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Thanks Yuri,

I think it's fair to conclude that the definitions of SUBSTANTIAL and SCANDALOUS mean that there'd be lengthy and numerous stories in the Gazette regarding this matter by now. So far SUBSTANTIAL and SCANDALOUS do not describe any mention of this issue in the paper.

The problem with false allegations is that sometimes refutation only magnifies the damage done by the falsities. And sometimes not responding to false allegations does the same.

Thanks for your response.

Gazettefan,

Thanks for the question. To the best of my knowledge there's been no specific complaints that have been filed with the City regarding this issue.

But of course deciding what is "SCANDALOUS" and "SUBSTANTIAL" is in the eye of the beholder.

Also, I am not an attorney, but please keep in mind that when you get in to issues dealing with people's employment, there are extensive limitations on any information that can be released, therefore making it difficult to refute an allegation.

Yuri Rashkin

Mr. Raskin, can you tell us if there's any SUBSTANTIAL, SCANDALOUS truth to the workplace complaints etc. mentioned in the posts re: the "nepotism" stories?

I have read and heard a lot of comments about the accusations of Nepotism in City Hall as described by Marcia Nelesen in the Thursday's issue of the Janesville Gazette.

The comments appear to fall in to two major areas of concern:

#1. It's about time that the Council decided to look into this issue.

#2. The unfortunate timing of this story as it coincides with Steve Sheiffer's retirement after 21 years of service to the Janesville community.

As your representative, I would very much like to hear what you think the outcome of this situation should be. Please use the comment section on my blog to post your suggestions. Thank you.

http://yurirashkin.blogspot.com/2008/08/...

ap2533, here's a truism that should shock you into shame: BORED PEOPLE ARE BORING.

Still, I find your posts interesting. That's because in all human interplay each of us is responsible for bringing something to the table.

Everybody hates advice, especially when it's free, but here's some anyway: whenever you see a post next to the name "gazettefan", SKIP IT.

Yes, That there is a difference.

There's a difference between private companies and government agencies.

GM has always hired based upon nepotism.

And how exactly has gazettefan prevented you from posting? Me thinks he doth protest too much.

Back on topic. I think the biggest problem is hiring a relative of the City Manager, who is effectively the boss of all city employees. How could Sheiffer not think there might be some conflict, real or perceived? Even if he didn't intervene in an unethical way, and nothing written in the Gazette says that he did, a manager could still feel pressure to not discipline or fire the City Managers relative.

I really don't have a problem hiring the children or relatives of other city employees for the temporary, seasonal jobs. There are literally thousands of other children that would qualify for those few, unskilled jobs, and would cost the city money to collect and process thousands of applications. What criteria then would you use to hire those children? First come, first served? Maybe a lottery? I consider the hiring preference as a perk to city employees, like it is at many other companies.

ap, I have to say I agree with you. We can speak our views here. this is not gazettefan's board.

Teeber, you're right, you couldn't have said it any better.

ap2533..., go back and read your 8:49am post and then tell me who's misreading what's in the other person's head.

You're new, it gets bumpy here sometimes, hang in there.

Yes, good idea, councilmembers are accessible. That's how it works. They and the city are not controlled by a tyrant.

I urge everyone out there to contact your city council members and start asking questions as to what is going on down at city hall!

ap2533jvl, Thank you! You couldn't have said it any better! You are so right! I couldn't have said it better myself!

Congratulations to Council President Amy Loasching. Nepotism in government is WRONG WRONG WRONG. I don't care whether it is legal or not, it is just plain wrong because it is simply unfair to those not connected to current or retired city employees. And I love all the rationalizations - other "companies" do it, it's only unskilled seasonal work, etc. Get real - this is immoral and the very fact that this is not obvious to all is troubling.

AP2533..., your post has you sounding like you feel small, It's not my fault you feel small.

When I complain about a post I address the issue at hand at the same time. Your last two posts only complain about someone else's posts. (This is a bad use of your time, but maybe you have plenty of time to waste.) That's why I'm only addressing your post right now. You are projecting. Get more substantial.

ap2533..., yes, I do complain about bad thinking and poor thought processes. If you're going to complain about what I complain about, please point that out.

the UAW promoted nepotism for years and years at GM. generations felt ENTITLED to a job there while many people just as qualified were turned down. the UAW is soooo corrupt the whole organization needs to be investigated and #@&$ canned!!!!!!!!!!

The city of Janesville is not the only one that has nepotism.. As a teacher with a master's degree, I found nepotism in many school districts. I lost jobs to many new grads, who happened to be sons / daughters of employees in the district. Many districts put the order out to hire new grads only because they are cheaper. How sad, when a person that is more qualified can't find a job.

Now I'm sure someone will say we could have replaced the city manager via voting for the city council, and technically that is correct but over simplistic.
Council elections are rarely if ever won on one issue, at least a majority of members on one particular issue at a given time.

Whoa, wait a minute...seems that this is one of the things the naysayers of a mayoral - aldermanic form of government hung their hat on... no favoritism here...LOL.
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One of the differences is that with a mayor, it wouldn't take 21 years for the voters to have an opportunity to replace him with someone more responsive to their needs and desires.

Wow, Jville never ceases to amaze me.

Janesville isn't going to get a mayor. Go to Chicago!!!

I agree, onelife2live. The referral policy was probably well intended.

markr, Someday I want to be as smart as you. You forgot villajanesville misspelled "maybe". Just kidding, I as well as the best misspell all the time as we all have faults. Janesville needs a Mayor!!!

