Like Obama and Doyle, Village Board Goes on $600,000+ Spending Spree at Taxpayer's Expense

Your serious right? This is the same person who had a lifelong dream of goverenment employment either hired, appointed, or elected and includes paid sick days and a retirement plan?? How'd that work out? Suddenly we consider the 'non-village' employee probably because we can't be one. And asking if you'd spend your own money that way? Kind of a tough argument or comparison if you don't have it to spend. Amazing stuff here.

"Would you spend money this way if it were yours?"

What, like spending campaign contributions illegally?

Who are the members of "The Vanguard"?
I suspect that there is only one member who may have multiple personalities. IMHO

Who are the members of "The Vanguard"?
I suspect that there is only one member who may have multiple personalities. IMHO

I do agree that it is time to make some changes; but contractually, this has to be done at the right time. JD, you would just start going off half cocked as you have done in the past and it would cost the Village thousands in legal expences with union grievances and litigation. Haven't you learned anything after all that has happened? We need to start making teachers pay for their health care too- they have a part time job with full time benefits.
Jeffro- I can't understand why you would care about this, seems to me you don't pay your property taxes anyway? Maybe you would like address the cost to the average taxpayor because you are usually behind or delinquent with your payment(s)?

This just triggers more thinking. Question for the Vanguard?? You condemn public employee benefits and have taken past shots at wages. You compare to non-public employees. You support Scott Walker. Now question #1, what kind of increases did Walkers choice department heads get in 2009? 2008? What happened when one of them tentatively accepted a job with West Palm Beach county?? Once you get the answers do you support this type of spending of tax dollars?

Maybe your tooting for Walker hoping you can get a position with the state if he wins. Hate to tell you but most republicans in Wisconsin want to wash their hands of you, I've heard that from many.

I'll await a reply regarding Walkers wage adjustments to county department heads. Wouldn't you rather see money go to maintaining our award winning county park system?

Is this "Leading Edge" thing mentioned in the previous post a website?

There he goes again! How stupid does this guy think we are? I don't have exact numbers but let us assume that the recent retirement of 9 people at a 2 year cost of health insurance of $200,000 is correct. And, it sounds as though it is a good number. How much did the village save? Davis doesn't tell you that. He only gives you the negative side, but why is that not a surprise. Now, we have 9 less people on the payroll. How much does that save? Let's assume that with fringes the average cost of $65,000 per year x 9 = $585,000 per year and in 2 years the village saves $1,170,000 (and that could be on the low side). So we have invested $200,000 and saved $1,170,00 or a net savings of $970,00. If my math is correct, we have a 485% return on investment. And, if the village never fills those vacancies the return will go and on and on and on with a one time investment of $200,000. This is Davis again trying to pull the wool over the voters eyes. He did it once but never again. This does not set a policy as these employees were non union and there is no contractual agreement. It is a one time event.

Jeff fails to mention that the village recently passed a budget that cut village positions to help hold down taxes. He only offers half truths that serve him in his negative attacks. The voters should not be surprised since, as recently as 10/29/2009, JEFF DAVIS was required to FORFEIT $750.00 for failing to report his 2004 CRIMINAL CHARGES and 2005 CONVICTIONS to the State Insurance Commissioner as required by the Wisconsin Administrative Code. This involved the 3 FELONY CHARGES and 26 OTHER VIOLATIONS that Davis racked up during his last partial term on the board. These charges resulted in a PLEA BARGAIN with the DA to avoid POSSIBLE JAIL TIME and led to Jeff’s forced RESIGNATION from the board. These charges were all DIRECTLY RELATED to Jeff’s past political career in the Falls.

While the board and the elections are supposed to be non-partisan, I would challenge anybody to find a democrat in the bunch. Except for the City of Waukesha, they just don’t get elected in this county very often. So, please JEFF, stop throwing Obama and Doyle into the conversation to further your DISHONEST and MISLEADING campaign.

SCOTT BROWN WON!!

Off topic (kind of): In my comment on "The Vanguard's" blog post at that time, on 9/20/09 I wrote:

"And I take it you'll be running for Mike McD's seat next spring?"

Swami says: Mr. Davis makes it through the primary.

McDonald wins by 3-1 margin...just like the last three times Davis has run.

democrat1 - Myself, at this point I'm only handicapping the primary for the seat (since there are three people running). I still think Mr. Davis will make it through to take on Mr. McDonald in the general election.

