An aide to Richmond City Council President Kathy C. Graziano sparked a rebuke from longtime political figure Paul Goldman yesterday after accidentally sending an e-mail to Goldman that referred to him as “a blithering, blathering idiot.”
Graziano….: “This nonevent has received enough attention already.”
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Three employees of the city of Richmond were found at home and other places when they should have been at work, according to two investigations by the city auditor’s office.
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Erecting signs to advertise the fact that the city is doing what it has a responsibility to do seems odd, like taking out a newspaper ad to alert your neighbors that you mow your lawn.
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The signs, which credit Jones and Chief Administrative Officer Byron C. Marshall, include the city’s logo, the mayor’s “Building a Better Richmond” slogan and the tagline, “Your tax dollars hard at work!” The signs cost $150 apiece.
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The Supreme Court of Virginia has held that the three prohibitions contained in Article X, § 10, commonly referred to as the “credit clause,” “stock or obligations clause,” and the “internal improvement clause,” are intended “to remedy the same evil”–”the use of the State’s funds and credit to foster and encourage construction and operation of private enterprises.” In interpreting and applying these three clauses, the Court consistently has held that “‘the moving consideration and motivating cause of a transaction are the chief factors by which to determine if it is prohibited.’” Thus, the Court repeatedly has found that transactions which involve extensions of public credit or expenditures of public funds that benefit private enterprises do not violate Article X, § 10, provided such transactions are motivated by a clearly defined public purpose. “It is the animating purpose of the transaction, and not its form or the extent to which it may benefit the private business involved, that determines its constitutionality.”
2000-040 Op. Va. Att’y Gen.
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When asked “Isn’t VUU a private school? Does Richmond have enough police to be loaning ‘em out like this?”, Richmond police spokesman Gene Lepley didn’t clarify, but stated that “the RPD has a responsibility to ensure public safety in the city.”
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Richmond police and officials at VUU did not respond when asked whether the university is subsidizing Johnson’s and Bynum’s salaries or a portion of them. City police also would not immediately provide documents spelling out the agreement between city police and VUU.
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