Sheriff Olson Served THREE 4 Year Terms As The CARVER COUNTY SHERIFF And, Along With CARVER COUNTY ATTORNEY/DISTRICT COURT JUDGE MIKE FAHEY, Was A Guest, Numerous Times; On My Internet Shows HEARD AROUND THE WORLD Via The Internet 5 TIMES A WEEK !!
HAMBURG MINNESOTA
CORRUPT PUBLIC OFFICIALS WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY
On The 1-14-25 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA And EVEN THOUGH It's PUBLIC INFORMATION, The CITY REFUSED To Include,
Or EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE; My Multi-Page OPEN LETTER To HAMBURG CITY OFFICIALS Regarding Their ONGOING PATTERN
Of UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR And DEPORTMENT, As Well As Their 'COVERING-UP' The DISHONESTY, MISCONDUCT,
MALFEASANCE & CORRUPTION Taking Place INVOLVING HAMBURG CITY OFFICIALS !n
MINNE$OTA'$ WEALTHIE$T COUNTY !!
MY LETTER That THE CITY DOESN'T WANT RESIDENTS (Or The Public) TO SEE,
APPEARS BELOW !!
JULY 31, 2019: HOW IT ALL STARTED ...............
What BEGAN with an INTENTIONAL, OVERT LIE, DECEPTION and the AUTHORING of an OFFICIAL CITY DOCUMENT by H AMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN that he KNEW
contained FALSE & FABRICATED INFORMATION, has now involved, in addition to HAMBURG MAYOR CHRIS LUND & The ENTIRE HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL; the 'contract' HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law firm MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN, as well as CARVER COUNTY ATTORNEY MARK METZ, his 'DEPUTY' CARVER COUNTY ATTORNEY PETER IVY; the OFFICE OF LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, MANIPULATION of the CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM by PUBLIC OFFICIALS so those PUBLIC OFFICIALS could ESCAPE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON, the COMMISSIONER of the MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT (an 'appointee' of Governor Walz) as well as MINNESOTA'S GOVERNOR, TIM WALZ; himself !!
Read my OPEN LETTERS to HAMBURG MAYOR CHRIS LUND at www.THEDELTASHOW.com/HAMBURGMAYORCHRISLUND.html
Meet The
HAMBURG CITY OFFICIALS
Also Referred To As
"THE HAMBURG SEVEN"
(And They're ANYTHING But Magnificent !!)
Mayor:
CHRISTOPHER M. LUND
Hamburg City Councilmembers
TIM TRACY,
JESSICA WEBER,
MITCH POLZIN,
ERIC POPPLER
City Clerk/Treasurer
JEREMY GRUENHAGEN
The PERSON RESPONSIBLE For Everything That You've Been
Reading About For
OVER TEN YEARS !!
'Contract' City Attorney
KELLY C. DOHM
Representing The Waconia Based Law Firm Of
MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN.
(But NOT very well !!)
While The CITY OF HAMBURG HAS STEADFASTLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE EXACT AMOUNT, In JUST TWO SPECIFIC INSTANCES ALONE Where Dohm
And/Or Her Law Firm Were Involved,
HAMBURG RESIDENTS PAID DOHM'S LAW FIRM APPPROXIMATELY $125,000.00
TAXPAYER DOLLARS !!
And That DOES NOT INCLUDE
The TAXPAYER DOLLARS PAID TO DOHM'S LAW FIRM MONTHLY
For Their 'Routine, Everyday' Legal Services And
'Advice' That They Provide To The City !!
The
CARVER COUNTY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Is
RESPONSIBLE
For
PROSECUTING ANYONE
Charged With
COMMITTING A CRIME
In
CARVER COUNTY.
SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES
PUBLIC OFFICIALS !!
"The grand jury shall inquire:
Subdivision (3) into the willful and corrupt misconduct in office of all public officers in the county."