These comments are getting old ppl. Move on. Move way on. Your all looking ridiculous.

Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. You guys are up against a very experienced idiot. In fact, you may be picking on someone with major mental disorders who would be better left alone.

Davis,
Running for office again is the ultimate level of narcissism after losing 4 in a row and getting kicked out of office. Your mud slinging and degrading attacks will come back to bite you and here is looking at 5 in a row...move to some little town where you can be mayor and feel like you are a successful politician. You will never be that anywhere near this community or country for that matter. Go away!
Falls Golfer

ATTENTION EVERYONE! 1. If you see a campaign yard sign that is illegally placed on Village right of ways or property, contact the Village of Menomonee Falls at 532-4300. 2. If you see a sign on vacant property, call the owner and ask if they have permission. If not, ask the owner if he would like to have it removed and ask if they will designate you to remove and destroy it. 3. If you see a yard sign on the property line between 2 parcels, ask both owners if they allowed sign. In most cases you will find that the culprit was relying on the neighbors to assume that the other put up the sign. In all cases the sign belongs to Davis, so have both parties to agree to remove and destroy. Destroying a legally placed sign is a felony in most states, so be careful. But once you have verified that the sign is improperly posted and have permission to remove, destroy immediatley. Once he runs out of signs (most are illegal) he won't be able to run again. Signs are everything to him. He just wants to see his name on something besides a warrant.

Will someone please explain to this forum how the community can evoke change when both candidates are not worthy of the office??

I strongly suggest you read the open letter Scott Krause just posted on Menomonee Falls Now and then e-mail him at krauseformenofalls@gmail.com. He had some great ideas for the Falls, but a muckraking reporter from a local paper, actually this local paper, dug up some dirt from a bad marriage 20 years ago and was going to make big news of it. To spare his family and friends he dropped out of the race. Too bad for the village, because he had some great ideas.

HansFritz, if you look at poor social skills, Mike M is still the lesser of the evils. If you look at value to the village, Mike McDonald knows every inch of this village and the history of it's success. He has worked hard on the board and although it pains someone who attacked Clinton for his moral issues, I have to say Mike's poor choices (no where near as many as Davis') have not affected his job performance.

I have looked for the open letter in Menomonee Falls Now and cannot find it.

I’d like to thank Scott Krause for his heartfelt open letter. It’s under YOUR STORIES on the home page of this website. He obviously cares about having good government in the village. I agree that voters should only consider McDonald or Krause when voting this Tuesday. We need to end the embarrassment that Jeff Davis brings to the village now!

It’s too bad that Mr. Krause has had to deal with JEFF DAVIS’ DIRTY TACTICS AND DISTORTIONS OF THE TRUTH. Jeff claims that Krause’s campaign didn’t “pass the smell test”. It’s DAVIS who can’t pass the SMELL TEST because as recently as 10/29/2009, he was required to FORFEIT $750.00 for failing to report his 2004 CRIMINAL CHARGES and 2005 CONVICTIONS to the State Insurance Commissioner as required by the Wisconsin Administrative Code. This matter involved the 3 FELONY CHARGES and 26 OTHER VIOLATIONS that Davis racked up during his last partial term on the board. These charges resulted in a PLEA BARGAIN with the DA to avoid POSSIBLE JAIL TIME and led to Jeff’s forced RESIGNATION from the board. These charges were all DIRECTLY RELATED to Jeff’s past political career in the Falls.

FallsFan and DivotMaker,
Thank you for directing me to the letter. I read through it a few minutes ago.

As far as I am concerned Scott should not pull from the race but use these divisive tactics to his advantage. More than one person has suffered through what Scott has gone through and this was 20 years ago. If his record from then to now is clean and he has the reputation, character and integrity necessary to prove this then he should run.

The village has a new president and now Menomonee Falls NEEDS to vote for fresh leadership in village government. Character and integrity do matter. Voters of Menomonee Falls need to rise up to the challenge and turn the village back in the direction it once held as a leader in the suburban communities.

After reading the comments on this blog, I feel like I need to take a shower, as if I'm in a rat hole. I never thought I'd lower myself by commenting to the rats in this hole, but I feel it is necessary. Follow along "rats" (if you can comprehend anything beyond your usual spewing of hate)........

