O'Fallon Citizen's Group - Operation Stop Tax Break - Submits Over 800 Signatures for Referendum on Special Centene Deal
In spite of numerous attempts by City of O'Fallon officials to stop up an attempt to subsidize a special financial incentive package for the construction of a new Centene Corporation data facility (see the collection of correspondence at the end of this article), the citizen's group 'Operation Stop Tax Break' managed to collect and submit a petition with over 800 signatures of registered voters to put the issue to a vote of the people. Still, city officials refuse to recognize the petitions as valid.
By governance of the O'Fallon City Charter, an amount equal to 7 percent of the total vote for mayor last year can begin the referendum process. The signatures of 554 registered voters meets this requirement. If the O'Fallon City Council refuses to repeal the ordinance in question, it would go before voters. The citizen's group wants their right to vote on the Centene plan at the municipal election in April.
The facilty in question is planned for construction on a vacant site located on Waterbury Drive. In the special finance 'incentive' package, the City of O'Fallon officials promise to:
- give a 50 percent property tax break over 10 years
- issue $24 million in bonds to finance the project
- waive Centene's property taxes during construction
- grant sales tax breaks on the purchase of construction materials
In return, the City would be home to a data facility that will generate 6-10 jobs, not guaranteed to be filled by O'Fallon residents. City officials find that the petitions are invalid because the Centene ordinance relate to spending and authorizes a capital program. Officials interpret that the city charter says aren't subject to a referendum.
The petition drive was headed up by O'Fallon resident A.C. Dienoff. Dienoff plans to take the decision to court and challenge the city's interpretation.
"The people have spoken very loudly and on paper that they want a vote on this issue," Dienoff said. Dienoff argues that "the city's giving away the store" to subsidize a facility that offer little to O'Fallon in return.
According to an article printed in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on Tuesday, August 24th, Mayor Bill Hennessey claims the city will see a net gain of new tax revenue from the vacant site on Waterbury Falls Drive. "It's not costing the city a dime," he said. "The city's at no risk."
In 2005, a significant number of residents and business owners in O'Fallon stopped a similar development known as Main Street Venture, that would have changed the face of much of the downtown O'Fallon area for the gain of one developer. Had the Main Street Venture Development materialized, the chances of success would have been minimal in these recessionary times. Additionally, similar special finance projects blessed by city officials (the Venture Warehouse, Megan's Crossing and the O'Fallon Station - downtown lumber yard deal, etc.) have proven far from successful. Many of the council members involved in those questionable plans were voted out of office, or left office by their own accord. Regardless, these issues played a significant role in the outcome of elections in O'Fallon during the years that followed.
Work on the Centene project has yet to begin. No comment has been issued by Centene officials.
Supportive Correspondence
The following e-mails were sent by A.C. Dienoff to City of O'Fallon officials prior to the submission of the petitions
7/27/10
Dear Mrs. Clement:
The Deadline, as required and per the City Charter to get to me the Official Petition has come and gone as of 2:05 p.m. this date. It have been over 72-business hours or three business days as the maximum allotted by the Home Rule City Charter of the City of O' Fallon, Missouri.
The Official Referendum Petitioners Committee was filed on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 at 2:05 p.m. That would give you and your Office of the City Clerk until Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at 2:05 p.m.
I do not have the Petition in my hands as prescribed by the Law of the City Charter.
What is the delay and why are the documents not in my hands? Again why is the City Administration trying to derail and delay this Petition Effort at every possible interval?
I look forward to a dignified response.
Very Truly Yours,
Arnie C. Dienoff
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7/27/10
Dear Mrs. Clement:
Yes I did communicate with you yesterday in response to E-Mailing me the Petitions. The sooner that I receive the Petitions, the sooner that I can hit the streets and get started with 26-Days to gather all of the necessary Petitions. My thought was that the sooner that I can get the information, the faster I can get started.
Was it really necessary for the City to wait and use the entire 72-Business Hours to get the Petitioners out in the mail.
I have read the Charter and there is no where in there that it states that Electronic Mail can not be used in conjunction with the United States Postal Service. If you recall in my previous E-Mail (Yesterday) in which you never acknowledged, I requested both via E-Mail and United States Postal Service. "I would appreciate receiving all correspondence, communications, petitions and supporting documents via both E-Mail and United States Postal Mail."
