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Dems demand investigation of Furmon
A letter just obtained, sent to the Ohio Ethics Commission from the Butler County Democratic Party.
April 10, 2008 David Freel Executive Director Ohio Ethics Commission 8 East Long Street 10th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Dear Mr. Freel: The Butler County Democratic Party is requesting your office to investigate several situations in Butler County government. County Commissioners recently voted 2-1 on an early retirement incentive program for a select group of county employees. This program would have cost Butler County taxpayers almost $4 million and we believe it was passed only to benefit one employee (news articles enclosed from the Journal-News). We also request that you investigate pay raises that have been provided to James Hamlin, a county employee in Emergency Management and the ex son-in-law of county Commissioner Chuck Furmon. We have documentation,
enclosed, from the Butler County Auditor’s office noting pay raises for this individual (during a 2-month period) January 7, 2000 through March 3, 2000, amounting to a total of a 29 percent in pay increases. On Sept. 1, 2000 was given another 4 percent pay increase bringing his total pay raises to 33 percent in a 7-month period. The document further indicates that the following year, on Jan. 13, 2001, Mr. Hamlin received a 3 percent raise and another one five weeks later, Feb. 24, 2001, of 23 percent (a total of a 26 percent in pay raises) in a five-week period. From Jan. 16, 2004, through April 17, 2005, this same (now) ex son-in-law received a total of 25 percent pay raises. These numbers name only a few of the increases this employee has received throughout his tenure working for the Butler Count Commission. In 1996, he was first hired at an annual salary of $18,574.40 and today his salary is at least $76,000.00 a year. We do not believe all t these pay raises were voted on, and documented openly in a County Commission public meeting, as the Ohio Revised Code requires. As the past has proven, by your investigation into the county treasurer, Carole Mosketti’s unethical behavior, Republicans in Butler County cannot investigate their own Republican Office Holders and the public have trust that the entire possible wrong doings have been throughly and fairly investigated. For these reasons we respectfully request the Ohio Ethics Commission investigate these matters. If you have further questions, you may reach me at (513) 518-3336. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Ron Wardrup, Chair Butler County Democratic Party
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