70 % Pay Raise Unjustified & EXCESSIVE

                FOIA EXPOSES $6,296 AVERAGE                              COUNTY PAY RAISE    

               70 % PAY RAISE UNJUSTIFIED & EXCESSIVE 

The Blount County Commission has already recommended for approval on January 17,  FINAL VOTE IS Thursday February 21, 7pm Rm 430 Historic Courthouse

            The contemptuous abuse of new Commissioners and distracted voters by the Berrong/Mitchel administration almost passed this resolution in January but for some disgruntled employees who got to Chairman French the resolution had to remove the Sheriff's 75% pay scale, and give all the employees
an increase from the 65% of market to 70%.   The reason for the increase given by the Director for Human Resources was that the employment "market" is allegedly taking county employees with experience and proficiency away from our service and costing us more to train their replacement.  I thought that was why we built a driving track and training facility with shooting range years ago was to make money training new hires and other Sheriff's deputies.

             I say UNJUSTIFIED because NOT ONE EXAMPLE OF HAVING REPLACED AN EMPLOYEE IS PRESENTED, IN FACT NO EVIDENCE OF HOW MANY EMPLOYEES HAVE DEPARTED FOR MORE PAY HAS BEEN GIVEN!!!

             The unsubstantiated excessive pay increase if implemented AVERAGES $6,296 PER EMPLOYEE, for example the least amount of pay raise is pay grade 301 for $4098 while the at Mayor gets a raise of $12,357 for an total annual pay of $125,867.

                 Why do I claim the pay raise to be EXCESSIVE?  
          The per ca pita taxpayer income in (2017 dollars from 2013 to 2017) for Blount County was $28,334 compared compared to the present per ca pita income of County Employees is $42,129 or 
$13,795 more that the taxpayer making almost 50% less.  When we calculate the using the new proposed
pay scale the per ca pita income of County Employees is $48,425 a difference of $20,091 more that the
TAXPAYER IS EARNING  70 % LESS THAN THE PER CA PITA COUNTY EMPLOYEE . 
          Commissioner Akard, local business owner said in the January Commission “the proposal does a whole lot more than PAD OUR RE-ELECTION POSSIBILITIES”. While Commissioner Caylor, Maryville Fire Department Employee wished a lot of other Commissioners would object to Commissioner Akard's statement that this pay raise is some how a Quid Pro Quo to get re-elected as WBCR AM 1470 General Manager Harry Grothjahn suggested in his Comments on Items on the agenda earlier in the meeting.
         This modified 20 position Pay Scale and 19 Step compensation plan by Evergreen for 671 County employees including all elected officials "will be presented to the Commission in the form of a new resolution for approval" according to the "DRAFT Minutes" of January's Commission Meeting will  , Thursday February 21 at 7pm room 430.
         You are welcome to do the math yourself. The FOIA request from the Blount County Human Resource Department for the current pay scale starts with Pay Grade 101 while the 70% of Market Pay Scale begins with 301.  The current pay scale is from Exhibit 2A of the December 20, 2018 Draft Proposal.  
             

Rank            60%           70%   of Highest Competing Employers Pay Grades

Grade       Present    Proposed Inc./Emp.    Employees/grade     Total Cost Inc.      Cost 70% Total Cost

in Grade

101/301      26,903       31,001     4,098                  18                          73,764                   558,018

102/302      29,190       33,637     4,447                  42                        186,774                1,412,754

103/303      31,671       36,496     4,825                  49                        236,425                1,788,304

104/304      34,363       39,598     5,235                  57                        298,395                2,257,086

105/305      37,284       42,964     5,680                  80                        454,400                3,437,120

106/306      40,453       46,616     6,163                229                      1,411,327             10,675,064

107/307      43,892       50,579     6,687                  44                        294,228                2,225,476

108/308      47,623       54,878     7,255                  41                        297,455                2,249,998

109/309      51,671       59,543     7,872                  30                        236,160                1,786,290

110/310      56,063       64,604     8,541                  23                        196,443                1,485,892

111/311       60,829      70,096     9,267                   23                        213,141                1,612,208

