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While City Hall proclaims transparency and Open Government, they use “Word Games” to deceive the public.
Residency: They claim that the City Manager is a resident of the City and leaves on weekends to visit his wife in Austin, Texas. He is excused Friday afternoon and is at work on Mondays. While his homestead is in Austin and all other legal documents reflect his Austin address, where is his residency? As far as I can remember all previous City Managers have been on the job 24/7 and were easy to respond to emergency situations on site and available. Two former educators interpret the definition of residency differently, “Word Games”
Public Information: Surveying the Officers of the San Benito Police Department, it shows approximately seventeen (17) veteran officers have left the department from January 2016 to December 2016. However, when a public information request was answered, the City only showed two (2) had left during the period mentioned. When questioned about the difference, the City Secretary responded that some retired, found other employment and resigned and they do not count. What part of “left the department” is difficult to understand. They “left” the department. Some of the officers interviewed said that “misguided leadership” was the reason. Leaving the question “understaffed Police Department”? FBI standards recommend 2.4 officers per 1,000 persons. “Word Games”
City Manager’s Performance: The Three Amigos (J.D. Gonzales, C. Sanchez, R. Villafranco) give raves of the performance of the City Manager. He is the EDC director and has not brought any new businesses or jobs for the past twelve months. The City spent almost $30,000 on a comprehensive plan that includes downtown revitalization and parks’ plan. The City Manager hires a Planning Director with nothing resembling the job description of a planning director. The individual didn’t even apply for it. He applied for Asst. Finance. Someone other than the individual wrote in "Planner" on his application.
Word Games continue in San Benito and the citizens deserve better. They are paying the highest taxes and water rates in the Valley. Want change, vote differently in May.
Residency: They claim that the City Manager is a resident of the City and leaves on weekends to visit his wife in Austin, Texas. He is excused Friday afternoon and is at work on Mondays. While his homestead is in Austin and all other legal documents reflect his Austin address, where is his residency? As far as I can remember all previous City Managers have been on the job 24/7 and were easy to respond to emergency situations on site and available. Two former educators interpret the definition of residency differently, “Word Games”
Public Information: Surveying the Officers of the San Benito Police Department, it shows approximately seventeen (17) veteran officers have left the department from January 2016 to December 2016. However, when a public information request was answered, the City only showed two (2) had left during the period mentioned. When questioned about the difference, the City Secretary responded that some retired, found other employment and resigned and they do not count. What part of “left the department” is difficult to understand. They “left” the department. Some of the officers interviewed said that “misguided leadership” was the reason. Leaving the question “understaffed Police Department”? FBI standards recommend 2.4 officers per 1,000 persons. “Word Games”
City Manager’s Performance: The Three Amigos (J.D. Gonzales, C. Sanchez, R. Villafranco) give raves of the performance of the City Manager. He is the EDC director and has not brought any new businesses or jobs for the past twelve months. The City spent almost $30,000 on a comprehensive plan that includes downtown revitalization and parks’ plan. The City Manager hires a Planning Director with nothing resembling the job description of a planning director. The individual didn’t even apply for it. He applied for Asst. Finance. Someone other than the individual wrote in "Planner" on his application.
Word Games continue in San Benito and the citizens deserve better. They are paying the highest taxes and water rates in the Valley. Want change, vote differently in May.
16 comments:
Waste days and wasted nights, aka ala freddy fender, well that's politics in san bene folks. City manager has over 25 years of city experience? in what doing smoke n mirror or dog n pony shows? san bene folks need to come out and vote these transa politicians outta of office cca
What is going on in San bene? Police officers have left and more to leave,finance director left,some other city employees left and leaving,and now the assistant city manager. What is happening over there.
Check the police departments call ins a day for police officers, but Galvan makes a detective go home and change over to his uniform and fill in for the missing officer just to avoid paying the over-time. Doing this causes a detective to not follow-up on his cases that are assigned to him. Many current officers are currently applying at other departments due to bad management from this police department. There is a very Bad Moral in the department right now. Detective positions are not even posted for the department but they are assigned because no one applies for it due to the heavy work schedule. Then Galvan doesn't even want to pay detective incentives because he says.... "why should I? if everyone is looking for employment else where!" your department is falling apart MR. NO-INTEGRITY CHIEF! oh and for the record, the Chief ordered all his day shift to attend the new chief pinning ceremony at city hall because no one was going show up when they were asked if they were going. (so that says a lot about the team towards the new chief.) So sad to what that department has come to.
Feel bad for San Benitez residents , however , it could be worse . They are lucky to not live in Brownsville , under Mayor Martinez and his equally corrupt commissioners . Both cities are cursed to have the same County Judge and newspapers that ignore the corruption going on all around them.Bummer.
