tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post2903980230699707783..comments2024-01-16T19:32:02.006-08:00Comments on .: Tired Of Conflict, Milton City Manager QuitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-73304506495797352862008-09-03T04:09:00.000-07:002008-09-03T04:09:00.000-07:00Access Milton: Do you think these types of commen...Access Milton: Do you think these types of comments are appropriate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-48669594583111821742008-09-02T18:59:00.000-07:002008-09-02T18:59:00.000-07:00Maybe if Mr. Beckett would have just bought a pack...Maybe if Mr. Beckett would have just bought a package of "Oscar Meyer's" and given them to Alan Tart to inspect before each meeting then there would have been no problems?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-57381509790231390792008-09-01T18:47:00.000-07:002008-09-01T18:47:00.000-07:0015 or 20 buckaroos.15 or 20 buckaroos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-14914107936826850492008-08-29T11:57:00.000-07:002008-08-29T11:57:00.000-07:00Just found this site searching for more info on th...Just found this site searching for more info on the City Manager deal. I saw that P. suggested requesting email records. I think this is a fantastic idea as it is apparent the true facts have yet to come to light.<BR/><BR/>I recall when some folks did this during the election there was some cost involved.<BR/><BR/>First - has anyone on this blog initiated the request? If not - any idea of the cost?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-82115259500765416942008-08-28T19:11:00.000-07:002008-08-28T19:11:00.000-07:00Not just Julie, but her weiner shadow Alan.Not just Julie, but her weiner shadow Alan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-33007405602464450292008-08-27T09:00:00.000-07:002008-08-27T09:00:00.000-07:00There is nothing wrong with Beckett.Now Julie's gr...There is nothing wrong with Beckett.<BR/><BR/>Now Julie's groupie cult members KNOW they made a mistake and should all be SPANKED.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-37767040381169391182008-08-27T07:57:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:57:00.000-07:00Here is the article where it was known and approve...Here is the article where it was known and approved...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Milton manager gets $137K salary, referee time <BR/><BR/><BR/>By DOUG NURSE<BR/>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<BR/><BR/>Published on: 04/24/08<BR/> <BR/>The contract for Milton's newly hired city manager, Billy Preston Beckett, has the standard stuff. Including: a $137,000 salary, $600 car allowance, 12 months severance pay, a 401(k) plan.<BR/><BR/>Then there's a perk you don't see everyday: Beckett will be allowed to take vacation time during the Arena Football League season to travel as a referee.<BR/> <BR/>"As long as he gets his city manager job done, I'm OK with it," said Mayor Joe Lockwood.<BR/><BR/>Eight months after its first city manager departed, the Milton City Council hired Beckett, former Riverdale city manager and longtime Fayette County administrator.<BR/><BR/>Beckett said in an earlier interview his priorities for now are pretty basic — get to know the city staff members; get up to speed for projects already in the pipeline, and familiarize himself with the contract with CH2M Hill-OMI, which was hired by the city to provide day-to-day services.<BR/><BR/>Becket served as Riverdale city manager from 2000-04, and as Fayette County administrator from 1985-2000.<BR/><BR/>Before coming to Georgia, Beckett worked in Raleigh County, W. Va.; Franklin County, Va.; and Collier County in southwest Florida.<BR/><BR/>Beckett, 59, holds a Master of Urban Affairs, Public Management from Virginia Tech, and has completed all work except the thesis for Master of Urban and Regional Planning.<BR/><BR/>Most recently, he was a city manager in Florida.<BR/><BR/>He also served in the U.S. Army from 1970-72.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-8660250689635453052008-08-27T07:35:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:35:00.000-07:00Recall Recall Recall Recall ...Recall<BR/> Recall<BR/> Recall<BR/> Recall<BR/> Recall<BR/><BR/>Where/How can we contribute to this idea? <BR/><BR/>There have to be outstanding people out there to run our beautiful city. I believe EVERY citizen is ready for change at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-9074115695132098492008-08-27T07:24:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:24:00.000-07:00Does the word RECALL ring a bell?Does the word RECALL ring a bell?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-67513027260880784612008-08-27T06:28:00.000-07:002008-08-27T06:28:00.000-07:00Duh here, Day 2, still not a peep from Tart, not o...Duh here, <BR/>Day 2, still not a peep from Tart, not one scap of factual information to the citizens of Milton,But interestingly we somehow rather magicly receive a year old article from another city presented to us as some kind of revelant information. This alone speaks volumes to me as to what kind of person[s] we have "running" Milton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-64057778796941491712008-08-26T18:16:00.000-07:002008-08-26T18:16:00.000-07:00My question is... if JZB is truly running the city...My question is... if JZB is truly running the city..which she is...then can someone answer to the results so far? Not good...just google city of Milton and tell me how many positive news stories you find. BB was a good man and would have brought real change to Milton. He committed to do the job and that is that. He just recognized very quickly just how screwed up the city is and that he could not change JZB. She is a bully and thinks she represents the the whole of Milton. This is why community activists never make good council members. Good luck with your city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-22743603105905518302008-08-26T18:12:00.000-07:002008-08-26T18:12:00.000-07:00Normally there are three sides in every employment...Normally there are three sides in every employment seperation. However, in the present case, there could be a total of nine. Six council members, Mayor, Beckett's and the FACTS. <BR/><BR/>True reason for this separation will probably never be known.