I direct your attention to Section 9.2: Commencement of Proceedings, Petitioners' Committee, Affidavit
"NO more than three (3) working days after the affidavit of the Petitioners' Committee is filed, the City Clerk shall issue the appropriate petition blanks to the Petitioners' Committee." I read this to be the Petitions can be picked up at City Hall, E-Mailed and or Mailed via U.S.P.S. or delivered by a City Staff Member.
Therefore Communication to the Committee can be made either via E-Mail and United States Postal Service.
Why make this process harder than what it is? There is NO prohibition of your office using E-Mail while the Committee awaits for the hard-copy via the U.S.P.S. Mail. The Charter is the Charter and the City Council has no right to change the Charter with out proper voter approval.
The Following is my request for the Information that you sent the Committee which is also a public record:
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
At 6:00 p.m.
Mrs. Pamela L. Clement,
Office of City Clerk/Custodian of Public Records
City of O’ Fallon
Municipal Complex
100 North Main Street
O’ Fallon, Missouri 63366-2200
E-Mail: pclement@ofallon.mo.us
636-379-5555-Office
636-379-5617-Fax
Dear Mrs. Clement:
As the Official City Clerk and the duly Appointed Custodian of Public Records for the City of O’ Fallon, Missouri, I am hereby honorably, respectfully and in extreme kindness requesting the following that is electronically stored data, documents, records and information:
-Official Petition to the Referendum Committee “Stop Tax Break”
-Any Letter or Communications with the Committee
-Any Petition Instructions from your Office
I am asking that this information be relayed and sent via Electronic Mail (E-Mail) to the address of arniedienoff@yahoo.com.
98-Percent of my requests for public information and City records are electronically stored on the City’s Computer System, scanned or other format that is easily accessed so as to not cause any unrest, burden and disruption to your office, the City, the community or myself.
This request is being made in good faith, to gain a good understanding of Municipal Operations and the governance of the established Political Corporation under the Laws of the Revised State Statues and Constitution of the State of Missouri. This request is for research and is in the best interest of providing a better understanding of local government.
I look forward to your acting upon my official request for public information and documents as soon as is practical with your schedule, but no later than 72-hours from the time of this communication. Please E-Mail all information in response to my request to arniedienoff@yahoo.com.
Thank you for your full cooperation and assistance in this matter. Your service to the public and community are very admirable and appreciated as we are all striving for a more open, transparent and free exchange of information within the governmental and community structure.
Very Truly Yours,
Arnie C. Dienoff
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E-Mail: ArnieDienoff@Yahoo.Com
Note: (Please attach as many scanned supporting documents and information as is available in reference to the above issue.)
--- On Tue, 7/27/10, Pam Clement <pclement@ofallon.mo.us> wrote:
Mr. Dienoff:
In response to your previous e-mail regarding the manner by which I am to communicate to you in regard to the petition process. This is specified by the City Charter, Section 9.2, and I am obligated to follow those directions. As for your e-mail you sent today, the Charter states, also in Section 9.2: Commencement of proceedings, petitions’ committee, affidavit, “No more than three (3) working days after the affidavit of the Petitioners’ Committee is filed, the City Clerk shall issue the appropriate petition blanks to the petitioners’ Committee.”
I am in compliance, according to the Charter, and my response to the document you submitted on July 22, 2010 was sent, postmarked today, to the address you submitted in your document.
Thank you
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7/29/10
Dear Mrs. Clement:
I have for second-time filed the Referendum's Committee Petition in full compliance with the City Home-Rule Charter.
This was delivered and filed as of 2:22 p,m. on July 29th, 2010. You already know about the subject matter and I am asking for a one day turn around so that I can get started on obtaining signatures. You have been eating up my time on petty issues. You are not following the intend and spirit of the Charter. I have taken the corrective steps.
When you finish the Petition, I would like to:
1. Come to City Hall and pick the package up, you can also
2. E-Mail the documents and
3. Send via United States Postal Service.
I am frustrated and will not tolerate the city senseless and illegal delay of the petition process.
Please on behalf of the City, follow the Charter and do what is right, not right for your political party nor the bosses that you work for.
Please, I deserve and need these Petitions.
