 1049 101026 8/25/2010 ROWE 4900JR 1/1/1988 2800 44916 1 Fair condition SNACK 4900 JR 200 2 1469 13 1060 101035 8/25/2010 ROWE 4900 1/1/1995 2300 13456 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 4900 200 2 1469 PER PHYSICAL INVENTORY OF FAC 87 1063 101038 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 1/1/1993 3200 10076 1 Fair condition 200 1469 58 1065 101040 5/12/2003 VEND FRIEND 1/1/1984 1600 17A424 1 200 1469 58 56 1067 101041 5/12/2003 WHIRLPOOL F1510 1/1/1988 300 EME0674701 1 FREEZER CHEST 200 1469 58 56 1069 101042 5/12/2003 GENERAL ELECTRIC 11/1/1993 500 VH186196 1 FREEZER CHEST 200 1469 58 56 1070 101043 5/12/2003 GENERAL ELECTRIC 11/1/1993 300 SM106447 1 FREEZER CHEST 200 1469 58 1082 101054 5/12/2003 PRI MI 6/1/1997 500 NONE 1 200 1469 58 1083 101055 5/12/2003 PRI MI 6/1/1997 500 NONE 1 200 1469 58 1085 101056 5/12/2003 VISTA 9/1/1993 1200 586674 1 200 9 1469 PER INVENTORY 8/11/05 36 1090 101057 44936 6/3/2003 ALU FAB 6/1/1996 12500 90617 1 Good ENCLOSURE SHELTER 200 1469 85 11 1099 101065 10/18/2009 ROWE 5900 6/1/1995 3200 14252 1 SNACK 5900 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-26 108 1106 101070 44948 5/12/2003 BAKERS PRIDE P227 4/1/1997 2595 6258 1 PIZZA OVEN 200 1469 103 37 1115 101074 5/12/2003 PITCO-FRIALATOR E18S 4/1/1997 2400 828EO60BISCT 1 FRYER 200 1469 moved per repair order dtd 10/25/06 103 2377 101075 44954 5/12/2003 VULCAN VR4 1/1/1992 2000 7182310 1 RANGE 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-26 103 2378 101076 44953 5/12/2003 VULCAN VR4 1/1/1992 2500 7182309 1 RANGE 200 7 1469 88 1136 101089 8/25/2010 ROWE BC100 1/1/1989 1400 11693 1 301 Scrap BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 MOVED PER R/O DATED 7/30/07 50 1144 101090 5/12/2003 SHARP ER-5200M 1/1/1988 600 313-408-2324-1 1 595 Fair condition CASH REGISTER 200 1469 103 1151 101095 5/12/2003 WASTEKING 1250-3 1/1/1990 500 83030089 1 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-26 BY MJ 23 1157 101101 5/12/2003 LITTON LC 14 1/1/1988 700 1565 1 MICROWAVE 200 1469 103 1185 101120 5/12/2003 SHARP XE152 1/1/1994 800 48020998 1 200 1469 103 76 1194 101129 5/12/2003 MSI WOOD GRAIN 1/1/1990 400 NONE 1 TABLES, DINING 200 1469 103 1195 101132 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 400 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1196 101133 5/12/2003 MSI WOODGRAIN 1/1/1990 400 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1198 101135 5/12/2003 MSI WOOD GRAIN 1/1/1990 400 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1199 101136 5/12/2003 MSI WOODGRAIN 1/1/1990 400 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1201 101137 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 750 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1204 101138 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 750 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1205 101139 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 300 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1207 101140 5/12/2003 MSI ROUND 1/1/1992 900 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1209 101141 5/12/2003 MSI ROUND 1/19/1900 1100 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1211 101142 5/12/2003 MSI ROUND 1/1/1990 900 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1214 101143 5/12/2003 MSI ROUND 1/1/1992 900 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1215 101144 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 76 1218 101145 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 TABLES, DINING 200 1469 103 1219 101146 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1221 101147 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1223 101148 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 650 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1226 101150 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1227 101151 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1228 101152 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1231 101153 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1234 101154 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1236 101155 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1238 101156 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1239 101157 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1241 101158 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1243 101159 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1245 101160 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1246 101161 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1247 101162 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1248 101163 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1250 101164 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1993 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1252 101165 5/12/2003 HALLS 1/1/1988 1500 479456 1 200 1469 70 1263 101172 7/27/2009 True GDM 41 1/1/1993 875 526584 1 COOLER 1 DOOR 200 2 1469 87 1278 101180 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 4/1/1990 3200 5162 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 5900, JR 200 2 1469 72 1280 101181 44992 7/1/2008 ROWE 548 1/1/1991 7000 510486 1 301 Fair condition COLD FOOD 548 200 1469 103 1290 101186 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 725 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1292 101187 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1296 101189 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1298 101190 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1300 101191 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1301 101192 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1304 101193 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1306 101194 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1307 101195 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2380 101196 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2381 101197 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2382 101198 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 375 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2383 101199 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 300 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1311 101200 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1987 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2384 101201 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1316 101202 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1987 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2385 101203 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1317 101204 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1318 101205 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2386 101206 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2387 101207 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1319 101208 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1987 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1320 101209 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1987 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1321 101210 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1323 101211 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1324 101212 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1989 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1325 101213 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1989 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1326 101214 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1989 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1327 101215 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 650 NONE 1 200 9 1469 88 1340 101225 1/6/2003 ROWE BC 12 1/1/1990 1800 NONE 1 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 1469 89 2241 101226 45503 5/14/2003 KELVINATOR VSL 26 1/1/1989 2500 368543 1 200 1469 118 88 1342 101228 5/14/2003 ROWE BC 1 1/1/1989 1500 4521 1 BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 1346 101231 1/6/2003 CREATIVE STORE FIXTURE 2/1/1991 350 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 9 1469 move requested 4/13 2 1351 101234 5/24/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 211 LG 6/1/1995 3400 62521 1 301 Good COFFEE 211 200 9 1469 32 29 1386 101256 5/14/2003 GOLD MEDAL 2147 4/1/1994 950 PP 8 U 41324 1 Good HOT DOG 200 1469 34 2 1437 101286 44377 10/18/2009 ROWE 211 FB 4/1/1986 1800 69980 