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-85519122464078390262008-08-26T17:35:00.000-07:002008-08-26T17:35:00.000-07:00P,Denny Crane is on the job. Good info.P,<BR/><BR/>Denny Crane is on the job. Good info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-28486917310735885502008-08-26T17:29:00.000-07:002008-08-26T17:29:00.000-07:00That's what my husband said. But didn't that issu...That's what my husband said. But didn't that issue already come up. I remember reading about that when it took so long for Council and Beckett to come to a mutual agreement about his hiring. And when they did, they agreed to his terms. Unanimously. So then the issue of whether or not he has a second job is a non-issue.<BR/><BR/>You are creating "SPIN".<BR/>And you know that too.<BR/><BR/>Dontcha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-44655929504186080092008-08-26T16:59:00.000-07:002008-08-26T16:59:00.000-07:00The city manager is a full-time employee, not an ...The city manager is a full-time employee, not an elected official. You're confusing the issue. <BR/><BR/>And you know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-13403965831992075402008-08-26T15:48:00.000-07:002008-08-26T15:48:00.000-07:00They all have a second job....Julie: a substitute...They all have a second job....<BR/><BR/>Julie: a substitute teacher for Fulton County Schools<BR/><BR/>Tina: also a Substitute teacher for Fulton Schools, and had/has a marketing company, sports magazine<BR/><BR/>Alan: FDA job<BR/><BR/>Bill: Church builder<BR/><BR/>Karen: Not sure<BR/><BR/>Joe: Builder<BR/><BR/>Burt: Sales job<BR/><BR/>And your point is what about someone having two jobs???<BR/><BR/>BTW, it is against the law for a company to tell you that it is a conflict of interest to have two jobs.<BR/><BR/>And you know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-76615477524006701612008-08-26T15:33:00.000-07:002008-08-26T15:33:00.000-07:00Or maybe a "hobby"? Sounds like if a couple of cou...Or maybe a "hobby"? Sounds like if a couple of council members got the same, or a life, they would do a much better job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-59181027769000933712008-08-26T15:14:00.000-07:002008-08-26T15:14:00.000-07:00Geez...I didn't know he had 2 jobs! The company wh...Geez...I didn't know he had 2 jobs! The company where I work calls this a conflict of interest. I think the council was generous to allow this second job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-56150609641560179902008-08-26T14:58:00.000-07:002008-08-26T14:58:00.000-07:00"Yeah, Billy was tired of conflict alright --- the..."Yeah, Billy was tired of conflict alright --- the conflict of maintaining 2 jobs!"<BR/><BR/>Actually he was very up front from the get go and EVERY one knew AND agreed to his conditions of taking the job. This post is a rather pathetic, typical low blow to Beckett without factual back up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-3302113639931582542008-08-26T14:54:00.000-07:002008-08-26T14:54:00.000-07:00If Tart was half a man,[and/or half a representati...If Tart was half a man,[and/or half a representative of the citizens] HE'D tell the story insted of 'P" having to use the open records act to try to dig out the truth.<BR/><BR/>I do not know who is/was right/wrong. But Tart's silence on revealing the facts to his public is Thunderous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-43859468400566524702008-08-26T14:42:00.000-07:002008-08-26T14:42:00.000-07:00Yeah, Billy was tired of conflict alright --- the ...Yeah, Billy was tired of conflict alright --- the conflict of maintaining 2 jobs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-56877797477196827562008-08-26T13:45:00.000-07:002008-08-26T13:45:00.000-07:00Go get'em PWhooooooooooooooooooo-ahGo get'em P<BR/><BR/>Whooooooooooooooooooo-ahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-89008992501873540662008-08-26T12:45:00.000-07:002008-08-26T12:45:00.000-07:00this is what you all should do. go down to city h...this is what you all should do. go down to city hall and see the city clerk and request the public/open records of all conversations via email between the council and the city manager during the last few weeks. just like some of us did during the last election for campaign contribution disclosure reports which were very revealing. then review the documents and make an EDUCATED decision. also ask for the records between the attorney and council, if allowed. transparent government means ALL of them must be transparent. Also write the media and ask for an expose story on all of this. I don't want to be a sh*t disturber here but we need ALL of the facts. Julie herself teaches this so I'm sure she and Alan and anyone else who preaches transparent government understands the need to set the record straight. City hall Tel # is 678.242.2500<BR/><BR/>P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-43193095635916991382008-08-26T10:57:00.000-07:002008-08-26T10:57:00.000-07:00neither really.neither really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862313.post-23496120738928104532008-08-26T10:15:00.000-07:002008-08-26T10:15:00.000-07:00Time for MoM, aka Sheriff, to become acting city m...Time for MoM, aka Sheriff, to become acting city manager. Loser of presidential election then becomes permanent city manager. Do you want Obama or the republican running your city?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com