Earl Denham, attorney for several retirees, put the Jackson County Board of Supervisors and Singing River Health System on notice for potential fraud related claims. State law requires that anyone desiring to bring an action against a public hospital or county provide at least 90 days notice prior to filing suit. Denham’s notice is intended […]
The last two meetings of the JCBOS have been spent talking about talking. Today Singing River confirmed that the “talks about talks” have been just that: talk. “We have not been contacted by anyone about having a meeting of this nature but will certainly consider any requests,” SRHS Director of Communications Richard Lucas said Tuesday
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Dum Roma deliberat, Saguntum perit After nearly ten months the JCBOS has finally decided to bring transparency to the board room. Sadly what is most transparent is their desperation. After McKay and Mangum’s defeat and with Ross and Cumbest facing run offs, a shock wave went through the good old boys club. No surprise
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Editor’s Note: This is part of a series on the effort to bring a hotel tax to Jackson County. Previous report can be found here. Taxes – no matter what most politicians say, they love them. Tax money enables the politician to wield influence, enrich themselves, and reward their politically allied business friends. Spending tax
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While this story is from Georgia, the exact same process goes on and affects state and local legislation here in Mississippi. On the local level, there are two different groups that work to influence the boards of supervisors and city councils to get favorable local legislation for corporate interests. The Singing River pension crisis
The JCBOS has posted a “poll” it would like retirees to fill out. It’s full of accusation, rumor, and innuendo. Highly unprofessional. A push poll usually involves a telephone call where the caller purports to be taking a political poll. They aren’t interested in your answer, but rather want to ask a question in such
Always do everything you ask of those you command. – Gen. George S. Patton Singing River should return to the old tradition of publishing the CEO’s salary. We know that in 1996 CEO Robert Lingle received a $56,000 raise which brought his annual salary to $209,400. He also had a golden parachute built in
In doing some initial research, it turns out District 3 candidate Mike Whitmore served on the Singing River Board of Trustees during the late 90s. This was somewhat of a surprise as he doesn’t reference his time on the board in his experience and qualifications. This is not a comment positive or negative, just a
As previously reported, Troy Ross only filed his Statements of Economic Interest for the years 2011-2013 on July 23. They have since been published. Those who were hoping for light to be shed on any potential conflicts Mr. Ross may have will be sorely disappointed. The documents are severely deficient at best and gross misrepresentations
Singing River pledged to publish all pension plan audits and make them available on their retirement webpage. The page notes that the audits for FY 2013 & 2014 are being finalized and will be posted upon completion. Recent court filings revealed that SRHS received the audit in March 2015. Five months have passed and the