The QUESTION that BEGS TO BE ANSWERED is WHY DOESN'T THE CARVER COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PROSECUTE HAMBURG CITY OFFICIALS FOR THEIR CRIMINAL ACTS ?
The ANSWER that BEGS TO BE KNOWN is BECAUSE LAWYERS DON'T PROSECUTE OTHER LAWYERS OR THEIR FRIENDS, as in this case.
'INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS' 'play a part'
in ALL of the PUBLIC OFFICIALS INVOLVED !!
'INFORMAL RELATIONSHIP' Definition: "Casual connections between individuals characterized by a RELAXED and
UNSTRUCTURED INTERACTION, often LACKING FORMAL AUTHORITY or STRICT BOUNDARIES, and typically BASED ON PERSONAL FEELINGS and MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING rather than on PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS."
It's oft-referred to as "THE GOOD OLD BOYS CLUB"; a term for a CLOSED, PRIVILEGED GROUP that FAVORS ITS
OWN MEMBERS, typically seen as DISCRIMINATORY
and UNFAIR. (And this 'Club' also's got a 'girl' !!)
In the legal profession, it's referred to as PREDJUDICE,
PARTIALITY, BIAS, PARTISIANSHP. FAVORITISM,
PROCLIVITY, PREJUDGEMENT, PREDISPOSITION,
PREJUDGEMENT; I'm sure that you 'get the idea'.
I filed a formal complaint against COUNTY ATTORNEY MARK METZ with the OFFICE OF LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBITY for MALFEASANCE, MISFEASANCE,
NONFEASANCE and INTENTIONALLY VIOLATING the MINNESOTA STATUTE cited above, as well as INTENTIONALLY VIOLATING the MINNESOTA RULES
OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT,
My FORMAL COMPLAINT was INTENTIONALLY
'DERAILED' by 'DEPUTY' CARVER COUNTY ATTORNEY PETER IVY.
IVY was able to ABUSE HIS POWER, AUTHORITY
and POSITION as a BOARD MEMBER of the OFFICE OF LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, to PREVENT ANY INVESTIGATION OF MY COMPLAINT against
CARVER COUNTY ATTORNEY MARK METZ FROM EVER TAKING PLACE !!
You can READ MORE about how HORRIBLY the
INVESTIGATION of the CRIMINAL ACTIONS of
HAMBURG CITY OFFICIALS was BOTCHED,
THWARTED and 'COVERED UP' by the 'INFORMAL RELATIONSHIP' defined above; INVOLVING HAMBURG
CITY OFFICIALS and the CARVER COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE !! Simply visit
Carver County residents (and other visitors to my Websites), will also find it 'interesting' (ACTUALLY; it's REALLY DISGUSTING) why
CARVER COUNTY RESIDENTS PAID OUT
$450,000.00 TAXPAYER DOLLARS
BECAUSE OF THE NEGLIGENT &
EGREGIOUS ACTS OF
CARVER COUNTY
ATTORNEY
MARK METZ !!
For MORE INFORMATION and DETAILS,
MARK METZ
Carver County Attorney
PETER IVY
'Deputy'
Carver County Attorney
ROAD TRIP !!
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Excerpt From Pages 11 & 12 Of My Book,
"As an ELECTED OFFICIAL of the CITY OF HAMBURG, I was SO CONCERNED about Gruenhagen's
IMPULSIVE, NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR, that, on November 5, 2014, I sent a TEN PAGE LETTER to (then) City Councilmember Chris Lund; who was a member of the infamous HAMBURG PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, expressing my grave concern about Gruenhagen's HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE workplace conduct and behavior. A copy of that ten page letter to Lund is contained herein."
"In addition to my ten page letter to Lund, I also had a lengthy telephone conversation with him (Lund) discussing Gruenhagen's poor representation of, and liability to, the CITY OF HAMBURG. Further, I went to then MAYOR RICHARD MALZ and discussed with him, at length, my concerns about Gruenhagen that I had discussed with Lund, as well as Gruenhagen's ACTIONS,
'EXPLOSIVE' TEMPER and INAPPROPRIATE,
EMBARRASSING BEHAVIOR.
