As I've Stated Previously,
"SOMEHOW I HAVE A FEELING WE'RE
NOT IN HAMBURG ANY MORE."
Last fall, Hamburg City Councilmember and 'Vice' Mayor Tim Tracy mused; "How can this town have so many problems ALWAYS."
(If The City's 'VICE MAYOR' Is Asking That Question, IMAGINE What The RESIDENTS Are Asking !!)
One ONLY has to look at the THREE 'COMMON DENOMINATORS'
over the PAST TEN YEARS to answer Councilmember Tracy's query !!
UNTIL THE 'COMMON DENOMINATORS' OF THE 'HAMBURG REGIME' ARE REMOVED & HELD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS, HAMBURG WILL ALWAYS HAVE A 'DARK CLOUD' HANGING OVER IT !!
THE CLANDESTINE
GOAL OF A HANDFUL OF CITY RESIDENTS & CITY OFFICIALS WAS TO 'MANIPULATE' THE OUTCOME OF THE
2022 HAMBURG MAYORAL ELECTION
FOR THEIR OWN SELFISH BENEFIT.
THEIR 'GOAL' WAS
SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED.
ANSWER TO HAMBURG CITY COUNCILMEMBER & 'VICE' MAYOR TIM TRACY'S
QUESTION ABOVE:
HAMBURG'S THREE
'COMMON DENOMINATORS'
During The
PAST TEN YEARS !!
Don't Let Go !!
Screenshot Taken: January 12, 2023
“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all the
people all the time.
No Longer A Councilmember
No Longer A Councilmember
Two DIFFERENT Documents; SAME Name
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WHERE IS THE WRITTEN
'TIME OFF REQUEST' FORM ??
Lowering the flag to Half Staff when the President of the United States, or the Governor of Minnesota so orders it to be done, is as simple
as turning off the lights when leaving a room or building.
SOMEBODY IS
NOT DOING THEIR JOB !!
Our country's Patriotic Symbol of Freedom
must ALWAYS be
PROUDLY & PROPERLY
displayed !!.
DOESN'T ANYBODY ELSE CARE ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK
WHEN THEY
SEE THE
OBVIOUS SIGNS
OF DISARRAY
IN OUR CITY ??
City Flags
REMAINED At FULL STAFF
From January 23-26, 2023
'CLICK' Images Below To Enlarge
(Note the cars in the parking lot. I'm sure the visitors to City Hall were not impressed !)
Seem Like The City's Electronic Sign Has Substantial 'DOWN TIME'; It's Was 'OUT' A Couple Of Times
Last Summer And It's Been 'OUT' AGAIN Since
Around The First Of The Year !!
MORE PROOF THAT DISHONESTY &
LACK OF INTEGRITY ARE 'THRIVING'
IN HAMBURG !!
PHOTO TAKEN JULY 22, 2022 @ 1:40PM
How Many Other Times Has This Occurred ??
(If it's not 'STEALING', It's At Least 'CHEATING' !!)
And, how long before CITY CLERK/TREASURER
'shifts the blame' to the former 'Deputy' City Clerk ?
WHY don't
HAMBURG CITY OFFICIALS
take some PRIDE in our City ??
(Like The Resident At 340 Railroad Street Does !!)
Shown below is the proverbial
'ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN'
Scenario.
(THE CITY DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER LAWSUIT !!
LET'S TAKE A 'DEEPER LOOK' IN TO WHAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THE CITY OF HAMBURG
I have spent COUNTLESS HOURS, before, during and after the 2022 election, combing through HUNDREDS of (just) some of the financial and other records of the City of Hamburg. I believe City
residents will be keenly interested in how their TAXPAYER DOLLARS are being SPENT, for WHAT and to WHOM.The information I've 'discovered' and is shown below is
VERY REVEALING, EYE OPENING and is 'SCREAMING' for a FULL and COMPLETE 'EXTERNAL AUDIT' of ALL of the FINANCIAL RECORDS
of the City of Hamburg. City residents will recall that ONE of my very FIRST objectives as Mayor of Hamburg, would be to REQUEST A FULL &
COMPLETE 'AUDIT' of the CITY'S 'FINANCIAL RECORDS' by the OFFICE of the MINNESOTA STATE AUDITOR !!
That's the LAST THING that the CITY WANTS to HAPPEN; why do you think there was such an AGGRESSIVE EFFORT (it's called
'MEDDLING'') to 'BLOCK' me from being ELECTED HAMBURG MAYOR LAST FALL ?? Use your 'COMMON SENSE' !!
