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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For your thoughtful consideration. Are there
any mixed messages here? I must wonder exactly what "personal financial
information will be sought, but the BEP administrative rules are very clear
about the Agency's right to see the financials of the businesses, operator
obligations to the Program, and on the duties of the PAs. Let's hear from
you!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=resolutioncomm@sbcglobal.net
href="mailto:resolutioncomm@sbcglobal.net">James Chaney</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=jiggyzee@comcast.net
href="mailto:jiggyzee@comcast.net">H Brooks</A> ; <A title=terrydeagle@yahoo.com
href="mailto:terrydeagle@yahoo.com">Terry Eagle</A> ; <A title=suncat0@gmail.com
href="mailto:suncat0@gmail.com">Joe Sontag</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 23, 2010 18:12</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Fw: Supporting the people you work for</DIV></DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top><BR><BR>Best Regards,<BR><BR>James Chaney<BR>EOC
Chairperson<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 12/22/10, Bill Lozier <I><<A
href="mailto:flingem@hotmail.com">flingem@hotmail.com</A>></I></B>
wrote:<BR>
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Bill Lozier <<A
href="mailto:flingem@hotmail.com">flingem@hotmail.com</A>><BR>Subject:
Supporting the people you work for<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:hullj@michigan.gov">hullj@michigan.gov</A><BR>Cc: <A
href="mailto:rob.essenberg@yahoo.com">rob.essenberg@yahoo.com</A>, <A
href="mailto:resolutioncomm@sbcglobal.net">resolutioncomm@sbcglobal.net</A>,
"<A href="mailto:dlayer8954@yahoo.com">dlayer8954@yahoo.com</A>" <<A
href="mailto:dlayer8954@yahoo.com">dlayer8954@yahoo.com</A>>, <A
href="mailto:drea7139@yahoo.com">drea7139@yahoo.com</A>, <A
href="mailto:sjx3@sbcglobal.net">sjx3@sbcglobal.net</A>, <A
href="mailto:mjcbiz@charter.net">mjcbiz@charter.net</A>, <A
href="mailto:garsvend@aol.com">garsvend@aol.com</A>, <A
href="mailto:pilarskij@charter.net">pilarskij@charter.net</A>, <A
href="mailto:geri.taeckens@isahealthfund.org">geri.taeckens@isahealthfund.org</A>,
<A href="mailto:cannonp@michigan.gov">cannonp@michigan.gov</A>, <A
href="mailto:margwolfe@usa.net">margwolfe@usa.net</A>,
brlbumps@sbcglobal.net, gregkeathley@yahoo.com<BR>Date: Wednesday,
December 22, 2010, 11:46 AM<BR><BR>
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Good Morning
James, <BR> <BR> I am
writing to you this morning seeking clarification on several things that
were said during the EOC meeting Last thru. During that meeting
you stated that the SLA is going to start requiring personal financial
information be submitted to the SLA. it is news to me
that the that OUR agency in now part of tax code and workers
comp enforcement branch of government.
<BR> <BR> May I remind you
of the SLAs purpose, your job is to help provide meaningful
employment opportunities for blind people, your job is promote
and provide assistance to your clients. You sir are being paid
darn good money to advocate for US and to provide good jobs for blind
people! The BEP is set up to provide business opportunity for
blind folks not to police them, there are many many other law
enforcement agencies out there to make sure all state and federal laws
are being followed. it is the SLAs job to create a
viable training program and oversee a fair and accurate a
promotion system, both of these things the agency seems is totally
incapable of doing. How can we trust you with vital financial
information the SLA can't even handle a simple points
system? This current training class has not even been trained on
any of the things that you are going to try and require of them
starting in April. The SLA has to provide real quality
training and real quality retraining (this is your job) before you can
become a tax cop! the SLAs job is to assist us,
not to police us, your job is to advocate for us not against
us. You sir should be OUR main champion against this
unfair and unjust 3% TAX. It took years to get
telephony working correctly but it sure didn't take long to
get that 3% TAX incorporated into the system, how much of our
set-asides were used for that?. Thanks for having our backs
on this you sure looked good to DMB but not the blind
community. </DIV>
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Instead of using OUR money to make your jobs easier, set
asides are supposed to be used to make OUR jobs better.
Another reminder the set-aside fund was not put in place to be an
agency slush fund. I for one am demanding to see a
clear and accurate report from the agency on exactly what and
how OUR money is being spent. If this is not provide i
am going to be demanding a compete audit of the agency and demanding
accountability for any misappropriate use of OUR
money. Lets clean your house before you worry about
ours. Start doing inventories yourselves, get rid of all
these outside contractors like mcbetty and do your
jobs. If the SLA did its job correctly then i
guarantee OUR set-aside account will go up. Quit falling for every
sales pitch you hear and stop buying into flashy product lines,
that's our job not yours. NO MORE BLENDERS OR UNNEEDED OR UNWANTED
FRIVOLOUS EQUIPMENT AND STOP THIS OVER THE TOP SITE
DEVELOPMENT. THESE THINGS ALONE WOULD SAVE US WAY MORE MONEY
THEN THE
3%!!!!!!! <BR> <BR>
Please show me anywhere in the Randolph Sheppard act or PA 260 that give
the SLA the right to request personal private financial information to
them, OR THAT WE ARE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES!! WE ARE NOT
STATE EMPLOYEES AND SHOULD AND WILL NOT BE SUBJECTED TO THESE STRONG ARM
TACTICS. We are independent business people and have the rights
and responsibilities of such. Send a letter to my neighbor asking
him for his private financial information and see how far you
get. <BR> <BR>
It is so clear that we are not state employees how can we have to
pay this 3%? I can not believe the SLA dropped the ball
on us like this, how can we ever trust you again? Is the SLA
staff for us or against us? Could you please
provide to myself and the rest of the committee a copy of the final exam
that was given to this current training class and also any information
that was provided to them concerning taxes and bookkeeping?
Looking forward to a quick response and the requested
information? </DIV>
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WE ARE NOT STATE EMPLOYEES and i am sorry that you are and that
you have to pay a 3% tax, Just because you have to pay it
dose not mean that independent business people
do!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR> <BR>Respectfully<BR> <BR>Bill
Lozier<BR>Elected Operators
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