COUNCILMEMBER CHRIS LUND, MAYOR RICHARD MALZ and the ENTIRE HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL TOTALLY IGNORED Gruenhagen's 'warning signs'; as well as my MAKING LUND and MALZ, AWARE of what was taking place involving Gruenhagen.
Like every other time that Gruenhagen's inappropriate actions and misdeeds were brought up and questioned, INCLUDING THIS TIME, the HAMBURG SIX 'covered' for him, his deplorable behavior & actions, and NOTHING WAS EVER DONE.
They were his 'enablers' and; in the FOUR YEARS that I was on the HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL, I don't EVER
recall ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN AGAINST GRUENHAGEN for his inappropriate actions and
behavior !!
Read the content of my ten page letter I sent to Lund and see if YOU REALLY WANT someone with Gruenhagen's traits, character and past history, representing YOU
and YOUR CITY !!
The remaining HAMBURG SIX are ALSO GUILTY of
PUBLIC OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT, MALFEASANCE,
MISFEASANCE and NON-FEASANCE because of their FAILURE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE, CORRECTIVE ACTION !!
Do I HATE Gruenhagen ? While I have EVERY REASON to do so, the DIRECT answer is OF COURSE NOT !! I'm
NOT that kind of person.
But I STEADFASTLY REFUSE to GIVE UP MY HONESTY, SACRIFICE MY INTEGRITY or LOWER MY PERSONAL STANDARDS TO MATCH HIS, and THEIRS; that's why I never 'FIT IN', and NEVER WANTED to 'become a member' of the HAMBURG SEVEN !! (And I never did.)
I simply CAN'T RESPECT someone who I've witnessed
LYING, NUMEROUS TIMES, not only to me, but ALSO to the (former) HAMBURG MAYOR and HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, someone who deals in 'half-truths', someone that thinks that he, and the 'enablers' he surrounds himself with, are ABOVE THE LAW, NOT ACCOUNTABLE for their actions, exists under a constant 'CLOUD OF SUSPICION', and impugns my personal character, integrity and stellar reputation."
In addition to the above excerpt from my book,
and the information about his MISCONDUCT AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL & his INVOLVEMENT in the 'COVER-UP' of CRIMINAL ACTIVITY in the CITY OF HAMBURG as detailed on a Webpage describing, but ONLY PARTIALLY; his SINISTER and DEVIOUS ACTS available at
and elsewhere throughout my
You'll find it 'intriguing' to learn that at it's DECEMBER 3, 2024 MEETING, the TWO OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES HAD NO ISSUE with their JOB PERFORMANCE being discussed OPENLY and PUBLICLY.
YET, the HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL WENT INTO A 'CLOSED MEETING', that the PUBLIC is PREVENTED FROM ATTENDING, or EVEN LISTENING TO THE RECORDING OF WHAT TOOK PLACE during that
'CLOSED' MEETING that LASTED 27 MINUTES !!
The 'frosting on the cake' came when the HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL emerged from the 'secret meeting' about GRUENHAGEN'S JOB PERFORMANCE
and COUNCIL MEMBER TIM TRACY introduced a motion, that was 'seconded' by COUNCIL MEMBER JESSICA WEBER; and unanimously approved, to
PROVIDE HAMBURG
CITY CLERK/TREASURER
JEREMY GRUENHAGEN A 6% SALARY INCREASE IN 2025 !!
To hear that decision that took
LESS THAN 30 SECONDS
and
NO PUBLIC DISCUSSION,
BUT, IT GETS
EVEN WORSE !!!
CITY OF HAMBURG
'ABOVE THE LAW' AGAIN !!
To Hear The 27 SECONDS OF AUDIO when the CITY OF HAMBURG discussed the 'cutting' of a buried Fiber- Optic Line because THE CITY
DIDN'T CALL 8-1-1 BEFORE DOING ANY
DIGGING, GRADING or WORKING IN THE
AREA, in VIOLATION OF STATE LAW,
Excerpt From Pages 52-58 Of My Book,
WHERE'S THE HONESTY & INTEGRITY ??