112/312      65,999      76,054   10,055                   12                        120,660                   912,648

113/313      73,046      80,998      7,952                   8                           63,616                   647,984

114/314      77,794      86,262      8,468                   3                           25,404                   258,786

115/315      82,850      91,869      9,019                   6                           54,114                   551,214

116/316      88,235      97,840      9,605                   3                           28,815                   293,520

117/317      93,969    104,199    10,230                   1                           10,230                   104,199

118/318    100,078     110,972   10,894                   1                           10,894                   110,972

119/319    106,582     118,184   11,602                   0

120/320    113,510     125,867   12,357                  1                            12,357                   125,867

                                                                             671                      4,224,612             32,493,400

Average Employee Pay Raise Proposed is $6,296.

          

America AGAIN Petition for the 28th Amendment

The founders original First amendment in 1789 authorized one Congressional Representative
for every 50,000 persons in America.  Today that would mean more than 6000 congressmen
and impossible number to control.  If you are tired of being controlled by special interests
then copy the attached petition and share it with your Sunday school class and family.  If
you need more information read the resolution below America Again asks that you give to your State Representative to sponsor.  The TEXT of the 1789 Amendment at the end of this 28th Amendment
Or go to the web site americaagain.net

18th Annual Bible Marathon - 12 Hr Schedule

SPECIAL prayers of support and thanksgiving  go out to David and Genna Brown for organizing
and anchoring the 18th Annual Bible Marathon on the Historic Blount County Courthouse lawn
where you are invited to read the 1611 King James Bible cover to cover in 365, 15 minute
segments between 1pm Thursday May 5th and   Sundown   Sunday May 8th.  Please consider
how rare an opportunity this is TO SUPPORT having ELOHIM's word read out loud on your Courthouse
lawn.  Can you imagine how Father YHWH looks forward to hearing HIS word read?  How many
other Counties have a such an event.  Please call Genna and David Brown at CALVARY CONSTRUCTION to reserve a time for your family to read for the ELOHIM. Call 865-388-1337 that 865-388-1337.

2 Corinthians 10: 3 For though in flesh we walk, not according to the flesh do we war.
4:  for the weapons of our warfoare are not fleshly, but mighty by YHWH unto pulling down of strongholds,
5: When we pull calculations, and every height the uplifteh itself against the knowledge of YHWH
and when we bring into captivity every thought unto the obedience of the Messiah. 6: And when we hold ourselves in readiness to avenge all disobedience, as soon as your obedience shall be fulfilled.

STOP YOUR TAX INCREASE THIS WEEK

ATTENTION !! OVERTAXED Blount County TAXPAYER the TAX SPENDERS are Targeting your wallet. The Blount Corrections Committee who's mission is to solve the risky,inhumane overcrowded Blount County Jail is about to loose it's certification because of the committee's failure to address the reasonable alternatives presented by the $95,000 study done by nationally recognized, Institute of Law and Policy Planning recommendations. The Chairman Jeff Headrick held only 4 meetings in the last calendar year while the Tn.Corrections Bureau was inspecting the jail to discover what improvement had been made over the last two years since it conditionally re-certified the jail because we had contracted with the Institute for Law and Policy Planning to make recommendations to relieve the overcrowding. However instead of questioning the author of the study Chairman Headrick it appears did everything possible to avoid questioning the study in hopes that perhaps it would go away. To the degree that the committee requested the TN Corrections Institute review the Institute of Law and Policy Plannings study to learn that only minor points could be criticized and for the most part it was agreed with. It was at this meeting where the Director of the Tn. Corrections Bureau Bob Bass told Commissioner Monroe and myself that "THE STATE WAS GOING TO SOLVE THE OVERCROWDING PROBLEMS IN ALL COUNTY JAILS BY OPENING TWO NEW PRISONS IN THE STATE, A 8000 BED FACILITY IN TRUSDALE COUNTY FOR MEN AND A WOMEN'S FACILITY WITH 2400 BEDS IN SHELBY COUNTY." This reporter reported this conversation to the Blount County Commission 4/12/16 in it's Agenda Committee meeting where the Special called Commission had been announced for 4/18/16 to vote on a resolution to hire an architect to present a building plan to relieve Blount County's overcrowded jail. Now because of the Committee's squandering the time it had to implement the Institute for Law and Policy Planning the Tn Corrections Bureau has found that Blount County's Jail is in the same overcrowded condition it has been for almost 10 years. This certainly gives this reporter plenty of reason's not to vote for Commissioner Jeff Headrick for Highway Superintendent. Blount County's Credit rating went down in 2008 because we had to high a debt service to income ratio to refinance the Variable Rate Bonds that were called, and are still callable, but with the 27% Sales Tax increase of two years ago and the 17% Property Tax increase last year, Mayor Mitchel must figure we can borrow another $60 Million to build our way out of having to loose our jail certification and or reduce the inhuman and unconstitutional policies he, the Sheriff, and Blount County's cadre of Judges perpetuate. Now a TAXPAYERS bailout is being voted on Monday April 18 at 5pm in the Blount County commission meeting room. What incredible timing the week your Federal Taxes are due your County Commission is voting to raise your County debt service with an Architect's RFP to build a $60 Million solution and potentially raise YOUR COUNTY DEBT SERVICE BY 30%. YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S CONTACT INFORMATION CAN BE GOTTEN BY CALLING 273-5830 OT GO TO www.blounttn.org search elected officials.

