Tim McNulty will in no way acknowledge the conflict of interest. He like so many other Republicans have taken pages from the Trump playbook. When confronted with reality, he and so many other of them put up smoke screens. That is exactly what Mr. McNulty did during the last board meeting. Instead of addressing the concerns of Queensbury residents, he played the victim siting the Construction. If this doesn’t sound familiar , you have been listening to the rhetoric spewed from Trump’s mouth.
And as I have said before, Mr. McNulty needs to read the First Amendment because it offers no defense for a conflict of interest other than the right to SAY he has no conflict of interest.
Thanks for subscribing John. We would be happy to link many of your stories but the paywall is frustrating to many people. I'm sure I don't have to tell you.
Also wanted to invite you the dramatic reading of my play "The Last American Newspaper" at Capital Repertory Theater on April 2. It certainly would be valuable to get a publisher's perspective on newspaper challenges.
Many thanks to Mark Mahoney for his willingness to widen the attention on our local conflict. I just forwarded this bonus page to a member of the Qsby Town Ethics Board to reaffirm the value of their due diligence.
In accessing Mr. McNulty’s civilian and U.S. Army Officer resume, it’s impressive to view the many senior management positions he has held. Management-by- intimidation was a familiar style which I witnessed/endured during my Navy career…but not something I respect or feel duty-bound to honor as a civilian citizen. That ship sailed a long time ago.
The proximity other elected officials more influence on the workings of the committe, which might be a goodn thing. the is no reason to consider a committee chairperson a bgeyman - just another citizen.
argument is silly. One can just as easily argue that such proximity gives the
It isn’t that a political chair is a bogeyman, it is that the duties of a political chair are to work in the interests of a single party. The duty of an elected official is to serve the general public and the interests of the election district, in this case the town of Queensbury. Elected officers swear an oath.
There was a clear case of a conflict when Rachel Seeber resigned her seat on the county board and it came time to replace her. Hilary Stec wrote a letter of interest in being appointed to the seat addressed not to the Queensbury town board, but to the Republican committee. I believe the committee endorsed her.
Then the town board sent out a request for other citizens to express their interest in serving on the board, and an interview process took place.
How would McNulty keep an open mind in interviews of candidates when he was already on record as supporting his Party candidate?
Some great points here. I again refer to how Warren County GOP punished Town Board member Metivier when he refused to vote for a GOP friendly lawfirm to represent the town in 2017.
when a vacancy exists and candidates are endorsed, I would expect every elected official to vote for the candidate endorsed by his or her party., whether or not he or she is an officer or member of the committee. And when political issues are being voted on, each elected official believes that the policies of his or her party are wwhat is best for the general public.
Interesting. So you agree that a party officer has undue influence over decisions made by the town board.
I didn’t mention that another Republican announced intent to fill the seat vacated by Seeber but quickly withdrew citing “health problems.” So, even that small bit of potential “democracy” was stifled.
But you seem dismissive of the idea that town board members should leave party affiliation at the door when they are paid to serve the interests of the town of Queensbury and all of its residents.
In the end it turned out that the choice of Hilary Stec was a bad one since she failed to show up for most meetings before moving to Utica and resigning her seat. She did, however, collect all her paychecks.
Trying to reply to Mike Parwanwa - I don't think I said "undue influence," but politics will always influence votes with political ramifications. And to Ken - As i said the Metivier siuation was rongly handled but it did not invollve a committee officer serving as an elected official.
Actually, going into the Post Star archives (which I subscribe), 11-7-17 "so Town Republican Chairman Doug Irish pitched a scheme" was taken directly from the article. Therefore, the Metivier situation did involve a committee officer.
...thank you Schenectady Gazette!! / And thank you Ken Tingley!!, for bringing this issue to light- and for your perseverance / thanks, also, to the quintet who stood up, at the last board meeting, and spoke out / [Lastly] Tim McNulty-- just step down, already: right now...
I havent even read Ken's post yet but did read this dropsite news & felt it necessary to share it.
I used to believe the Israelis deserved the country of Israel. Not so sure of that anymore. How they can allow their government to commit genocide & not rise up to stop it - that I cant understand. Actually, same feeling here in our country - in our past and NOW!
Regarding the affront to honest democratic values and standards by Mr McNulty, what is the most effective way to force him to stand done? He will not accept wrong doing therefore what would be most effective if 5 people speaking at the board mtg did not awaken any principles among our Republican representatives. I suggest we confer on this and come up ourselves w a peaceful yet persuasive solution.
Given our small stature, and “elder” age range of the 4 of us women who spoke, I believe we posed no threat to the GOP chairman. I also believe there would be more power in younger QSBY homeowners and business owners stepping up to the plate to support this effort to enforce existing ethics codes. But…if they feel they have “no skin in the game”…they will not be motivated to become visible, despite the momentum of the Indivisible movement.
I do think there is strength in numbers. Five spoke at the last meeting. Maybe 10 at the next meeting. This is an election year for Queensbury supervisor race and this could be a significant campaign issue that I'm sure GOP does not want to have a debate about.
Tim McNulty will in no way acknowledge the conflict of interest. He like so many other Republicans have taken pages from the Trump playbook. When confronted with reality, he and so many other of them put up smoke screens. That is exactly what Mr. McNulty did during the last board meeting. Instead of addressing the concerns of Queensbury residents, he played the victim siting the Construction. If this doesn’t sound familiar , you have been listening to the rhetoric spewed from Trump’s mouth.
