The Neosho City Council voted unanimously to reprimand City Manager Jan Blase for improper management of city funds, according to the results of a vote conducted during a closed meeting on Tuesday. The results of the vote were issued today.
As part of the motion, Blase is also being required to provide “a formal written plan to recover and balance funds into proper itemized fund balances” by Jan. 15, according to a statement released today by the city.
Blase last month acknowledged that he used a state loan reserved for construction of new hangars at the airport to make payroll and pay city bills. The day after that acknowledgment, the council met in closed session, then announced that Mayor Jeff Werneke and Mayor Pro Tem Richard Davidson would investigate whether the council was fully apprised of the city finances in recent months.
The results of that investigation, along with documents submitted by Blase, were presented to and reviewed by the full council in a closed session Dec. 1.
December 18, 2009
Neosho Council Formally Reprimands Blase
This article from today's Joplin Globe Website.
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Sounds like a slap on the wrist for mismanaging almost $1 million dollars in funds. When are you guys going to fire this guy already? This is not enough!
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