Another SERIOUS ISSUE that I have with HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER JEREMY GRUEMHAGEN, that only a few people know about but have managed to 'keep quiet' all of these years, is that in addition to his being prone to being 'UNTRUTHFUL' (I've PERSONALLY WITNESSED HIM LYING) and, rather than 'take a stand' and 'stick' with his decision, he, instead; has a tendency to vacillate 'back and forth' and 'side' with the 'team in power' or the 'side that is winning or popular'.
I'll be UP FRONT and BRUTALLY DIRECT & HONEST: Based on the knowledge and information that I have heard, and read; it is my belief HAMBURG CITY CLERK TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN has RECEIVED TAXPAYER DOLLARS from the CITY OF HAMBURG to which he was NOT ENTITED !!
Further, the PUBLIC OFFICIALS of the CITY OF HAMBURG who I served with while I was a HAMBURG CITY COUNCILMEMBER, INCLUDING 'contract'
HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law firm of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN, were FULLY AWARE OF WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE !!
Let me repeat what I just stated so there is
NO QUESTION as to what I am stating:
I'll be UP FRONT and BRUTALLY DIRECT & HONEST: Based on the knowledge and information that I have heard, and read; it is my belief HAMBURG CITY CLERK TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN has RECEIVED TAXPAYER DOLLARS from the CITY OF HAMBURG to which he was NOT ENTITED !!
Further, the PUBLIC OFFICIALS of the CITY OF HAMBURG who I served with while I was a HAMBURG CITY COUNCILMEMBER, INCLUDING 'contract'
HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law firm of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN, were FULLY AWARE OF WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE !!
Am I alleging that he outright 'STOLE' City 'funds' that belong to HAMBURG TAXPAYERS ?
'NO'; I have NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE of that taking place. I'm NOT calling, or accusing Gruenhagen, of
being a 'thief' !!
'EMBEZZELMENT' is a pretty 'strong' word, too; (and allegation) so I'm not making that accusation, either.
I'll 'give you the facts'; YOU can make up your own mind.
Here ARE the facts, in detail:
The CITY OF HAMBURG held one (of many) of its infamous 'CLOSED' CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS in, I believe, August or September of 2015 after Gruenhagen had returned to work from an extended absence. In attendance at this 'CLOSED' CITY COUNCIL MEETING
were then Hamburg Mayor Richard Malz,
Councilmembers Chris Lund, Steve Trebesch, Bob Gregonis, myself, 'contract' HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law firm of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN and, of course,
HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN.
In addition to the OTHER many 'salient' points that were discussed during this 'CLOSED' CITY COUNCIL MEETING, the topic of 'rounds' was brought up and discussed. ('Rounds' refer to a City employee or Official going to each facility mentioned below and taking
REQUIRED DAILY readings of meters located at the Water Treatment Plant, the main sewage lift station at Bi-Centennial Park and the Jacob Street 'Grinder Station', to measure the amount of well water being pumped out of the City's wells, and how much waste water, sewage, etc. (they call that 'effluent'), is being pumped to the 'sewage holding ponds' on Vera Avenue.)
Normally, this task is part of the daily routine, including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, of the PUBLIC WORKS employee. In his absence or if the public works employee is unable to accomplish a daily 'round' for any reason', then USUALLY it is HAMBURG CITY CLERK TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN that
accomplishes this duty when the PUBLIC WORKS employee isn't available.
While a member of the HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL, I was appointed to be the 'Ed Norton' (from the 1955-56 TV comedy 'THE HONEYMOONERS') of the Hamburg
Water & Sewer Department and facilities before I was 'ostracized'.