1 COFFEE 211 200 1469 13 1469 101308 45580 3/12/2001 ROWE 4900 1/1/1990 3450 NONE 1 301 SNACK 4900 200 1469 32 1480 101316 5/14/2003 PRECISION METAL PRODUCTS RS22 1/1/1990 1500 NONE 1 200 1469 32 1482 101318 5/14/2003 K WAY KW5A 1/1/1992 600 16741 1 200 9 1469 69 1488 101323 8/5/2008 TRUE T23 F-G 1/1/1990 2000 999393 1 Good COOLER 2 DOOR 200 2 1469 MOVED PER R/O DATED 11/16/07 11 1509 101350 11/16/2007 ROWE 5900 1/1/1992 3400 2529 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 9 1469 10 34 1564 101383 7/14/2009 SCOTSMAN NDE 550 1/1/1993 2890 808072 1 Good ICE MACHINE 200 9 1469 121 87 1577 101391 4/25/2003 ROWE 5900 JR 1/1/1994 3000 8635 1 Good SNACK 5900, JR 200 1469 5 1595 101402 5/14/2003 KELVINATOR 4DF7 4/1/1986 800 2910000 1 200 1469 5 1596 101403 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE 1/1/1986 400 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1598 101404 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE GLASS FRONT 1/1/1985 500 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1601 101406 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE 4/1/1986 500 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1603 101407 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE GLASS FRONT 1/1/1987 500 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1604 101408 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE 4/1/1986 600 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1607 101409 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE 4/1/1987 600 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1608 101410 5/14/2003 KELVINATOR RT 18B 4/1/1986 2000 7802476 1 200 1469 5 1610 101411 5/14/2003 SHARP R5A82 12/1/1990 300 132941 1 200 2 1469 29 1615 101417 12/17/2007 STAR 25S 1/1/1993 600 25006338 1 Fair condition HOT DOG 200 1469 96 1665 101453 5/14/2003 ROWE SB C-2 1/1/1989 1500 4043 1 200 1469 96 1673 101459 5/14/2003 ROWE 5900 1/1/1992 3200 10322 1 200 2 1469 72 876 101487 5/14/2003 MACOMB COUNTY 6/1/1996 2000 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 physical inventory by fw 6-26 28 886 101492 5/14/2003 GOLD MEDAL 2212 1/1/1994 850 MPU02581 1 Fair condition POPCORN 200 2 1469 72 894 101497 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 909 101499 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1989 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 910 101500 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 913 101501 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 915 101502 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 2364 101503 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 2365 101504 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 2366 101505 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 76 2367 101506 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition TABLES, DINING 200 2 1469 72 76 922 101507 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1989 375 NONE 1 Fair condition TABLES, DINING 200 9 1469 Actually moved 4/25/06. 18 981 101534 45715 6/24/2006 TRUE T49F 1/1/1989 5000 531655 1 Good FREEZER 2 DR 200 1469 179 1045 101564 5/14/2003 WHITE FFU12M5CW2 12/1/1996 500 WB80317921 1 200 1469 1683 101584 10/26/2009 BAY FIXTURE 1/1/1988 600 NONE 1 200 2 1469 75 2 2281 101615 44617 6/24/2006 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP211 4/1/1995 7100 NONE 1 301 Fair condition COFFEE 211 200 2 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-25 58 1177 101629 45525 8/25/2010 ROWE 448 1/1/1988 5000 33128 1 Fair condition COLD FOOD 448 200 1469 116 2294 101635 5/14/2003 SERVOMATION 1/1/1988 500 NONE 1 200 9 1469 116 17 2296 101639 45530 5/14/2003 KELVINATOR 6DF2 1/1/1988 1000 406480 1 Good FREEZER 1 OR 200 1469 46 1309 101692 44071 1/15/2003 RANDELL 40048 10/1/1987 1200 PB4695 1 200 9 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-25 25 2301 101702 45806 7/1/2003 ROWE 5900 1/1/1994 5000 36702 1 Good POP SYRUP 200 1469 MCB 87 2304 101707 45811 3/8/2006 RoweTS 5900 JR 1/1/1989 1200 NA 1 301 SNACK 5900, JR 200 1469 MCBTC 1336 101711 45814 5/14/2003 ROWE 447 1/1/1984 4500 NA 1 200 1469 MCBTC 2307 101712 5/14/2003 STAR 175H CRADLE 1/1/1990 450 17510220 1 200 3 1469 physical inventory 7-2-03 by mj/jm 23 2309 101714 7/8/2003 LITTON VEND 10 2/1/1989 750 14469 1 Poor MICROWAVE 200 1469 17 1492 101787 5/14/2003 LITTON 80/30 9/1/1988 750 31499 1 200 1469 17 41 1493 101788 5/14/2003 SCAN COIN 302 1/1/1990 800 12889 1 COIN SORTER 200 1469 17 1495 101790 5/14/2003 DUKE TAH HF SSM 4/1/1997 500 10B 97 1 200 2 1469 35 1631 101839 45875 4/17/2007 SCOTSMAN FD470 A4-1B 4/1/1991 2500 R525B-529171-04R 1 Fair condition ICE & WATER MACHINE 200 9 1469 11 1666 101853 45882 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 7/1/1995 3200 7606 1 301 Good SNACK 5900 200 9 1469 110 15 1722 101877 5/14/2003 DELFIELD 7048P 4/1/1988 1500 86824 C 1 Good REFRIGERATOR 1 DR 200 1469 PER PHYSICAL INVENTORY BY MJ 28 1732 101882 17762 6/25/2003 GOLD MEDAL DLX PINTO POP 4/1/1993 900 PP8U 41355 1 POPCORN 200 9 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-25 30 1780 101909 42904 10/29/2009 CRES COR XO142 SS 4/1/1992 5000 A11 1 Good OVEN CONVECTION 200 9 1469 76 1908 101964 10/7/2007 MSI RECTANGLE 1/1/1988 700 n/a 1 365 Good TABLES, DINING 200 9 1469 76 1909 101965 10/7/2007 MSI RECTANGLE 1/1/1979 700 n/a 1 365 Good TABLES, DINING 200 9 1469 76 1943 101981 10/7/2007 MSI SQ PEDASTAL 6/1/1997 400 n/a 1 365 Good TABLES, DINING 200 3 1469 11 1692 101986 10/24/2005 ROWE 5900 7/1/1996 3400 1487 1 Poor SNACK 5900 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-23 28 1718 102010 5/15/2003 GOLD MEDAL MEGA POP 4/1/1995 950 190 1 POPCORN 200 1469 114 15 1724 102013 5/15/2003 KELVINATOR 6DF 4/1/1988 1200 603225 1 REFRIGERATOR 1 DR 200 9 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-25 103 1834 102075 45553 5/15/2003 MCGRAW EDISON 20BICA 1/1/1990 1000 12250755 74 1 Good RANGE 200 1469 114 1921 102133 5/15/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 7600 1/1/1990 2500 7017460 1 200 1469 114 95 1922 102134 5/15/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 7600 1/1/1990 2500 7017450 1 SNACK VENDOR 200 1469 114 94 1924 102135 5/15/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 7600 1/1/1991 2500 701456 1 SNACK 7600 200 1469 114 94 1926 102136 5/15/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 7600 1/1/1991 2500 7017458 1 SNACK 7600 200 9 1469 129 2039 102207 8/25/2010 ROWE 7700 6/1/1993 3200 1303 1 301 Good SNACK 7700 200 1469 11 88 2050 102214 5/15/2003 ROWE BC12 4/1/1993 1500 22641 1 301 BILL CHANGER 100 200 1469 11 2056 102217 5/15/2003 SONITROL ADVTG 3250 6/1/1993 2900 07911101C 1 200 1469 11 2060 102219 5/15/2003 LYND ORDWAY 396 6/1/1994 400 9112914997 1 200 1469 5 2011 102268 5/15/2003 MSI RND PDSTL 8/1/1982 600 NONE 1 200 9 1469 10 2144 102343 42894 10/13/2006 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 320 1/1/1998 6500 M311814 1 Good ICE CREAM FASTCORP 200 1469 93 2189 102388 5/15/2003 VOLLRATH 1776 1/1/1993 350 11695 1 200 2 1469 11 2192 102391 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 9/1/1997 3600 16679 1 584 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 1469 105 2219 102418 5/15/2003 DUKE W OIA 1/1/1995 600 27B97 1 200 1469 105 28 2223 102422 5/15/2003 GOLD MEDAL MEGA POP 6/1/1997 1000 MPU02119 1 POPCORN 200 1469 105 14 2230 102429 5/15/2003 ROWE 4900 JR 1/1/1993 750 4900-09528 1 SNACK 4900 JR 200 1469 29 87 2464 102573 5/12/2003 ROWE 5900-594 JR 9/2/1999 3225 1003 1 SNACK 5900, JR 200 9 1469 11 2466 102575 6/1/2009 ROWE 5900 10/12/1999 3550 1026 1 301 Good SNACK 5900 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-23 28 2475 102584 5/15/2003 ULTRA P-60 1866 11/15/1999 569 1342 1 POPCORN 200 1469 56 17 2491 102599 5/15/2003 FREEZER FREEZER 3/8/2000 NONE 1 FREEZER 1 OR 200 9 1469 59 2521 102642 42342 8/25/2010 ROWE 648 N0004314 3/23/2000 6700 36211 6427 1 301 Good COLD FOOD 648 200 2 1469 66 2532 102659 10/24/2005 ROWE 7800 6/7/2000 3550 780010445 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 7800 200 1 1469 28 2538 102669 12/5/2000 WHIZ BANG 203 2/20/2000 1180 88851 1 339 New POPCORN 200 1 1469 PER INVENTORY 8/11/05 10 2542 102670 42548 3/23/2005 FASTCORP F631 N0001486 7/26/2000 6150 14548 1 301 New ICE CREAM FASTCORP 200 9 1469 Freezer/Ref dual temp reach-in 70 2583 102683 5/9/2003 TRue T-23DT 8/23/2000 3050 NONE 1 158 Good COOLER 1 DOOR 200 9 1469 MOVED PER R/O DTD 11/27/07 28 1995 102696 10/29/2009 GOLD MEDAL SUPER 88 6/1/1994 1200 2715 1 Good POPCORN 200 9 1469 9 2604 102764 42742 6/20/2006 FASTCORP ECC 2100 N2001586 10/30/2001 6895 17875 1 301 Good ICE CREAM ECC 2100 200 2 1469 59 2575 102767 42816 4/15/2009 Rowe 648 431N2004143 6700 1049 1 301 Fair condition COLD FOOD 648 200 3 1469 88 2599 102784 8/25/2010 ROWE BC100 10728 1 301 Poor BILL CHANGER 100 200 1 1469 Moved per physical inventory. 