Very Truly Yours,
Arnie C. Dienoff
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Dear Mrs.Clement: Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Reference: Committee Petition Process per the Home-Rule City Charter (Centene)
(Response to your Letter-Dated Tuesday, July 27th, 2010)
Shame on You Mrs. Clement! I asked you numerous times though phone calls, through coming to your office and through E-mails, asking questions about the proper process to follow. You never make time for the public, but yet you are at the beckon call of others. You refused to respond to me and said to follow the Charter. I followed the Charter and now you are adding rules and intent that is not stated in the Charter. You have no right to abuse your office and act like a dictator. This is government corruption. You have been nothing but a hindrance and deterrent throughout this whole process. You have done every thing in your power to quash the rights of the citizens to have the opportunity to overrule the City Council’s decision. You are trying your hardest to take away the citizens right to vote on this ridiculous deal of giving away $39.5-Million Dollars to a $4.1-Billion Dollar Corporation for six (6) mere jobs. You are no judge and you certainly have violated our City Charter.
Secondly, you have treated me like a “Second-Class” Citizen on many fronts and should be ashamed of your official conduct. People of our City do not deserve the rotten treatment that you have bestowed upon me. You need to give me the benefit of respect and not treat me like the plaque because your bosses want this Centene Project to go through at what ever cost it may be to taxpayers.
Thirdly, you in orchestration with Bill Hennessey, Kevin O’ Keefe, Keith Riesberg and certain members of the City Council have gotten together to work on finding every avenue to delay, delay and find each and every wrong that just is not there. You have abused the power of your offices for personal gain and have violated your oaths of office, the Missouri State Constitution and have trumped on the rights and the will of the people.
Fourthly, Mrs. Clement, you know me personally, you know that I just ran for the Office of Fire Director of the O’ Fallon Fire Protection District this past April. You also know that I am a Registered and Qualified Voter of the City of O’ Fallon. You know personally Lyn Schipper as he was a former Alderman in the City and has not moved from his current residence. Mrs. Clement, do you get delight and get enjoyment in questioning people’s qualifications. Do you truly think that we are trying to pull false statements and lie to you? Mrs. Clement, I have news for you, we are honest, dedicated human-beings that have ethics and believe in what is the best for community. You how ever have you own agenda while living off of the taxpayers.
I have followed the City Charter to the letter. You how ever have violated the spirit and the intent of the City Charter along with Kevin O’ Keefe, Bill Hennessey, Keith Riesberg and the support of the City Council.
Yourself, Kevin O’ Keefe, Keith Riesberg and Bill Hennessey are doing every thing possible to derail and make this process impossible so that the residents and people of the community can not have the opportunity to vote in the election.
You called Rich Chrismer, Director of the St. Charles County Election Authority on behalf of City Attorney Kevin O’ Keefe. You did not listen to Mr. Chrismer and also told fallacies to him. Shame on you and you need to ask for forgiveness of your sins.
I also had the opportunity to visit the Election Authority on July 28th and the Director and found out the following information:
Please review the following letter from Pam Clement after review of the City Charter. Mrs. Clement is in violation of the City Charter and also violating her oath in the Office of the City Clerk.
After reading this letter, of which I still have not received in the mall as of this date, I went to Mr. Rich Chrismer, the St. Charles County Election Authority Director and asked questions and reviewed our conversation held two (2) weeks ago about this process.
1. The Election Authority has verified that A.C. Dienoff and Lyn Schipper are registered and qualified voters of the City of O’ Fallon. Get it right Pam!
(The City Charter states qualified registered voters)
2. Not sure if the Affidavit needs to be notarized. Get it right Pam!
(The City Charter does not require nor state that the Affidavit needs to be notarized)
3. Proposed Petition and ballot language
(I followed the City Charter on this)
4. Referendum Election Date
(This was obtained from Rich Chrismer. Now Rich stating that an Election can be held in February. However the Secretary of State has different view on the February Date.)
5. Cost of the Election
(Was gotten from Rich Chrismer. Now Rich is coming up with another figure.)
I am so frustrated and need every ones help to make this right. In light of the City Clerk playing politics and not doing her official duty and blatantly violating the City Charter.
I want to do what is right on behalf of community and give the voters, the full right to vote their consensus on this issue.
