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Sheriff Keith Nygren and
the McHenry County Board
At McHenry's Fiesta Days Parade, Undersheriff Andy Zinke again displayed his name on the side of a tax-supported, County-owned, McHenry County Sheriff's Department marked vehicle.
Zinke's magnetic sign reads "Andrew Zinke Undersheriff". Zinke is Nygren's handpicked, preferred successor to the Office of McHenry County Sheriff, with the race to be decided in November 2014.
I have called McHenry County Government to inquire whether there is an Inspector General for the County with authority to investigate, charge and prosecute Zinke for any offenses or crimes related to his application of a magnetic sticker to a County patrol vehicle.
If it is proper for him to display such a sign, then it ought to be on his vehicle 24/7 and not merely added before a parade and removed after. Of course, it's not proper. The newest additions to the MCSD fleet no longer even carry Nygren's name. Did he feel the heat and cease ordering his own name on Department vehicles?
My opinion is that this is a flagrant abuse of County, tax-supported property and that Zinke should be disciplined without further delay. His practice must stop.
When is the next parade? I'll be there to photograph the "proof" and file my own Ethics complaint.
Remember, the Ethics Commission meets Thursday, July 25, at 3:00PM at 667 Ware Road. Arrival early for the best seating. The Commission is to hear the complaint about Zinke's improper use of the County email system.
I have now learned that the correct public body for such complaints is the Ethics Commission. The media has reported that only three complaints have been filed since 2004, with one of them being Cal Skinner's recent complaint about Zinke's email use. If Zinke's use of County vehicles with his magnetic name sign continues, the Ethic Commission will soon get its fourth complaint.
No other MCSD employee operates a MCSD vehicle with his name on it.
5 comments:
I don't know of any other county employee who's name is on the side of his or her vehicle.
Nygren started this BS of plastering his name on COUNTY OWNED property. He has plastered his name on everything from the Jail vans and radar trailers up to the boats on the Fox River and Snowmobiles in winter.
The previous Sheriff's only had their name on the Community Service Van that went to PR functions.
Nygren has politicized the MCSO making it HIS own little fiefdom. Even other police departments think it's unprofessional having the Sheriff's name on everything.
Sheriff’s Posse license plate brakets.(Hint it doesn't help) Sheriff Pins and hats for everyone at his outings. Stop by the Sheriff’s booth and you’ll find all kinds of political handouts. If it has Nygren's name on it it is political. Why do I need a pencil or magnet reminding me who the Sheriff is?
He’s made the MCSO far worse than Cook County.
A single penny spent on such a petty attack would be a penny wasted. You guys seem he&& bent on having another expensive Dalby/Bianchi fiasco. That sure was money well spent, maybe if your lucky taxpayers can fork over another quarter million dollars to back this petty inconsequential personal vendetta.
Curious1, any expense to the taxpayers would be halted immediately if Zinke would stop displaying his name on the side of County, tax-supported, government property. Signed, "we guys".
Yes, that is what they said about Bianchi and his parade candy. Hundreds of thousands of dollars later we sure all feel safer, right? It was petty when it started against Bianchi it is petty now. You did sure seem to have a different opinion about Bianchi using county cash for Parade candy. I on the other hand can feel confident I thought it was petty gutter politics then and still is now.
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