{"id":7837,"date":"2024-07-01T16:30:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citizensforgoodgovernment.org\/online\/?p=7837"},"modified":"2024-07-01T16:30:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:30:12","slug":"commissioners-mis-use-shelby-shopper-to-deceive-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citizensforgoodgovernment.org\/online\/2024\/07\/01\/commissioners-mis-use-shelby-shopper-to-deceive-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Commissioners Mis-Use \u201cShelby Shopper\u201d to Deceive Citizens!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tThe front-page article of the June 27, 2024 Shelby Shopper was titled \u201cCleveland County Juvenal Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) provides a vital service to our area.\u201d That article is included in this report for your convenience and review. Little did the Shelby Shopper or readers for that matter realize that they were being duped by a feeble attempt by the Cleveland County Commissioners to deceive and dupe the taxpayers and citizens of Cleveland County into believing that the JCPC, as administered by The CC Commissioners, were actually doing something that was effective to reduce juvenile crime in Cleveland County. Folks, and the Shelby Shopper, this is the real story behind this phony article.<\/p>\n

\tJust a few weeks prior to when this Shelby Shopper publication was printed, Robert A had signed up to speak during a CC Commissioner\u2019s Meeting regarding several concerns related to the 2024-2025 CC Budget. Robert A, among other things in his three-minute limited presentation, informed the CC Commissioners that their budget had a number of concerns and discrepancies. Robert A stated:<\/p>\n

\uf0b7The County\u2019s present $40 Million debt repayment over the next 10 years would NOT be paid off by the per year debt repayment schedule as stated in the budget. Much less even considered the Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in debt the County is set to incur because of the New Justice Center Project. Nor the $160 plus Millions the Cleveland County Schools say they will need just to maintain their facilities (NO NEW CONSTRUCTION at CCS ) going forward.<\/p>\n

\uf0b7An entry of $65,000 for the \u201cCoroner\u201d was bogus and fraudulent because the CC Commissioners had disbanded the Office of Coroner about five years ago.
\n\uf0b7That the several hundreds of thousands of \u201ccounty\u201d dollars budgeted to administer the $Millions of state dollars for the CC Juvenile Crime Prevention Council was a lot of money for the CC JCPC programs (that Robert A did NOT mention by name). That, according to the many news reports of Juvenile Crimes committed in Cleveland County, the JCPC programs WERE NOT EFFECTIVE.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tNote that the Commissioners refused to mention any of these items in their official \u201cminutes of meetings\u201d that were approved at the next Commissioner\u2019s Meeting. These minutes only stated that Robert A \u201chad spoken about his concerns about the budget.\u201d It is clear to Robert A that the CC Commissioners; Kevin Gordon, Johnny Hutchins, Ronnie Whetstine, Deb Hardin and Doug Bridges, do not want CC citizens and taxpayers to know that the Commissioners are also NOT effective in their leadership, financial management and fiduciary responsibilities. <\/p>\n

\tAlso note that Robert A is not alone in his questioning of the effectiveness of The Cleveland County Commissioners leadership as well as the CC Juvenile Crime Prevention Council program\u2019s effectiveness. Remember that the \u201cP\u201d in the JCPC stands for PREVENTION. Juvenile CRIME PREVENTION!! The Shelby Shopper article in question here gives lots of \u201cgeneral\u201d information about the various CCJCPC programs. But, upon a full review of the Shopper\u2019s article, NOT ONE WORD of the CC Commissioner\u2019s\/JCPC\u2019s phony Press Release relates to any measure of effectiveness or accountability of the JCPC programs. Or, to the JCPC itself. <\/p>\n

\tActually, the Shopper\u2019s article only raises more issues and concerns about the CCJCPC and the CC Commissioners themselves than Robert A mentioned to begin with:<\/p>\n

1.The second paragraph of the Shopper\u2019s article (Info provided by the Commissioners) states: \u201cCleveland County JCPC is made up of an eclectic blend of agencies, including\u2026 One has to immediately wonder whether the CC JCPC administrators (The CC Commissioners) have ever set up criteria for selecting the agencies involved with the CCJCPC, or do they just put onto the taxpayer\u2019s payroll anybody that forms a group with an important sounding name and a good sales pitch. Without ever requiring any accountability or performance measures to meet. (OR, JUST HIRE FRIENDS AND FRIENDS OF FRIENDS WHO SUPPORT THE COMMISSIONERS WITH CAMPAIGN CASH AND UNDER THE TABLE PAYMENTS!!! Also, the funding to run the county JCPCs all come from State funds. The Commissioners are only funded Hundreds of Thou$and$ ($340,063), to administer the programs. And the State has no visible requirements for the County to follow. Only to spend the money that they are given. This is always the formula for graft and corruption with little to no accomplishments required. (Note that the purpose of Robert A\u2019s original statements to the CC Commissioners was to remind the Commissioners that THEY had the authority to require accountability and performance measurements for the CC JCPC and that THEY, the Commissioners, were responsible for NOT requiring the CC JCPC to show some performance on juvenile crime PREVENTION here in Cleveland County. Again, when you read the Shopper\u2019s article that is provided with this article, there is not one word of description regarding the prevention of any crime in CC that was committed by a juvenile.<\/p>\n

