By Kirby Neumann-Rea • Of the News-Register • 

Yamhill residents voice concerns over chief’s gas card use

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Comments

Bouncer

A MISTAKE, REALLY. PEOPLE IN THESE POSITIONS SHOULD KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG.SO NOW WHAT DO THE PEOPLE ABOVE THEM AND IN POWER DO. THE RIGHT THING OR THE WRONG THING.

Bleepbloop

Is there anyway bouncer can be banned until his cap lock key is fixed.

Bouncer

BLEEPBLOOP I AM LEGALLY BLIND I HAVE ARTHRITIS IN BOTH HANDS PLUS NUROPATHY IN BOTH HANDS. YOUR COMPLAINT IS SHOWING YOUR LACK OF SYMPATHY AND TOLERANCE, YOUR REAL SELF IS SHOWING.NOT TRYING TO BE CRUEL JUST LETTING YOU AND THE NEWSREGISTER KNOW THE FACTS. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE BEST I CAN .PLEASE FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO OCCUPY YOUR MIND.

Otis

It's actually harder to read all caps for all levels of vision. Have you tried a screen magnifier?

Bleepbloop

Damn bouncer, you got me. I clearly knew of your ailments and I’m just a terrible person. But if it can read the articles that are not in all caps, I see no way all caps would help with typing. You know, you can magnify text pretty easily on computers and phones. So once again, please turn off caps lock.

Bouncer

BLEEPBLOOP NICE OF YOU TO MAN UP.MY EYES ARE NOT MY ONLY PROBLEM THERE ARE OTHERS.I WILL KEEP DOING WHAT WORKS FOR ME UNTILL YOU FEW GANG UP ON ME AND GET NEWSREGISTER TO CAVE IN TO YOUR DEMANDS.LIKE YOU FEW HAVE DONE IN OTHER ISSUES. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.

tagup

Would love to hear how cap locks help with arthritis & neuropathy….does it lower cholesterol?

Bleepbloop

He is just one of those snowflake cons(ervatives). Wants to be the victim when it suits and judge when it doesn't. I have just found that conservatives are ,in all honesty ,the ones with the thin skins.

WO

The guy paid back the personal gas expenses in question - seems like a closed matter. A mistake like this doesn't surprise me based on my continuing experience in the field that I operate in as a financial records accountant. Is it wrong? Of course it is. But was it intentional? Probably not. While I have no specific knowledge to the situation cited in this article, I see similar situations happen with some frequency. When it is time for the employee to submit all of their receipts for the department expenses that they incurred on the company card for that month, there is the occasional scenario where the employee accidentally used the company card instead of their own card for a personal expense. The employee reimburses the company and the matter is closed. Life goes on. But it sure seems like in the public/government realm, the public goes bonkers when something like this comes up. I'm so glad that I don't work in the realm of government - lol - because everything is often so overly magnified in outside eyes. Why? Because outside eyes often have no actual experience with the situations in question and for some reason, human nature seems to want to jump to the worst conclusion possible.

tagup

You must admit that $1757 is a fairly large amount of gas to be considered an oversight.

Lulu

I believe there are problems larger in scope than vision.

Bouncer

KEEP IT UP BLEEPBLOOP THE MORE U COMMENT ON THINGS THE MORE WE LEARN ABOUT U. TAG UP IS CORRECT 1,757 IS NOT AN OVERSIGHT. DONT KNOW ABOUT THE CHOLESTEROL THING WILL CONSULT MY DOCTOR.

WO

Tagup: You must admit that $1757 is a fairly large amount of gas to be considered an oversight.

Actually, not really. The amount is actually irrelevant. What is relevant is the behavioral patterns and frequency and if it was a problem historically (such as he has been scolded previously about it and is still doing it - then THAT is definitely a problem). But honestly, it probably all comes down to where the cardholder is keeping the card in their wallet. I usually advise my cardholders to NOT keep their company cards on their person in the same exact place as their personal cards. If kept together, it increases the likelihood of the stuff like this happening.

tagup

I think an investigator might be curious as to how long it has been going on....$1757 isn't insignificant, it equates to roughly 400 gallons of personal fuel...is that 1 month? 3 months?

Otis

Also...."speech to text" function works great...and you won't have to ever type again. Give that a try.

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