DISCRIMINATION & BIAS FORMAL COMPLAINT Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC Front row left to right: Chief Judge

dge Jeffrey A. Kremers, District Attorney John Chisholm, County Executive Chris Abele. Back row left to right: Kit Murphy McNally, MCSO Inspector Richard Schmidt, Sheriff David Clarke, Jr., County Supervisor Willie Johnson, First Assistant Public Defender Tom Reed. For-Profit small business Female-Owned Business Model Affected Affordable Health Care 2012-2014 Implementation Brand AFC Preparedness Target Group Seniors

Milwaukee County Justice Committee

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A Call for Accountability in BEST PRACTICES and TRANSPARENCY from your Rank

The mission of the Milwaukee County Community Justice Council ( CJC) is to work collaboratively to ensure a fair, efficient, and effective justice system that enhances public safety and quality of life in our community.

March 6, 2013 TO: President John Chisholm Vice President Tom Reed Members of Milwaukee County Justice Committee MARY GLASS, Chair/CEO DISCRIMINATION & BIAS COMPLAINT Against: County Executive Chris Abele County Board of Supervisors Ms. Diane Beckley Corporation Counsel Kimberly Walker

FROM: RE:

Greeting Ladies and Gentlemen of Milwaukee County Justice Committee! Among this Body, there are Elected representatives - County Executive Chris Abele and Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors; and an appointed member - Corporation Counsel Jennifer Walker (appointed by County Executive Chris Abele) that have been identified in my VERIFIED Complaint OF DISCRIMINATION and BIAS against my for-profit business and its efforts to provide F-R-EE Preparedness Information for Senior Centers of Milwaukee County for the Implementation of the National Affordable Health Care DATED November 30, 2012. I share with you a copy of the most recent Request to Milwaukee County Ethics Board, March 4, 2013. We are seeking clarification of process and procedure, due process, due diligence and enforcement of the laws that governed Discrimination and Bias of my for profit business and Code of Conduct for elected, hired and appointed employees of Milwaukee County. No one is Exempt. We not only questioned the Standard of Review of the Ethics Board, we do not feel that our Complaint has been treated seriously per law and on-the-merits because of individuals who are named in the Complaint as violators of the law they should be enforcing. No one is exempt. Further, our knowledge of the political and discriminatory culture that is well-documented in this city speaks to widespread cronyism, bias and disenfranchisement of small neighborhood businesses as well as People-of-Color businesses, i.e., Click - DWilson Report. This type of injury due to double standards causes short- and long-term harm the injustice is multiplied many times over in the marketplace by lack of opportunities, opportunity development, entrepreneurial/business development, joint ventures, lack of employment, education attainment, technology attainment and other quality of life innovations for capacity building. 1 DISCRIMINATION & BIAS COMPLAINT MILWAUKEE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION LLC| MARCH 6, 2013 MILWAUKEE COUNTY JUSTICE COMMITTEE

In my case, it is an infringement on the Infrastructure the population health disparity we have. Health Care is the highest budget item for Wisconsin and growing. Baby Boomers and seniors are leading the pack for health care and health care cost. Preparedness is a tried-and-true method for to help bring down cost and improve health care. The abridgement to my for-profit business from this type of Discrimination and Bias is WRONG and sends the wrong signal. It hurts ALL it contributes to crime and lack of safety interventions your Mission says it uphold and/or founded on. Further, it impacts our socio-economic sustainability for a replete and competitive citizenry. As a recognized leadership body for Milwaukee County government with bylaws to ensure a fair, efficient, and effective justice system that enhances public safety and quality of life in our community, my office expects no less of you as a VOICE that PROMOTES Milwaukee County Ethics Committee and its Code of Conduct standards. NO one is Exempt. The Stench of Cover-up hurts All, Now and in the Future In my recent update of MPA LLC 5-year Signature Plan (2005-2010) observation of individuals, organizations and institutions contributing to Enduring Concentrated Poverty of the largest city in Wisconsin, I shared our findings that mirror this type of behavior by those in high and prestigious offices of TRUST. In fact, this is pretty much a carbon copy of some of the behaviors we found in elected, appointed, hired environments with donor for hire, real estate barons, alumni and money grabbers for power. To view Stench of Cover-up hurts All, Now and in the Future Click for blog Input/Response This is a serious charge in the Court of Public Opinion. It will not go away. The longer it is without a remedy the worst it is guaranteed. At this time, Public Trust is not a long-suit for any level of our government in America. For the head of Milwaukee County, it has a recent past of questionable behavior that involves Ethics and TRUST. I contend that the Milwaukee County Community Justice Council Mission and Bylaws mandate that ITS Executive Committee and the Entire Body (minus those being charged) provide me a response. Further, whatever is not done in the interest of a FAIR and APPROPRIATE response is a disservice to your Mission and ignores Milwaukee County statutes on Ethics. SHARE WITH We ask the Office of District Attorney John Chisholm - President, Milwaukee County Community Justice Council, to forward this Request to ALL members. Or, send a list of emails of MCCJC to my attention at: mpapublicpolicyreview@gmail.com. I am available for clarity.

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e-Attached is the March 4, 2013, RE-REQUEST of Information from Milwaukee Ethics Board. Additional attachments on the Ethics Statutes are in this document on PP: 3-11. I would like a Response from the Milwaukee County Justice Committee to let me know of receipt of this information as well as when I can expect your Response to my request for:
A Call for Accountability in BEST PRACTICES and TRANSPARENCY from your Rank

Respectfully,

Mary Glass Chair/CEO/Founder Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC www.mpapublicpolicyreview.blogspot.com 414.610.1044 Cc: Government Accountability Board Charmaine Gee Administrative Assistant Claire Zautke Executive Assistant County Executive Chris Abele Diane Beckley, Program Coordinator kevin.kennedy@wi.gov Kimberly Walker, Esq. Milwaukee Bar Association Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Milwaukee Delegation State Legislators State Bar Association Stephanie Stein Department of Aging Thomas Harris Director of Community Relations U. S. Congressman Mark Pocan 2nd District U. S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore 4th District U. S. Senator Ron Johnson U. S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Veronica Robinson Executive Director, Milwaukee County Ethics Board

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Why do we have an Ethics Board?

