tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post2548584138587247908..comments2023-10-04T01:00:46.984-07:00Comments on LOVE: Let Oro Valley Excel: Guest View-Diane Peters: The Other Side of The Equation (Part 1)Richard Furash, MBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-34413070189575401692014-05-30T18:33:21.375-07:002014-05-30T18:33:21.375-07:00And their overtime pay for working only an 8-hour ...And their overtime pay for working only an 8-hour week.Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-77419764425439395112014-05-30T18:32:44.456-07:002014-05-30T18:32:44.456-07:00The over-the-top reaction is a tactic to instill f...The over-the-top reaction is a tactic to instill fear and shame into those who criticize them. It's a way to threaten them into silence. It's the same tactic that Mayor Hiremath uses during council meetings when Zinkin or Garner make a statement that he doesn't like. Attack their character, attack their credibility, ridicule them, shame them into silence. The reaction is always Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-55466370645756540732014-05-30T11:02:31.628-07:002014-05-30T11:02:31.628-07:00John Musof -- Are non-residents of Oro Valley all...John Musof -- Are non-residents of Oro Valley allowed to address the town council sessions? Are town employees allowed to address the town council? Is Marshall Morris (President of the Oro Valley Police Officers Association) a resident of Oro Valley?Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-88983642842677990412014-05-30T10:55:29.256-07:002014-05-30T10:55:29.256-07:00As a relative newbie to OV I have learned to enjoy...As a relative newbie to OV I have learned to enjoy the legacy experience that John Musof brings to these issues. <br /><br /><br />Additionally, I think the OVPD is probably doing a very good job operationally, and they d___ well should be given their "best in class" pay and benefits structure. My beef with them is that as an organization they cannot accept any type of suggestion or Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-78302708734210790962014-05-30T10:46:40.821-07:002014-05-30T10:46:40.821-07:00The email you received is correct for the most par...The email you received is correct for the most part.<br />Indeed, I do not recall many complaints about OV Police performance. I think most bloggers on this site support the police department. We do voice our concerns about the apparent lack of proper oversight of our police budget, and our town government's inability to address our concerns.<br /><br /><br />Now as to the thuggery question.Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-2975471718344686012014-05-30T06:19:02.757-07:002014-05-30T06:19:02.757-07:00A reader sent me an email with the following respo...A reader sent me an email with the following response to my question:<br /><br />"You pose a question about police reaction to criticism.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I don't hear public statements critical of the police department in terms of performance. I do hear questions publicly related to budget and department spending.<br /><br />I think the newspaper article, which I didn't read Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-73207665396397953662014-05-29T17:34:38.623-07:002014-05-29T17:34:38.623-07:00Thanks for the reminder, John. Too many O.V. resi...Thanks for the reminder, John. Too many O.V. residents don't know the history of this place, and the characters who designed so many of its fees & taxes. <br /><br />Oro Valley is going to the dogs, literally.Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-53511112323606946102014-05-29T12:02:37.596-07:002014-05-29T12:02:37.596-07:00Because we want to take their free "take home...Because we want to take their free "take home" vehicles away from them?Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-84209190795588291982014-05-29T10:40:52.602-07:002014-05-29T10:40:52.602-07:00Thanks for this guest view, Diane. To me, the reac...Thanks for this guest view, Diane. To me, the reaction of the police union and their sycophants to any criticism of any kind is always "over the top." Can anyone explain why this is?Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.com