{"id":2779,"date":"2009-01-22T22:28:04","date_gmt":"2009-01-23T03:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2020-12-25T19:30:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T00:30:37","slug":"follow-up-councilwoman-browns-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/01\/22\/follow-up-councilwoman-browns-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow-up: Councilwoman Brown&#8217;s comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/t_City_Council.jpg\" alt=\"The Fort Wayne City Council\" align=\"middle\" \/>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/Brown_Liz.jpg\" alt=\"Councilwoman Liz Brown\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I emailed Councilwoman Liz Brown about her aborted comments during the <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/01\/13\/city-council-notes-1132009\/\">January 13th City Council meeting<\/a>.  The following is based on her response to my email.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As you may remember, Councilwoman Brown spent much time scrutinizing the 2009 City of Fort Wayne Budget during last year&#8217;s budget hearings.  She was the driving force behind the final cuts which resulted in $2.5 million being cut from the City&#8217;s submitted &#8220;flat&#8221; budget.  The reason for this drive was HB 1001 and it&#8217;s property tax caps and circuit breaks which will decrease property tax revenues for the City.<\/p>\n<p>While she admittedly started off with the wrong numbers, Brown&#8217;s main point then became lost in the shuffle.  Councilwoman Brown wants to know exactly how much the Parking Enforcement Department (PED) to operate.  The figures that City Clerk Kennedy provided to Council members, show that since 2004, the department has shown a positive balance of not less than $114,000 annually after expenditures.  The City Council does not scrutinize, in detail, the PED budget because it is fee-supported and they only examine those budgets supported by property taxes.  But do these numbers accurately reflect the true costs of the department?<\/p>\n<p>The problem is accounting practices.  One example: the PED sends out notices on delinquent unpaid tickets.  However, an examination of the department&#8217;s budget reveals no line item for postage.  Postage is probably paid from the City Clerk&#8217;s budget, which is property tax supported, but again, there is no clear indication of this.  For me, this raises a question &#8211; Is spending property taxes for something that should come out of the very fees it will raise, proper?<\/p>\n<p>When the City Clerk&#8217;s office goes to court over the various ordinance violations it oversees, the Law Department sends someone to court once a week to defend the City&#8217;s position\/interests.  The Law Department, however, does not track any of their activities in court on behalf of the Clerk or any other City department.  If it did, then perhaps the Law Department&#8217;s budget could be offset by charging the appropriate department the appropriate dollar amount for staff&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n<p>Consider how the City handles it&#8217;s gas expenditures.  The Fleet Department purchases all fuel for City vehicles and then charges each department for it&#8217;s use.  Each City department has a line item in it&#8217;s budget for fuel expenditures.<\/p>\n<p>The potential problem with this type of accounting change (examining each department and defining items more clearly) is that it will create a bit more work for employees, not much mind you, but a bit more.  The benefits, however, should far outweigh problems created as it will give a truer picture of what each department is actually doing.<\/p>\n<p>From her email:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I know that the PED is not property tax supported so we don&#8217;t look at their budget, and they are cash positive &#8211; but, I wonder how much. Their budget has gone up about 25% since 2004. They have written about the same amount of tickets and from the dollars outstanding according to the amnesty.  I don&#8217;t think collections have improved significantly, so the net to the city has gone down since 2004. I guess I would just like us to evaluate the worth of writing tickets\/overdue fines (because meters are de minimis, meaning they do not provide the City with significant revenue.) to the tune of over $600,000 if most of the money just goes back to cover dept expenses. I think it could be a better revenue producer, but I also think that the parking group that meets once a month in the Grand Wayne, (comprised of many downtown stakeholders) would like to see a more comprehensive mission behind our parking policies.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is also the separate debate about enforcement issues.  Councilwoman Brown feels the City needs to explore their enforcement policies and the ordinances that set them.  After all, if you&#8217;re going to have an amnesty, the only way it will truly work is if you take it seriously and prosecute scofflaws.  If you haven&#8217;t been prosecuting scofflaws (which to an extent is the City&#8217;s case), then you need to toughen your enforcement approach.  This will then give people the incentive to take advantage of the amnesty or it won&#8217;t be as successful as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, this is exactly the type of debate that needs to happen in Council.  I also think that Councilwoman Brown deserves kudos for scrutinizing all aspects of matters that come before council. Too often, over the years, City Council has been too quick and willing to rubber-stamp whatever the Administration puts before them.  That offers little incentive to the Administration to examine practices and ideas to determine if they really are &#8220;best practices.&#8221;  It also can end up doing a huge disservice to taxpayers whose hard work and sometimes sacrifice support this type of thinking. She proves the point that there is no such thing as a &#8220;no-brainer&#8221; when it comes to government matters.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/88101.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"First Public Safety Task Force meeting on May 13, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"2309\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/88101.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_88101.jpg\" data-title=\"Public Safety Task Force\" data-description=\"First Public Safety Task Force meeting on May 13, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Public Safety Task Force\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Public Safety Task Force\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2309\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_88101.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_14_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City and County officials at a meeting concerning the County&#039;s Renaissance Square proposal.  Photo taken July 14, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"3364\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_14_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_14_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/07\/14 - County&#039;s Renaissance Square proposal\" data-description=\"City and County officials at a meeting concerning the County&#039;s Renaissance Square proposal.  Photo taken July 14, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/07\/14 - County&#039;s Renaissance Square proposal\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/07\/14 - County&#039;s Renaissance Square proposal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3364\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_14_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/115604.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown at the Charis House groundbreaking on September 17, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"4048\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/115604.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/charis-house\/thumbs\/thumbs_115604.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/09\/17: Councilwoman Liz Brown\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown at the Charis House 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Councilwoman Liz Brown introduces Jerome Gaines at a press conference to announce his campaign for the 2nd District City Council seat on November 17, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5558\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_143996.