95 2607 102827 2/7/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 662 W/CHILLER N3002939 4/15/2003 4380 3121043 1 301 New SNACK VENDOR 200 1 1469 Moved per physical inventory. 95 2608 102828 2/7/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 662 W/CHILLER N3002939 4/15/2003 4380 3121044 1 301 New SNACK VENDOR 200 9 1469 9/10 PER PHYSICAL INVENTORY 82 2612 102837 49273 8/25/2010 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 223 TLG N3002593 3/6/2003 5330 22302256020 1 301 Good COFFEE 223 200 9 1469 THIS IS AN "F". 71 2614 102839 43539 8/19/2003 COLDTRON N7005084 2/1/1997 6800 2149 1 Good BOTTLE DROP VENDOR 200 1 1469 71 2620 102844 8/26/2003 DIXIE NARCO DN5592 N3001233 10/31/2002 4600 81400022 1 301 New BOTTLE DROP VENDOR 200 9 1469 59 2632 102856 42844 5/18/2004 ROWE 648 N3001103 10/4/2002 6800 19619 1 301 Good COLD FOOD 648 200 1 1469 73 2645 102869 10/9/2003 VENDFRIEND THK-3 10/9/2003 325 NONE 1 43 New VEND FRIEND FILTER 200 2 1469 63 2651 102875 49284 4/12/2004 GPL 630 DIRECT VOUCHER 1/28/2002 5000 10276 1 612 Fair condition COFFEE HOT DRINK 200 2 1469 63 2652 102876 49285 4/12/2004 GPL 630 DIRECT VOUCHER 1/28/2002 5000 10275 1 612 Fair condition COFFEE HOT DRINK 200 2 1469 63 2653 102877 49286 4/12/2004 GPL 630 DIRECT VOUCHER 1/28/2002 5000 10432 1 612 Fair condition COFFEE HOT DRINK 200 2 1469 114 2655 102879 49288 11/16/2004 GPL FOOD KING 427 N4001535 10/8/2003 5000 42711547 1 612 Fair condition COLD FOOD 427 200 1 1469 82 2701 102928 49315 2/24/2004 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 223TLG N4001667 10/17/2003 6995 126017 1 301 New COFFEE 223 200 9 1469 88 2712 102938 3/8/2004 ROWE BC100 N4001665 12/10/2003 2575 11578 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 28 2755 102981 7/8/2005 GOLD MEDAL MEGA POP 2212 1100 MPU02745 1 Fair condition POPCORN 200 9 1469 82 2807 103036 49338 1/24/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP223 TLG N4003117 5/13/2004 6995 3345001 1 301 Good COFFEE 223 200 9 1469 Roller grill with built in bun warmer and sneeze guard. 29 2839 103076 12/19/2005 Star Mfg. 30SBB N3001697 12/24/2002 1063.62 ZZSTAR05M006 1 158 Good HOT DOG 200 9 1469 Coffee Grinder 55 2845 103082 42743 12/19/2005 Bunn-O-Matic GDM-47 N3001697 12/24/2002 773.75 G900054568 1 158 Good COFFEE BEAN GRINDER 200 9 1469 Single, 35 gallon waste recepticle 97 2847 103084 12/19/2005 Plymold Seating 80100 N3001697 12/24/2002 475.5 80100 1 158 Good WASTE DISPOSAL 200 9 1469 Single, 35 gallon trash can 97 2848 103085 12/19/2005 Plymold Seating 80100 N3001697 12/24/2002 474.5 80100 1 158 Good WASTE DISPOSAL 200 9 1469 Single, 35 gallon trash can 97 2849 103086 12/19/2005 Plymold Seating 80100 N3001697 12/24/2002 474.5 80100 1 158 Good WASTE DISPOSAL 200 9 1469 34 2855 103092 5/15/2009 Ice-O-Matic ICE0250HW N3001631 12/24/2002 2271.13 I100-20342-Z 1 158 Good ICE MACHINE 200 9 1469 88 2872 103114 5/27/2009 ROWE BC100 641P5200971 5/4/2005 2000 11689 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 1 1469 HEATED COUNTERTOP DELI CASE 118 2880 103121 6/28/2005 HATCO CRHD-3P 641P5201134 3/25/2005 1565 N/A 1 332 New DISPLAY CASE 200 1 1469 86 2881 103122 6/1/2005 TOWA FX400T 641P5201288 6/1/2005 1650 2055178 1 595 New CASH REGISTER, TALKI 200 9 1469 MOVED PER JAMES 8/28/07 INVENTORY 123 2884 103125 10/18/2009 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP122-AC 641P5200968 5/2/2005 4795 122CC4933014 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 1 1469 34 2889 103129 3/21/2005 MANITOWOC SY-0455W 641P5200997 3/21/2005 1773.78 N/A 1 158 New ICE MACHINE 200 1 1469 DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER W/120 MEG DRIVE 109 2907 103146 10/18/2009 EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC DVQ-I-120 641P5201133 3/18/2005 795 N/A 1 590 New SECURITY EQUIPMENT 200 1 1469 PRO-MAX ELECTRIC 14"X14" FIXED LOWER GRILL STAINLESS STELL FRONT & SIDES. 134 2928 103164 10/29/2009 STAR CG14 641P5201368 6/1/2005 980 CGC-13174 1 332 New PANINI GRILL 200 1 1469 110 2957 103195 30636 8/27/2005 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP320F 641P5201360 5/27/2005 7025 5175017 1 301 New FROZEN FOOD VENDOR 200 1 1469 60 2968 103201 9/13/2005 ROWE BC1200 P5201645 7/27/2005 3190 33960 1 301 New BILL CHANGER 1200 200 1 1469 109 2969 103203 9/13/2005 DVRS STANDALONE P5201036 3/7/2005 1200 NA 1 599 New SECURITY EQUIPMENT 200 1 1469 82 2977 103214 42485 10/21/2009 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP223 TLG 641P5201784 9/12/2005 7155 51116549 1 301 New COFFEE 223 200 1 1469 88 2978 103215 10/21/2009 ROWE BC 100 641P5201784 9/12/2005 2510 12554 1 301 New BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 123 2988 103225 42481 11/27/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP122-32 641P5201772 9/15/2005 5370 122DC0537022 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 1 1469 82 2994 103231 42477 10/24/2005 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP223 TLG 641P5201380 9/1/2005 7475 51123665 1 301 New COFFEE 223 200 9 1469 9/10 PER PHYSICAL INVENTORY 11 3000 103234 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 4000 5214 1 301 Good SNACK 5900 200 1 1469 145 3013 103241 12/14/2005 GLORY GFR-100 641P6200394 11/16/2005 1000 N/A 1 589 New CURRENCY READ/COUNT 200 1 1469 142 3014 103242 10/27/2009 DVRS 460 641P5201826 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 1 1469 142 3015 103243 10/18/2009 DVRS 460 641P5201829 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 1 1469 142 3016 103244 10/18/2009 DVRS 460 641P5201825 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 1 1469 142 3018 103246 10/18/2009 DVRS 460 641P5201824 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 1 1469 142 3019 103247 12/14/2005 DVRS 460 641P5201830 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 1 1469 142 3020 103248 12/14/2005 DVRS 460 641P5201832 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 9 1469 146 3025 103253 12/14/2005 SLUSH G TYPE 9/15/2005 1012676 1 331 Good SLUSH MACHINE 200 9 1469 130 3032 103260 12/14/2005 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP 122-32 641P5201657 9/19/2005 4270 122D05257016 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/TALK 200 9 1469 88 3033 103261 12/14/2005 ROWE BC-100 641P5201657 9/19/2005 2510 12365 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 MOVED PER R/O DATED 1/31/08 95 3076 103301 1/31/2008 CRANE NATIONAL 167 FROMLARRYP 1/12/2004 2325 1015 1 600 Fair condition SNACK VENDOR 200 1 1469 43 3145 103368 42523 10/26/2009 ZUKERO & SONS FRONT W/CUTOUTS & CASH DRAWER 641P6200363 2/28/2006 19255.9 N/A 1 158 New COUNTER 200 9 1469 145 3190 103412 12/7/2009 MAGNER 920 641P62004215 11/17/2005 1100 N/A 1 589 Good CURRENCY READ/COUNT 200 9 1469 145 3191 103413 12/7/2009 HEDMAN HC40 641P6200421 11/17/2005 650 N/A 1 589 Good CURRENCY READ/COUNT 200 9 1469 123 3012 103438 7/10/2008 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP122 641P5201361 6/28/2005 4270 122DC05160128 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 2 1469 29 3238 103460 6/2/2006 LIL DIGGITY 18 DOG 739 N/A 1 339 Fair condition HOT DOG 200 2 1469 95 3239 103461 6/13/2006 CRANE GPL 159 DIRECT VOUCHER 10/3/2002 3000 12108 1 612 Fair condition SNACK VENDOR 200 2 1469 95 3240 103462 6/13/2006 CRANE GPL159 DIRECT VOUCHER 10/3/2002 3000 12103 1 612 Fair condition SNACK VENDOR 200 2 1469 95 3241 103463 6/13/2006 CRANE GPL 159 DIRECT VOUCHER 10/3/2002 3000 12101 1 612 Fair condition SNACK VENDOR 200 2 1469 95 3242 103464 6/13/2006 CRANE GPL 159 DIRECT VOUCHER 10/3/2002 3000 12099 1 612 Fair condition SNACK VENDOR 200 2 1469 18 3243 103465 6/13/2006 TRUE T49F 461N4001535 10/22/2003 1000 11931150 1 612 Fair condition FREEZER 2 DR 200 2 1469 88 3274 103466 7/7/2006 AMERICAN AC 2001 431N4001535 10/8/2003 1000 909219882 1 612 Fair condition BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 88 3260 103477 8/16/2007 ROWE BC100 641P6200897 5/12/2006 2510 11524 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 88 3301 103520 10/13/2006 ROWE BC100 641P6200508 8/25/2006 2510 11618 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 