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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>With regard to the equipment inventory, I
find it both amusing and totally disgusting that a taxpayer-funded organization
such as BEP requires a second inventory by a new and different person or entity,
simply because the data from the physical inventory does not match up with the database.
Does anyone really believe that repeat performance of the physical inventory
is going to bring about a different result—the desired result by BEP management
of match up with the database inventory? If anyone really believes that expensive
concept, I, like the governor, have a taxpayer-free-funded built bridge to <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> to sell to
anyone holding such belief.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>What actually is needed is an “independent”
investigation of why and how the physical inventory of BEP equipment does not match
up with not only the database inventory, but actual equipment purchases.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Then, perhaps we the taxpayers can get full
disclosure about not only how tax monies have been spent,but how and where the purchases
were assigned or magically disappeared, so as to not match up between the
physical inventory and database Inventory. Does anyone really believe such
an “independent investigation” is likely to take place on the initiative
of the Commission for the Blind? We are more likely to get a bridge to <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>
than an “independent investigation from the Commission, LARA, or the Snyder
administration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Speaking of an “independent” perspective,
perhaps the state Auditor’s General audit draft report released May 18<sup>th</sup>
will shed some daylight sunshine on the propriety of the BEP inventory issue. You
think? Oh yeah, that’s right, pardon me, I guess the released draft
report was to remain an unrevealed secret, since MCB Director Patrick
Cannon informed the MCB Board and public last Friday, June 15<sup>th</sup>,
that no Auditor General report yet exists on the BEP audit. Hmmmmmmmm,
perhaps very soon, right, Mr. Cannon? I guess that secret was to remain
unrevealed until accidently exposed, like the email from Assistant Attorney General
Tom Warren on the legality of the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Anderson</st1:place></st1:City>
bid and interview process. It appears any title that contains the word “General”
translates to “classified” or “confidential”.
Correct, Mr. Cannon? So much for the rule of law concerning governmental transparency.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Allegedly the purpose of the proposed Executive
Order 2012-2 was to bring about efficiency and better services within programs serving
the blind and disabled citizens of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State>.
How is work to welfare for the blind and disabled make foe more efficient
program management? In my opinion, the core problem of unqualified, incompentent,
corrupt management still exists. It appears to me it is simply a moving around
the chairs on the deck of the sinking unsinkable ship. The only question
to be answered is who will survive? The likely answer is the civil service
personnel with system-issued survival “floatation” protection support.
Of course, as we often learn from the post-sinking report, it will be determined
that the disaster could have been avoided were it not for “human error”
caused by “failure to ffollow established and prescribed practices and procedures”,
yet, there is no criminal or civil culpability and accountability for the negligent
breach of duty by the personnel involved. Those responsible for the disaster
are simply reassigned or sent off into the sunset with their abundant taxpayer-paid
severance package and life-long retirement and health-care benefits. Go figure!
Standard efficiency operating procedure.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Terry Eagle <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
vendorsmi-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:vendorsmi-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>joe harcz Comcast<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 20, 2012
1:28 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Patrick Cannon MCB Dir.<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; MARK
CODY; Sue Luzenski MCB Admin Ass.; Joe Sibley MCBVI Pres.; James Chaney EOC;
Craig McManus RSA; Hazell Brooks; nfbmi-talk@nfbnet.org; Elmer Cerano MPAS;
zimmerm@michigan.gov; Vendorsmi@nfbnet.org; John Scott MCB Comm.<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Vendorsmi] send me the
inventory now!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Request Cannon June 20, 2012 Accountability<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1365
E. Mt. Morris Rd.</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mt.
Morris</span></font></st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State></st1:place>
48458<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:joeharcz@comcast.net">joeharcz@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Re: Equipment inventory<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>To:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Patrick D. Cannon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Director, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State>
commission for the Blind <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>(Via e-mail)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Mr. Cannon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I’m writing to you as the Director of the
Michigan commission for the Blind to remit all spreadsheets, and other data
related to the MCB’s Equipment Inventory that is a required and ongoing
obligation of your and the BEP staff. Certainly it is your and others
obligations to account to for who, what, when where and why and how or
federally taxpayer funded stuff is!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This isn’t rocket sconce sir. It is a matter of
accounting and accountability for where and how our taxpayer’s monies are
accounted for. You are paid in excess of $125,000 per year to in part know just
where this stuff is.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Your job description also requires that you ensure
subordinates like Zanger and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hull</st1:place></st1:City>
and Promotional Agents know where our stuff is. Yet, no one knows where
anything is apparently. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Also this goes to the ggross dereliction of ongoing
duties by PA, Josh Hoskins and his superiors including yourself in the loss of
a $7,000 snack machine at he “Holt Rest Area” demolished or otherwise
lost do to dereliction of known duties and that has not been responded to and
there is no accountability for this or other actions/inactions by you, the
boss.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>What gives here?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Send me this inventory stuff in accessable format
which is to send it to me as Word attachments/and/or plain text enclosures to
my e-mail adress listed above pursuent to obligations under the Rehabilitation
Act of which you are well aware and title II of the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">ADA</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Do it now.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cc: MCB Commissioners<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cc: EOC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cc: RSA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cc: Mike Zimmer, LARA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cc: MCBVI<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cc: NFB MI<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>CC: several<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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