Good Old Boy Grinches Steal for Christmas

This is Freida for Truth Radio News your ONLY LOCALLY OWNED Politically Incorrect News Source bringing you Four LOCAL High School Basketball games ON MOBIL TV weekly, throughout the Season LIVE from Truth Radio dot TV.   WHY Special Called Commission Meetings in Blount County? Is it to avoid public awareness, by not having public input through the usual and customary rules of the Commission?  Commission rules call for an Agenda meeting 10 days prior to the commission business meeting to discuss and vote on items to be included in the County's business meeting, the third Thursday of each month. At each of these meetings anyone may be recognized by the Chairman and given 3 minutes to speak on items either on the agenda, before and/or off the agenda after. Not allowing the public to participate by speaking on ANY of the Items of the Special Called meetings reminds WBCR at this time of the year of Grinch that steals Christmas by dressing up like Satan Clause and robs everyone of their gifts of self government and then redistributes those gifts to his fellow good old boy Grinches. Mayor Mitchel has used his office to call Special Called meetings in October and December most recently.    The December meeting included 20 Resolutions with over $2 million in Budget INCREASES, in a year when over 500 county workers got $4000 each in pay raises, from taxpayers who according to the Blount County's website   on East Tn Economic data at the time showed Blount Co.  family household income 15% lower than it was in 2000. In a year when Property Taxes were raised 17%.   Commissioner Monroe is investigating if, over $ 560,000 of the INCREASES passed in December are due to a deliberate under estimation of workers compensation costs in order to pad the budget in other areas that would not be popular if added to the budget at increased cost but by underestimating fixed mandatory expenses these new costs get are included unnoticed.   Adding insult to injury the December Special Called meeting passed without public comment and only 5 days notice a County Purchasing policy changing the competitive bid PROCESS  from purchases OVER $10,ooo to $25,000 and all the purchasing agent is required is to call write down three price quotes and send decide who gets your money. Not requirement that the lowest bidder get the business. The resolution says ...Blount County Purchasing Department to obtain at least three (3) written quotations, whenever possible, for purchases costing less than $25,000 but, greater than $10,000. Tell your commissioner and Mayor how you feel about less transparency and public input into your LOCAL government that is costing MORE and giving you less.  MERRY Christmas.