Because of your wrong actions, personal political views, squashing the rights of the voters, I will advise and tell the clergy of the community including Father Joe and all chaplains of the Police Department and the City of your misdeeds, causing a negative community for the benefit of personal-self. The same goes for Bill Hennessey, Keith Riesberg and Kevin O’ Keefe.
You, Mrs. Clement are playing the political game and going against every spirit in the meaning of the Home-Rule City Charter.
In addition to this process, I am now calling for the creation and Election of a Charter Review Commission to submit many changes legally to all of the Voters of our O’ Fallon Community.
For the second time, I have revised and amended the Referendum Committee Petition and submitted to Deputy City Clerk Susan Lane at 2:22 p.m., this July 29, 2010. If you fail this time to issue the Petitions because of your insensitivity of following the City Charter and making up your own rules and regulations, you have officially violated and failed to follow the City Charter, thus I am in the process of drafting our own Petition in compliance with the intent of the Charter and will commence the Petitions through out the community. The ball is now in your court Mrs. Clement.
For being the 26th best City in America, we have the worst customer service of a City Clerk’s office, the worst City Administrator’s Office and the worst City Attorney in America. You and the City Administrator and City Attorney are power hungry, love to trample the right of citizens and violate the City Charter. America is going to hear about this deal! The National Media will be hearing from me!
Mrs. Clement, you are in violation of the City Charter and are not fulfilling your duties of the Office of City Clerk. You have violated that scarred Oath of Office and have violated our City Charter. How can you feel that you are worth your $75,000 Salary ($25,000 Benefits Package for a total of $100,000) when you are not fulfilling the City Charter and violating the law?
Mrs. Clement, you in your scheme to deny and violate the Charter and interpreting the Charter for your own needs, you have now caused me damages and loss of time. I hope that you feel good about yourself and the way that you conduct business. Or are you taking your marching orders from Kevin O’ Keefe, Keith Riesberg and Bill Hennessey of which I have zero respect for. So who really is the true and real Mayor of O’ Fallon?
Once again, Mrs. Clement you should be ashamed of yourself in that you are making decisions that are self-serving yourself and your bosses and not that of the people in the community that truly matter!
And lastly, I would like to leave you with this Mrs. Clement. We are real people, with real lives and good hearts. We strive on a daily basis for a good community. This is not a political game, you are not a judge of the law and you have no rights to violate your oath of Office nor the Home-Rule City Charter. You are vested by the people and the City Council to follow the Law and not be told and directed how to operate your office. Mrs. Clement have some guts and do the right thing. Failure to follow the law will cost yourself and the City a lot of bad publicity and cost the city money. Mr. Riesberg, Mr. Hennessey and Mr. O’ Keefe are not the World War II Gestapo and have no rights to act like Dictators of our O’ Fallon, Missouri Democracy.
P.S. Last Thursday when I delivered the Referendum Committee Petition to the Municipal Complex, the person stated that you were in a meeting with Keith Riesberg. After submitting the Documents to Deputy City Clerk Conon Stott, I was in the parking lot and guess who drove up? It was Keith Riesberg in the City-Owned and issued Black Chevy Impala LS. So you lied Mrs. Clement about not being unavailable to accept the Petition.
Very Truly Yours,
Arnie C. Dienoff
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Dear Mrs. Clement:
First off my mailing address is incorrect.
My mailing address is to be used as follows:
P.O. Box #1535
O' Fallon, Missouri 63366-9335
Secondly, my home residential address will only be used when and if I decide to file to run for any public office or for any official and legal purpose. Please follow and respect my wishes and keep my family safe some threats that occurred from me running for the Office of Fire Director.
Secondly, it is very funny how the rules have changed and now you are charging of information that is readily available. I believe that in your words 99-percent of requests for public information is free.
Thirdly, It is from information that I have and my understanding that all of this information is currently electronically stored.
Fourthly, if you are going to treat me differently than other residents, then I would like to come to the Office and review the materials and documents there.
Mrs. Clement, it is funny to me how your treatment towards me has changed to mean, negative and vindictive, making charges and keeping the information from the public.
Fifthly, did it really take 13-days to respond back with me. Or did you have to check with Keith Riesberg, Kevin O' Keefe and Bill Hennessey and they told you to stick it to me financially. We are again going back to politics usual at the O' Fallon City Hall. The same old crap, different faces. Oh, how the power gets to your heads.