Because it is my FIRM BELIEF that HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN is the SOLE PERSON primarily responsible for initiating what's taken/taking place (and as far
back as 2014), the logical place to begin is with a total 'RECONCILIATION' of the TIME SHEETS & RECORDS of the HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER !! (See above; left.)
EVEN WHEN I WAS A CITY COUNCILMEMBER, the City REFUSED to provide me with information as to how much 'VACATION' and 'SICK' time the
CITY CLERK/TREASURER accrued each month !! NOWHERE have I been able to locate ANY information, provided to the City Council,
as to how much 'sick' time' has EVER been 'used' by the HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER !!
The City ALSO REFUSED to tell me the 'hourly rate' being paid to the 'contract' CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law firm of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN !! While I was a HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, I thought it HIGHLY UNUSUAL that the amounts listed on the monthly 'CLAIMS LISTS' (as shown below) were usually NEVER QUESTIONED by the City Council and were ROUTINELY APPROVED FOR PAYMENT WITHOUT DISCUSSION !! That fact was been brought to the attention of the Hamburg City Council by the City's auditing firm numerous times during their annual reports to the City, but; as evidenced by listening to the (very poor quality) recordings of the City Council meetings and reviewing OFFICIAL CITY DOCUMENTS, like those appearing below, that 'practice' CONTINUES TO ROUTINELY TAKE PLACE !! Speaking of the Auditing Company that performs yearly audits, they have also expressed concern to the City Council that the 'checks & balance system' used by the City is, at best; 'inadequate' (Or nonexistent.) No surprise there !!
As most everyone is aware by now, in November 2021, the City began to REFUSE my requests for PUBLIC INFORMATION without my first PAYING, IN ADVANCE, to obtain that PUBLIC INFORMATION !! The City of Hamburg "Pulled Up The Bridge Over The 'Moat' Surrounding The City of Hamburg". Their sudden actions, coupled with all of the deceit and dishonesty and 'half truths' that I'd been experiencing, I then absolutely, KNEW, that I had 'struck a nerve' and was attempting to 'Go Where No Other Man Has Ever Gone Before' !! That, of course, made me all the more 'suspicious' of what was taking place in the 'LITTLE EMPIRE' of the HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER !! I began to 'scrutinize', more aggressively, the monthly 'CLAIMS LISTS' (some of which appear below) that are included with the Agendas for the City Council Meetings. (That nobody apparently looks at.)
Shown below are copies of OFFICIAL CITY DOCUMENTS and are a 'sampling' of the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS that the CITY OF HAMBURG has spent during the periods shown; only a PORTION of 2022. Again, use your 'common sense' and pay PARTICULAR ATTENTION to 'expenses' containing information that seems 'odd' to you, are 'repetitive', duplications, lack any explanation or appear to be 'excessive'. To 'get you started', I've inserted RED question marks (?) on the first few beginning pages of the 'CLAIMS LISTS' appearing below. Those RED question marks (?) are just some of 'items' to look for on the subsequent (and future) reports.
Lastly, if the City CAN'T EVEN GET THE YEAR RIGHT on it's reports, how can residents be expected to believe, or have any 'faith' in, other information about the City, being accurate and correct ?? The word 'SLOPPINESS' comes IMMEDIATELY to mind, yet; the Mayor and City Council ACCEPT, and consider it, 'job performance' that 'EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS' and is worthy of a 4% SALARY INCREASE; WHICH IT APPROVED !! (And HAS SIMILARLY, REGULARLY APPROVED, at the end of each year FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS !!) GOD HELP US !!
On January 26th, I notified the City of a buildup of snow
and ice that had dislodged the an exhaust vent to
one of the heaters in the Fire Station; certainly a
CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY HAZARD !!
The City NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED my information
and as of 3:09PM on January 30th,
NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE !!
SOMEBODY IS
NOT DOING THEIR JOB !!
Seems fitting & proper to me that BEFORE
the City sends out 'NUISANCE LETTERS'
and BEFORE the City is
HAULING RESIDENTS
INTO COURT,
the City should
'CLEAN UP IT'S OWN ACT' FIRST !!
The CITY is the 'NUISANCE' here !!
SOMEBODY IS
NOT DOING THEIR JOB !!
SOMEBODY IS
NOT DOING THEIR JOB !!
