More importantly how could they form a non profit without having an executive board? Who on earth filed for the non profit status? Attorney Brigid Fitzgerald? On her own? http://mcrecord.com/2015/01/30/le-bourget-partnership-continues-independently-of-city-funding/.
I am thrilled this group is attempting to survive on their own efforts and not accepting public funds illegally or fundraising illegally anymore.(government agencies or committees cannot fundraise or solicit donations, and public funding must have a VALID PUBLIC PURPOSE.....which this group NEVER HAD.) What I think is telling here is that the existing group(whoever set up this fundraiser) has chosen to not do ANY OF THE WORK involved to pull off their very first fundraiser. They are letting Black And White staff cook the food, serve the food and even DO THE DISHES. Another interesting thing is....attendees will have to buy their own booze on top of the $40.00 fee to attend. But whoever flies to LeBourget will not have to spend any money (other than their airline fee), to have free lodging, free transportation, free translation service, free entertainment, free gifts and FREE BOOZE.
The French delegates actually WORK to earn their money to accommodate Littlefallsians....primarily by participating in a HUGE flea market selling donated goods.
Another question is, how on earth will this group host the French with only 8-10K $$$ when they SPENT OVER 20K in 2011, the last year the French attended? I wonder who spends more?
It will sure be interesting to see if the mayor and council really get behind this group, on their own dime.....especially the members who voted to ILLEGALLY GIVE AWAY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUR PUBLIC FUNDS. I believe the total illegal giveaway to this group of opportunity hoarders was around $40 THOUSAND or more!!!!!
The council members who voted to ILLEGALLY fund this committee in the last 3 years are...Urban Ortremba....Mayor Greg Zylkas...former Mayor Cathy VanRisseghem....her brother Frank Gosiak....Loren Boyum....former councilor Leeann Doucette....former council president Herr Col. Don Klinker Stinker.....and Jeremy Hanfler.
For some of these folks there was an OBVIOUS CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Such as Mayor and her brother Frank. Her daughter and son in law(Gabrielle and David Meyer) received all the travel perks when they were delegates from Little Falls to LeBourget in 2013. ( mayors daughter and son in law and Frank's niece) David is an official city Parks board member....another conflict. Former council president urban Ortremba and wife traveled in past years. Other former mayors and councillors likely received these perks in past years as well. The conflict arose because the very people who traveled (or their relatives) received direct benefits, after they voted to illegally fund this former city committee.
Whoever the city attorney was when this city committee was set up, sure wasn't very bright. What kind of attorney would allow such nonsense of violating STATE AUDITOR policy that disallows government bodies to fundraise and solicit donations. Was it Peter Vogel(Brigid Fitzgeralds partner) or some other attorney?
I wonder what the French folks would think about the City of Little Falls violating the Minnesota State Auditors policies for years???? The city would appear rather LAWLESS to anyone with a full brain. Not only a lawless council....but lawless city attorney and staff. Pretty sad.
Folks you and I paying way too high of salaries and being ripped off for poor service. I am not making this stuff up. I remind readers ....I have the proof.
It is no wonder this area has had a bad reputation for decades. And it got its bad reputatation long before I put my signs out 3 years ago. I have had numerous people stop by my house ....too many to count .....to tell me their experience with corrupt city or county dealings/treatment.
Last fall I had a gentleman tell me how surrounding city law enforcement personnel think of and speak about the Little Falls Police Department. Your police department is only as good as your council, mayor and city administrator, because that's their boss.
Think about it. It's your money. The council chamber seats SHOULD BE FILLED. But they're not. Each meeting there are usually only 1-6 other citizens present besides myself. Whe I first began attending in February 2012, I was the ONLY ONE there except for Terry Lehrke the reporter for the official newspaper the Morrison County Record. What a shame. That explains why all the collusion/corruption/cronyism has been happening for decades.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN ALLOWING THEM TO OPERATE IN THE DARK!!!!
Heres who's going and who might go.
Here are who was invited. See any former opportunity hoarders?
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