Truthfully, it’s been too long without a department head leaving. Here in Carpentersville, we currently average a department manager loss about once every 4 months. Apparently it’s time to get rid of another one!!! Facebook has been abuzz with this tidbit: Carpentersville Seeks New Fire Chief I certainly hope...
The Illinois Supreme Court has recently ruled that the Public Duty Doctrine was no longer necessary and has struck it down. I tend to follow these things because they affect my full time employment, and I’ve had a chance to do some digging as to what this is –...
I’m going through this audio file from Saturday’s audit and finance commission meeting. It makes me angry, it disappoints me, and frankly, it’s surreal. Folks, these Trustees can say I am just trying to frighten you … sure, it’s a possibility that I am that devious. OR, I’m actually...
Why is proper Fire Department staffing so important? There are agencies in the United States such as Underwriter’s Laboratories and NIST that conduct scientific studies in many different areas of employment, one of them is firefighter safety and occupant survival. Over the course of the past few years, their...
Continuing our multi-part post on Village Board Statements vs Village Documents we have an email from Deputy Chief Skillman. Last Saturday, when pressed, Deputy Chief Skillman said the Fire Department manning is good. On several occassions, DPS Popp and D/C Skillman have both said that manning is adequate and...
Starting off our multi-part post on Village Board Statements vs Village Documents we have the 2014 Federal SAFER Grant Application. Over the course of the next few days, we are going to be posting various village documents that directly contradict what the Village Board Members say in public. Remember...
Does anyone else ever notice that Board Meetings are always the same. We listen to them praise each other, berate those that having differing opinions and finally speak about things which they really don’t understand … Case in point: Trustee Rehberg spoke about a QuadCom initiative to that will reduce...
These days, it’s so hard to tell whether or not our Board is simply just complacent or if they act recklessly with intention. While the idealist in me wishes fervently to believe that a group of 7 ordinary citizens couldn’t possibly intentionally condone most of what’s been exposed –...
Why is public safety, police and fire so critical? As residents, we might be tempted to answer something like “because they protect us if something happens.” There are some general truths, such as – someone will always show up to help you when you call 9-1-1. It’s the system...
Part of my most recent foia has been returned, and no shock here, a vast majority of the information was denied. Here is a copy of the request: Click Here. You’ll notice that most of the documents that I requested were specifically to determine whether or not the information...