There is a reason why the VMS and San Benito News refused to publish this ANONYMOUS letter; they don't publish anonymous accusations, allegations, hearsay, or just plain old chisme.
These individuals are the same individuals who every election scream "voter fraud" but never provide proof. They wanted HUD to investigate the San Benito Housing Authority & HUD told them "show me some proof".
Of course, nothing happened.
It appears they are now working with some insiders within City Hall and the City Commission to try to get the City Manager fired. Another election and the mud throwing begins hoping something will stick.
You have heard of the "Game of Thrones", this is the "Game of Mud Throwing"
What a waste of time.
Look into the fire department you will see they are leaving too and it's not so much for higher paying jobs it's the leadership that calls himself fire chief. Now firefighters have to sign a 3 year contract what a joke
Ah fire department I can't believe the city paid high dollar for the newest fire truck and it's sitting outside fire station 1 and why because the station 2 on Williams rd is closed because they don't have enough firefighters to man it. Who's to blame ???
The assistant City Manager was quietly demoted to just an "Assistant to the City Manager" and no longer "Assistant City Manager".
He was demoted for the reasons pointed out by RESACA CITY BOMBER.
His days were numbered and that is why Art Rodriguez chosen as new City Manager of Eagle Pass by a 4 to 1 vote..
I don't disagree that the City Commission needs to be shaken up at the next election. The reason the finance director and code enforcement director left was because they were tired of the MICROMANAGEMENT by certain City Commissioners. The City Commissioners even got RESERVED PARKING assigned to them. A parking space is hard to find at the City Hall during business hours and the reservved parking spaces remain vacant except during City Commoission meetings twice a month.
So yeah, I would agree we need some changes to the City Commissioners positions. They have been there toooo long and haven't delivered anything to move the city forward.
If the current City Manager Mr. De La Rosa had not cleaned house of the former EDC Director and assistants, the city would still be spending money and dreaming of a convention center.
And remember when chief Martin covered up your sexual harassment case on a fellow co-worker Michael? That's why you gave Martin that laid back position in the I.A. Office as Lieutenant when you became Chief. Now Martin says he wishes he never covered up for you and just fired you for having dirty hands on the ladies!!
Or how bout everyone getting those crazy raises right before they hired the new city manager De La Rosa. Like An HR employee getting 12-15k extra to their pay! Hmmmmmm?
Mr. De la rosa did get rid of EDC director SALOMON TORRES but that is as far as it went. The POLICE CHIEF said they were looking at everything and requested an audit. Well it's been months and I guess the city commission has not approved the audit for some reason or the police chief is just blowing smoke. When possible fed,state and local funds are involved bring in the FED'S or the RANGERS. A few months ago the chief brought in the rangers to investigate a simple theft. CHIEF GALVAN call in the RANGERS.
call the Rangers on yourself GALVAN!! you committed Purjury remember? Do it!!
Read up Galvan: Pathological lying (also called pseudologia fantastica and mythomania) is a behavior of habitual or compulsive lying.[1][2] It was first described in the medical literature in 1891 by Anton Delbrueck.[2] Although it is a controversial topic,[2] pathological lying has been defined as "falsification entirely disproportionate to any discernible end in view, may be extensive and very complicated, and may manifest over a period of years or even a lifetime".[1] The individual may be aware they are lying, or may believe they are telling the truth. Sometimes however, the individual may be lying to make their life seem more exciting when in reality they believe their life is unpleasant or boring.
So change your Facebook profile on every division you say you've worked in. And please take that SWAT pin off your uniform please. You've been out since you quit the Team. You wear the pin when your on the TEAM.... not when you quit the Team or take an online course. SMH
Galvan remember then u failed the PSYCHOLOGICAL examination or the San Benito police and were disqualified.How did you even get hired
How can a chief go to work and clock in knowing that nobody at your department even likes you? Sexual harassment accusation, perjury, and a bad manager for your department? That's why your applications for department of justice and department of defense didn't even make it the reveiw process. Remember when you didn't want to work with SAN Benito Police when you were the ASSistant Chief. Walking around telling everyone that you were applying else where..... oh and let's not forget the Weslaco Chief position you applied for also. You said you were gonna get that one also but NO DICE!!! Word got to the city of Weslaco about you and they cut you off the list. Lol!! HOLD UP??? Harlingen is gonna have a Chief position soon.... you want that one also? Forget it!! HPD don't want you over there.... they don't even like you calling dispatch for help. They roll they're eyes when they hear "Chief Galvan is on the phone calling about suspicious activity?" Too funny!! Your a Joke Michael Galvan....
Poor San bene with that joke of a so called chief.no wonder it is in the shape it is in. Does the MAYOR,city manager and commission not see it or they turning a blind eye. Why don't the mayor have the police officers fill out a confidential survey on the situation at the police department and the chief. Other cities have done it.
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