Continued Conflict of Interest at the Mehlville Fire Department

MFPD Director Bonnie Stegman continues to serve two masters and only one seems to be served well. At the last Mehlville Fire Board meeting, Deputy Chief Walk presented his concerns that St. Anthony's Medical Center was using our ambulances as medical taxis. He complained about transferring of patients within St. Anthony's system. He has written the hospital but has not received a response. He told the board that if this continues, he thought they should be billed. The board told him to write another letter and Stegman agreed to help with the letter. Can we expect Stegman to aggressively pursue this matter when she is employed by St. Anthony's? I don't think so. She has yet to stand up for the district while St. Anthony's emergency room diverts our ambulances to other St. Louis hospitals. Stegman needs to stand up or step down.

Diehl vs Fred Weber, Inc. 22052-07589 Update

The saga continues:

22052-07589 - DIEHL VS FRED WEBER INC

06/16/2008
Docket Entry:
Order
Text:
DEFENDANT FRED WEBER GRANTED UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2008 IN WHICH TO FILE RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO SEVER THIRD PARTY CLAIM. SAID MOTION SET FOR HEARING, JUNE 23, 2008. SO ORDERED: MICHAEL B. CALVIN
Docket Entry:
Motion to Sever Case
Text:
PLANITIFFS' MOTION TO SEVER THIRD PARTY CLAIMS AND TO RETURN CASE TO DIVISION 1 FOR TRIAL ASSIGNMENT

Mehlville Fire Protection District Meeting

Mehlville Fire Protection District Agenda
Directors' Meeting June 19, 2008
MFPD Conference Room 11020 Mueller Road

Thursday 7pm

Mr. Stonebraker's Inaccuracies

This morning,I was sent some comments from the South County Truth Spot that needed correcting:
An outside consulting firm was hired to revamp the management and culture of the Mehlville FPD. The South County Truth Spot sees this action as a very positive step to provide a harassment-free workplace and a change of the District's culture. While the MFPD moved forward with their proposal, the only one submitted, there is no contract, so no one was hired. Also, please note, the only one found guilty of harassing anyone has been the department's chief, James Silvernail. He was hired by Bonnie Stegman and Aaron Hilmer on the sole recommendation of James Stonebraker.
We are also told that two of South County's biggest losers, failed write-in candidate Dennis "Jaw Breaker Skelton" and former Mehlville Board of Education Secretary, Mike Heins (TruthDetector: Heins was defeated for reelection by a strip club owner) were sitting together observing the official proceedings. Mr.Ocello is the president of a company that owns many of these clubs, he's not the owner. If being defeated by someone he doesn't respect is a knock on me, what does he think about John Ashcroft being defeated by someone who was deceased? Perhaps, I can get appointed as the next United States Attorney General?

Mehlville Fire Posting

Below is the posting which has been on the district's website since Monday and was published in the paper this week. This is a terrific example of how the district tries to deceive the public. They already know who they want for this work. What credible agency offers a request for proposal that needs to be responded to in 3 days (which includes time for mailing)? It's hard to believe this could be allowed by law. If any other public entity tried this bull$h#% the Call would be all over them, with good reason. Even though the district knows they're having a meeting this Friday, they still haven't posted it.

MEHLVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
11020 Mueller Road St. Louis, Mo. 63123
Advertisement for Bids & Legal Notice
Sealed bids will be received by Mehlville Fire Protection District for:
EMPLOYMENT CONSULTING
The Board of Directors of the Mehlville Fire Protection District, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, is seeking an employment consultant with experience in the Emergency Services. The scope of the work involves a management audit and cultural analysis of the Mehlville Fire Protection District.
The District has 123 employees and operates out of seven (7) stations in an urban/suburban response coverage area of fifty-two (52) square miles. It is a 100% career department that services a resident population of over 110,000 people.
Bids will be received at the office of Hoffman & Slocomb, LLC, 1115 Locust Street, Missouri 63101, up to the hour of 2:00 p.m. prevailing central time on Friday, June 13, 2008. Bids received after said time will be returned un-opened. Accepted bids will be opened and read at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2008 at the Mehlville Fire Protection District, 11020 Mueller Road St. Louis, Mo. 63123. Faxed bids will also be accepted at the following number: (314) 231-0323. Additional questions may be directed to Mathew E. Hoffman at (314) 436-7800.
The Mehlville Fire Protection District hereby notifies all bidders it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin.
The Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities therein and to accept the bid most advantageous to the Mehlville Fire Protection District.

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D-Day

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South County has a Medical Problem Continued

St. Anthony's Hospital was ranked number 1 of the St. Louis Metropolitan area's 24 hospitals. Unfortunately, they lead St. Louis in turning away patients from their emergency room. In May, St. Anthony's was turning away patients 29.3% of the time. The next highest diversion rate for a hospital in St. Louis was 6.5%. This is the second month in a row and the fourth out of the last six months they have lead the region.
One would think that having a registered nurse on our fire board would be a good thing, but it appears Mrs. Stegman cares more about pleasing the bottom line then patient care. At the very least, we should expect a nurse director to be an advocate for patient care. Frankly, it doesn't appear she cares about patients at all. Perhaps she feels she can't speak out because she is employed by St. Anthony's Hospital. If she can't do her job, she needs to step down. South County deserves better care.

South County Businessman Facing Jail Over Property Violations

I received this e-mail about a friend's father. I know there are two sides to every story but I have suffered through trying to communicate with Councilman Campisi's office before. It would be nice if the media would cover this before it went to extremes.

Hey everyone - Sorry to bother you all with this. I usually don't do this kind of stuff but I really need your help. My Father In-Law, whom all you know, I think the world of has been continually persecuted & prosecuted over the last three (3) years by St. Louis County and it is totally out of hand. Although our companies property has been zoned M1 Commercial since the 1940's our neighbors would like this area turned into a nice park. I would also like a park next to my house. These neighbors have been working with County Councilman John Campisi to get our business moved from this property. Campisi has spearheaded an effort to trump up property violations against Larry. Larry has been trying to get Mr. Campisi to visit our plant and see the type of operation that we run for almost three years. Campisi has promised to show up but never does and only trumps up additional charges. Larry has been willing to work with the county but I believe they only want our company to move out and appease a few neighbors and in turn get a few votes (please keep in mind this is an election year). NOW GET THIS! Mr. Campisi is trying to put Larry in jail for 90 Days because he won't cop a plea and admit to things he hasn't done wrong. I have known Larry for over 20 years and he is the most honest people I have ever met. He cares about people and is an upstanding businessman. Our companies Custom Rollform Products, Custom Panel Systems, and Ductformer have done business in every state in the country and on nearly every continent (minus Antarctica) but we are having trouble doing business in St. Louis County. We have nearly 40 employees and if this moves forward this may change. One would think the county and Mr. Campisi would want to work with local businesses but that is not the case. He thinks Larry stands alone. Now Larry doesn't know I sent this but I am asking all of you to send Mr. Campisi a quick e-mail and let him know that Larry doesn't stand alone. Just a few words and just a few minutes of your time to show you support him and small business. Please let him know that Larry is not a criminal. Here is his e-mail address: http://ssomail.charter.net/do/mail/message/mailto?to=jcampisi%40stlouisco.com Any help in this matter would be a big help. Please pass this onto your friends and family. I would very much like to fill his inbox by Monday. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Chris Pleimann 314-210-2520 http://www.customrollformproducts.com/ http://www.ductformer.com/ http://www.custompanelsystems.com/