Ex-Oak Forest mayor becomes mayor's secretary

H e has been the mayor before. But can he type? And can he take shorthand? Former Oak Forest Mayor Jim Richmond has found his way back to city hall, this time as Mayor Hank Kuspa's executive secretary.

[Colloquy]

From the article...

But the appointment at Tuesday's Oak Forest City Council meeting was anything but smooth. The appointment was approved in a 4-to-3 vote, with Aldermen Paul Wechet (7th), Peter Muscarella (6th) and Nancy Hullinger (5th) voting against.

Ald. Chuck Toland (4th)... Ald. Rich Simon (2nd)... Ald. Laura Clemons (1st) cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of Richmond's appointment.

[Betrayal]

Ald. Chuck Toland (4th)... Ald. Rich Simon (2nd)... Ald. Laura Clemons (1st) All VOTED YES...

Remember Their Names
HANK KUSPA - Made the Appointment
CHUCK TOLAND - Voted YES
RICH SIMON - Voted YES
LAURA CLEMONS - Voted YES

Hold each of them accountable to the residents of Oak Forest.

Colloquy wrote:

From the article...
But the appointment at Tuesday's Oak Forest City Council meeting was anything but smooth. The appointment was approved in a 4-to-3 vote, with Aldermen Paul Wechet (7th), Peter Muscarella (6th) and Nancy Hullinger (5th) voting against.
Ald. Chuck Toland (4th)... Ald. Rich Simon (2nd)... Ald. Laura Clemons (1st) cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of Richmond's appointment.

[Verum]

Betrayal wrote:

Ald. Chuck Toland (4th)... Ald. Rich Simon (2nd)... Ald. Laura Clemons (1st) All VOTED YES...
Remember Their Names
HANK KUSPA - Made the Appointment
CHUCK TOLAND - Voted YES
RICH SIMON - Voted YES
LAURA CLEMONS - Voted YES
Hold each of them accountable to the residents of Oak Forest.
<quoted text>

What about the fourth alderman who voted yes?

[Hey I am a Secretary]

After the council agrees on Richmond's benefits, I am willing to put my secretarial skills up against his. If I beat the pants off of him, I get the job with all the perks! How does that sound?

[Hank the Crank]

That is fine, but how mauch money can you contribute to the campaign war chest. Ole Hank will be a one-term wonder and he will need to start his re-election campaign early.
Besides your professional skills, and campaign contributions, how many votes can you muster up? That is what really matters !

[Office Worker Also]

Hey I am a Secretary wrote:

After the council agrees on Richmond's benefits, I am willing to put my secretarial skills up against his. If I beat the pants off of him, I get the job with all the perks! How does that sound?

I think your too later, some Campaign Worker has beaten the pants off of all the folks at city hall!

[hanky panky]

I would like to thank my 6th ward ald for voting against this! We have a part time mayor hiring a secretaty for 40k a year position. I'll do everything in my power to see that the aldermen who voted yes are not re-elected again. We could of used that money for salt this winter or better yet since it's wasted money lets have a big party in the city and all get wasted. Hank your wasting city money! Did anyone test Mr Richmonds typing skills.WHAT A JOKE, the mayor and aldermen who voted yes, buh bye !

[kellys secretary]

Wasn't Kelly a part-time mayor? And wasn't Kelly's secretary full-time and making about the same?

[OF Watch]

kellys secretary wrote:

Wasn't Kelly a part-time mayor? And wasn't Kelly's secretary full-time and making about the same?

I don't believe the issue is with the need for a secretary. The issue is with /who/ the secretary is. IN all reality, how old is Richmond? Does he even know how to turn a computer on?

[kellys secretary]

Just asking cuz hanky panky seemed to be alluding that there wasn't one prior to Kuspa.
I don't agree with Kuspa's choice at all. Know too much about Richmond's dirty laundry.
I have a theory. Could it be possible the plan from the beginning of his campaign was for him to serve as a one term mayor just so Richmond could be placed strategically in the administration in order to get him his pension? Because Kuspa’s actions speak louder than words and not just on this Richmond issue. It seems he’s in it for his peeps and not the residents. If my theory is correct, then we got royally screwed.

[Resident]

They can't even hire a Police Chief and now he has a secretary. Hmm... sounds like more coruption for Oak Forest.

[Confused in OF]

hanky panky wrote:

I would like to thank my 6th ward ald for voting against this! We have a part time mayor hiring a secretaty for 40k a year position. I'll do everything in my power to see that the aldermen who voted yes are not re-elected again. We could of used that money for salt this winter or better yet since it's wasted money lets have a big party in the city and all get wasted. Hank your wasting city money! Did anyone test Mr Richmonds typing skills.WHAT A JOKE, the mayor and aldermen who voted yes, buh bye !

Hanky - EVERY mayor has had a secretary - a full-time secretary. There is no additional expense for this position - the issue is WHO Mayor Kuspa chose to be his secretary!

[Left off]

Verum wrote:

<quoted text>
What about the fourth alderman who voted yes?

Yes. That would have been DIANE WOLF. Why was she so conveniently left off the list of alderman who voted yes for Richmond's appointment? Seems rather strange.

[Colloquy]

Left off wrote:

<quoted text>Yes. That would have been DIANE WOLF. Why was she so conveniently left off the list of alderman who voted yes for Richmond's appointment? Seems rather strange.

I noticed that too. I thought that maybe she wasn't there, and the Mayor also cast a vote for?

[Left off]

Nope. She was there.

[Hanky Panky]

Perhaps because she is known to be a big Kelly supporter and the person that wrote the original list is too?

Left off wrote:

<quoted text>Yes. That would have been DIANE WOLF. Why was she so conveniently left off the list of alderman who voted yes for Richmond's appointment? Seems rather strange.

[thinkingahead]

there might be something more to this...i've been hearing for sometime now a rumor swirling in the mill...may be now's a good time to mention it...is their any truth to wolf possibly planning a run for mayor in 2013? has any one else heard this before? may be kelly is grooming her and she'll be appointed executive secretary...just a rumor or not?

[Oak Forest Concerned]

Maybe you have something here, but be careful in how you approach this rumor, by the time we get to the next mayoral election, there will be a marathon race of candidates for the mayoral spot.

Still there will only be 20% of the citizens to vote!

thinkingahead wrote:

there might be something more to this...i've been hearing for sometime now a rumor swirling in the mill...may be now's a good time to mention it...is their any truth to wolf possibly planning a run for mayor in 2013? has any one else heard this before? may be kelly is grooming her and she'll be appointed executive secretary...just a rumor or not?

[Shenanigans]

Looks like a shenanigan

[Hanky panky]

I understand the Mayor needs a secretary but 40k per year. I believe Kuspa hired him back so he could get his pension.