SOMEBODY IS
NOT DOING
THEIR JOB !!
SOMEBODY IS
NOT DOING
THEIR JOB !!
SOMEBODY IS
NOT DOING THEIR JOB !!
SOMEBODY IS
NOT DOING
THEIR JOB !!
SHORT LEASH
(Idiomatic)
A strict set of rules, or great
scrutiny or oversight which
limit one's freedom of action.
COPYRIGHT 2023 RICHARD ODOMS
Retired Deputy Sheriff * Current Hamburg Resident * Hamburg City Council Member 2013 - 2017
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FIRST AND FOREMOST, this whole matter is NOT about me 'losing the election'; that's a 'risk' that one takes when filing for PUBLIC OFFICE. I can (and have) 'accepted' that fact that I was 'defeated', and have 'gotten over it'. (There really wasn't that much to 'get over'.)
Yet; it is CLEARLY EVIDENT the HAMBURG MAYORAL ELECTION was UNQUESTIONABLY 'INFLUENCED' by past and present CITY OFFICIALS and 'OUTSIDE SOURCES' !! (Who should ALL BE IN JAIL !!)
This is all about HONESTY, INTEGRITY and ACCOUNTABILITY; three CRITICAL FACTORS that are sorely missing within the Hamburg City Hall and is (or SHOULD be) cause for concern for ANY 'self-respecting', honest and 'God fearing' Hamburg resident !! I'm TRULY DISAPPOINTED in the sinister, 'back-door', underhanded tactics that a PROMINENT RESIDENT and FIRE & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EXPERT used AGAINST me rather than being 'UPFRONT' and HONEST.
But, that's TOO MUCH TO EXPECT of the 'seedy' individuals involved !!
COPYRIGHT 2023 RICHARD ODOMS
A CITY THAT IGNORES AN ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, LACKS LEADERSHIP & INTEGRITY.
I've Lost Count Of How Many Times This Indifference And Irresponsibility Of The City Has Taken Place In The Past !!
To See The DISDAIN And LACK OF RESPECT That
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN And
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ,
MINNESOTA STATUTE - 609.43 MISCONDUCT OF PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
A public officer or employee who does any of the following, for which no other sentence is specifically provided by law, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both:
(1) intentionally fails or refuses to perform a known mandatory, nondiscretionary, ministerial duty
of the office or employment within the time or in the manner required by law; or
(2) in the capacity of such officer or employee, does an act knowing it is in excess of lawful
authority or knowing it is forbidden by law to be done in that capacity; or
(3) under pretense or color of official authority, intentionally and unlawfully injures another
in the other's person, property, or rights; or
(4) in the capacity of such officer or employee, makes a return, certificate, official report, or other like document having knowledge it is false in any material respect.
Clearly, the statute does NOT exempt HAMBURG CITY OFFICIALS from appearing before a grand jury to answer for their devious actions and misdeeds !!
As you read through the various chapters of my book that graphically describe some of the 'events' that DEFY COMMON LOGIC
that I reveal that have taken place in our City, you will
quickly discern a 'common thread'.
Because that 'common thread' was the initial 'catalyst', the ongoing, subsequent
'accelerant' and responsible for the turmoil in the CITY OF HAMBURG
as well as a less than favorable 'work environment' that existed in
the City, my book contains an ENTIRE CHAPTER about
HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN.
It's worth noting that initially, when I first met him after moving to Hamburg in 2007,
I thought he was a decent guy; we had a lot of similar interests. Now, while I really
DON'T dislike him; I simply CAN'T respect & trust him or believe anything
that he says. I've witnessed, and experienced, first hand; his being 'less than
honest' to me; not only as a City resident, but also as a HAMBURG
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. and to the previous Hamburg
Mayor/City Council Members as well. And, had their
been no 'MEDDLING' in the Mayoral election last
fall, there would no longer be a Website about
the CITY OF HAMBURG; nor would there
be a book being written about the City !!
Imagine That: PUBLIC OFFICIALS THAT CAN'T BE TRUSTED !!
HERE ARE LINKS TO MY WEBSITES ABOUT:
What Really Happened And Who Is Involved
Because I Wasn't Involved In What's Taken Place And Is STILL TAKING PLACE, I Was The
ONLY CANDIDATE That Could Have Returned HONESTY & INTEGRITY To Our City
But Instead, The Residents Of The City Of Hamburg
Who Has Been ARRESTED For DWI, CONVICTED Of CARELESS DRIVING,
As Well As ARRESTED For, And CONVICTED Of, DOMESTIC ASSAULT !!