88 3302 103521 10/13/2006 ROWE BC100 641P6200948 8/25/2006 2510 11624 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 17 3308 200007 11/21/2006 KENMORE UPRIGHT PCARD 11/6/2006 390.99 4626432000 1 613 Good FREEZER 1 OR 200 9 1469 Moved by JM This unit was also noted by auditors as not at this site, Adair 109 3325 200023 6/6/2007 DVR DVR4004 641P7201034 5/2/2007 1680 N/A 1 590 Good SECURITY EQUIPMENT 200 9 1469 123 3339 200037 42767 7/3/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP936D AP133 641P7201166 5/31/2007 5275 936-010100 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 1 1469 109 3358 200056 8/24/2007 DVR DVR4004 641P7201290 8/24/2007 1680 200 GIG 1 590 New SECURITY EQUIPMENT 200 9 1469 50 3366 200065 11/13/2006 SAMSUNG ER4900 DV TO KOSCH 11/13/2006 500 NA 1 619 Good CASH REGISTER 200 9 1469 56 3369 200068 10/2/2006 GE FCM9DMWH PCARD 10/2/2006 329 15992 1 585 Good FREEZER CHEST 200 9 1469 NEED TO VERIFY IF AT DODGE OR CLIO RA 123 3425 200124 42790 1/22/2008 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP 936D 641P8200222 1/22/2008 5275 936-110229 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 9 1469 NEED TO VERIFY IF AT DODGE OR CLIO RA 123 3426 200125 42791 1/22/2008 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP 936D 641P8200222 1/22/2008 5275 936-110230 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 9 1469 34 3431 200129 2/28/2008 MANITOWAC IB-0824YC 641P8200627 2/28/2008 4908 110703869 1 158 Good ICE MACHINE 200 1 1469 May have been stolen 54 3485 200183 4/16/2008 CS MB2014-SG1 P CARD 4/16/2008 715 SG102027 1 625 New SAFE 200 1 1469 6 ADDED HOPPERS AND 2 HOPPER RACKS WERE PURCHASED WITH THIS GRINDER. 131 3486 200184 3/4/2008 BUNN IWSE P CARD 3/4/2008 1332.5 NA 1 597 New COFFEE GRINDER 200 9 1469 88 3513 200212 12/8/2009 ROWE BC100 641P8200357 5/30/2008 2675 2010 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 71 3518 200217A 6/27/2008 Dixie Narco DN5800 BEVMAX 641P8200964 6/27/2008 4850 87610094 1 301 Good BOTTLE DROP VENDOR 200 9 1469
110 3520 200219 42840 6/27/2008 FASTCORP Z400 641P8200964 6/27/2008 6150 813702 1 301 Good FROZEN FOOD VENDOR 200 9 1469 28 3540 200239 4/1/2008 ULTRA 60 SPECIAL P CARD 4/1/2008 649 NEED 1 630 Good POPCORN 200 9 1469 183 3547 200246 8/25/2010 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS T-FLEX COMBO 641P8201344 9/16/2008 4850 792-70002 1 301 Good SNACK/BOTTLE 200 1 1469 35 3566 200265 7/29/2010 SCOTSMAN MDT3F12A-1H 641P9200432 12/1/2008 2885.99 8.07132E+12 1 332 New ICE & WATER MACHINE 200 9 1469 182 3576 200275 5/8/2008 BUNN 1220000 P CARD 5/8/2008 339 NEED 1 623 Good COFFEE BREWER 200 9 1469 29 3579 200278 4/2/2008 LITTLE DIGGITY 8024 PCARD 4/2/2008 789 LDST 02480 1 630 Good HOT DOG 200 9 1469 41 3583 200282 10/8/2008 MAGNER 915 PCARD 10/8/2008 900 NA 1 589 Good COIN SORTER 200 1 1469 INCLUDES VALIDATOR MEI SER#398-827-31763 AND CHANGER TRC6512 MDB M SER3 268-804-32417 175 3593 200292 12/31/2008 AP AP942D LG 641P9200568 12/31/2008 6995 942-010024 1 302 New COFFEE 942 DLG 200 9 1469 retagged 09-03-09 70 3722 200419 9/3/2009 True T23G 1/1/1900 2400 11867465 1 Good COOLER 1 DOOR 200 Total Rows = 334 Total Purchases = $680,881.11 The From amount Entered = $0.00 The To amount Entered = $1,000,000.00 Status: Active Site: Temporary Hold Sort Order: EQUIPMENTTAG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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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 _______________________________________________ nfbmi-talk mailing list nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbmi-talk: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net From joeharcz at comcast.net Tue Jan 31 20:04:16 2012 From: joeharcz at comcast.net (joe harcz Comcast) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:04:16 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] or was it this? Message-ID: INVENTORY SPECIALTIES INC. $1,035.00 table end -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 14:50 Subject: [Vendorsmi] 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/suncat0%40gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suncat0 at gmail.com Tue Jan 31 22:33:52 2012 From: suncat0 at gmail.com (Joe Sontag) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:33:52 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] is this mcentee inventory as word doc: References: <8EAAB64647ED4BAB9F15F3E7A423B5A6@YOUR7C60552B9E> Message-ID: <9A81F8AC852E4AA9854619966DED2CBF@Reputercat> This is a spreadsheet documenting equipment that cannot be located within the range of BEP facilities or storage. Much of this is old, but there are some modern vending machines and some security systems shown here. ----- Original Message ----- From: joe harcz Comcast To: Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 14:24 Subject: [Vendorsmi] is this mcentee inventory as word doc: Condition Code Site DESCRIPTION Equip. Type EQUIPMENTID Equip. Tag FIA Tag LASTTRANFERDATE Manufacturer Model OBJECT_NBR P.O. Nbr. Purch. Date Price Serial Nbr. Status VENDERID Current Condition Equip. Type Desc. Facility 1469 119 65 8 100009 44255 5/1/2002 CREATIVE STOR OPEN SHELVES 1/1/1980 1920 NA 1 SHELVING UNIT 200 2 1469 11 301 100143 44312 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 1/1/1994 3200 16680 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 1469 63 41 314 100150 7/23/2001 SCAN COIN 302 1/1/1989 825 12873 1 COIN SORTER 200 9 1469 63 60 346 100164 44329 7/23/2001 ROWE AC2001 4/1/1986 1000 909219881 1 Good BILL CHANGER 1200 200 9 1469 6 7 352 100167 44332 7/23/2001 ROWE 425 FD 1/1/1990 3600 8675 1 Good COFFEE 425 FD 200 1469 6 28 382 100180 1/30/2002 GOLD MEDAL P-60 4/1/1989 390 P-60-24823 1 POPCORN 200 1469 68 48 407 100192 44108 3/23/2005 METALMASTER 1/1/1990 850 83873 1 CABINET MICROWAVE 200 1469 68 53 409 100193 44353 1/30/2002 ROWE 495 1/1/1980 2000 1787278 1 MILK VENDOR 200 1469 47 503 100262 5/9/2003 MSI W 2 CHAIRS 1/1/1988 350 NONE 1 200 1469 47 505 100263 5/9/2003 MSI W 2 CHAIRS 1/1/1988 350 NONE 1 200 1469 47 507 100264 5/9/2003 MSI W/2CHAIRS 1/1/1988 350 NONE 1 200 1469 47 512 100266 5/9/2003 MSI WITH 2 CHAIRS 1/1/1983 360 NONE 1 200 1469 47 77 515 100267 5/9/2003 MSI W/2 CHAIRS 1/1/1990 350 NONE 1 CHAIRS 200 1469 22 2272 100293 5/9/2003 GOLD MEDAL 2086 400 P60 22938 1 200 1469 22 567 100296 5/9/2003 TRUE T49G 1/1/1990 2000 1906601 1 200 2 1469 11 572 100298 44407 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 1/1/1993 3400 3546 1 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 7 1469 10 289 100307 44415 8/25/2010 ROWE 487 1/1/1901 3600 735930 1 Scrap ICE CREAM FASTCORP 200 2 1469 56 606 100315 4/12/2004 WESTINGHOUSE MFC07M3BW1 1/1/1997 400 WB63102583 1 Fair condition FREEZER CHEST 200 2 1469 29 66 624 100324 44429 3/22/2005 ROWE 6800 1/1/1997 3550 1475 1 Fair condition SNACK 7800 200 1469 29 631 100328 5/9/2003 KELVINATOR 2SF3 1/1/1983 800 111549 1 200 1469 WHSE 43 665 100348 3/22/2005 CREATIVE STORE FIXTURE RED 1/1/1994 500 NONE 1 COUNTER 200 2 1469 NOT @ USPO LANSING PER AUDITOR 25 695 100375 45261 3/9/2004 ROWE 406Z 1/1/1990 5800 NONE 1 Fair condition POP SYRUP 200 7 1469 14 719 100399 44473 8/25/2010 ROWE 4900 JR 1/1/1984 2800 13899 1 Scrap SNACK 4900 JR 200 1469 56 28 777 100423 5/9/2003 GOLD MEDAL P 60 1/1/1996 500 P60 18588 1 POPCORN 200 1469 56 29 788 100430 5/9/2003 GOLD MEDAL 8008 1/1/1900 500 M87 2930 1 HOT DOG 200 1469 WHSE 60 808 100444 3/23/2005 ROWE BC 1 1/1/1988 1200 3829 1 BILL CHANGER 1200 200 9 1469 11 44 100491 44537 3/23/2005 ROWE 5900 1/1/1996 3600 12593 1 Good SNACK 5900 200 9 1469 13 21 2396 100492 5/9/2003 SCAN COIN 302 1/1/1996 800 12876 1 Good BILL IDENTIFER 200 1469 PER INVENTORY 8/11/05 48 100495 44540 7/23/2001 TRUE SN 27F 1/1/1990 1200 954507 1 200 1469 38 28 2276 100513 5/9/2003 GOLD MEDAL 2086 1/1/1992 650 P60-029930 1 POPCORN 200 2 1469 15 97 100527 44559 11/16/2006 FRIDGEADAIRE RT46 B 1/1/1984 1800 BA92004841 1 Fair condition REFRIGERATOR 1 DR 200 1469 Moved by JM cannot find 09-22-200962 117 100542 5/12/2003 KELVINATOR 4DF7 1/1/1985 800 305900 1 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-26 34 118 100543 44568 6/20/2006 MANITOWAC JD 024A 3/1/1997 2936 961063527 1 ICE MACHINE 200 1469 28 268 100629 7/23/2001 SHARP R 5A82 1/1/1994 350 132945 1 200 1469 28 29 277 100634 7/23/2001 GOLD MEDAL MINI DOGEROO 1/1/1990 400 M87-1694 1 HOT DOG 200 1469 86 70 295 100645 45780 10/26/2009 TYLER ACE 1 1/1/1983 1890 NA 