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144001.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown, Indiana State Senator Tom Wyss, Indiana State Representative Bob Morris and on the end former Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito at the Jerome Gaines 2nd District City Council campaign announcement on November 17, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144001.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144001.jpg\" data-title=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown, Indiana State Senator Tom Wyss, Indiana State Representative Bob Morris and on the end former Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito at the Jerome Gaines 2nd District City Council campaign announcement on November 17, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5560\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144001.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144003.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown, Indiana State Senator Tom Wyss, Indiana State Representative Bob Morris and on the end former Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito at the Jerome Gaines 2nd District City Council campaign announcement on November 17, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5561\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144003.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144003.jpg\" data-title=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown, Indiana State Senator Tom Wyss, Indiana State Representative Bob Morris and on the end former Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito at the Jerome Gaines 2nd District City Council campaign announcement on November 17, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Liz Brown, Tom Wyss, Bob Morris, Joe Squadrito and crowd\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5561\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144003.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144585.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown (R-At-Large) announces her campaign for Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne on December 2, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5735\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144585.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144585.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown (R-At-Large) announces her campaign for Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne on December 2, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5735\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144585.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144591.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown (R-At-Large) announces her campaign for Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne on December 2, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5736\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144591.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144591.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown (R-At-Large) announces her campaign for Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne on December 2, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5736\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144591.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144592.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The crowd gathered to support Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown (R-At-Large) as she announced her campaign for Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne on December 2, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5737\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144592.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144592.jpg\" data-title=\"Gathered crowd\" data-description=\"The crowd gathered to support Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown (R-At-Large) as she announced her campaign for Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne on December 2, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Gathered crowd\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Gathered crowd\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5737\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144592.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144593.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown (R-At-Large) after announcing her campaign for Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne on December 2, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5738\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144593.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144593.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown (R-At-Large) after announcing her campaign for Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne on December 2, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5738\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144593.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144596.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wane Mayoral candidate Liz Brown and 2nd District City Council candidate Jerome Gaines (R) talk after Brown&#039;s announcement on December 2, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5739\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/144596.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144596.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown and Jerome Gaines\" data-description=\"Fort Wane Mayoral candidate Liz Brown and 2nd District City Council candidate Jerome Gaines (R) talk after Brown&#039;s announcement on December 2, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown and Jerome Gaines\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Liz Brown and Jerome Gaines\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5739\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_144596.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144627.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York at the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5744\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144627.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144627.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York at the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5744\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144627.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144628.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York at the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5745\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144628.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144628.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York at the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5745\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144628.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144629.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010. City Clerk Sandy Kennedy is in the background.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5746\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144629.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144629.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010. City Clerk Sandy Kennedy is in the background.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5746\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144629.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144631.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Deputy Chief Karl M. Niblick in as Assistant Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='451f96fc15b582c8fa4637ffcb453ec0' data-image-id=\"5747\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144631.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144631.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Deputy Chief Karl M. Niblick in as Assistant Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5747\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144631.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I emailed Councilwoman Liz Brown about her aborted comments during the January 13th City Council meeting. The following is based on her response to my email. 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