Very Truly Yours,
Arnie C. Dienoff
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Dear Mrs. Clement:
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
I visited with you in the Rotunda of the Municipal Complex on Friday at 4:45 p.m. I appreciate you coming downstairs to speak with me! I was at your Office, to pick-up the Petitioners Committee Petition.
I asked you what the hold up was? The Original Petition was filed on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 at 2:05 p.m. Then I waited a long time to receive communication from you. In reference to your letter, even though I disagree and feel that you are putting additional intent and requirements upon what the actual Home-Rule City Charter states and was passed by the voters on April 7th, 2009, we complied and filed an Amended Referendum Petition on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 2:22 p.m. You already knew that this issue was coming to your office. You stated to me that you are busy with other issues and requests from 85,000 other resident demands. Well in this instance the City Charter trumps all priority and needs to be at the top instead of stalling, delaying and eating at our time to gather the required and necessary signatures. You are here to serve me and this issue is very important to all of the residents of the great City of O’ Fallon. The City Charter must be followed and not abused by anyone at City Hall. If Bill Hennessy would be proposing a Referendum, would you jump and ask Bill, how high can you jump?
You told me that the hold-up was confirming and verifying with Rich Crismer, the St. Charles County Director of the Election Authority. I told you that two (2) hours prior I was speaking in person with Mr. Chrismer and he told me “that you had called last week, he verified and confirmed all of the Members of the Petitioners Committee were verified and Qualified Registered Voters of the City. This confirmation with you and Mrs. Chrismer took place on Friday, July 23rd, 2010. Mr. Chrismer even has a three (3) ring Binder with all kinds of information and copied materials. I even went so far as to take my County-Issued Voter Identification Card out of my wallet and allowed you to view it. What do we have to do to prove that we have 100-percent right and authority to do this Petition, give you a pint of blood, D.N.A. an eye iris scan, an act of the State Legislature?
Lastly, the City Charter does not exempt nor state that the following City Ordinance subjects can have a Referendum:
-Selling Bonds to build a facility with out voter approval, according to the Missouri State Constitution, Article VI :Local Government” Section 23 (a)
-Giving Tax-Exemption to Corporations
-The City of O’ Fallon Constructing and Operating a Building.
The above three issues can be referred to the Voters of the City for a Referendum to repeal said Ordinance. Any other understanding of the City Charter would be a personal and political interpretation, defining the City Charter for personal gain and crushing the rights of the citizens that voted and enacted the Home-Rule City Charter.
As we agreed upon on Friday, I look forward to meeting with you at 1:00 p.m this afternoon at our City Hall, for me to receive and pick-up the Referendum Petition and the Certified Ordinance, so that WE the people can exercise our Charter right and get this Petition process going with out delay, hesitation nor reservation. I am sick and tired of playing politics and being at your mercy. Remember you took an Oath of Office to uphold all of the Laws adhere to the direction of the City Charter with out playing politics and delaying the will and right the people of our great city.
Let’s make it a priority for the City to serve its residents instead of giving the upper hand to the City Council. Let’s stop impeding and hindering the right of citizens to Petition and send a Referendum to the Ballot.
I look forward to seeing you at 1:00 p.m.
Very Truly Yours,
Arnie C. Dienoff
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Dear Mrs. Clement:
Monday, August 02, 2010
After visiting you this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. in the Rotunda of City Hall and since you have decided to blatantly and criminally violate the Provisions of Home-Rule City Charter for political gain and have purposely, maliciously and willfully delayed this Referendum Petition Process, I will as a right under the City Charter will commence the Referendum Petition Process at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 with an approved Petition from the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office.
Mrs. Clement, in your Official capacity as the City Clerk, you can not maliciously, purposely and with intent to impede and derail any legal process. You are violating our civil rights and the right of the Home-Rule City Charter. I am calling for a full investigation by either the O’ Fallon Police Department or the Missouri Highway Patrol for Criminal Felony Violations in your disregard to the Provisions of the City Charter and the Oath of your Office. The City Clerk shall be charged with malfeasances of holding an appointed office and not doing those legally required duties as prescribed by the City Charter.