1 COOLER 1 DOOR 200 1469 Moved by JM, cannot find 09-22-2009.180 300 100647 5/12/2003 ADT MOTION 4/1/1995 500 NA 1 200 1469 17 28 342 100669 7/23/2001 GOLD MEDAL P 60 4/1/1993 400 12257A 1 POPCORN 200 2 1469 16 366 100682 44664 2/21/2007 TRUE T 30LGP 4/1/1985 3800 310210 1 Fair condition REFRIGERATOR 2 DR 200 1469 123 11 405 100703 44674 5/25/2004 ROWE 5900 6/1/1995 3400 11909 1 SNACK 5900 200 2 1469 129 455 100705 44375 8/25/2010 ROWE 7700 1/1/1988 2800 na 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 7700 200 2 1469 9/10 PER PHYSICAL INVENTORY 60 416 100710 44680 8/25/2010 ROWE BC 100 1/1/1995 1800 10127 1 301 Fair condition BILL CHANGER 1200 200 9 1469 72 438 100719 44691 8/25/2010 ROWE 548 4/1/1996 6500 13721 1 Good COLD FOOD 548 200 1469 107 60 506 100757 44715 3/23/2005 ROWE BC 11D 4/1/1989 1800 8752 1 BILL CHANGER 1200 200 1469 107 508 100758 44716 5/12/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 435 4/1/1989 2600 E30380 1 200 1469 WHSE 27 1782 100759 3/23/2005 HATCO TK100 4/1/1990 1094 3146009511 1 STEAM TABLE 200 9 1469 MOVED PER TRANSFER REQUEST 70 513 100761 44719 10/26/2009 NORLAKE RT 46B 4/1/1990 2000 7806605 1 Good COOLER 1 DOOR 200 2 1469 107 71 526 100767 44724 11/6/2008 VENDO V40C 4/1/1982 1800 527952 1 600 Fair condition BOTTLE DROP VENDOR 200 1469 107 88 535 100772 44729 3/23/2005 ROWE BC100 4/1/1994 1800 7358 1 BILL CHANGER 100 200 1469 107 544 100775 44737 3/23/2005 ROWE CD 7/5 1/1/1986 1800 50114 1 200 2 1469 PER WOLVERINE INVENTORY 2 552 100779 44739 6/8/2009 AUTOMATED PRODUCT 211 4/1/1994 3200 62523 1 301 Fair condition COFFEE 211 200 1469 107 114 563 100785 44743 5/12/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 427 1/1/1986 2400 40075 1 COLD FOOD 427 200 1469 77 11 565 100786 44744 3/8/2010 ROWE 5900 4/1/1994 3200 5157 1 SNACK 5900 200 1469 77 17 573 100790 44745 3/23/2005 KELVINATOR T30LSP 6/1/1995 2800 34944630 1 FREEZER 1 OR 200 9 1469 144 608 100808 44758 10/7/2007 CURTIS PC-3 3/1/1997 1425 9300 1 Good CAPPUCINO MACHINE 200 9 1469 45 88 638 100824 43551 10/21/2009 ROWE BC100 6/1/1995 2200 10136 1 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 11 646 100828 43553 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 5/1/1995 3400 1018 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 9 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-25 59 658 100832 44766 10/21/2009 ROWE 648 4/1/1987 6500 17802 1 Good COLD FOOD 648 200 9 1469 4 36 750 100858 44792 6/26/2003 ALU FAB GLASS&AL 6/1/1995 12500 H50252944 1 Good ENCLOSURE SHELTER 200 1469 40 763 100865 5/12/2003 AMANA MENUMASTER 11 5/1/1994 800 9405138302 1 200 1469 40 778 100870 5/12/2003 KENMORE 2539629112 1/1/1990 400 LA24714926 1 200 1469 40 781 100871 5/12/2003 SAVE TIME 1/1/1988 600 887 1 200 1469 40 782 100872 5/12/2003 LYNNE ORDWAY 396 1/1/1992 752 9109914972 1 200 3 1469 THIS PIECE WAS NEVER SCRAPPED 14 851 100909 8/25/2010 ROWE 4900 JR 1/1/1987 2800 10633 1 301 Poor SNACK 4900 JR 200 1469 853 100911 44823 7/16/2009 ROWE 5900 1/1/1978 1270 NONE 1 200 10 1469 16 11 887 100928 44835 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 1/1/1993 3400 14874 1 Surplus SNACK 5900 200 2 1469 11 926 100956 44856 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 1/1/1995 3600 12713 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 9 1469 63 88 934 100960 44322 5/12/2003 ROWE AC2001 4/1/1988 1000 734214491 1 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 58 973 100983 44880 8/25/2010 ROWE 448 4/1/1988 6500 32187 1 Fair condition COLD FOOD 448 200 1469 3/12/07 Verified at Wolverine. 6 982 100988 44884 8/25/2010 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 211 FD 4/1/1995 3200 67078 1 COFFEE 211 FD 200 3 1469 13 1047 101025 8/25/2010 ROWE 4900 JR 6/1/1987 2800 5692 1 301 Poor SNACK 4900 200 2 1469 14 1049 101026 8/25/2010 ROWE 4900JR 1/1/1988 2800 44916 1 Fair condition SNACK 4900 JR 200 2 1469 13 1060 101035 8/25/2010 ROWE 4900 1/1/1995 2300 13456 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 4900 200 2 1469 PER PHYSICAL INVENTORY OF FAC 87 1063 101038 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 1/1/1993 3200 10076 1 Fair condition 200 1469 58 1065 101040 5/12/2003 VEND FRIEND 1/1/1984 1600 17A424 1 200 1469 58 56 1067 101041 5/12/2003 WHIRLPOOL F1510 1/1/1988 300 EME0674701 1 FREEZER CHEST 200 1469 58 56 1069 101042 5/12/2003 GENERAL ELECTRIC 11/1/1993 500 VH186196 1 FREEZER CHEST 200 1469 58 56 1070 101043 5/12/2003 GENERAL ELECTRIC 11/1/1993 300 SM106447 1 FREEZER CHEST 200 1469 58 1082 101054 5/12/2003 PRI MI 6/1/1997 500 NONE 1 200 1469 58 1083 101055 5/12/2003 PRI MI 6/1/1997 500 NONE 1 200 1469 58 1085 101056 5/12/2003 VISTA 9/1/1993 1200 586674 1 200 9 1469 PER INVENTORY 8/11/05 36 1090 101057 44936 6/3/2003 ALU FAB 6/1/1996 12500 90617 1 Good ENCLOSURE SHELTER 200 1469 85 11 1099 101065 10/18/2009 ROWE 5900 6/1/1995 3200 14252 1 SNACK 5900 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-26 108 1106 101070 44948 5/12/2003 BAKERS PRIDE P227 4/1/1997 2595 6258 1 PIZZA OVEN 200 1469 103 37 1115 101074 5/12/2003 PITCO-FRIALATOR E18S 4/1/1997 2400 828EO60BISCT 1 FRYER 200 1469 moved per repair order dtd 10/25/06 103 2377 101075 44954 5/12/2003 VULCAN VR4 1/1/1992 2000 7182310 1 RANGE 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-26 103 2378 101076 44953 5/12/2003 VULCAN VR4 1/1/1992 2500 7182309 1 RANGE 200 7 1469 88 1136 101089 8/25/2010 ROWE BC100 1/1/1989 1400 11693 1 301 Scrap BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 MOVED PER R/O DATED 7/30/07 50 1144 101090 5/12/2003 SHARP ER-5200M 1/1/1988 600 313-408-2324-1 1 595 Fair condition CASH REGISTER 200 1469 103 1151 101095 5/12/2003 WASTEKING 1250-3 1/1/1990 500 83030089 1 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-26 BY MJ 23 1157 101101 5/12/2003 LITTON LC 14 1/1/1988 700 1565 1 MICROWAVE 200 1469 103 1185 101120 5/12/2003 SHARP XE152 1/1/1994 800 48020998 1 200 1469 103 76 1194 101129 5/12/2003 MSI WOOD GRAIN 1/1/1990 400 NONE 1 TABLES, DINING 200 1469 103 1195 101132 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 400 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1196 101133 5/12/2003 MSI WOODGRAIN 1/1/1990 400 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1198 101135 5/12/2003 MSI WOOD GRAIN 1/1/1990 400 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1199 101136 5/12/2003 MSI WOODGRAIN 1/1/1990 400 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1201 101137 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 750 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1204 101138 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 750 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1205 101139 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 300 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1207 101140 5/12/2003 MSI ROUND 1/1/1992 900 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1209 101141 5/12/2003 MSI ROUND 1/19/1900 1100 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1211 101142 5/12/2003 MSI ROUND 1/1/1990 900 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1214 101143 5/12/2003 MSI ROUND 1/1/1992 900 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1215 101144 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 76 1218 101145 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 TABLES, DINING 200 1469 103 1219 101146 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1221 101147 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1223 101148 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 650 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1226 101150 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1227 101151 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1228 101152 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1231 101153 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1234 101154 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1236 101155 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1238 101156 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1239 101157 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1241 101158 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1243 101159 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1245 101160 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1246 101161 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1247 101162 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1248 101163 