Gender Bias or Political Correctness You Decide about Blount County's Commission

This is Freida for Truth radio News your Politically Incorrect source for National and Local News with views from a God fearing, Constitution loving and Souvergin Serving perspective wishing all would come to be the Preserved by the indwelling power of our Savior's sent Holy Spirit. Does Political Correctness equate to gender bias in Blount County Commission Agenda Meetings?  Last month Commissioner Karon Miller's Resolution petitioning God's Mercy when Judgment comes on America for legalizing as marriage what the Bible calls an abomination was rejected from even being considered for discussion in that month's Commission meeting discussion and now in November Commissioner Tona Monroe proposes through resolution to question by interview with the author of the two year old $95 thousand historic first ever Criminal Justice System Assessment of Blount County was rejected from this months Commission agenda. Commissioner Monroe called in to WBCR's broadcast of the u-tube rebroadcast of the November 10 Blount County Commission Agenda committee meeting to express her serious concerns regarding the County failing to address the chronic overcrowding in the Blount County Jail and how illogical the commission's action was by refusing  to hear from a Institute that has done 400 such studies nationally. Rather than getting their questions answered regarding the $95 thousand completed and paid for 18 months ago assessment. Our commission wants to wait and hear from the Tennessee Corrections Commission, current "SNAP SHOT" of the Jail ONLY. Commissioner Headrick Chairman of the Corrections Partnership Committee in the November Commission Agenda committee meeting demonstrated his ignorance of the facts contained in the $95 thousand study by the Institute for Law and Policy Planning Study by saying that it "recommended" a building cost of between $68 and$124 million. The report made NO SUCH RECOMMENDATION but presented it as as the COST for DOING NOTHING which is apparently what commissioner Headrick's Committee has done. The report makes FIVE recommendations to reduce overcrowding at the end of chapter 7 on Blount County courts from  page 72 to 80. Specifically, obtain or create a method of managing cases in a timely manner, screen cases before filing in court, courts  should designate the clerk to provide full debt collection services, the court should reconsider and restructure it's jail from being used to collect debts, and last the county needs to expand methods to treat drug addicts rather than using it's jail. In chapter 3 page 17 chart number 25 The Institute of Law and Policy Planning gives the following "Snap Shot" or the 2011/12 fiscal year summary of jailed population. The Statewide average of inmates for Probation violations is 15 % Blount County is over twice that at 35%, Guilty as Charged Statewide 43% Blount County 81%, Dismissed statewide 31% Blount County 6% and Pretrial Diversion Statewide 4% Blount County 7%. However now Chairman Headrick wants to go back to the future and take Blount County's financial future into the unknown cost of doing nothing of 68 and $124 million. What will that do to a county whose Credit rating dropped in 2008 when we had to refinance our Swaps/ derivatives and weekly Variable Rate Demand Obligations, pay higher financing charges on our current $200 million in debt? Commissioner Monroe said on Salt and light that she was told at the Lenoir City Corrections committee meeting by an architechjust wait until we build your jail in Blount County."  The justice system action plan  presents 6 key recommendations each with it's own objective, lead agency, pro's and con's, costs and savings. Appendix A lists a summary of 76 separate recommendations for consideration.  And Chairman Jeff Headrick has refused to even meet with this historic document's author.

Revisionist History Text Lies about ISLAM

The Tennessee 7th Grade Social studies text being used in ALL Blount County Middle schools, is published by Pearson Education for 6-7th Grade Geography: titled; The Middle Ages to Exploration of the Americas.

The full review of this text book by Dr. Bill French is on the previous blog however the high
lights of today's post date interview with Robert McDaniel included the following key points.

Pearson Student text page 88 Critizied Christ by saying that "Islam offered followers a direct path to God and salvation.  It emphasized the equality of all believers. It stressed fairness and justice in human affairs."

Four paragraphs later on the same page "In general however, women had fewer rights that men and
occupied an inferior position."  Just one of many controdictions of the revisionist history.

Page 92 fails to mention that the Hindu laborers who build the TOSH MAHALL   had their
right hand cut off by Mohammed followers so nothing as beautiful be built again.

Page 96 Credited the burning of the largest library in hte Ancient world the Library at Alexandria
Egypt by Islam.

Page 103 Edits out of Mohamed's fairwell message that men could beat their wives.

The link below will take you to a two page form published by the Williamson County School
District to Request for Reconsideration of Instruction Materials.
http://www.wcs.edu/wp-content/pdf/BoardPolicies/Request-for-Reconsideration.pdf