"They were fired Sept. 24 for allegedly working freelance jobs on UNCG time, then charged with a combined 22 felonies for falsifying time sheets.
Brady and others have said they can’t say more without violating personnel laws.
The News & Record, however,
maintains that some information involving the university’s actions is a
matter of public record and is being withheld by the university contrary
to state statute. What’s more, UNCG officials could invoke a
little-known state law and make the documents public anyway by claiming
the release is “essential to maintaining the integrity” of the
university."
It would probably end there but the N&R also writes:
It would probably end there but the N&R also writes:
“The university is not disclosing
the reporting individual’s name because we feel strongly that we need
to protect employees’ ability to anonymously report misdeeds such as the
misuse of state resources.”
State law, however, provides only
two reasons for withholding such information: protecting the safety of a
complaining witness or compromising a criminal investigation, neither
of which Cathey mentioned.
UNCG has failed to make other documents public in a timely manner, including:
• Emails among administrators about what led to the firings and arrests.
• Details of previous alleged criminal activity by UNCG employees and the university’s response.
Amanda Martin, an attorney who
specializes in public records laws, said transparency is crucial when
there are allegations of wrongdoing by public employees.
“It is important for us to
understand not only what took place — in this case allegations of
misappropriation of government resources — but also how it has been
handled from a managerial standpoint,” said Martin, an attorney for the
N.C. Press Association and Stevens Martin Vaughn and Tadych.
“We want to know whether problems are systemic and whether they have been fixed,” Martin said."
Apparent the Brady Bunch seems to think they can pick and choose which laws they want to have enforced and when they want them enforced.
Rumor has it that just last year the City of Greensboro came under a grand jury investigation when Greensboro bloggers began complaining online about the way the City handled public information requests. I can't tell you for certain if that is true but I do know for a fact that Ms Sarah Heasley was hired by the City for her experience with public information requests while working at the Federal level and the City of Greensboro installed their online PIRT Tracking System just this year.
Perhaps a few e-mails and telephone calls to the NC Department of Justice from a few thousand UNCG staffers, students and alumni might speed up the process. Hey, the City of Greensboro picked up their pace.
Apparent the Brady Bunch seems to think they can pick and choose which laws they want to have enforced and when they want them enforced.
Rumor has it that just last year the City of Greensboro came under a grand jury investigation when Greensboro bloggers began complaining online about the way the City handled public information requests. I can't tell you for certain if that is true but I do know for a fact that Ms Sarah Heasley was hired by the City for her experience with public information requests while working at the Federal level and the City of Greensboro installed their online PIRT Tracking System just this year.
Perhaps a few e-mails and telephone calls to the NC Department of Justice from a few thousand UNCG staffers, students and alumni might speed up the process. Hey, the City of Greensboro picked up their pace.
