The local newspaper incited a groundswell of public opinion among the residents through articles generally biased against the New Administration.
Most of the politically active residents seemed to be strongly influenced by The Carmel Pine Cone and there was no real understanding of the difficult position the City was in following the strained economic period leading up to 2011/2012. Compliance issues, lack of adherence to City policy and the Municipal Code, and the impact of the absence of a professional Human Resources Director or management were not observable to the general public.
Most of the politically active residents seemed to be strongly influenced by The Carmel Pine Cone and there was no real understanding of the difficult position the City was in following the strained economic period leading up to 2011/2012. Compliance issues, lack of adherence to City policy and the Municipal Code, and the impact of the absence of a professional Human Resources Director or management were not observable to the general public.
F15. The governance and administration of the City is unduly influenced by the reportorial and editorial practices of The Carmel Pine Cone.
Unfortunately, City Administrator Chip Rerig has demonstrated that he too is “unduly influenced by the reportorial and editorial practices of The Carmel Pine Cone.” Not only has City Administrator Chip Rerig shown a preference for and to The Carmel Pine Cone, but he has engaged in a disinformation campaign against the Monterey County Weekly, The Monterey County Herald and the public. To wit, in December 2016, at the time City Administrator Chip Rerig appointed Commander Paul Tomasi to the position of Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety, Rerig sent an e-mail to city employee staff stating, in part, “Lastly, I was remiss in not sending you the news of Paul's appointment to the entire staff team earlier. You should not have learned of my decision through our local media outlets, and I apologize for this oversight. My only defense is that I wanted to insure that the story was not first reported by a news group other than The Pine Cone. I'll do better in the future.” Furthermore, Rerig noted to Carly Mayberry, Monterey Herald, that he had “conducted a national search” for police chief. However, per a public records act request, the City’s response: “The City has no responsive records pursuant to this request.”
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“He was my right arm for the first several months I was here,” Rerig says, explaining why Calhoun’s salary remained at that level.
Calhoun says he was acting as an assistant to the city administrator during those months, while he was performing his duties as police chief.
SOURCE: CalPERS looks into pay for retired Carmel police chief, Pam Marino, Feb 2, 2017, MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY
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Carmel’s new police chief sworn in By Carly Mayberry, Monterey Herald
Posted: 12/30/16, 6:38 PM PST | Updated: on 12/30/2016
SQUID FRY 01.26.17: Private Eyes
Carmel's city attorney proves the rumors are true: He's retiring.
Pam Marino Feb 8, 2017
Freeman to retire as city attorney
By MARY SCHLEY, The Carmel Pine Cone, February 10, 2017, 3A & 26A
Carmel’s new police chief sworn in By Carly Mayberry, Monterey Herald
Posted: 12/30/16, 6:38 PM PST | Updated: on 12/30/2016
SQUID FRY 01.26.17: Private Eyes
Carmel's city attorney proves the rumors are true: He's retiring.
Pam Marino Feb 8, 2017
Freeman to retire as city attorney
By MARY SCHLEY, The Carmel Pine Cone, February 10, 2017, 3A & 26A