You are spot on. 👌
And as I have said before, Mr. McNulty needs to read the First Amendment because it offers no defense for a conflict of interest other than the right to SAY he has no conflict of interest.
Hello Ken,
Thanx for the kind words.
John DeAugustine
Thanks for subscribing John. We would be happy to link many of your stories but the paywall is frustrating to many people. I'm sure I don't have to tell you.
Also wanted to invite you the dramatic reading of my play "The Last American Newspaper" at Capital Repertory Theater on April 2. It certainly would be valuable to get a publisher's perspective on newspaper challenges.
Many thanks to Mark Mahoney for his willingness to widen the attention on our local conflict. I just forwarded this bonus page to a member of the Qsby Town Ethics Board to reaffirm the value of their due diligence.
In accessing Mr. McNulty’s civilian and U.S. Army Officer resume, it’s impressive to view the many senior management positions he has held. Management-by- intimidation was a familiar style which I witnessed/endured during my Navy career…but not something I respect or feel duty-bound to honor as a civilian citizen. That ship sailed a long time ago.
The proximity other elected officials more influence on the workings of the committe, which might be a goodn thing. the is no reason to consider a committee chairperson a bgeyman - just another citizen.
argument is silly. One can just as easily argue that such proximity gives the
It isn’t that a political chair is a bogeyman, it is that the duties of a political chair are to work in the interests of a single party. The duty of an elected official is to serve the general public and the interests of the election district, in this case the town of Queensbury. Elected officers swear an oath.
There was a clear case of a conflict when Rachel Seeber resigned her seat on the county board and it came time to replace her. Hilary Stec wrote a letter of interest in being appointed to the seat addressed not to the Queensbury town board, but to the Republican committee. I believe the committee endorsed her.
Then the town board sent out a request for other citizens to express their interest in serving on the board, and an interview process took place.
How would McNulty keep an open mind in interviews of candidates when he was already on record as supporting his Party candidate?
Some great points here. I again refer to how Warren County GOP punished Town Board member Metivier when he refused to vote for a GOP friendly lawfirm to represent the town in 2017.
when a vacancy exists and candidates are endorsed, I would expect every elected official to vote for the candidate endorsed by his or her party., whether or not he or she is an officer or member of the committee. And when political issues are being voted on, each elected official believes that the policies of his or her party are wwhat is best for the general public.
In general, maybe, but obviously not always, nor should it be always if one’s political party has lost its way.
Interesting. So you agree that a party officer has undue influence over decisions made by the town board.
I didn’t mention that another Republican announced intent to fill the seat vacated by Seeber but quickly withdrew citing “health problems.” So, even that small bit of potential “democracy” was stifled.
But you seem dismissive of the idea that town board members should leave party affiliation at the door when they are paid to serve the interests of the town of Queensbury and all of its residents.
In the end it turned out that the choice of Hilary Stec was a bad one since she failed to show up for most meetings before moving to Utica and resigning her seat. She did, however, collect all her paychecks.
"…each elected official believes that the policies of his or her party are wwhat is best for the general public."
A concise explanation of dominance versus governance in how the state and society are organized.
Trying to reply to Mike Parwanwa - I don't think I said "undue influence," but politics will always influence votes with political ramifications. And to Ken - As i said the Metivier siuation was rongly handled but it did not invollve a committee officer serving as an elected official.
Actually, going into the Post Star archives (which I subscribe), 11-7-17 "so Town Republican Chairman Doug Irish pitched a scheme" was taken directly from the article. Therefore, the Metivier situation did involve a committee officer.
Get this over with. It's a SHAME!!!
...thank you Schenectady Gazette!! / And thank you Ken Tingley!!, for bringing this issue to light- and for your perseverance / thanks, also, to the quintet who stood up, at the last board meeting, and spoke out / [Lastly] Tim McNulty-- just step down, already: right now...
I havent even read Ken's post yet but did read this dropsite news & felt it necessary to share it.
I used to believe the Israelis deserved the country of Israel. Not so sure of that anymore. How they can allow their government to commit genocide & not rise up to stop it - that I cant understand. Actually, same feeling here in our country - in our past and NOW!
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-shabat-journalist-killed-gaza-last-article
Regarding the affront to honest democratic values and standards by Mr McNulty, what is the most effective way to force him to stand done? He will not accept wrong doing therefore what would be most effective if 5 people speaking at the board mtg did not awaken any principles among our Republican representatives. I suggest we confer on this and come up ourselves w a peaceful yet persuasive solution.
Given our small stature, and “elder” age range of the 4 of us women who spoke, I believe we posed no threat to the GOP chairman. I also believe there would be more power in younger QSBY homeowners and business owners stepping up to the plate to support this effort to enforce existing ethics codes. But…if they feel they have “no skin in the game”…they will not be motivated to become visible, despite the momentum of the Indivisible movement.
The more people who speak, the more pressure there is to act. And it is an election year.
I do think there is strength in numbers. Five spoke at the last meeting. Maybe 10 at the next meeting. This is an election year for Queensbury supervisor race and this could be a significant campaign issue that I'm sure GOP does not want to have a debate about.