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In an article in the Kerrville Daily Times on or about September 21, 2006, Judge
Tinley was reported as saying, "as the county's chief elected official, I am obligated
by my oath of office to bring to light problems that are costing the taxpayer's
money."
Again Tinley was quoted in the San Antonio Express on or about September 10,
2006 as saying, "The taxpayers are not getting their money's worth and she (Nemec)
is costing the taxpayers."
I question Judge Tinley's leadership. He wasted $3,835.00 of the Kerr County
taxpayer's money by ordering an unnecessary audit. The alleged error with the
2005-2006 Step & Grade Schedule could have been handled by asking the
principles: County Auditor Tommy Tomlinson, Sheriff Hierholzer and County
Treasurer Barbara Nemec to meet and resolve the problem if one actually existed.
The $3,835.00 audit cleared the County Treasurer. Kerrville Daily Times Headlines
"Audit finds Nemec not at fault in pay issue." San Antonio Express News "Audit
finds no error in Kerr County pay."
Now here we are today truly facing an error with the Step & Grade Schedule. Judge
Tinley, are you going to call for an audit, or since Mrs. Nemec is not the responsible
party for the preparation of the Step & Grade, and it's just a personal vendetta you
have with her, as you have evidenced time and time again, are you just going to let it
be fixed among the experts who are hired and elected to do their job as you should
have done back in June?
The above solution would not only have saved the taxpayers $3,835.00, but it would
have reduced the level of strife and contention among elected officials. It would have
prevented nasty and unneeded accusations from being aired in the local newspapers
and freed official personnel to solve more pressing and important problems.
It is poor leadership to continually and falsely accuse an elected official publicly.
But it is breaking your oath of office to ignore your own waste of taxpayer's money.
Frankly, Judge Tinley, the taxpayer's are not getting their money's worth from
their County Judge and you are costing us taxpayer's money. Because of the
duplicity involved this problem is far more serious than the one you brought before
the Commissioner's Court on September 15, 2006.
I propose a claim be made on Judge Tinley's bond for the $3,835.00. This is a
serious mistake, one that should not be ignored or brushed under the carpet.