Do to your lack of carrying out the requirements and your continued refusal to comply with the City Charter, I am hereby legally, Constitutional and within all rights of the City Charter, commencing the “Referendum Petition Process” of Repealing Ordinance #5603 in giving away $39.5-Million Dollars of our Tax Revenues to the Centene Corporation for six (6) mere jobs.
With appointed Officials such as yourself, we are far from achieving being the 26th greatest City in the United States. We have a long hard road to go!
P.S. I am going to start to bring in the National Media on this sweet little secret of giving away $39.5 Millions Dollars to a $4.1-Billion Corporation in addition to you playing political games and criminally violating our Home-Rule City Charter.
Very Truly Yours,
Arnie C. Dienoff
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Dear Mr. Riesberg:
Thursday, August 12, 2010
It has been brought to my attention that you ordered the Information Technologies (I.T.) Department to intercept all E-Mails from myself to any Elected or Appointed Office-Holder, any Managing Director, Department Director or Assistant Department Director. The instructions were that all E-Mail’s were to be intercepted from the City’s Server and send to your E-Mail Box. It is my understanding that you read these E-Mails, kept them secret and never forwarded them to the appropriate people that the E-Mails were originally intended for. (This is in direct violation of the City Personnel Manual and privacy tampering with City information and documents)
This information was brought to me by a Staff person at City Hall and notification and discussions with Department Heads and Members of the City Council as to they were not receiving my E-Mails. After not hearing any replies, I made a lot of phone calls and people in city positions told the truth.
This is a Criminal Violation of Law that you have committed, not to mention violating my right to communicate with Elected and Appointed Office-Holders and Department Heads. You have no right to order that my E-Mail not go through to the intended parties. You are NOT the appointed City Gestapo. You have no rights in stopping me from communicating with any city officials or employees. You have infringed on my routine business with the City of O’ Fallon.
I have never and will never ever violate any law, make any threats, use curse words or be mean in any fashion. I will only state true and accurate facts. Facts that you are obviously afraid of the City Council finding out about.
You, Mr. Riesberg have assisted the City Clerk in maliciously, willfully, purposely and blatantly violating our City Charter. You have withheld information and communicating with City Officials. This is a violation of our democracy and openness of Municipal Government.
I sent the following E-Mails to City Clerk Pam Clement and also all Council Members and Department Heads affected with this Petition Referendum:
-Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at 3:43 p.m.
“City Deadline has Come and Past with No Petition From City Clerk-Pam Clement”
-Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at 6:12 p.m.
Follow-Up Correspondence to “City Deadline has Come and Past with No Petition From City Clerk-Pam Clement”
-Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 4:54 p.m.
“Delivery of Referendum Committee Petition and Time Sensitive Turn Around”
-Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 11:59 p.m.
“Response to Your Letter of July 27th, 2010 and You Violating the Sacred City Charter”
-Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 12:30 p.m.
“Releasing the Referendum Committee Petition With Out Further Delay”
-Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 3:52 p.m.
No Subject Line-The Petition Process is under way
-Sunday, August 8th, 2010 at 11:28 p.m.
“Non-Compliance with the City Charter and Still No Communications as Legally Mandated by the City Charter"
It is of interest to note that the City Clerk decided to share only one (1) E-Mail from me with the Elected Officials that was placed in the Council’s Meeting Packet for the City Council Meeting of August 12th, 2010. The E-Mail to the City Clerk was dated Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 at 11:17 p.m., Entitled “Request for Ordinance #5603 (Centene) This can be located in tonight’s Council Packet on Page 65 of 247.
What action are you going to take next Mr. Riesberg in stomping on the rights of the citizens that pay your Salary and Benefits?
I called you on Wednesday, August 11th and left you a message in reference to this issue with your Assistant-Susan Lane, Deputy City Clerk and to this hour I have not received a telephone call back from you.
You nor the Mayor are not the Dictator of the Residents of O’ Fallon. You have no rights to stop me from communicating with Elected Officials of the City Council or to stop me from transacting routine business with Staff Members at the Municipal Complex.
I am calling for an Official Investigation into your Order and Conduct by the O’ Fallon City Council, the O’ Fallon Police Department, the Missouri Highway patrol and the St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Very Truly Yours,
Arnie C. Dienoff