By A Promionent City Resident Who Led Me To Believe, FOR YEARS, That He Was My Very Close Friend
All 'Cats Out Of The Bag'; All 'Genies Out Of The Bottle'
TOO MUCH AUTHORITY; NO ACCOUNTABILITY; HOW TAX DOLLARS ARE WASTED
They ALL Should Be In JAIL
WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE UNNOTICED IN THE
CITY OF HAMBURG
IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE
BIGGEST ABUSE OF AUTHORITY
and
VIOLATION OF THE PUBLIC TRUST
INVOLVING PUBLIC OFFICIALS
IN THE SOUTHWESTERN METRO AREA
since
and
WEBSITE LINKS
Listen/View/Visit
24/7/365
Find A 'link' That Doesn't Redirect You Properly?
THANKS !!
View My
Professional Resume'
To Learn More About My Background & Who I Am
Interesting Interviews With Interesting People About Interesting Topics
My Interview With
As My Guest Talking About His
34 YEAR CAREER With The
My Interview With
Who Is Responsible For Furthering My Broadcasting Career Which Continued In 2002 After Taking A Hiatus To Enter Law Enforcement.
My Guest Interview With Former
Talking About His
17 YEAR POLICE CAREER
And Then Becoming A
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR
Of
WHITE COLLAR CRIME
In The
HENNEPIN COUNTY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE For ANOTHER 30 YEARS !!
My Interview With Former
Casino Guard To
My Very Interesting Four Part
Interview Series With A Great
Personal Friend & Former
Co-Worker Who Was Driven
To Become One Of
After That Goal, Six Years Later
He Has Now Returned To
Minnesota And Is One Of
"BLOOMINGTON'S
FINEST" !!
My Tribute To
Former 'Chief 1' Talks About
The Hamburg Volunteer
Fire & Rescue Department
Now Retired;
Carver County's Greatest
Sheriff Faithfully Served
Carver County Residents
For Twelve Years
Retired Minnesota First
District Court Judge & Former
Carver County Attorney Faithfully Served Carver County Residents
For Twenty Years
Communities Against
Senior Exploitation
Learn About My Effort
To Be Elected The
And
And The Reasons Why I
Sought To Be Elected
Check Out My
Good Father, Husband & Friend; Appeared Numerous Times
On My Radio Station
And Internet Shows
My Internet Show 'Tribute' To
An Outstanding Young Man,
Good Friend & Former
Co-Worker At
Mystic Lake Casino Who
Chose To Serve His Country.
"THE POLISH EAGLE"
Emcee, Comedian, Public
Speaker & Official Public
Address Announcer For
The Minnesota Golden Gophers
Baseball And Basketball Team
& The American Legion
World Series.
Learn About The
That Took Place In The
You'll Be ASTOUNDED When You Learn WHO WAS INVOLVED !!
TWIN CITY &
WESTERN RAILROAD
President Mark Wegner Talks
About How This Project Impacts
His Railroad Company
And Their Customers
That They Serve.
Speaking Of The
TWIN CITIES &
WESTERN RAILROAD,
Did You Ever Want To
(I did !!)
Dedicated To Just SOME Of My Many Friends, Co-Workers & Acquaintances Who No
Longer Are With Us
Learn More About The Book That
I'm Writing About The
WHY I'M WRITING IT.
What's It Like To Sell Everything
You Own And Set Out To
Explore The World With
Nothing But The Clothes On
Your Back And Only $1,000.00
In Your Pocket ??
This Guy Has So Many Pairs
of NIKE SHOES, I Gave
Him A Nickname !!
Local Minnesota Boy
Makes It Big In Minnesota;
Now Off To Las Vegas.
Let's Take A 'Closer Look' To
See Examples Of How
By
By A Public Television Station
In Hamburg, Germany
I've Made The
Event Schedule
For The
Located In Glencoe, Minnesota Available On My
Webpage.
Read Some Of The
About My Internet Show
And Website
Contact Information For All Of
The Great Bands & Musicians
You Hear Perform On
Since Moving To Hamburg
And During The Four Years
That I Was A City
Council Member ??
Speaking Of My Being A
Hamburg City Council
Member from 2013 to 2016,
Here Are Some Of The
During Those Four Years.
