Saturday memes

 Sorry for the late post.  I still laugh at my creativity. 

More news time

Did you catch the Ed Pawlowski story on Wfmz tonight?  Whether your a fan or not, how does a guy who was in prison get more news time than the current mayor? I'll tell you.

Ed isnt a wannabe. He doesnt try to fit in. Or get silly tattoos. Felon yes.  Like 47 counts or something.  He isnt fake and I actually believe he cares about the city despite his past actions.  I cannot say that about the current mayor.  You know the guy who no one sees anymore. Or cares to see.

Ed seems to have humbled himself while away.  Dropping the soap can do that to a man I guess. Well dropping it multiple times will definitely do it.

I can tell you I'm not a huge Ed fan, but ill give credit where it's due.  He was an actual leader. He was seen. He was also out in the community.  Forget the sketchy wiretaps he was caught on. Haha. He did his time as far as Im concerned. Lest not forgot, having vendors or people the city does business with pay for your travels while you hold an office is also illegal.

However, I believe in second chances.  I could totally see the next mayor making Ed their managing director.  That would make a great story. A used car salesman replaced by a felon.  Holla!!!

Love this gif

So kudos to turning your life around Ed.  You might be Allentowns last hope to make it better before it is totally shit. Well it is shit.  But I mean totally.   All of it. 

Another one

I just cant get over all the vehicular deaths in the city.  Why is this happening? Another 18year old died today after crashing his moped. My condolences. 

Is this because people are riding illegally with no experience?  Or is it because the cops dont try to stop these illegal riders?  What is Chief Roca's reactive action going to be? He will probably say "we have been stepping up our traffic patrols, and have been very successful in catching illegal riders."  Yea okay buddy.

I know I speak on the mopeds/scooters/dirtbikes all the time. But wtf!  Silly Matt wants zero vehicular deaths by 2030.  Its funny he will be out of here at the beginning of 2030. I love how a guy promotes an initiative but wont even be in office to see if its successful.  You are a joke.

I dont know if me writing this late at night and sending it out does anything.  Maybe people dont like my pics/memes or the message I am sending.  Nothing seems to get done. But we will have bike lanes folks.  The dirt bikes need a lane to pass everyone in.  Another joke.  This isnt Seattle Matt. No one cares about coffee shops and bike lanes.

Here is Matts plan. 

https://www.allentownpa.gov/en-us/Government/Departments/Public-Works/Traffic-Planning-Control/Safe-Streets-for-All-SS4A

Where is Matt by the way? Has anyone seen him?  He promised safe streets for all. Sounds like the bike plan is to have increased speed bike related incidents.

Why is Frank in all the photo ops anymore?  No one wants to see him on their screen.  We want our leader.  

Saturday morning part 2

Saturday morning laughs.  No its not an article on city council or the silly mayor’s administration. They are old memes.  Enjoy

Keep it up and the FBI will be here Sooner

Did you know that the Allentown Mayor and Council are exempt from following any city travel rules just because they are elected? They do not need to follow the ethics laws, the PA State rules, or the Public Purpose Doctrine that is a constitutional rule that limits how government — including municipalities — may spend public money.

Ethics, conflicts of interest, and financial disclosure laws are state level laws, and they state that the Mayor and Council are not above the rules of the municipality, and they are not able to be exempted from the State ethics laws. 

One of the interesting items that were uncovered from the Human Resources Committee meeting tonight was that our mayor seems to have violated the State Ethics laws may times by accepting travel from vendors who the city has contracts with. Hmmm? 

Frank Kane let that one drop when he said that there is no need to report travel paid by a vendor or outside agency. Are these people for real? I thought I would help you.

They are so inept that they don’t even know they are exposing their own corruption. The PA State Ethics Act states the following:

What Travel Is Not Allowed?

Travel paid by vendors, developers, contractors, or regulated entities

● If the city regulates them, contracts with them, or they seek approval from the city, officials cannot accept travel from them.

Travel paid by lobbyists or principals

● Lobbyists and principals are categorically prohibited from providing travel benefits.

 Travel that creates a conflict of interest

● Any travel that could reasonably be seen as influencing official action violates §1103(a) and §1103(b).

The mayor has accepted travel from contractors. As an example, the city has routinely partnered with Bloomberg and Harvard, and they have paid the mayor’s travel – a clear violation of the ethics laws. #PhiladelphiaFBI

So tonight your clueless council accepted the ruling of the city's solicitors that the mayor is exempt from the rules, yet they were unable to cite where that exemption is coming from, other than a 2001 memo from a prior Solicitor. That tells me that no investigation was carried out, and the clueless legal department once again took the easy path and protected their mayor. The legal department is embarrassing enough but the council accepting that they aren’t able to do anything is worse. The Mayor is not above any of the rules of the city, the code, manuals, policies, etc. The council controls what policies (i.e. the PPM and financial policies) become law.  

The council needs to stop believing the bullshit that this administration is presenting them and start working for the people of this city. Then again, Mota was the sponsor of this bill tonight, and she didn’t even show up. It is a slap in the face time and time again with these people. 

Lastly, why is Mario the HR Director answering a policy that is clearly another Bina Patel area? Is it because Bina never has answers, so they put the HR Director up there? Well, he didn’t seem to know anything and babbled on about nothing related to the issue. 

He probably should not speak again.