Palin seeks review of Monegan firing case

[maseman]

BOARD: Governor makes ethics complaint against herself to force action.

By LISA DEMER
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Published: September 3rd, 2008 01:34 AM
Last Modified: September 3rd, 2008 01:39 AM

Gov. Sarah Palin wants a state board to review the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan -- taking the unusual step of making an ethics complaint against herself.


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Her lawyer sent an "ethics disclosure" Monday night to Attorney General Talis Colberg. The governor asked that it go to the three-person Personnel Board as a complaint. While ethics complaints are usually confidential, Palin wants the matter open.

The lawyer, Thomas Van Flein, also asked the state Legislature to drop its own investigation into the Monegan matter. He says the Personnel Board has jurisdiction over ethics.

:rofl:

[TwilightGardener]

1. Yeah--I'll bet she appointed all three people on the three-person

personnel board. Jesus, this woman is a manipulative, lying snake.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Why yes !! She did !!!

No shame with this crook. She's as republican as they come.

[TwilightGardener]

5. Unbelievable.

[truebrit71]

3. She did. All three were appointed by her...

..nothing like an impartial board to look at one's own ethics eh?

[TwilightGardener]

4. No way!! That is HILARIOUS!! Let's see if she gets away with this hocus-pocus.

[DangerDave921]

6. Sounds kosher to me. eom

[TwilightGardener]

7. Sarcasm?

[DangerDave921]

8. Not really

She could have reported herself because she knew she did nothing wrong and wanted the matter investigated to stop the rumor-mongering. I don't know enough about it. I do know that public officials rarely report themselves, especially if they have something to hide.

What is in her interest in reporting herself?

[WeDidIt]

9. She appointed all three people on the panel she reported herself to

and she reported herself to the three person panel AFTER it became clear she was being investigated by the legislature.

[TwilightGardener]

11. Because it takes the investigation away from ELECTED officials and

puts it into the hands of her appointed cronies.

[DangerDave921]

12. Did her reporting

stop the other investigation? Like I said, I don't know. If that is true, then that would certainly be a self-interest at play.

[TwilightGardener]

14. She already tried to pass off the investigation to the attorney general--

they were running concurrent investigations, apparently--at least that was my understanding from casual reading about it. She seems desperate to shop this investigation around to an entity who will get her a favorable outcome. She's already lied, on the record--she knows she could be impeached over this.

[snowbear]

13. I know a lot about the case DangerDave.... and she did plenty WRONG.

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I just hope that Public Safety Commissioner Monegan stays firm with his case against her and doesn't cave to any pressure!

Commissioner Monegan was the Police Chief of Anchorage before accepting the State Commissioner's job.

Chief Monegan was raised in bush Alaska, in a town called Nyac, by his maternal grandparents. At that time, Nyac was a gold mining community with a population of 54 people and a one room school house. After attending one year of college at Alaska Methodist University, Walt enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1970.

In January of 1974, Walt was hired as a patrolman with the Anchorage Police Department. Since that time he has worked in every division and almost every unit of the Department including Internal Affairs, Crime Prevention, Communications, and Detectives, but always enjoyed his time on Patrol which he returned to frequently. Walt has attended Northwestern University Traffic Institute Police School of Staff and Command and University of Louisville National Crime Prevention Institute.

In addition to police work Walt has served on Boards and Community Task Forces to include:

Community Police Advisory Boards
Ethnic Round Table
Northern Endeavor Team
Salvation Army Booth Memorial Home
Anchorage Sexual Assault Task Force
Mayor's Task Force on Youth and Violence
Mayor's Advisory Committee on Municipal Employee Fund Raising Campaign
Municipality's Diversity Council
Alaska Special Olympics State Board
Community Action for Drug Free Youth
Alaska Safe Kids Project
In January of 2001 then Lieutenant Monegan, a district commander, was appointed Chief of Police by Mayor George Wuerch.

Walt has a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Administration from Alaska Pacific University. He has four children and resides in Chugiak with his wife Terry and daughter Haleyne.

http://www.aacop.org/Walt%20Monegan.htm

[the Sundance Kid]

10. this is just a lame attempt to have jurisdiction in this case turned over to her cronies

FAIL

[maseman]

15. Investigating yourself? That sounds as guilty as ever.