At Hamburg's Main
Sewage Lift Station
At Hamburg's Main
Sewage Lift Station
To Replace Old One That
Was Demolished Due To
A Vehicle Running Into It
Bitterly Cold Weather And No
Snow Cover Cause
During February &
March 2014
Caused By 5" Of Rain
Falling On June 19, 2014
Did You Know That
Because I Reported A
Former Employer For
Committing Fraud ??
Speaking Of Trips, Come
Along With Me On A
Current Weather Conditions From Various Locations Including The
Current Weather Conditions At The Palatial Estate Located On
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Check The Book's Status At
Utility bills, such as telephone, internet, electric (Xcek Energy) and cellphone (Verizon), notoriously are known to be inaccurate, let alone confusing. (Check out payments made to BOTH Carver County AND to Metro-Net for telephone and internet service.) Be alert for charges made using the City's 'debit card' (DC); the Minnesota State Auditor's Office has previously STRONGLY ADVISED 'the City' to switch to a conventiinal 'credit card'; a 'debit cards' IMMEDIATELY withdraws TAXPAYER DOLLARS from the City's bank account and is more easily abused. But, ''the City' thinks that they are 'smarter' and 'know more' than the State Auditor's Office, 'the City' CONTINUES to use a debit card. Also, examine, closely, the 'recurring', monthly, 'automatic' and other charges in which the 'debit card' is/was used.
Also notice the many, recurring purchases of DAWN DISH SOAP from Amazon and carefully scrutinize the money paid for 'legal expenses'. Also pay particu.lar attento the the $168.00 that 'the City' ius paying EVERY MONTH TO GOOGLE for 13 or 14 'Email Accounts !! Hamburg has its OWN e-mail service that is uses EVERY DAY; WHY does it need FOURTEEN ADDITIONAL GOOGLE E-MAIL ACCOUNTS and WHO'S USING THEM at TAXPAYER EXPENSE ??
See MORE 'interesting' financial transactions by checking the IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWALS by GOOGLE, KWIK-TRIP, VERIZON WIRELESS, and ZOOM ACH WITHDRALS and the 'DIRECT DEPOSIT' entries on the attached 'official City documents.
Also, WHY DOES THE CITY HAVE AN ONGOING OVERDUE UTILITY BILL BALANCE of between
$5-10,000.00 EVERY MONTH ?? (See below.)
AS DOCUMENTED
BELOW, MORE THAT ADEQUATE REASONS
EXIST FOR HAMBURG RESIDENTS TO CALL FOR A
FULL & COMPLETE AUDIT OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL RECORDS!
AS DOCUMENTED BELOW,
MORE THAT ADEQUATE
REASONS EXIST FOR HAMBURG
RESIDENTS TO CALL FOR A FULL
& COMPLETE AUDIT OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL RECORDS !!
SOMEBODY IS
NOT DOING
THEIR JOB !!
Comment Received February 6, 2023:
Richard,
THANK YOU FOR ALL
TO DO TO MAKE
THIS A BETTER PLACE.
You are appreciated !!
You WON'T BELIEVE What Takes Place In A 'Small Town' When PUBLIC OFFICIALS Have NO ACCOUNTABILITY !! Please CLICK HERE.
"THOSE WHO ABUSE THEIR POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE."
Joshua L. Kaul
Wisconsin Attorney General
THIS SHOULD NOT COME AS A
'SURPRISE' TO ANY ONE:
This past winter, because the CITY OF HAMBURG DIDN'T HAVE A PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE (and if you've read my book, you KNOWTHE REASON WHY !!) each tIme that I drove past the HAMBURG COMMUNITY HALL, I noticed that the steps to the front door HAD NOT BEEN SHOVELED completely, if even shoveled at all.
HAMBURG CITY OFFICIALS make SEVERAL trips weekly past the HAMBURG COMMUNITY HALL. Instead of IGNORING AN OBVIOUS HAZARD that is UNSAFE and the potential LIABILITY TO THE CITY, WHY DIDN'T THEY ACT RESPONSIBLY ?? BECAUSE THEY DID NOTHING, a PERSON WAS INJURED AS THE RESULT OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE !!
I took the photo shown to the left on January 12, 2023; see what happened TWO DAYS LATER as the result of the CITY'S NEGLIGENCE !! WHERE'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY ??
PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS:
THE CITY DIDN'T TAKE ANY 'INITIATIVE' UNTIL I TOLD THEM WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS !! AND, WHY DID THIS GO FOR SO LONG WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT ??