Maybe Zack Matheny Was Lying

Recently myself and others attended a City Council business meeting in which George Hartzman presented to City Council a means by which city employees could receive higher retirement packages at no higher costs to the taxpayers and no more risk than they already have.

John Hammer of the Rhino Times and Councilman Zack Matheny accused Mr Hartzman of trying to make money off the city and said his figures were incorrect. Here at EzGreensboro.com we decided to get answers.

The response to Public Information Request 4404 produced the following reply:

 "Thank you for your public records request.

In it, you asked for the following records:

Please provide all documentation and communications between Mr. Matheny and anyone in the city concerning Greensboro's IMCA-RC 457 plan for the last four months.

Please provide all documentation and communications between Mr. Matheny and anyone concerning Greensboro's IMCA-RC 457 plan for the last four months, from Mr. Matheny's personal email and text message accounts.

Please ask Mr. Matheny to produce documentation which supports his conclusion that George Hartzman's math is incorrect on Greensboro's 457 plan.

Please produce any documentation or communications in the City of Greensboro's possession which supports Mr. Matheny's statement.

As for as documents and communications between Mr. Matheny and anyone in the city concerning Greensboro’s ICMA – RC 457 plan for the last four months, there are no records responsive to your request.

As far as documents and communications between Mr. Matheny and anyone concerning Greensboro’s ICMA- RC 457 plan for the last four months from his personal email and text message accounts, there are no records responsive to your request.

In regards to the remaining part of your public records request, we have no records in response to your request.

Sincerely,

Sarah Healy

Sarah B. Healy, Public Records Administrator

Communications Division - 336-373-3282

City of Greensboro

PO Box 3136, Greensboro, NC 27402-3136

www.greensboro-nc.gov "

Councilman Matheny failed to produce any documentation to support his claim that George Hartzman's math was incorrect, no documents are available, no records in response to the request. And yet John Hammer of the Rhino times and Councilman Zack Matheny both claim George Hartzman is lying.


As was pointed out during that very meeting, Zack Matheny used to work with George Hartzman at Wachovia selling 457 Plans-- if anyone in the room was qualified to comment it was Mr Matheny but during the meeting Zack never questioned Mr Hartzman's presentation. It was only after John Hammer slammed Mr Hartzman in the Rhino that Zack came out against George. And yet Zack still can't produce documentation.

Why? Because Roy didn't think of that when he gave Zack his marching orders.

Are you beginning to see through this now? Since being bought by Roy Carroll, who now owns the Rhino Times, John Hammer has become a shill for City Council members who are running Greensboro just the way Roy wants them to continue running Greensboro and John will write any lie to discredit Roy's opponents even if it costs Roy nothing.

Update: Sunday morning: Response to PIRT # 4448

"Thank you for your public records request regarding ICMA-RC documentation.

In it, you wrote, “Please provide any documentation or communications from anyone not employed by the City of Greensboro or ICMA-RC concerning Greensboro's ICMA-RC 457 plan within the last 12 months, which did not originate with George Hartzman.”

We have no records responsive to your request.

Sincerely,

Sarah Healy"

Response to PIRT # 4460:

"Thank you for your public records request.

In it, you asked for “all communications between Joan Blackburn and Aon Consulting concerning ‘Consulting on questions about the City's defined contribution plan" "For Services Provided in the Month of January 2015" for the last six months.”

Unfortunately, there are no records responsive to this request."

Sincerely,

Sarah Healy"

Response to PIRT  # 4459

" Thank you for your public records request regarding AON Consulting.

In it, you wrote, “Please provide all communications and documentation associated with Aon Consulting's "Consulting on questions about the City's defined contribution plan", "For Services Provided in the Month of January 2015". Please provide documentation and communications to or from the City of Greensboro between Aon's employees associated with Aon Consulting's "Consulting on questions about the City's defined contribution plan", "For Services Provided in the Month of January 2015".

Please include the contract associated with PIRT #4401, for "Consulting on questions about the City's defined contribution plan", "For Services Provided in the Month of January 2015".”

The attached document is the only documentation responsive to this request.

Sincerely,

Sarah Healy"

Attached Document

So here's a question for you, Dear Readers to ponder: The attached document is an invoice from AON Consulting to the City of Greensboro for a total of $6,640.55 for services provided-- consulting services concerning the City's 457 retirement plans. So why are there no documents to show for the billing?

It would appear we have touched upon a scandal that is costing City of Greensboro employees hundreds of thousands if not Millions in retirement dollars.

And City Council members are working with local media to keep it covered up.

Show us the documents. Show us the video from the City Council business meeting.