Where is Blase's actual domicile?

[Scutter]

It seems to me that Jan Blase may not actually be a Citizen of Neosho. I understand that his "Home of Record" is in Hollister and that is the "domicile" he claims for tax purposes. I also understand that his wife refused to move to Neosho and currently resides in the "family home" in Hollister and Jan Blase actually "commutes" to Hollister and is not available for City Emergencies on any give weekend or most Monday mornings and Friday evenings. Now folks, we are keeping this "family unit" from being together and will do so as long as we employ Jan Blase in Neosho and keep him here. Let us do his wife a favor and terminate his employment and send him "home".

[Scutter]

is that Jan Blase does not really live in Neosho. He lives in Hollister and commutes here on a week to week basis. He will not be here to live with the aftermath of his "ego" driven decisions but the rest of us will.

[ROGUE]

Doesnt he live in a van down by the river ? Kay-9 should have fun with that one on the Random Digi-phooey :cool:

[Scutter]

Well not quite Rogue, but he is a Transient, we used to call them "Carpetbaggers".

[kay9_medic]

Doesnt he live in a van down by the river ? Kay-9 should have fun with that one on the Random Digi-phooey :cool:

I believe he does live down by the river

[Napastyle]

your missing the "block of government cheese"!!! :)

[Scutter]

We are also missing the taxpayer's money that it costs for Jan to drive a City car filled with City gasoline to "visit" his wife every weekend. I can only imagine what expenses he charges to us during these weekly trips.

[Truthseeker]

I would think that with the postition he holds, he should be a full-time resident of Neosho. How is he getting away with all this crap. Your City Council needs to wake up!

[Scutter]

The City Council thinks Jan Blase is the greatest thing since sliced bread Polly. They cover his mess ups and look the other way when he commits his illegal actions. I guess having a City Manager who is dumber than a rock makes them all look smart in contrast.

[Truthseeker]

I guess so, Scutter, but I've never heard of a city manager that doesn't even live in the town that he is manager of!

[Scutter]

It is the difference between the "Letter of the Law" and the "Spirit of the Law" Polly. He has a house in town so he can skirt the requirement that he must live in the City, however, the true test is the address he puts on his tax returns as his "domicile" and that is in Hollister.

[Truthseeker]

You're right, Scutter. That should be enough proof to oust this guy, but I know nobody on the council sees it that way. Too bad for the city of Neosho.

[Scutter]

Polly, the funny thing is that most of us have fought against this type of authoritian rule all of our lives and for what? To come back to Neosho and find the most restrictive local Government in this Country. It really is up to the people of the town. If they do not rise up and vote the City Council out of office, then we deserve what we get.

[kay9_medic]

Caught this one in the February issue of City Manager Magazine.

[LARRY]

is that Jan Blase does not really live in Neosho. He lives in Hollister and commutes here on a week to week basis. He will not be here to live with the aftermath of his "ego" driven decisions but the rest of us will.


Lets get the mileage record for his pickup and gas receipts. Us tax payers are funding his drives to and from , with our city furnished pickup?

[Heather Bowers]

In a public record request, I was told he gets a monthly amount that is set and that he drives his own car. By contract, initially he was to be driving a vehicle provided by the city, but he optioned (somehow) to recieve a monthly stipend amount rather than driving a city truck, so what is it?
I agree, this is an issue. He get's many perks that are inconsitant with the original contract, including the amount of pay, which has gone up.
Also, private council meetings can be used to discuss hiring and firing of employees, not privately negotiating and renegotiating contracts. So, how have all these changes happened without public meetings? That could be a good question for Steven Hays, legally speaking? I am told off record that our council has used these various private sessions to discuss many things that aren't justified to be private by law. I hear that it was to cut down on dissention from the public.

[Truthseeker]

Also, private council meetings can be used to discuss hiring and firing of employees, not privately negotiating and renegotiating contracts

You are right Heather......the only time the council is to have a private meeting is when it concerns an employee of the city.......firing or hiring, pay raises, etc. If your council is using closed meetings for anything other than these things, you need to contact the Missouri Municipal League and tell them what is going on. When I was on the council in Pineville, I called them a lot about things that were going on, and they were very helpful.

[Heather Bowers]

Easier and less expensive than involving a state agency would be to get some people in there that simply won't tolerate that kind of business behind closed doors. Ultimately the people of Neosho can resolve this faster than a state agency. The wheels of justice turn way too slow to fix what is happening in Neosho. By any means it's not that they couldn't do something about it or that the complaint can't be filed, it would more than likely have to come directly from a council person with first hand knowledge to be effective. A good approach is simply to start at the root and get some honest ethics in there and involve the community rather than holding private meetings that really shouldn't be private.
ETHICS, policy and procedure...it's too complex for one complaint form to fix.
Many things are happening, like RoseMarie lawfully being entitled to a public reading of the Charter Changes that had been proposed (simply because she was an elected official requesting it and by law she can do that) and then being told by Howard Birdsong, "NO". There is simply too much going on to file one complaint. Someone needs to throw an ethics wrench into the machine.
It's not an issue of truth, because it's a fact that this is happening on many levels within our city gov, it's an issue of ending a cycle of occurances, I really think the public has had too much at this point. I was even told that a very public record isn't public in Neosho, and then recieved the correct answer after several phone calls and months of waiting, it shouldn't be like that.