I agree Gazettefan. Sheiffer has accomplished things. The point I see is that right now when jobs are hard to find, even temp jobs should be available and applications taken by all interested parties. To me city workers are not part of a corporation but employees of the City of Janesville. As more and more jobs become "temp" jobs it could be a bad policy. You will not get the best employee for your dollar if you hire on "who you know". GM's referral application system never seemed quite right to me either, although I was hired in 2001 by a 1995 referal application. But they have started to end that practice as well.

Point is Schieffer has done good but this looks bad to most. I'm sure he doesn't want this as part of his legacy.

Sheiffer isn't unpopular. There are a few maladjusted, unaccomplished losers in this area who deal with their personal frustrations by projecting that frustration onto Sheiffer. Briarmoon is their queen but be assured her following is small and cowardly and unwilling to stand by her side when she foists her psychotic rants at Sheiffer, other city employees, and even the council too, during council meetings twice a month. And there is something about blogging here that draws the area's worst malcontents and chronic complainers.

On Monday, for his twenty plus years of service as city manager, Sheiffer was commended unanimously by the council at his last council meeting. He has also won many other awards for his service as city manager here.

This matter of nepotism doesn't look good and I will respond to it shortly. Someone mentioned the nepotism that is institutionalized in Chicago. I reject that nepotism entirely.

teeber, was asked the other day to be specific about his rants against Sheiffer. He had nothing to offer.

Even if the worst version of the current story were true, it wouldn't erase Sheiffer's accomplishments in Janesville.

Any position involved in working for, maintaining, or managing the city’s daily operations should be hired strictly on the bases of qualifications and not family relation. Granted, using a family member as a reference is normal in a hiring process. However, it should not be an absolute when considering who gets the final nod. If we want the best and brightest working for the city or state, then it is important that everyone gets an equal opportunity at open job positions.

LOL--Egg on my face--can't spell "the"

Tallman--thw word is "tyrannical." Much easier to read people who do not make up their own words.

It does not shock me at all that your tyannistic city manager thinks it's okay as your council has no power. If he was a mayor he would be on front page news of the paper(well maybe not the gazette)for favoratism. It also goes to show how out of touch the council members are with written policies, non-written policies, plus not acting when they become aware of such shenanigans way back in APRIL. Then lets deal with the mangers comment about "assumed" now we should all know how wrong that is, right?? Those jobs should beyond common sense go to the most qualified and those with needs. He says "companies do it". Well these are not taxpayer based. So even though lets says I pay taxes and don't work for the city and my neighbor does as well but works for the city my child won't get hired because I don't already make my living off the taxpayers. Now wouldn't simple common sense tell you that's just wrong?? It does not pass the smell test of decency folks, especially of your thank god out going manager???

good old boy's club strike's again.

Look on the city's website. The application asks if a family member is employed by the city of Janesville. If you also look at the Rock County site their application does as well. Now, lets all close our eyes and pretend that this isn't how they do the hiring.

No wonder the city has been subsidizing that unprofitable dog of a facility - it provided Scheiffer's kid with a job.
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Tjncj is correct, it isn't wrong for a business to hire employee's relatives - as long as the owner(s)/stockholders are ok with it. It may be bad for the company (as in the case of Monterey Mills back in the early 80's) but that is the owner(s) and employees problem, not the public's problem.
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Using the http://www.dictionary.com definition of nepotism - patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics - George W. Bush and Richard M. Daley are two prime examples of how the public is negatively affected by family influence in government.

neweyes - Yes, I would expect that this happens everywhere. What I wouldn't expect is the city manager interfering with the manager of a department to keep his relative employed.

If you worked for the City and had a high school or college aged kid who needed a seasonal job, many would expect their kids to be picked over others. These are mostly kids with no specific skills and are hired for parks maintenance or concession sales.

Trust me, From what I've heard, This is not all that this man has done. I think the city council should ask for an investigation into all this.

Councilman Tom McDonald said it didn’t really concern him at the time.

“To see it as a written policy at some point was a little bit more interesting. At the same time, since it was summer help, maybe (that’s) a little different than full-time employees.”

This to me is a very big deal, these kind of jobs look wonderful on a colledge application. It is another example of how the rich stay rich and put the rest of us down. It was always the rich kids at Craig High School that had these jobs, and their mothers and fathers were lawyers, and counselmen and women. They are the kids that had the plan laid out for them and their parents were going to do anything in their power to make it easier for them. We always knew that this was happening in our city government, but to be that blatant about it is very arrogant indeed! It is the Skull and bones society of Janesville, and for Tom to be this nochalant about this does not suprise me!

I actually thought this was illegal..I'm shocked to find out its not!!!!!
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Its POLICY??!!!!
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Whats the definition of "corruption" again???
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It's time everyone woke up and started asking city members questions as to whats going on at city hall. It's not business as usual. Maybe a little house cleaning is in order.

I wonder if the Janesville PD is listening to this?

The issue in question here does not include the harmful element of nepotism. Sheiffer used an opportunity to get the word out. The policy of allowing relatives to be hired doesn't preclude encouraging it. Actual nepotism tends to be secretive. And the kind of jobs in question don't seem to be administrative or managerial.

Re: the word "companies": the city of Janesville is a corporation and its managerial personal and counclmembers are not in place as a result of political affiliation.

That said, I will concede the point that a greater effort to make city job availability more public should be instituted.

Sounds like Jnaesville and GM have a lot common

It should have read "other companies have similar policies." - I paraphrased the City managers quote.

"A lot of companies do it" Companies in the private sector, yes, but this is not a company it is the public sector. Those jobs should be posted and not perks for relatives of employees.