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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



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


RE: 1. DISCRIMINATION & BIAS Against


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.


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.




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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http://county.milwaukee.gov/ETHICSBOARD8460/Chapter91/Standardso.htm







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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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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http://county.milwaukee.gov/ETHICSBOARD8460/Chapter91.htm










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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December 12, 2012

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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