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SMALL BUSINESSDiscrimination & Bias
Milwaukee County – Department of Aging
Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC
Chris Abele
County Executive
Milwaukee Board of Supervisors
December 11, 2012
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Milwaukee County SMALL BUSINESS Discrimination & Bias
December 12, 2012
TUESDAY , December 12, 2012
TO: Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
FROM: MARY GLASS – Chair/CEO
Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC
RE: 1. DISCRIMINATION & BIAS Against
Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC
2. COMPLAINT by MILWAUKEE PROFESSIONALS LLC Against - Ms. Diane Beckley, Program Coordinator –
Milwaukee County of Aging
3. COMPLAINT by MILWAUKEE PROFESSIONALS LLC Against
- Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele – Not Responding
4. COMPLAINT by MILWAUKEE PROFESSIONALS LLC Against
Milwaukee County Corporate Counsel Kimberly Walker
Greetings EACH Elected Official that Represents Milwaukee County government!
This is a MULTI-COMPLAINT against an elected-appointed and hired MilwaukeeCounty paid staff. It comes with complaint information, specifics of reply and
expected date of reply.
Decorum
It is always troubling when we, the People, find behavior/conduct of those we have
in office counter to their Oath, our Constitution and/or our laws provided for justice
for All.
Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC
MPA LLC is a privately owned channel development and public policy firm based in
Milwaukee. We focus on quality of life and economic development in the public
square with a passion for re-branding, re-defining and un-trapping hidden talent andvetted businesses at the neighborhood level.
We are working non-stop to see that Milwaukeeans, especially African American,
People of Color and Work Challenged {un-, under-skilled; un-, under-employed;un-, under-financed neighborhood-level businesses; disabled; and re-entry - Re-entry represents those returning from WAR, INCARCERATION, boomerangemployment, boomerang retirement and college-certificated graduates
unemployed} are at the blueprint table and knowledgeable.
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Milwaukee County SMALL BUSINESS Discrimination & Bias
December 12, 2012
We are a premier small business for Affordable Health Care in the city of Milwaukee.
On November 29, 2012, Chair/CEO Mary Glass approached the Department of Aging,
seeking collaboration and to share a FREE invitation for Seniors to an
IT/Information Technology MART event scheduled for December 12, 2012 and
hosted by MPA LLC.
IT MART – Information Technology information, products services related to
health care for the citizenry. The spotlight was on Smart Phones, tablets, Internet,
laptops and desktops for access-literacy-fluency regarding Affordable Health Care.
What I received was “rebuff ” - bias and discrimination because I have a for-
profit business. The last time I checked, America was a capitalist society -
President Obama and the U.S. Congress persons are constantly talking about the
support and inclusion of for-profit businesses - Wall Street, for-profit businesses,
govern the day-to-day stock market and trends of our economic climate. So, what is
up here?
Because I immediately felt violated and disenfranchised, I contacted the office of
County Executive Chris Abele, email November 30, 2012.
Due Process – County Executive
It has been over a week ago that I contacted the head elected representative of the
people, for Milwaukee County, Chris Abele. He has not called or emailed to address
his ethical role, leadership role and accountability of his staff.
Mr. Abele’s response should have come right -back to show good faith and to convey
the truth. This was an opportunity to correct and promote business, economic
development and employment.
Standards of Conduct
Milwaukee County has a Code of Conduct for the County Executive, Program
Coordinator – Department of Aging and Milwaukee county Corporate Counsel.
He has failed to step up and represent the interest of his office and the county.
He has failed to step up and represent the two-part Milwaukee County government
in an expected responsible way.
He has failed to step up and provide leadership to our seniors, stakeholders and
voters of the county and city of Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee County SMALL BUSINESS Discrimination & Bias
December 12, 2012
Original Request – November 29, 2012
All of the emails attached in today’s notice followed at least 3 calls (back-to-back) to
get information from the county executive staff (Community Relations Director
Thomas Harris and a staff member named “Claire”
) for contacting the Department of Aging and its Department of Aging Committee head (appointees from the
neighborhood). The information took a while to acquire, I felt “Claire” was blockingaccess and the clearance Director. In fact, I had to ask for her superior to get pass
the back-to-back unnecessary questions. Spoke with Mr. Harris. I shared delay by
“Claire”. He provided 2 numbers that were inaccurate – so I called him until I got a
contact for a decision maker in Department of Aging.
Attached are emails sent on behalf of the FREE Invitation/Request on November
29, 2012 and other days following the 29th.
Ms. Diane Beckley – Program Director
I finally connected with Ms. Diane Beckley, Program Coordinator. After speaking
with her, my office forwarded the attached email.
My information was sent on November 29, 2012. It was “direct” with specificity forclarification.
Ms. Beckley responded on November 30, 2012 and chose a dogmatic greeting of
‘Mary Glass’ even though she was responding on behalf of the Department of Aging.
Ms. Beckley provided a pick-n-choose response. She did not answer all the
questions and provided partial info about that which she answered.
Ms. Beckley’s comment of making seniors aware was considered by me to beconfrontational and far remove from someone wanting to work together for good.