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1992 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1250 101164 5/12/2003 MSI 1/1/1993 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1252 101165 5/12/2003 HALLS 1/1/1988 1500 479456 1 200 1469 70 1263 101172 7/27/2009 True GDM 41 1/1/1993 875 526584 1 COOLER 1 DOOR 200 2 1469 87 1278 101180 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 4/1/1990 3200 5162 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 5900, JR 200 2 1469 72 1280 101181 44992 7/1/2008 ROWE 548 1/1/1991 7000 510486 1 301 Fair condition COLD FOOD 548 200 1469 103 1290 101186 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 725 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1292 101187 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1296 101189 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1298 101190 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1300 101191 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1301 101192 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1304 101193 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1306 101194 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1307 101195 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2380 101196 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2381 101197 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 450 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2382 101198 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 375 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2383 101199 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 300 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1311 101200 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1987 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2384 101201 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1316 101202 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1987 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2385 101203 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1317 101204 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1318 101205 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2386 101206 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 2387 101207 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1319 101208 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1987 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1320 101209 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1987 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1321 101210 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1323 101211 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1324 101212 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1989 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1325 101213 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1989 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1326 101214 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1989 800 NONE 1 200 1469 103 1327 101215 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1990 650 NONE 1 200 9 1469 88 1340 101225 1/6/2003 ROWE BC 12 1/1/1990 1800 NONE 1 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 1469 89 2241 101226 45503 5/14/2003 KELVINATOR VSL 26 1/1/1989 2500 368543 1 200 1469 118 88 1342 101228 5/14/2003 ROWE BC 1 1/1/1989 1500 4521 1 BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 1346 101231 1/6/2003 CREATIVE STORE FIXTURE 2/1/1991 350 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 9 1469 move requested 4/13 2 1351 101234 5/24/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 211 LG 6/1/1995 3400 62521 1 301 Good COFFEE 211 200 9 1469 32 29 1386 101256 5/14/2003 GOLD MEDAL 2147 4/1/1994 950 PP 8 U 41324 1 Good HOT DOG 200 1469 34 2 1437 101286 44377 10/18/2009 ROWE 211 FB 4/1/1986 1800 69980 1 COFFEE 211 200 1469 13 1469 101308 45580 3/12/2001 ROWE 4900 1/1/1990 3450 NONE 1 301 SNACK 4900 200 1469 32 1480 101316 5/14/2003 PRECISION METAL PRODUCTS RS22 1/1/1990 1500 NONE 1 200 1469 32 1482 101318 5/14/2003 K WAY KW5A 1/1/1992 600 16741 1 200 9 1469 69 1488 101323 8/5/2008 TRUE T23 F-G 1/1/1990 2000 999393 1 Good COOLER 2 DOOR 200 2 1469 MOVED PER R/O DATED 11/16/07 11 1509 101350 11/16/2007 ROWE 5900 1/1/1992 3400 2529 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 9 1469 10 34 1564 101383 7/14/2009 SCOTSMAN NDE 550 1/1/1993 2890 808072 1 Good ICE MACHINE 200 9 1469 121 87 1577 101391 4/25/2003 ROWE 5900 JR 1/1/1994 3000 8635 1 Good SNACK 5900, JR 200 1469 5 1595 101402 5/14/2003 KELVINATOR 4DF7 4/1/1986 800 2910000 1 200 1469 5 1596 101403 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE 1/1/1986 400 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1598 101404 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE GLASS FRONT 1/1/1985 500 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1601 101406 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE 4/1/1986 500 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1603 101407 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE GLASS FRONT 1/1/1987 500 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1604 101408 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE 4/1/1986 600 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1607 101409 5/14/2003 BAY FIXTURE 4/1/1987 600 NONE 1 200 1469 5 1608 101410 5/14/2003 KELVINATOR RT 18B 4/1/1986 2000 7802476 1 200 1469 5 1610 101411 5/14/2003 SHARP R5A82 12/1/1990 300 132941 1 200 2 1469 29 1615 101417 12/17/2007 STAR 25S 1/1/1993 600 25006338 1 Fair condition HOT DOG 200 1469 96 1665 101453 5/14/2003 ROWE SB C-2 1/1/1989 1500 4043 1 200 1469 96 1673 101459 5/14/2003 ROWE 5900 1/1/1992 3200 10322 1 200 2 1469 72 876 101487 5/14/2003 MACOMB COUNTY 6/1/1996 2000 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 physical inventory by fw 6-26 28 886 101492 5/14/2003 GOLD MEDAL 2212 1/1/1994 850 MPU02581 1 Fair condition POPCORN 200 2 1469 72 894 101497 5/14/2003 MSI 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 909 101499 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1989 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 910 101500 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 913 101501 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 915 101502 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 2364 101503 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 2365 101504 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 2366 101505 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition 200 2 1469 72 76 2367 101506 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1988 375 NONE 1 Fair condition TABLES, DINING 200 2 1469 72 76 922 101507 5/14/2003 MSI RND PEDESTAL 1/1/1989 375 NONE 1 Fair condition TABLES, DINING 200 9 1469 Actually moved 4/25/06. 18 981 101534 45715 6/24/2006 TRUE T49F 1/1/1989 5000 531655 1 Good FREEZER 2 DR 200 1469 179 1045 101564 5/14/2003 WHITE FFU12M5CW2 12/1/1996 500 WB80317921 1 200 1469 1683 101584 10/26/2009 BAY FIXTURE 1/1/1988 600 NONE 1 200 2 1469 75 2 2281 101615 44617 6/24/2006 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP211 4/1/1995 7100 NONE 1 301 Fair condition COFFEE 211 200 2 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-25 58 1177 101629 45525 8/25/2010 ROWE 448 1/1/1988 5000 33128 1 Fair condition COLD FOOD 448 200 1469 116 2294 101635 5/14/2003 SERVOMATION 1/1/1988 500 NONE 1 200 9 1469 116 17 2296 101639 45530 5/14/2003 KELVINATOR 6DF2 1/1/1988 1000 406480 1 Good FREEZER 1 OR 200 1469 46 1309 101692 44071 1/15/2003 RANDELL 40048 10/1/1987 1200 PB4695 1 200 9 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-25 25 2301 101702 45806 7/1/2003 ROWE 5900 1/1/1994 5000 36702 1 Good POP SYRUP 200 1469 MCB 87 2304 101707 45811 3/8/2006 RoweTS 5900 JR 1/1/1989 1200 NA 1 301 SNACK 5900, JR 200 1469 MCBTC 1336 101711 45814 5/14/2003 ROWE 447 1/1/1984 4500 NA 1 200 1469 MCBTC 2307 101712 5/14/2003 STAR 175H CRADLE 1/1/1990 450 17510220 1 200 3 1469 physical inventory 7-2-03 by mj/jm 23 2309 101714 7/8/2003 LITTON VEND 10 2/1/1989 750 14469 1 Poor MICROWAVE 200 1469 17 1492 101787 5/14/2003 LITTON 80/30 9/1/1988 750 31499 1 200 1469 17 41 1493 101788 5/14/2003 SCAN COIN 302 1/1/1990 800 12889 1 COIN SORTER 200 1469 17 1495 101790 5/14/2003 DUKE TAH HF SSM 4/1/1997 500 10B 97 1 200 2 1469 35 1631 101839 45875 4/17/2007 SCOTSMAN FD470 A4-1B 4/1/1991 2500 R525B-529171-04R 1 Fair condition ICE & WATER MACHINE 200 9 1469 11 