looking40PH
Good point. Seems if Chief suspected JoeG was improperly using Explorer funds, he should have reported.
Stepping into his shoes, I wonder who I would report 'suspicions' (which are just that, no more) to -
- JoeG? JoeG's wife?
-other FLPD officer serving as post leader/volunteer?
-Local Learning for Life exec/BSA staff employee?
-National BSA HQ?
- state's atty for Fox County?
- other, like.....who?
Awkward, possibly/likely ineffective, to report 'suspicions' to any ^.
If FL village provided $ to Explorer post, seems the least Chief could do is - refuse to auth. further funds to the post, or perhaps to end FLPD sponsorship of the post.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20151108/news/151109052/
^article recounts dangers of ne person controlling all aspects of an org's finances. A link there provides info about how an org can reduce those dangers by putting certain controls in place.
In initially sponsoring post & renewing sponsorship, my SWAG is FLPD rep (Chief B and predecessor-chiefs) signed BSA documents, agreeing to comply w certain BSA/LFL guidelines and those guidelines included FLPD's oversight or review of the post's finances and property. Could be wrong, IDK.
Snipped from demeter's post: "T
he statement about having suspicions is just his way of CYA..."
Respectfully, disagreeing that Chief's after-the-fact statement to investigators is CYA. Quite to the contrary,
unless Chief offers evidence re his reporting 'suspicions' to someone who could review, prevent JoeG from further misuse of funds, and take steps to recover misappropriated money.
JM2cts.