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| Checking Magnolia’s E-mails – Oct. 12 |
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The following are copies of e-mails obtained by the Tribune from an open records request submitted to the City of Magnolia. The e-mails include messages sent and received by City Administrator Ryan Kelley, Mayor Jimmy Thornton, City Secretary Debra Brent and City Councilwoman Patsy Williams. Each week the Tribune will publish e-mails received in the request. City e-mails and records are available to the public through the Texas Public Information Act. To view more e-mails, visit tribunenews.com.
FROM: Carole Etheredge TO: Debra Brent DATE: August 12, 2009 SUBJECT: City of Magnolia Tax Rate Info. From J.R. Moore, Jr.
Debra, If the City proposes a tax rate that exceeds the rollback rate of .4422 it is recommended to have at least one more public meeting. This recommendation is to assist with preventing a rollback petition. Last years rate of .4914 levied 220,334 for M & O and 166,628 for debt with a value of 78,746,846. Your taxable value had a tremendous increase for 2009. It is 91,636,764 or 16.7% increase. Using the rollback tax rate of .4422 will give you the following rates and revenues: .2627 for M&O x value = $240,730 ($20,396 increase or 9.26% inc) and .1795 for debt = $164, 522 budget; total rollback tax rate of .4422 for total budget = $405,218 tax revenue or 15.03% increase. This rate will not subject the city to a rollback election petition since it is the rollback rate. Any rate greater than .4422 will exceed the rollback rate. If the city adopts .4914 the tax rates will be the same for debt service .1795 and .3119 for M&O. This will levy 164,522 for debt and 285,815 for M&O. This increases the M&O levy by $64,481 or 29.72%. When combining both the debt and M&O the increase will be $63,375 or 16.38% since this years debt increased over last year. This rate will subject the city to a rollback petition. Please advise us if there will be a change in the proposed tax rate before we publish it. J.R.
FROM: Debra Brent TO: Paul Michna DATE: August 11, 2009 SUBJECT: Paper Goods Chief Michna, I came to your office to make sure I was getting the right paper towels for PD, you showed me the cover from the ones you had purchase and they were C fold towels, we had a conversation regarding C fold or multifold, I called you yesterday to verify that I was ordering the correct towels. I ordered extra due to the amount the PD uses each month, they have used 1600 in the past three weeks, and ordered them from where you bought them to try to get the same thing. Today I received the towels, one of your officers picked up a box then a few minutes later Julie brought them back and said that yawl wanted Z towels and you would order your own. This is very upsetting. I tried to get exactly what you requested. I now have an overstock of towels. I have been told to try and cut back on spending and office supplies and paper goods are a way of doing that. You know what our budget looks like and although it is not a large savings, over a year’s period it adds up. The last time you and I had this discussion you told me you wanted towels for the dispensers because the officer’s morale would be bad if we didn’t get them the towels that went into the dispenser rather than use paper towels as the rest of us have done. I have towels that go in the dispensers; you will have to make the judgment call. I am only trying to do what was asked of me.
FROM: Paul Michna TO: Debra Brent DATE: August 11, 2009 SUBJECT: RE: Paper Goods Debbie, I said do not get C fold and gave you the wrapper from the towels I purchased at Office Depot. Sorry for the confusion. Paul
FROM: Ryan Kelley TO: Beverly Standley DATE: August 11, 2009 SUBJECT: (none) Please let me know how many applications we have for the City secretary position. And if we have in a few, I would like copies to start reviewing. Thanks, Ryan
FROM: Beverly Standley TO: Ryan Kelley DATE: August 11, 2009 SUBJECT: RE: I have three (3). Should Debra do an actual application?
FROM: Ryan Kelley TO: Beverly Standley DATE: August 11, 2009 SUBJECT: RE: Yes.
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written by Lyan Nelley, October 12, 2009
Sounds like Debra was the choice from the beginning of the scheme to get rid of the other secretary. No other applicants were going to be considered, it was just for show.
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written by towncryer, October 13, 2009
are the police stealing the paper towels ? do the math....1500 towels in one week...that's hundreds per cop....what's the deal....why are my taxdollars going out the door and down the drain for this towel nonsense....is that all you have to do ? Let the cops dry their precious hands with their handkerchiefs or bring a towel to work....why are they such prima donnas ????? LOL...what a bunch of backwater, podunct small town no nothings....
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written by towncryer, October 13, 2009
Paper towels.....: the biggest problem facing the metroplex of Magnolia.....wake up , take a look around your town....it is pitiful and getting worse by the day....clean up the mess, fix the ditches, fix the streets, fire your rude cops, do something. Our town stinks from dirty politics and dirty appearance....
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written by towncryer, October 13, 2009
emergency, emergency, emergency.....the Magnolia cops are being forced to use "c fold" paper towels to dry their hands......emergency, emergency.....call 211. ROTFL ! the rest of the area is laughing at you folks with me....Magnolia needs to call it quits and let the county take over the governance out there....they cannot seem to pull it off.
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written by Lyan Nelley, October 13, 2009
I too was wondering where all the paper towels are going. Something isn't right about the paper towels. It is extremely important that the officer’s morale be kept up while the rest of the city employees are brow beaten each and every day by the council, Kelley and Brent.
All hail the police department and the paper towels that provide such morale. The place is a joke ran by idiots. Wake up Magnolia! City administration stinks to high heaven.
... written by exposed, October 13, 2009
Yes, let’s worry about all the non essential things even though it is foolish to be worried about C fold towels which are ridiculous, “paper towels.” I am sure something is better than nothing. We have a City Secretary who writes a novel in reference to paper towels, time management? Was she the best candidate?
Is this the reason Chief Michna resigned? He could not get the towel s he needed for his troops. This is a sad when we have a City Council and Mayor running amuck spending tax payers dollars without any checks and balances and a City Manager who does not have a clue of what goes on in the City. Do your selves a favor just quit.
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