Slog - Comments on Port Watch http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1 After initially pooh-poohing this scandal, The Seattle Times has a big scoop this morning confirming that former Port CEO Mic Dinsmore was slated to get the $340,000 in "severance" pay despite the fact that the Port did not follow proper procedure and vet the issue publicly. Moreover, Dinsmore wasn't in line for severance pay anyway—he wasn't laid off, he was retiring. According to e-mails obtained by the The Seattle Times, it was only, after HR had signed off on the sweetheart deal ($340,000!?!) that it went public and was ixnayed by a vote at the last minute. Why did HR... Copyright 2008 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:45:17 -0800 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:21:43 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Luigi Giovanni I want real news. Where is the review of The Stooges? The Seattle Times has already posted theirs.

]]> Luigi Giovanni http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704610 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704610 News Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:30:18 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit The Stooges? Iggy Pop's band? 1970?

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704613 News Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:44:48 -0800 Comment by Former Port Staff You miss a critical point, Josh. It seems pretty clear from Mic's 'notes' (interesting how they surface two weeks after the initial brouhaha), is that Bob Edwards was also "in the know". Pretty definitively. At a minimum, he help sign off on the sweet deal. At a maximum, he misled everyone into thinking the entire commission signed off on the deal. You overlooked that the big news of the big scoop is that Bob Edwards is now completely tied into this ethic's mess - up to his eyeballs.

]]> Former Port Staff http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704621 News Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:47:51 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit @3,
Didn't miss it. But you're right, didn't hype that point in my post.

It's true, Edwards seems like he's in hot water.

However, I find the fact that the Commission may be violating Open Public Meetings Act rules concerning Executive sessions more explosive.

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704626 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704626 News Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:21:57 -0800 Comment by Stuart Jenner Yes, I wonder if there will be lawsuits about the Open Public Meeting Act violations? Or is that subject to a recall? When Edwards / Davis / Miller made an announcement a few years ago about the trolley car / Port deal, where the Port would give land for a trolley maintenance station (apparently aimed at helping Paige in her City Council race), some people pointed out that the Commission had not actually met and authorized this. Essentially Alec and Lawrence Molloy were left out of the loop while the 3 (and apparently plus Mic) made a decision.

So, there are potentially some other instances when OPMA has been violated.

]]> Stuart Jenner http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704633 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704633 News Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:26:44 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle "this morning’s report in the Seattle Times indicates she’s right about that" ... how's that?

Mic's notes say the matters were discussed, but Mic's notes were not made during the executive sessions. They were after-session summaries, which might have easily conflated things that were discussed in session, things that were discussed in the hall, and things he intended to discuss but neglected to actually discuss.

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704652 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704652 News Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:12:23 -0800 Comment by Luigi Giovanni @2

1969, you Stranger lamestain.

]]> Luigi Giovanni http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704780 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704780 News Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:58:40 -0800 Comment by Luigi Giovanni Hey Stranger cob nobbler, while you are worrying about chump change, big Jim Vesely, over at The Seattle Times, gives us the strategic view, the big picture. It takes a person of around Iggy's age to provide that.

To their credit, The Seattle Times reviewed The Stooges and provided perspective on The Port.

Who is Seattle's only newspaper?

]]> Luigi Giovanni http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704783 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/port_watch_1#c704783 News Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:21:43 -0800