1666 101853 45882 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 7/1/1995 3200 7606 1 301 Good SNACK 5900 200 9 1469 110 15 1722 101877 5/14/2003 DELFIELD 7048P 4/1/1988 1500 86824 C 1 Good REFRIGERATOR 1 DR 200 1469 PER PHYSICAL INVENTORY BY MJ 28 1732 101882 17762 6/25/2003 GOLD MEDAL DLX PINTO POP 4/1/1993 900 PP8U 41355 1 POPCORN 200 9 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-25 30 1780 101909 42904 10/29/2009 CRES COR XO142 SS 4/1/1992 5000 A11 1 Good OVEN CONVECTION 200 9 1469 76 1908 101964 10/7/2007 MSI RECTANGLE 1/1/1988 700 n/a 1 365 Good TABLES, DINING 200 9 1469 76 1909 101965 10/7/2007 MSI RECTANGLE 1/1/1979 700 n/a 1 365 Good TABLES, DINING 200 9 1469 76 1943 101981 10/7/2007 MSI SQ PEDASTAL 6/1/1997 400 n/a 1 365 Good TABLES, DINING 200 3 1469 11 1692 101986 10/24/2005 ROWE 5900 7/1/1996 3400 1487 1 Poor SNACK 5900 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-23 28 1718 102010 5/15/2003 GOLD MEDAL MEGA POP 4/1/1995 950 190 1 POPCORN 200 1469 114 15 1724 102013 5/15/2003 KELVINATOR 6DF 4/1/1988 1200 603225 1 REFRIGERATOR 1 DR 200 9 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-25 103 1834 102075 45553 5/15/2003 MCGRAW EDISON 20BICA 1/1/1990 1000 12250755 74 1 Good RANGE 200 1469 114 1921 102133 5/15/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 7600 1/1/1990 2500 7017460 1 200 1469 114 95 1922 102134 5/15/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 7600 1/1/1990 2500 7017450 1 SNACK VENDOR 200 1469 114 94 1924 102135 5/15/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 7600 1/1/1991 2500 701456 1 SNACK 7600 200 1469 114 94 1926 102136 5/15/2003 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 7600 1/1/1991 2500 7017458 1 SNACK 7600 200 9 1469 129 2039 102207 8/25/2010 ROWE 7700 6/1/1993 3200 1303 1 301 Good SNACK 7700 200 1469 11 88 2050 102214 5/15/2003 ROWE BC12 4/1/1993 1500 22641 1 301 BILL CHANGER 100 200 1469 11 2056 102217 5/15/2003 SONITROL ADVTG 3250 6/1/1993 2900 07911101C 1 200 1469 11 2060 102219 5/15/2003 LYND ORDWAY 396 6/1/1994 400 9112914997 1 200 1469 5 2011 102268 5/15/2003 MSI RND PDSTL 8/1/1982 600 NONE 1 200 9 1469 10 2144 102343 42894 10/13/2006 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 320 1/1/1998 6500 M311814 1 Good ICE CREAM FASTCORP 200 1469 93 2189 102388 5/15/2003 VOLLRATH 1776 1/1/1993 350 11695 1 200 2 1469 11 2192 102391 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 9/1/1997 3600 16679 1 584 Fair condition SNACK 5900 200 1469 105 2219 102418 5/15/2003 DUKE W OIA 1/1/1995 600 27B97 1 200 1469 105 28 2223 102422 5/15/2003 GOLD MEDAL MEGA POP 6/1/1997 1000 MPU02119 1 POPCORN 200 1469 105 14 2230 102429 5/15/2003 ROWE 4900 JR 1/1/1993 750 4900-09528 1 SNACK 4900 JR 200 1469 29 87 2464 102573 5/12/2003 ROWE 5900-594 JR 9/2/1999 3225 1003 1 SNACK 5900, JR 200 9 1469 11 2466 102575 6/1/2009 ROWE 5900 10/12/1999 3550 1026 1 301 Good SNACK 5900 200 1469 PHYSICAL INVENTORY 6-23 28 2475 102584 5/15/2003 ULTRA P-60 1866 11/15/1999 569 1342 1 POPCORN 200 1469 56 17 2491 102599 5/15/2003 FREEZER FREEZER 3/8/2000 NONE 1 FREEZER 1 OR 200 9 1469 59 2521 102642 42342 8/25/2010 ROWE 648 N0004314 3/23/2000 6700 36211 6427 1 301 Good COLD FOOD 648 200 2 1469 66 2532 102659 10/24/2005 ROWE 7800 6/7/2000 3550 780010445 1 301 Fair condition SNACK 7800 200 1 1469 28 2538 102669 12/5/2000 WHIZ BANG 203 2/20/2000 1180 88851 1 339 New POPCORN 200 1 1469 PER INVENTORY 8/11/05 10 2542 102670 42548 3/23/2005 FASTCORP F631 N0001486 7/26/2000 6150 14548 1 301 New ICE CREAM FASTCORP 200 9 1469 Freezer/Ref dual temp reach-in 70 2583 102683 5/9/2003 TRue T-23DT 8/23/2000 3050 NONE 1 158 Good COOLER 1 DOOR 200 9 1469 MOVED PER R/O DTD 11/27/07 28 1995 102696 10/29/2009 GOLD MEDAL SUPER 88 6/1/1994 1200 2715 1 Good POPCORN 200 9 1469 9 2604 102764 42742 6/20/2006 FASTCORP ECC 2100 N2001586 10/30/2001 6895 17875 1 301 Good ICE CREAM ECC 2100 200 2 1469 59 2575 102767 42816 4/15/2009 Rowe 648 431N2004143 6700 1049 1 301 Fair condition COLD FOOD 648 200 3 1469 88 2599 102784 8/25/2010 ROWE BC100 10728 1 301 Poor BILL CHANGER 100 200 1 1469 Moved per physical inventory. 95 2607 102827 2/7/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 662 W/CHILLER N3002939 4/15/2003 4380 3121043 1 301 New SNACK VENDOR 200 1 1469 Moved per physical inventory. 95 2608 102828 2/7/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 662 W/CHILLER N3002939 4/15/2003 4380 3121044 1 301 New SNACK VENDOR 200 9 1469 9/10 PER PHYSICAL INVENTORY 82 2612 102837 49273 8/25/2010 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 223 TLG N3002593 3/6/2003 5330 22302256020 1 301 Good COFFEE 223 200 9 1469 THIS IS AN "F". 71 2614 102839 43539 8/19/2003 COLDTRON N7005084 2/1/1997 6800 2149 1 Good BOTTLE DROP VENDOR 200 1 1469 71 2620 102844 8/26/2003 DIXIE NARCO DN5592 N3001233 10/31/2002 4600 81400022 1 301 New BOTTLE DROP VENDOR 200 9 1469 59 2632 102856 42844 5/18/2004 ROWE 648 N3001103 10/4/2002 6800 19619 1 301 Good COLD FOOD 648 200 1 1469 73 2645 102869 10/9/2003 VENDFRIEND THK-3 10/9/2003 325 NONE 1 43 New VEND FRIEND FILTER 200 2 1469 63 2651 102875 49284 4/12/2004 GPL 630 DIRECT VOUCHER 1/28/2002 5000 10276 1 612 Fair condition COFFEE HOT DRINK 200 2 1469 63 2652 102876 49285 4/12/2004 GPL 630 DIRECT VOUCHER 1/28/2002 5000 10275 1 612 Fair condition COFFEE HOT DRINK 200 2 1469 63 2653 102877 49286 4/12/2004 GPL 630 DIRECT VOUCHER 1/28/2002 5000 10432 1 612 Fair condition COFFEE HOT DRINK 200 2 1469 114 2655 102879 49288 11/16/2004 GPL FOOD KING 427 N4001535 10/8/2003 5000 42711547 1 612 Fair condition COLD FOOD 427 200 1 1469 82 2701 102928 49315 2/24/2004 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS 223TLG N4001667 10/17/2003 6995 126017 1 301 New COFFEE 223 200 9 1469 88 2712 102938 3/8/2004 ROWE BC100 N4001665 12/10/2003 2575 11578 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 28 2755 102981 7/8/2005 GOLD MEDAL MEGA POP 2212 1100 MPU02745 1 Fair condition POPCORN 200 9 1469 82 2807 103036 49338 1/24/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP223 TLG N4003117 5/13/2004 6995 3345001 1 301 Good COFFEE 223 200 9 1469 Roller grill with built in bun warmer and sneeze guard. 29 2839 103076 12/19/2005 Star Mfg. 30SBB N3001697 12/24/2002 1063.62 ZZSTAR05M006 1 158 Good HOT DOG 200 9 1469 Coffee Grinder 55 2845 103082 42743 12/19/2005 Bunn-O-Matic GDM-47 N3001697 12/24/2002 773.75 G900054568 1 158 Good COFFEE BEAN GRINDER 200 9 1469 Single, 35 gallon waste recepticle 97 2847 103084 12/19/2005 Plymold Seating 80100 N3001697 12/24/2002 475.5 80100 1 158 Good WASTE DISPOSAL 200 9 1469 Single, 35 gallon trash can 97 2848 103085 12/19/2005 Plymold Seating 80100 N3001697 12/24/2002 474.5 80100 1 158 Good WASTE DISPOSAL 200 9 1469 Single, 35 gallon trash can 97 2849 103086 12/19/2005 Plymold Seating 80100 N3001697 12/24/2002 474.5 80100 1 158 Good WASTE DISPOSAL 200 9 1469 34 2855 103092 5/15/2009 Ice-O-Matic ICE0250HW N3001631 12/24/2002 2271.13 I100-20342-Z 1 158 Good ICE MACHINE 200 9 1469 88 2872 103114 5/27/2009 ROWE BC100 641P5200971 5/4/2005 2000 11689 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 1 1469 HEATED COUNTERTOP DELI CASE 118 2880 103121 6/28/2005 HATCO CRHD-3P 641P5201134 3/25/2005 1565 N/A 1 332 New DISPLAY CASE 200 1 1469 86 2881 103122 6/1/2005 TOWA FX400T 641P5201288 6/1/2005 1650 2055178 1 595 New CASH REGISTER, TALKI 200 9 1469 MOVED PER JAMES 8/28/07 INVENTORY 123 2884 103125 10/18/2009 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP122-AC 641P5200968 5/2/2005 4795 122CC4933014 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 1 1469 34 2889 103129 3/21/2005 MANITOWOC SY-0455W 641P5200997 3/21/2005 1773.78 N/A 1 158 New ICE MACHINE 200 1 1469 DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER W/120 MEG DRIVE 109 2907 103146 10/18/2009 EAGLE MEDIA SYSTEMS INC DVQ-I-120 641P5201133 3/18/2005 795 N/A 1 590 New SECURITY EQUIPMENT 200 1 1469 PRO-MAX ELECTRIC 14"X14" FIXED LOWER GRILL STAINLESS STELL FRONT & SIDES. 