Declared Policy of Milwaukee County It is declared that high moral and ethical standards among county public officials and county employees are essential to the conduct of free government. The county believes that a code of ethics for the guidance of county public officials and county employees will help them avoid conflicts between their personal interests and their public responsibilities, will improve standards of public service, and will promote and strengthen the faith and confidence of the people of this county in their county public officials and county employees. It is the intent of the county that in its operations the board shall protect to the fullest extent possible the rights of individuals affected (M.C.G.O. 9.01(1)).

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The Ethics Board is responsible for enforcing and interpreting the Ethics Code, Chapter 9 of the Milwaukee County General Ordinances, and the Lobbying Code, Chapter 14 of the Milwaukee County General Ordinances. The Milwaukee County Ethics Board was created in 1975 with a declaration of policy that the proper operation of democratic government requires that public officials and employees be independent, impartial and responsible to the people; that government decisions and policy be made in the best interests of the people, the community and government; that public office not be used for personal gain; and that the public have confidence in the integrity of its government. In recognition of these goals, the Ethics Code was created.

Responsibilities and Goals

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In order to achieve these goals of maintaining high ethical standards, the Ethics Board has the following primary duties: Issue confidential advisory opinions to covered persons with respect to their own situation or plans. Investigate sworn complaints. The Ethics Board provides a formal process for filing complaints. Require the filing of annual financial statements. The Board reviews a simple form which asks for information on the issues that could give rise to conflicts of interest. No detailed financial disclosure is required. The individuals required to file such statements are determined by respective department administrators according to ordinance requirements and may be subject to review by the Ethics Board. The Ethics Code applies to all Milwaukee County employees and public officials not just elective officials. The Ethics Code covers office holders, candidates for public office, classified employees, exempt employees, appointees to boards and commissions, and vendors doing business with Milwaukee County.
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Duties

Mission Statement What is the mission of the Ethics Board? Promoting faith and confidence in Milwaukee County government The Milwaukee County Ethics Boards mission is to promote the publics trust and confidence in government and assure the general public of Milwaukee County governments integrity. The Ethics Board advances this mission by enforcing the Ethics Code and educating county officials and employees in avoiding conflicts between their personal interests and public responsibilities. This will improve the standards of public service and strengthen the communitys faith and confidence in their county officials and employees.
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What is Chapter 9? Chapter 9

Ethics Code - Chapter 9

Milwaukee County General Ordinance Chapter 9 of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances contains the Code of Ethics that governs the ethical conduct of all candidates for county office, elected and appointed officers, employees, and members of county boards and commissions.

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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 officials and county employees will help them avoid conflicts between their personal interests and their public responsibilities, will improve standards of public service and will promote and strengthen the faith and confidence of the people of this county in their county public officials and county employees. It is the intent of the county that in its operations the board shall protect to the fullest extent possible the rights of individuals affected. (M.C.G.O. 9.01(1)).

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How are Ethics complaints and investigations handled?

The Review Process The Ethics Board is responsible for accepting and handling complaints and conducting investigations into potential Ethics Code violations. Potential Ethics Code violations may be brought to the Ethics Board by either: (1) filing an investigation request; or (2) filing a verified complaint. A verified complaint must be sworn before a notary public or other individual authorized to administer oaths, while an investigation request must simply be in writing and signed (M.C.G.O. 9.09(4)(a)). All verified complaints are referred to the district attorney, whereas investigation requests are referred to the district attorney only after the Ethics Board approves the investigation (M.C.G.O. 9.09(4)(c)). All verified complaints must be filed no later than three years after the violation is alleged to have occurred. When an investigation request or verified complaint is filed, it does not become part of the public record, unless the accused requests to have the matter made public (M.C.G.O. 9.09(4)(b)). A verified complaint becomes a public record at the close of all proceedings only if it results in a finding of an Ethics Code violation.
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How are Ethics complaints and investigations handled?

The Review Process

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All Ethics Board deliberations regarding complaints or investigations will be held in closed session, unless the accused requests to have the matter heard in open session (M.C.G.O. 9.09(4)(g)). The identities of the individual making the complaint or investigation request, and the person(s) named in the complaint or investigation request, shall remain confidential (M.C.G.O. 9.09(4)(h)). If at this point there is a reasonable basis for the belief that a violation of the Ethics Code has or might have occurred a Preliminary Conference will be scheduled. The purpose of the conference is to determine whether the matter may be resolved without the need of holding a hearing (M.C.G.O. 9.10).

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How are Ethics complaints and investigations handled?

The Review Process
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If a hearing is to be held, the Ethics Board will appoint a hearing examiner to conduct the hearing (M.C.G.O. 9.11(2)). Based on the evidence from the hearing the Ethics Board will determine whether a violation of the Ethics Code has occurred (M.C.G.O. 9.11(1)). The finding of an Ethics Code violation may result in one or more of any of the following, or such other orders as may be necessary: An order requiring the individual to conform his or her conduct to the Ethics Code. A monetary forfeiture of $100 to $1,000 for each violation. An order to return county property, funds or gifts and/or restitution for the value of property, funds or gifts procured in violation of the Ethics Code. Censure, suspension or removal from office or employment (M.C.G.O. 9.12(2)).
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