After reading Scott Krause's open letter to the Menomonee Falls website, the issue isn't with him dropping out of the race, which is not unusual because that happens all of the time with candidates.

Who really cares about his family issues? We should have expected the Greco/Jeskewitz/McDonald "leaders" (if that's what you want to call them) to have contacted a reporter with some "dirt" on anyone who may be a threat.

I've read the complaint filed with the Clerk's Office regarding Mr. Krause's name being illegally placed on the ballot for the February 16th ballot. The issue is soley with the Clerk's Office for illegally certifying to have Scott Krause's name on the ballot when his certification was not completed until 9 days after the January 5, 2010 filing deadline.

This is illegal and now the taxpayers of Menomonee Falls are going to have to pay for the Clerk's $10-$20,000 mistake for an unnecessary election. Now that's the real issue!

The fact that Mr. Krause dropped out of the race isn't going to cost the taxpayers money, it's the Clerk's Office glaring mistake by overlooking some very obvious errors involving State Election Law that will now cost us alot of wasted money.

Will one of you rats please just prove this man wrong? It's obvious Mr. Davis is on to something with everything he reports because he sure has your tales between your legs judging from your hateful comments.

I guess MaryR must be one of Mr. Davis' family members since they are the only people in Menomonee Falls who continue to buy into his deluded rhetoric. As Mr. Krause stated in his open letter, he was the first to file, and his paperwork was filed well within the deadline. The Village Clerk requested Mr. Krause file a corrective amendment. This is perfectly legal and has happened in the past when other candidates have accidentally checked the wrong box or signed the form on the wrong line. This doesn't mean the forms for his certification were filed after the deadline. Mr. Davis' antics while he was self appointed Commander-in-Chief of Menomonee Falls cost us something you can't put a price on, our dignity. For two and half years Menomonee Falls was the laughing stock of metro Milwaukee because of Jefferson Davis. You've had your 15 minutes of fame Mr. Davis, not it's time for you to gracefully, and quietly, exit stage left.

MaryR, when are you going to learn. Your ramblings are like finger prints. The run-on sentences, the vague Mr. Atty. and 3rd person references. The constant addition of Greco's name to any group after you. Not to mention the "Neat" "golly" and "wows".
This is the most obvious evidence that you are alone and that there is no one to write your poison, propaganda. You fool no one Jeff. Voters, this will never stop. It's time to prosecute! No more letting him off. He has a laundry list of campaign violations, financial trouble, harrasment charges, and penchant for putting his hands where they don't belong. (personal experience).
Add to that the fact he can't speak a word of truth.
To the police department, the Government Accountability Board, the DA, and the victims...put him away. No more plea bargains! Just like Capone and the IRS, get him in a cell.
Welcome to the bizarro world of Davis, MaryR.

I am far from being a Davis supporter but for years I have heard rumors about Davis and his inappropriate behavior. Now we have 3on3baller making a claim that she, I assume it is a she, experienced him placing his hands where they didn't belong.....30n3baller...WHY DIDN'T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AT THE TIME!!!!I get tired about hearing these claims and no one doing anything about it...like calling the police.

Davis files a bogus complaint against the village that will lead to more costs associated with his futile run for office. He needs to realize that people are not voting for him because of his serial mis-deeds, dishonesty, and inapropriate behavior!

Well, I'm caught up with shoveling for now, so it's off to vote for McDonald or Krause.

Maybe somebody can answer this. I believe laws say that if a public media source gives a political candidate time, the other candidate is entitled to equal time. Maybe this is just TV, I don't know.

Anyways, should Mr. Davis win the primary shouldn't his opponent get the opportunity to also have a blog.

Or, should the JSOnline just suspend this blog until the election is over, then let Mr. Davis continue? I have no control over policy, but I hate seeing these blogs get used for political advertising (free) by any writer, not just the writer of the Vanguard.

Caliente, put yourself in our shoes. You need to be ready for even more degradation than his stupid and clumsy passes. Don't pretend you would be in the small group who would have the courage to force the issue and endure the he said , she said. I couldn't, I just wish someone would. The rec employee who did report his behavior 26 years ago end up leaving town. You sound as misogynistic as he is. And as far as the claims, where there is smoke there's fire. There have been dozens of claims. Doubt they are just claims.

