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Monday, April 7th 2008

6:54 PM

Update IRB v. Grieshaber - Salzman Deposition....

Mr. Coughlin provides a brief explanation of Mr. Salzman role in the Grieshaber affair. IRB recently fired Mr. Salzman for his involvement. CLICK HERE to read Mr. Salzman's deposition.

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By Leo Coughlin

Amazingly, the seeming irregularities involving Grieshaber took place
under the nose of Andy Salzman, the city attorney, but he never got a
whiff of anything, he says.

Salzman said on January 12 that "documentation provided by Al Grieshaber
is insufficient, which is why this issue has not been resolved."

Yet, a ludicrous affidavit submitted by Grieshaber, that was legally
insufficient in so many respects so as to render it a nullity, seemed to
have passed muster with Salzman, the city official who, in respect to
documents involving the city, "shall endorse on each his approval of the
form and correctness thereof."

The fact is that Grieshaber got a check for $13,156.33 last August
contrary to the provisions of his employment contract, but Salzman now
claims apparently that he did not know about this until recent days.

Salzman also said on January 12 that "Grieshaber has been informed on
numerous occasions and again last week that his submitted documentation
is insufficient. This issue is unresolved at this time."

In view of the fact that Grieshaber has already pocketed a lot of IRB
taxpayers' money the situation may be quite resolved in his mind.

While Salzman has said that documentation provided by Grieshaber is
insufficient, the question is how did this get by city officials
(including Salzman because it is among his duties that "He shall prepare
all instruments in writing in which the city is concerned and shall
endorse on each his approval of the form and correctness thereof").

So Grieshaber walked away with $13,156.33, billed the city for about 500
compensatory time hours (usually, an employee who is a supervisor or
executive does not get paid overtime and compensatory time is accorded
in lieu of overtime), ran up anywhere from more than 2,000 to almost
5,000 a month on a city vehicle, and expected to be paid $4,675.54 for
untaken vacation time. Many are calling it a rip off and they are not
disputed.

The check for the putatory moving expenses (there is ample doubt that
Grieshaber ever moved a household to the area) is dated August 17, 2006,
and Salzman indicates he had no knowledge of this until the time of
Grieshaber's departure from the city when the question of possible
irregularities arose.

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