Laura Street Trio to be Marriott Flagged Boutique Hotel

[Cheshire Cat]

But dont you think its largely superfluous given the fact that the agency is defunded?

Not entirely Stephen.  First because the city has already set aside the money for this mans salary which is a sizable six figures I believe exceeding $178K.  Secondly, given the fact that the city council seems to change their views on a regular basis about many things, it isn't a stretch to imagine that some inside discussion could lead to the expenditure of more funds for the DIA.  Let me be clear.  I am not against the DIA.  I think they made a very bad decision.  I am also not against refunding the downtown effort.  What I want to insure is that the person who is being paid with our tax dollars is not only competent, but honest and ethical and if and when the agency is refunded that we can rest assured that it's director is not one with a history that includes the misappropriation of thousands and perhaps millions in tax dollars. 

[JayBird]

LoL, how many threads is this convo happening on?!!

[Cheshire Cat]

He has not been convicted of anything at this point but to my view the fact that he was not isn't reason enough to ignore his history which is spelled out in all the links I provided on the other thread.  I have in the past had the opportunity to hire top notch individuals for high level positions in companies which I have either owned or been connected to.  I also had input on hires via another Florida city.  Any good and competent employer will look at and research the background of an individual they were considering hiring, especially in the case of a position paying this kind of money. These days employers even do credit checks and scope out social media to make sure the person that are hiring has integrity.  Character counts.

[Cheshire Cat]

LoL, how many threads is this convo happening on?!!

Just one until J.P felt the need to broach the subject on this one. lol  One most certainly is enough.