This is so disheartening. Once again MaryR, a.k.a Jefferson Davis if anyone hasn't figured it out by now, has used diversionary tactics to steer the conversation away from what really matter most. I believe Mr. Krause stated in his open letter that he admitted he had legal issues from a bad marriage. I looked at CCAP, and yes he had some small claims in recent years that were for small amounts, but the economy is in the toilet and we're all going through some tough times. I'm not one to judge, and I'm certainly not one to judge on a candidate's preference for a partner. If Jefferson Davis is that hateful he will definitely not get my vote, and I would hope he would not get anyone elses. Jefferson Davis keeps telling us what the other two candidates are doing wrong, but he never tells us what he's going to do to make Menomonee Falls better. What are his plans for filling the overload of vacancies at the four corners? What can be done so Main Street doesn't look like a wasteland? To all candidates, for once can we please get some promise instead of poison?

This is so disheartening. Once again MaryR, a.k.a Jefferson Davis if anyone hasn't figured it out by now, has used diversionary tactics to steer the conversation away from what really matter most. I believe Mr. Krause stated in his open letter that he admitted he had legal issues from a bad marriage. I looked at CCAP, and yes he had some small claims in recent years that were for small amounts, but the economy is in the toilet and we're all going through some tough times. I'm not one to judge, and I'm certainly not one to judge on a candidate's preference for a partner. If Jefferson Davis is that hateful he will definitely not get my vote, and I would hope he would not get anyone elses. Jefferson Davis keeps telling us what the other two candidates are doing wrong, but he never tells us what he's going to do to make Menomonee Falls better. What are his plans for filling the overload of vacancies at the four corners? What can be done so Main Street doesn't look like a wasteland? To all candidates, for once can we please get some promise instead of poison?

These comments were posted on Ted Klumb's blog as if anyone reads it.

Mr. DivotMaker: Did you not comprehend my comment? Mr. Krause never signed his paperwork to make the certification complete. You don't come in 9 days later like he did to sign your paperwork. I believe you only have 3 days to do that. The Clerk's Office should have caught that immediately and had him sign his paperwork when he turned it in, but they did not. Mr. Krause's name should have never been put on the ballot and there should not be a Primary Election. For your information Mr. DivotMaker you don't have to be one of Mr. Davis's family members to comprehend what is really going on here in the Falls and what has been going on here for a long time.

Mr. Krause: Please don't make this about you or Mr. Davis. If you haven't figured it out yet, the complaint is about what is right and legal and the incompetence of the Clerk's Office, not about you. Sorry to disappoint you.

Mr. Klumb: I used to be a supporter of yours until you went over to the "dark side" to accompany the rest of these "rats" you support (including Paul's Falls - what a worthless blog).

These comments were posted on Ted Klumb's blog as if anyone reads it.

Doc Otto: If you're going to do your usual mudslinging about Mr. Davis, then why don't you go to the Wisconsin Circuit Court website and take a look at the two pages of legal woes Mr. Krause has had from about 1986 through 2009? Now there's a person we can trust with our finances ..... NOT! He's the perfect person to endorse Mr. McDonald! In fact, it's laughable!!!! Mr. Otto, please make sure your next shower is a long one. Maybe Mr. Krause will take one with you, after all, I believe he does like people of your gender!

Why don't you guys try to prove Mr. Davis wrong with his comments about what's going on in the Falls instead of bashing him? You can't, can you? Mr. Davis has uncovered a lot of bad stuff going on in the Falls and you guys have been trying to cover it up by bashing him all of these years. That's why you hate him and his blog. That's what people like you do when you're guilty or the people you associate with are guilty of everything Mr. Davis has uncovered! There are many people in the Falls that know what is really going on here, and they know what the bad eggs (Jeskewitz, McDonald, Rechlitz....) have been up to for a long time. They have fooled some people for a long time, but many of us know their play book.

Mary Mary Mary, what's good for the goose is good for the gooser (Davis). CCAP will show 2 divorces, 5 defaulted credit cards totalling $55,000, 3 attepted fourclosures, 2 of which were granted judgments until he agreed to a payment plan (they don't want his house) in addition to being a dead beat dad with Child support. The village actually had to garnish his pay when he was on the board. Oh yea the campaign violations. Take your comments on Krause's finances and insert Davis' name. Dealing with the financial devastation of a divorce is one thing, running a campaign on credit cards and then defaulting is disturbing and criminal.