Arrest Warrant for City Employee

[Debbie G]

Just The Facts:

Police report filed on stolen Schellenberg signs April 28^th; they were discovered in a retention pond behind the Bealls department store at the corner of San Jose and Orange Picker in Mandarin.  This is the SAME place the signs were found discarded during the primary elections in March.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iILCqEZdhk

 

Webb responds to Scott Johnson’s questions with regards to the accusation “I got a campaign to run.  This is just ridiculous, scandalous and ridiculous. To be accused of such stuff is silliness and ridiculous.” 

 

Follow up police report after witness comes forward:

 

Arrest warrant, May 2^nd, for Anthony Hemmerly for stealing Schellenberg campaign signs.

 

http://www.news4jax.com/news/27750371/detail.html

 

 

Webb responds stating he is a close friend but not a member of campaign staff. 

 

 

 

Mr. Hemmerly is on the Planning Commission Board for the City of Jacksonville, positions are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.

 

http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=12174&stateId=9...

Jacksonville Municipal Code

Title III – Executive Branch – Chapter 30 – Planning and Development Department – Part 2. – Planning Commission

PART 2. - PLANNING COMMISSION [44]

Sec. 30.201. - Establishment; membership. (a)

Sec. 30.201. - Establishment; membership.

Sec. 30.202. - Organization.

Sec. 30.203. - Conduct of business.

Sec. 30.204. - Functions.

(b)

There is established within the Department, as an autonomous component thereof, a Planning Commission (hereafter referred to as "Commission") consisting of nine members, and three alternates, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council for a term of three years. Of the nine members and three alternates, one member shall be appointed from and shall be continuously throughout his term a resident of each City Planning District, and three members and the three alternates shall be appointed at-large and shall be residents of the city during their entire terms; provided, however, that the member from the Urban Core Planning District shall be a resident of, or own a business in, that District; failure to retain these qualifications shall automatically remove the person not qualified from serving as a member or alternate . The three alternates shall either be former Planning Commission members or former City Council members who have served on the Land Use and Zoning Committee of the City Council. Members and alternates shall be appointed for three-year staggered terms (except appointments to fill vacancies). No member shall serve for more than two consecutive full terms; but appointments to fill vacancies for unexpired terms and initial appointments under the preceding sentence for less than three years shall not be deemed to be full terms. A member or alternate may be removed by the Mayor during his term, with the approval of the Council. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, for the unexpired term. Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to travel expense reimbursement in accordance with Part 7, Chapter 106. The provisions of F.S. § 286.012, as amended from time to time, shall apply to each member and alternate of the Commission. 

 

http://ccmayorboards.coj.net/boarddetail.asp?board=125&type=M

Regulatory Boards and Commissions
Regulatory boards and commission exercise regulatory authority, such as the power to make rulings and impose penalties in accordance with various sections of the Ordinance Code.

Building Codes Adjustment Board
Civil Service Board
Construction Trades Qualifying Board
Environmental Protection Board
Jacksonville Ethics Commission 
Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission
Jacksonville Human Rights Commission
Planning Commission
Tower Review Committee
Value Adjustment Board

 

 

 

http://www3.coj.net/Departments/Regulatory-Boards-and-Commissions/P...

 

Is this exemplary behavior on behalf of public official working for the City of Jacksonville in any capacity? 

 

[J.R.]

Patricia, if the signs were on Sleiman Properties, there were no guidelines for placement and that is private property, not city property. Signs could be placed all over the shopping center areas where there was open ground to stick them in.  I put signs up on three Sleiman Properties for Marco Rubio and FairTax, could put them anywhere, and placed them where I thought they'd most likely be seen and read. No one removed them until after the election. Also, on Hodges Blvd. and Beach Blvd., signs were posted along the side of the street and some in the median strips, including Audrey Moran's... and nobody removed them. 

Mr. Hemmerly is on the Jacksonville Planning Commission and removing his friend's opposing candidate's campaign signs is not a part of his job description.  He had no authority or permission to do so.  Apparently, the city only removes signs that are a safety hazzard, and they have city workers who would do that job... and city workers would haul off the offending sign(s), not dump them.  Mr. Hemmerly had no right whatsoever to remove any signs but his own or those of a candidate on whose election campaign he was working and had been given authority to do so. Hemmerly knew what he was doing and he did it purposfully.  Evidently JSO agrees, since they have to have probable cause to get a warrant for someone's arrest.

