tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post4727891489244854290..comments2024-03-13T11:10:25.333-04:00Comments on Why The PLCB Should Be Abolished: Thank you, Beaver County TimesLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-10146221696139137212009-05-05T20:58:00.000-04:002009-05-05T20:58:00.000-04:00See, Sam, if they held the contest and a family me...See, Sam, if they held the contest and a family member <I>won</I>, and they decided they had to call a do-over on the contest, they'd probably get sued. At least, that's the way Conti seems to think.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-60571582503562808582009-05-05T18:23:00.000-04:002009-05-05T18:23:00.000-04:00"Employees of McDonald's, and their families, are ..."Employees of McDonald's, and their families, are not eligible to win prizes."<br /><br />Wow, it works for burgers and Monopoly money, but not for taxpayers' dough. Go figure.sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-19386016574085578742009-05-04T15:35:00.000-04:002009-05-04T15:35:00.000-04:00"I can see the appeal of a third part doing the au..."I can see the appeal of a third part doing the audit, but Rich...they'd probably hire somebody's nephew to do it. And that would be legal, too."<br /><br />Lew, that's so funny. That would probably cost more than the value of the contract as well. Isn't that what happened with the pay raise scandal...the legal fees involved in the research/audit were more than the actual pay raises.<br /><br />So, maybe in light of this, "the rules" need to be changed. Not that there isn't enough red tape involved already, but allowing spouses of employees to be involved in the bidding process is way too loose in my opinion.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900534233446433658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-72585709534822836862009-05-04T09:33:00.000-04:002009-05-04T09:33:00.000-04:00What they mean by "given the rules" and "no choice...What they mean by "given the rules" and "no choice," is that the ethics laws in Pennsylvania are such that this contract was clearly legal. I noted the same thing in this post (http://noplcb.blogspot.com/2009/03/such-criticism-was-to-be-expected-from.html). That's why the PLCB was so co-operative with the investigation: they know the rules of the game, the ethics laws, and they knew there was no way the Auditor General could find that what they had done was not legal. Because the state's "Adverse Interest Act" doesn't say anything about hiring or letting contracts to <I>family members</I> as a conflict of interest. Jaw-dropping. <br /><br />I can see the appeal of a third part doing the audit, but Rich...they'd probably hire somebody's nephew to do it. And that would be legal, too.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-29544731402403646362009-05-04T08:46:00.000-04:002009-05-04T08:46:00.000-04:00From the article:
"Given the rules by which the p...From the article:<br /><br />"Given the rules by which the political game is played in Pennsylvania, Wagner had no choice but to sign off on the legality of the deal."<br /><br />Sorry, but I must not understand, "the rules". Maybe someone can explain what this means. If this were truly an audit, shouldn't it be done completely disconnected from any agency? I would think a third party should do the audit.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900534233446433658noreply@blogger.com