Ms. Beckley made the following quote:
“ There is no medium for us to direct senior centers to attend any event,especially a privately held event. Milwaukee County never encourages promotion of for profit businesses . Communication would have to be between your business and each individual center ” .
The event was not “private”, it was FREE/Open to the public.It was hosted by a for-profit firm, MPA LLC (all which was noted).
Ms. Beckley continued:“ While your interest in making seniors aware is admirable, I want to inform you that we are and will continue to be very pro active in keeping the older adults in Milwaukee County aware. This is evidenced by our recently hosting a visit of US Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to speak directly to seniors about the Affordable Care Act ” .
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Milwaukee County SMALL BUSINESS Discrimination & Bias
December 12, 2012
This comment sounded confrontational and failed to reach the followingpoints of Milwaukee County Standards:
• Promote decisions that benefit the public interest. • Actively promote public confidence in county government. • Conduct and perform the duties of their office or employment diligently and
promptly. • Maintain a positive image to pass constant public scrutiny.
County Executive Abele
If Milwaukee County “never” encourages promotion of for-profit businesses; What is
Milwaukee County Economic Development office doing?
What is the politics and inside tracking of the support by the Milwaukee County
Executive for a partnership with MEDC/Milwaukee Economic Development
Corporation? Do I see/hear Tim Sheehy, Mayor Tom Barrett and friends? This doesnot parallel Ms. Beckley’s comments - Milwaukee County never encourages promotion of for profit businesses .
MPA LLC vs Milwaukee CountyWhy is my “for-profit ” small business being discriminated against?
How many others are discriminated against?
Why didn’t County Executive Abele, recognize that diplomacy and leadership was
needed here post haste?
And then, there is the Milwaukee County Standards of Conduct ?
Have all involved in this email been trained/educated about the Standard of Conduct.
It appears that Ms. Beckley is not the only one needing to be updated on the
standards. Why didn’t Mr. Thomas Harris – Director, Community Relation and/or
Ms. Stephanie Stein - Director of Department of Aging show leadership and
diplomacy relative to the Standards of Conduct? They received a cc of the
information my office sent to Ms. Beckley.
Ethics Code – Chapter 9 Chapter 9 of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances contains theCode of Ethics that governs the ethical conduct of all candidates for countyoffice, elected and appointed officers, employees, and members of countyboards and commissions.
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Milwaukee County SMALL BUSINESS Discrimination & Bias
December 12, 2012
Policy It is declared that high moral and ethical standards among county public officials
and county employees are essential to the conduct of free government; that the
county believes that a code of ethics for the guidance of county public officialsand county employees will help them avoid conflicts between their personalinterests and their public responsibilities, will improve standards of public serviceand will promote and strengthen the faith and confidence of the people of thiscounty in their county public officials and county employees. It is the intent of thecounty that in its operations the board shall protect to the fullest extent possiblethe rights of individuals affected. (M.C.G.O. § 9.01(1)).
Invite to IT MART
In our Complaint Notice to County Executive Abele, we invited him to attend the IT
MART. He responded back with a ‘decline’. He responded to the Invitation but, he
has failed for over 10 days to address an Ethical Complaint from my office whichaddresses the breadth of Chapter 9 (mentioned above) for which he is responsible
as an elected representative.
Leery
Since Ms. Beckley had conveyed a negative response – “we do not do business with
you” , we felt she and others may have poison the connection that she partially
answered regarding Interfaith. She did not share Goodwill industries and/or other
contractors. Why?
Since we have received confidential comments regarding blockage of attendance to
our IT Seminar for Seniors, held September 19, 2012; we were quite suspicious of the bizarre response. We are demanding immediate address.
Corporate Attorney
This is also a Formal Complaint against Attorney Kimberly Walker – Milwaukee
County Corporation Counsel, an appointee of County Executive Abele.
My office called for Attorney Walker to seek information regarding the Milwaukee County never encourages promotion of for profit businesses . I left messages – 1 length voice mail to “Jody”, her assistant, and 3 messages with the
Receptionist (Katherine, Cathy or Kathleen) – a lady who seem to the clearinghouse
of who could pass through. She also was out-of-line in that she made incorrect assessments of who should get the messages I left for return of call and dialog.
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According to the Receptionist, she gave all the messages to Attorney Walker. We
have NOT received a call from Attorney Walker even though they were marked
urgent.
The Receptionist provided buttress and would not connect me either to Attorney
Walker of her assistant Jody. What is up here?
Accountability
We know that 2013 is the year for the creation of the Affordable Health Care
exchange benefits. We seek like-minds that know this is a tsunami opportunity for
the wise. We can finally address “population” health care, put in place “health
coaching, spike the economy with health engines, bolster business and employment,
drive up health delivery and drive down debt.
We have adopted All Hands on Deck, WE CAN as our mantra; and, Let no oneturn us around.
REPLY
I am requesting a formal reply on behalf of the County Executive and the body
of the County Supervisors on or by Friday of this week, December 14, 2012.
I want to know why Milwaukee County never encourages promotion of for profit businesses .
With Affordable Health Care in Mind,
Cordially,
_________________________
Mary Glass – Chair/CEO
Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC414.610.1044
www.mpapublicpolicyreview.blogspot.com
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