We are going to file this one under “No good deed goes unpunished”.
We uncovered some questionable financial transactions dealing with the Lake County Visitors Bureau’s new website. Rather than going immediately to the State agencies, we decided to give Ms. Amy Sabath, President of the Visitors’ Bureau, a “heads up” and let her get to the bottom of the issue.
Here is her response to the “heads up”.
“We are in receipt of your Public Records Request. Please be advised that the Lake County Visitors Bureau is a non-profit corporation and is not a Public Office required to respond to such requests.
If there is something else we can help you, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Amy Sabath”
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We would like to say this to Ms. Sabath—–
Time, the State of Ohio,and the courts will tell us who is right…..and by the way, the court of public opinion is a pretty powerful source of justice….you chose to stonewall, and it will be very obvious to the taxpayers….when will you bureaucrats understand that people want honesty and transparency from their government, and agencies funded with the people’s money?
Just as soon as the Commissioners give the VB total control of the bed tax money without oversight, the Board of Directors shun the taxpayers, and tell them to “take a hike”……we warn you, the optics are not looking good for you, your Board, and the Executive Director!
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Yes. You will see another post shortly providing the details….we are going to the State. Commissioner John Hammercheck cares greatly. You would have to ask the other two why they take the stance that they provide the money and they expect the Boards to provide the oversight. It is our opinion that the Board members do not really exercise their role of holding the Executive Directors accountable. They let the Executive Directors run free…..the Boards are merely window dressing.
Okay so what are you saying here? Are you actually saying that Scott Dockus hired a company owned by his son to build the Visitors Bureau’s new website? Is that what you are saying? Forget about Diana for a minute. How could that fact be lost on Ms. Sabath? She really can’t be this dense, right?
Knowing you guys, at some point we will see the proof you have and which I am assuming you showed to Ms. Sabath. First there is the paying of the Coastal Manager’s salary and now this? Is there ANY government official or non-profit taking government money that is not taking advantage of the people in some way?
I have only one question, why do the Commissioners keep funding these entities with our tax dollars? Why do they not seem to care?