By veiled, I meant implied.  I didn't see Rhonda's post stating, outright, that litigation (lawsuit) was coming if Hemmerly lost his job. If Hemmerly loses his job, it will only be because of his own actions, not the actions or writings of someone on this blog. And, it's not slander or libel, when the information written about is factual. Those signs belonged only to Matt Schellenberg and he did not authorize anyone to remove them. He would have zero reason to authorize that, unless the election was over.

With Rhonda's logic, we could all do a "public service" and remove all of Jack Webb's and Alvin Brown's signs. Hemmerly had no more authority than we do to remove and dump any candidates' signs. And, what he was witnessed doing was no "public service."  If Rhonda actually threatened us, then she could conceivably have a legal problem, herself, for threatening us online with a lawsuit in order to coerce or extort us into not writing anything negative about Tony Hemmerly.  I notice she immediately decided to absent herself from this website after I informed her she needed to check out the FL and federal statutes on computer crime.  Threatening, intimidating, bullying, coercing, or extorting online is a computer crime, on both state and federal levels. Extortion doesn't have to involve extorting money, it can be extorting a person to do, or not do, something they would not voluntarily choose to do or not do, of their own volition. She knew she was out of bounds, she just didn't know how far.

[Patricia M. McBride]

No, Kerry, I think she was aiming the litigation thing at us for discussing this issue.  We still live in a country where things like this can be discussed, don't we?  Last time I checked we did. 

[Kerry Kelley]

I wonder if Rhonda is planning of sueing the State's Attorney and the Florida Inspectors General?

[Kerry Kelley]

Maybe Rhonda should get a real job like most of us.  Then she might be less likely to endorse the actions of a campaign that is eroding public confidence in the political process and politicians.

[JL Gawlik]

LOL! J.R. That is so true. Thank you for pointing that out Patricia. Again, concerning Jack Webb, Strange Rhonda and Mr. Hemmerly ...

ACTIONS SPEAK A LOT LOUDER THAN WORDS.

Mr. Hemmerly should also consider his children, they learn by listening and watching their parents.

[Patricia M. McBride]

JR, it was more than a veiled threat.  Ms. Rhonda posted a blog saying litigation was coming should this fellow have any problems like losing his job.  She claims the signs were improperly placed and apparently this man was doing a "public service" of some sort by removing them.  The problem I have with that personally is that he dumped the signs near a retention pond which is not the action of someone acting in an above board way.  You can see her post headed "Tread with Care".  Ms. Rhonda has said litigation will follow.  I guess I wonder if Mr. Webb and his friends are such upstanding citizens why someone didn't call the other camp and explain that some signs needed to be removed, because they were improperly placed and make an explanation?  Now I am not saying they were not placed properly, and certainly have a bit of heart burn over the fact that the man who removed them is a friend of the apponent and a city employee who certainly should have known what the proper procedure was for disposal and certainly where the signs were dumped indicates something other than a "public service" or the appearance of everything being above board.

[J.R.]

Patricia & JL:  I think "Rhonda" was here to deliver a veiled threat. Then she got a little testy, when things didn't go as planned.  Must not have expected to get nailed so fast. Trolls are all alike. That's why we call them all trolls. Funny thing about trolls, though, they're like zits. They're aggravating when you have them, they're hard to get rid of, and you're really glad when they're gone.

JL, Rhonda didn't have a position. That was her biggest problem, other than her disposition. She just had a purpose.

[JL Gawlik]

Re: 

Comment by Rhonda Strange Murray 2 hours ago

What projectionists! I can only shake my head and laugh. Funny how extremists for the left and the right are so hard to tell apart sometimes... I won't disturb your narrow little group anymore.

 

But yet Rhonda, you are not clarifying your accusations or position... WHY?

[Patricia M. McBride]

Oh gee, you may have left, and I had one other thing to say.  Gosh!  We might have had a few new people that came on this blog and said oh gee, maybe this was exaggerated.  After seeing the Jack Webb troll thought it wise to come in and threaten us, they won't wonder any more.  Now they know there is validity in what is posted here.  Otherwise someone wouldn't have come to check and warn us to be careful what we said (don't worry Rhonda, we know Jack is an attorney and if he loses, cause he can't even imagine that, he will be looking for someone to blame.)!!!!

[J.R.]

Rhonda, actually we're not surprised at anything you can't tell apart. What a novelty... a name-calling troll.