Saturday, July 20, 2013

McHenry County Ethics Commission - who?

Photo credit: McHenry County Blog
Yes, Virginia, there is a McHenry County Ethics Commission.

According to the County's website, there are five members. They are
Thomas B. Spencer, Chairman
Scott Hartman
Melissa M. Hernandez
Cherie R. Rickert
John White

These are the five who are to show up on Thursday at 3:00PM at the County Administration Building (667 Ware Rd.) to hear Cal Skinner's complaint against Undersheriff Andy Zinke.

Someone once said, "The best defense is a good offense." Did that account for Zinke's email, using a County email system during working hours, to the County Board, using office and personal email addresses?

Zinke took to his computer to whine about people taking shots at him for alleged misdeeds and claimed that nothing in his 25 years in the cops-and-robbers game "has ever been so dangerous as my run for office." Honest injun. That's what he said! I guess his 25 years have been pretty boring.

Nah, that's not political or about his campaign to succeed Nygren. You can read Zinke's email to the County Board here. Read it and decide for yourself. Do you think this is politically based?

Spencer was, according to a 2011 article on McHenry County Blog, a Woodstock attorney. Maybe he still is. Rickert was an HR director for a school district. Maybe she still is.

Where did John White's name appear recently, like within the last week?

The Ethics Commission has, according to a Northwest Herald article, only received three complaints, including Skinner's, since 2005. That must be because hardly anyone knew it existed. Maybe it will become more active now.

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