[Scutter]

I have personally fired better people than Jan Blase for a whole lot fewer mess ups than Blase has on his record here in Neosho. I am really wondering what "secrets" Jan knows about Birdsong and The Boys since he seems to sit in on all the "Secret Meetings" of the ED Group.

[chucknorris69]

I think if you have time to post a fake pic of jan blaze and talk s**t on him. then you have to much time on your hands. I bet most of you people on her sit at home all day with no employment. That could not be the case for all of you but still find something else better to do with your time.

[Chris Wright]

We have to have some kind of entertainment in our lives. I may not agree with everything K-9 says but alot of his pictures sure are funny. It eases my stressful day....

[Truthseeker]

chucknorris69...........if you don't like the contents of the Forums, then stay off here!!! It's as simple as that!!!

[Heather Bowers]

K9 has picture skills and a sense of humor Chuck, keep crying, I hear your tears cure cancer. As well, the "smack" talk that you so elegantly described is public concern. The council must approve his residence being outside the city, and it also must be in public records and I would almost bet the farm (that I don't have) that it isn't on public records as required, neither is the raise that the council must have approved for him behind closed doors because that wasn't part of required public proceeding either.

If Jan actually claims another city as his residence and not Neosho, and it isn't on city council public record recieving permission to do so...YOU MAY SEE A PROBLEM WITH THIS...because the Neosho charter states this is the law. Now if you think it's ok for Jan to break the law...FORUMS people disagree.
Check into the Kansas City Star and the Tax issue that ROY BLUNT HAD WITH DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR in claiming residence on taxes. You can't have two primary residences. The people on the forums are here to improve and resolve issues in Neosho, we have that right. Some use humor, some don't even use spell check, it's up to you entirely.

THREAD JACKING MEANS HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SUBJECT OF A THREAD. welcome to the forums, most of us don't sit on HER all day.
Rather than move to Vegas and put up with corruption there, some resolve to solve by public discussion on the FORUMS. Sorry you feel that there is something better to do than make our municipal administration an honest one. K9 is a creative, watchdog. Facts don't fall in the S**t talk catagory on the forums, the truth and inqiusitive nature of the forums really alarms some. (For TPTB, the forum also tends to make you join immediately and start talking down to the members when you disagree or just don't know.)
I think if you have time to post a fake pic of jan blaze and talk s**t on him. then you have to much time on your hands. I bet most of you people on her sit at home all day with no employment. That could not be the case for all of you but still find something else better to do with your time
If you have extra time, check with Jan and the council to see if he has permission to live outside of town. ASK him if by claiming his residence in another town but serving as a city manager where the CHARTER LAW requires him to live in city limits just doesn't jive with the spirit of the law. If you feel it's okay and the forums are just too picky by wanting Jan to follow law, :puke:Go talk it out with Jan and have him choose where he really would like to live. Where he pays taxes, or where WE pay taxes?

[didfit]

I suppose that You alone, have actually seen the Man do something, to earn His Salary, or are You the Banjo Eyed Wombat Hisself????

[kay9_medic]

I think if you have time to post a fake pic of jan blaze and talk s**t on him. then you have to much time on your hands. I bet most of you people on her sit at home all day with no employment. That could not be the case for all of you but still find something else better to do with your time.

who, me?

what's with the "get a job" fixation anyway? You never heard of self-employed and/or retired, or is that just the best trash-talk you can think of? Surely you can do better... come on, I can take it.

Go back and rethink it. I know you've got more in there.

[kay9_medic]

kay9's at work, for the curious.

tough job but somebody has to do it

[Scutter]

Chuck, I suspect very shortly that "get a job" comment may be very applicable to Jan Blase also.

[didfit]

The Bigger they think they are, the longer the tumble-----

[LARRY]

I think if you have time to post a fake pic of jan blaze and talk s**t on him. then you have to much time on your hands. I bet most of you people on her sit at home all day with no employment. That could not be the case for all of you but still find something else better to do with your time.


Welcome to the forums chucky we need good unemployed solid folks like you on this forum to give us new ideas to talk about or with in our everyday posting. Once again welcome to the forums.

[wastintime]

Do you have any actual facts that he does not have a residence in town?

[Scutter]

Of course he has a residence in town. That is where he stays when he is here working, however, that is not the question in contention. Many people have houses or apartments in different places than their actual residence. It is called a Domicile and you can have only one. Jan Blase's Domicile is in Hollister and that is a fact.

[Scutter]

When this is all over and Jan is back in Hollister, I plan to purchase some property there and be a part of his life for years to come. I plan to show that little Bastard what vindictive really means.

[Scutter]

or Jan Blase may take this as a "Terrorist Threat" and turn me into Homeland Security. Oh wait, never mind, Jan Blase has already turned my name in to Homeland Security as a "Cyber Terrorist" and a "Potential Threat" and I have his own E Mail to prove it. So just take that last post any way you damned well chose Jan, I have more friends in DC than you do anyway.

[Scutter]

But alas, Jan may not have a "home" to go back to. I understand his property in Hollister is up for sale and things are not quite as they seem in the world of Jan Blase. Just remember the wise admonition of Kay 9 folks, and be sure to check his pockets before he is allowed to get on the bus.