2. The Shopper\u2019s article also states \u201cThe whole (CC JCPC) Council is made up of volunteers from the agencies (that receive JCPC Funding).\u201d This is the perfect example of the \u201cFox Guarding the Henhouse!!!\u201d No CC taxpayer, given this single fact, would ever approve of this kind of phony CC JCPC oversight provided by Commissioners Kevin Gordon, Johnny Hutchins, Ronnie Whetstine, Deb Hardin and Doug Bridges to the CC JCPC.<\/p>\n

3.At the recent Commissioner\u2019s Meeting where Robert A spoke, Robert A noted that he had attended Commissioners meetings for many years and did NOT ever remember the CC JCPC giving the Commissioners a report of the CC JCPC\u2019s measured performance. The Shopper\u2019s article (continued on page 8) provided an answer to Robert A\u2019s statement. \u201cOn June 5 (CC) JCPC members met at the Cleveland Country Club to celebrate the organizations good work and to recognize folks who played an especially important role in it. At the appreciation banquet, representatives of each of the funded agencies reported on their activities of the past year\u2026\u201d \tAgain, another faux pas by the Commissioners and the CC JCPC. Robert A previously did NOT know the CC JCPC and the Commissioners were having their \u201cSoir\u00e9es\u201d at the Cleveland County Club. And now he does. All at taxpayer expense, Directly or indirectly.<\/p>\n

\tAnd, let\u2019s not forget some of the many other indications by others that the CC JCPC is NOT significantly preventing Juvenile crime here in Cleveland County:<\/p>\n

1.The North Carolina General Assembly met in special session this past week to overturn the veto by NC Governor Roy Cooper on a bill to raise the age of juveniles to be tried for their alleged crimes in ADULT Court. The new law (HB-834) that re-defines \u201cdelinquent juvenile\u201d in North Carolina will automatically send more teens (ages 15-17) to adult court trials.<\/p>\n

2.The most expensive construction \u201cboon-doogle\u201d in history by the CC Commissioners, the New Justice Center Project, will increase the number of courtrooms from 6 to 10 upon completion. Just in time to accommodate the increased influx of Juvenile Crime perpetrators caused by the NOT requiring the CC JCPC to properly do their jobs\u2026<\/p>\n

3.The CC Commissioners and the City of Shelby totally rejected Mr. Willie Green\u2019s \u201cSports Complex\u201d Project. A project that would have directly decreased juvenile crime by providing something for juveniles to do, instead of committing crimes. Mr. Green had tailored his business plan on exactly what the City of Shelby\u2019s 10-Year Strategic Plan had called for to reduce juvenile crime. Now, Shelby, CC AND the CC JCPC have nothing real to show for all the wasted tax money that they have spent on preventing Juvenile Crime. Note that Mr. Green moved his Sports Complex Project to Athens, Georgia, made an immediate improvement to the Athens juvenile crime rate and was welcomed with open arms by the City of Athens.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned folks, Robert A will be providing more information of the Commissioner\u2019s fraudulent budget entry of $65,000 to the Coroner and the $40 Million county debt payoff. Plus other things that Robert A did not have to describe in the three minutes the Commissioners will only allow for citizens participation. Now, the rule is three minutes, but only one time per month. That is another story altogether.<\/p>\n

This is the link to the Shelby Shopper\u2019s article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note: Robert recommends voting in the 2024 General Elections for the CC Commissioner and the CCS School Board Candidates as follows:<\/p>\n

(Please vote for ALL of the Candidates listed below on your ballot to provide the maximum Ballot Security!!)<\/p>\n

Cleveland County Commissioners Candidate recommendations: Vote for these three!<\/strong>
\n\u00a0
\n\t\t\tXXXX Tony Berry
\n\t\t\tXXXX Stormy Mongiello
\n\t\t\tXXXX David Peace<\/p>\n

Cleveland County School Board Candidate recommendations: Vote for these five!<\/strong>
\n\t\t\tXXXX Kenneth A. Ledford
\n\t\t\tXXXX David Fisher
\n\t\t\tXXXX Gloria Sherman
\n\t\t\tXXXX Rod Powell
\n\t\t\tXXXX Tracy Ross<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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