134 2928 103164 10/29/2009 STAR CG14 641P5201368 6/1/2005 980 CGC-13174 1 332 New PANINI GRILL 200 1 1469 110 2957 103195 30636 8/27/2005 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP320F 641P5201360 5/27/2005 7025 5175017 1 301 New FROZEN FOOD VENDOR 200 1 1469 60 2968 103201 9/13/2005 ROWE BC1200 P5201645 7/27/2005 3190 33960 1 301 New BILL CHANGER 1200 200 1 1469 109 2969 103203 9/13/2005 DVRS STANDALONE P5201036 3/7/2005 1200 NA 1 599 New SECURITY EQUIPMENT 200 1 1469 82 2977 103214 42485 10/21/2009 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP223 TLG 641P5201784 9/12/2005 7155 51116549 1 301 New COFFEE 223 200 1 1469 88 2978 103215 10/21/2009 ROWE BC 100 641P5201784 9/12/2005 2510 12554 1 301 New BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 123 2988 103225 42481 11/27/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP122-32 641P5201772 9/15/2005 5370 122DC0537022 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 1 1469 82 2994 103231 42477 10/24/2005 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP223 TLG 641P5201380 9/1/2005 7475 51123665 1 301 New COFFEE 223 200 9 1469 9/10 PER PHYSICAL INVENTORY 11 3000 103234 8/25/2010 ROWE 5900 4000 5214 1 301 Good SNACK 5900 200 1 1469 145 3013 103241 12/14/2005 GLORY GFR-100 641P6200394 11/16/2005 1000 N/A 1 589 New CURRENCY READ/COUNT 200 1 1469 142 3014 103242 10/27/2009 DVRS 460 641P5201826 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 1 1469 142 3015 103243 10/18/2009 DVRS 460 641P5201829 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 1 1469 142 3016 103244 10/18/2009 DVRS 460 641P5201825 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 1 1469 142 3018 103246 10/18/2009 DVRS 460 641P5201824 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 1 1469 142 3019 103247 12/14/2005 DVRS 460 641P5201830 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 1 1469 142 3020 103248 12/14/2005 DVRS 460 641P5201832 9/16/2005 1300 N/A 1 599 New DVR 200 9 1469 146 3025 103253 12/14/2005 SLUSH G TYPE 9/15/2005 1012676 1 331 Good SLUSH MACHINE 200 9 1469 130 3032 103260 12/14/2005 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP 122-32 641P5201657 9/19/2005 4270 122D05257016 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/TALK 200 9 1469 88 3033 103261 12/14/2005 ROWE BC-100 641P5201657 9/19/2005 2510 12365 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 2 1469 MOVED PER R/O DATED 1/31/08 95 3076 103301 1/31/2008 CRANE NATIONAL 167 FROMLARRYP 1/12/2004 2325 1015 1 600 Fair condition SNACK VENDOR 200 1 1469 43 3145 103368 42523 10/26/2009 ZUKERO & SONS FRONT W/CUTOUTS & CASH DRAWER 641P6200363 2/28/2006 19255.9 N/A 1 158 New COUNTER 200 9 1469 145 3190 103412 12/7/2009 MAGNER 920 641P62004215 11/17/2005 1100 N/A 1 589 Good CURRENCY READ/COUNT 200 9 1469 145 3191 103413 12/7/2009 HEDMAN HC40 641P6200421 11/17/2005 650 N/A 1 589 Good CURRENCY READ/COUNT 200 9 1469 123 3012 103438 7/10/2008 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP122 641P5201361 6/28/2005 4270 122DC05160128 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 2 1469 29 3238 103460 6/2/2006 LIL DIGGITY 18 DOG 739 N/A 1 339 Fair condition HOT DOG 200 2 1469 95 3239 103461 6/13/2006 CRANE GPL 159 DIRECT VOUCHER 10/3/2002 3000 12108 1 612 Fair condition SNACK VENDOR 200 2 1469 95 3240 103462 6/13/2006 CRANE GPL159 DIRECT VOUCHER 10/3/2002 3000 12103 1 612 Fair condition SNACK VENDOR 200 2 1469 95 3241 103463 6/13/2006 CRANE GPL 159 DIRECT VOUCHER 10/3/2002 3000 12101 1 612 Fair condition SNACK VENDOR 200 2 1469 95 3242 103464 6/13/2006 CRANE GPL 159 DIRECT VOUCHER 10/3/2002 3000 12099 1 612 Fair condition SNACK VENDOR 200 2 1469 18 3243 103465 6/13/2006 TRUE T49F 461N4001535 10/22/2003 1000 11931150 1 612 Fair condition FREEZER 2 DR 200 2 1469 88 3274 103466 7/7/2006 AMERICAN AC 2001 431N4001535 10/8/2003 1000 909219882 1 612 Fair condition BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 88 3260 103477 8/16/2007 ROWE BC100 641P6200897 5/12/2006 2510 11524 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 88 3301 103520 10/13/2006 ROWE BC100 641P6200508 8/25/2006 2510 11618 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 88 3302 103521 10/13/2006 ROWE BC100 641P6200948 8/25/2006 2510 11624 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 17 3308 200007 11/21/2006 KENMORE UPRIGHT PCARD 11/6/2006 390.99 4626432000 1 613 Good FREEZER 1 OR 200 9 1469 Moved by JM This unit was also noted by auditors as not at this site, Adair 109 3325 200023 6/6/2007 DVR DVR4004 641P7201034 5/2/2007 1680 N/A 1 590 Good SECURITY EQUIPMENT 200 9 1469 123 3339 200037 42767 7/3/2007 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP936D AP133 641P7201166 5/31/2007 5275 936-010100 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 1 1469 109 3358 200056 8/24/2007 DVR DVR4004 641P7201290 8/24/2007 1680 200 GIG 1 590 New SECURITY EQUIPMENT 200 9 1469 50 3366 200065 11/13/2006 SAMSUNG ER4900 DV TO KOSCH 11/13/2006 500 NA 1 619 Good CASH REGISTER 200 9 1469 56 3369 200068 10/2/2006 GE FCM9DMWH PCARD 10/2/2006 329 15992 1 585 Good FREEZER CHEST 200 9 1469 NEED TO VERIFY IF AT DODGE OR CLIO RA 123 3425 200124 42790 1/22/2008 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP 936D 641P8200222 1/22/2008 5275 936-110229 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 9 1469 NEED TO VERIFY IF AT DODGE OR CLIO RA 123 3426 200125 42791 1/22/2008 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS AP 936D 641P8200222 1/22/2008 5275 936-110230 1 301 Good SNACK VENDOR W/CHILL 200 9 1469 34 3431 200129 2/28/2008 MANITOWAC IB-0824YC 641P8200627 2/28/2008 4908 110703869 1 158 Good ICE MACHINE 200 1 1469 May have been stolen 54 3485 200183 4/16/2008 CS MB2014-SG1 P CARD 4/16/2008 715 SG102027 1 625 New SAFE 200 1 1469 6 ADDED HOPPERS AND 2 HOPPER RACKS WERE PURCHASED WITH THIS GRINDER. 131 3486 200184 3/4/2008 BUNN IWSE P CARD 3/4/2008 1332.5 NA 1 597 New COFFEE GRINDER 200 9 1469 88 3513 200212 12/8/2009 ROWE BC100 641P8200357 5/30/2008 2675 2010 1 301 Good BILL CHANGER 100 200 9 1469 71 3518 200217A 6/27/2008 Dixie Narco DN5800 BEVMAX 641P8200964 6/27/2008 4850 87610094 1 301 Good BOTTLE DROP VENDOR 200 9 1469
110 3520 200219 42840 6/27/2008 FASTCORP Z400 641P8200964 6/27/2008 6150 813702 1 301 Good FROZEN FOOD VENDOR 200 9 1469 28 3540 200239 4/1/2008 ULTRA 60 SPECIAL P CARD 4/1/2008 649 NEED 1 630 Good POPCORN 200 9 1469 183 3547 200246 8/25/2010 AUTOMATED PRODUCTS T-FLEX COMBO 641P8201344 9/16/2008 4850 792-70002 1 301 Good SNACK/BOTTLE 200 1 1469 35 3566 200265 7/29/2010 SCOTSMAN MDT3F12A-1H 641P9200432 12/1/2008 2885.99 8.07132E+12 1 332 New ICE & WATER MACHINE 200 9 1469 182 3576 200275 5/8/2008 BUNN 1220000 P CARD 5/8/2008 339 NEED 1 623 Good COFFEE BREWER 200 9 1469 29 3579 200278 4/2/2008 LITTLE DIGGITY 8024 PCARD 4/2/2008 789 LDST 02480 1 630 Good HOT DOG 200 9 1469 41 3583 200282 10/8/2008 MAGNER 915 PCARD 10/8/2008 900 NA 1 589 Good COIN SORTER 200 1 1469 INCLUDES VALIDATOR MEI SER#398-827-31763 AND CHANGER TRC6512 MDB M SER3 268-804-32417 175 3593 200292 12/31/2008 AP AP942D LG 641P9200568 12/31/2008 6995 942-010024 1 302 New COFFEE 942 DLG 200 9 1469 retagged 09-03-09 70 3722 200419 9/3/2009 True T23G 1/1/1900 2400 11867465 1 Good COOLER 1 DOOR 200 Total Rows = 334 Total Purchases = $680,881.11 The From amount Entered = $0.00 The To amount Entered = $1,000,000.00 Status: Active Site: Temporary Hold Sort Order: EQUIPMENTTAG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/suncat0%40gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suncat0 at gmail.com Tue Jan 31 22:40:31 2012 From: suncat0 at gmail.com (Joe Sontag) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:40:31 -0500 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] simple question inventory vendor References: <231480B941684CFCA5CE52A0C21206CE@YOUR7C60552B9E> Message-ID: <28E1E6EE2E8D40BAB18A1AA06CD2B53D@Reputercat> This firm is often used to take the final inventory at BEP facilities when an operator leaves. ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 14:52 Subject: [Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] simple question inventory vendor ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" To: "Patrick Cannon MCB Dir." Cc: "James Hull BEP Temp Mgr" ; "lydia Schuck MCB Comm." ; "Constance Zanger MCB BEP" ; "James Chaney EOC" ; ; ; "John Scott MCB Comm." Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:50 PM Subject: [nfbmi-talk] 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 _______________________________________________ nfbmi-talk mailing list nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfbmi-talk: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/joeharcz%40comcast.net _______________________________________________ Vendorsmi mailing list Vendorsmi at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Vendorsmi: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/vendorsmi_nfbnet.org/suncat0%40gmail.com