I, too, on occasional weekends and holidays, did 'rounds' when no one else was available. It probably took me all of 15 or twenty minutes and I don't recall ever 'putting in to get paid for doing it. But I DID think; WOW !! FIFTY BUCKS for 15 or 20 MINUTES OF MY TIME; that comes out to somewhere $45-60 DOLLARS AN HOUR !!
Can you say, "GET RICH QUICK SCHEME" ?? (I KNEW
you could!) I could hear Drew Carey saying, "CITY OF HAMBURG; C'MON DOWN" !!
Doing 'rounds' had, and still HAS, the potential of being is a 'real money maker' !! And NOBODY would probably ever know because the City Council usually DOESN'T LOOK AT THE MONTHLY 'CLAIMS LISTS'; THEY JUST 'MOVE TO APPROVE' TO PAY EVERY THING THAT'S LISTED !! By Gruenhagen. (Note the number of times that 'Rounds' appears in the monthly 'CLAIMS LISTS' adjacent to Gruenhagen's name documenting TAXPAYER DOLLARS that he's received!) EVERY MONTH !!
As the "WATER & SEWER COMMISIONER" for the CITY OF HAMBURG (before I was 'ostracized'), I thought that it would be a 'good idea' for all of the other 'City Officials' to know how to do 'rounds' in the event that was necessary.
On a Saturday morning, everybody showed up at the Water Treatment Plant and I explained how to perform this 'menial' (but high paying) 'required task'. I must admit that there wasn't much 'enthusiasm' shown by those in attendance; the 'highlight' (or 'lowlight') of the 'event was when Mayor Malz told me, "You're beginning to get under my skin."
The PUBLIC WORKS employee and HAMBURG CITY CLERK TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN are paid, the last I heard; a 'set amount' for EACH Saturday,
EACH Sunday and EACH holiday, for visiting the three locations mentioned, and simply writing down the meter readings on a particular form. THAT'S IT !! At one point,
PUBLIC WORKS employee Dennis was NOT paid for doing 'rounds' (the City didn't want to pay him 'overtime' for 'doing rounds'); instead he was allotted two hours per EACH Saturday, EACH Sunday or EACH holiday for 'rounds and his 'work week' was reduced to 36 hours each week.
While I don't know (but suspect) whose 'idea' it was, that procedure changed when 'somebody' realized "Hey; there's a chance, here; to make some 'good' additional money for very little time and effort and very few people, if any, will know what's taking place" !! (As I stated above, nobody really reads the monthly "CLAIMS LIST" closely and wouldn't notice. (But I caught that 'right away' while I was on the City Council. But, because it had been taking place for so long, I guessed that it was 'fitting and proper'.)
I was WRONG !!
Hence, the paying of a 'set' hourly amount to whoever was taking them, for weekends and holiday 'rounds', was born.
Reflecting from memory, I recall that the 'daily rate for' weekend and holiday 'rounds' was about $25.00 EACH DAY !! Not bad for about thirty minutes work; the two (previous) PUBLIC WORKS employees lived in the City.
Relying on my memory, I also recall some discussion shortly after I took Office, brought up by HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN, (words to the effect) "....we really can't expect an employee (implying the PUBLIC WORKS employee) to do 'rounds' for such a small amount. Council should increase the amount paid." (I heard that MORE than
once !!)
The City Council agreed to the increase EACH TIME; and GUESS WHO BENEFITTED THE MOST ??!!
GRUENHAGEN !!
What the hell; it was ONLY TAXPAYER MONEY !!
When I left the City Council, it seems to me that the amount had been raised to $50.00/'round'. God only knows what it's at today !!
BUT WAIT A MINUTE; LET'S 'BACK UP' to the infamous 'CLOSED' HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL MEETING back in August or September 2015 attended by Hamburg Mayor Richard Malz, Councilmembers Chris Lund, Steve Trebesch, Bob Gregonis, myself and, of course, 'contract' HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law firm of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN. Because the meeting was about him, HAMBURG CITY CLERK TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN was also in attendance.
Let's NOT lightly 'skim over' the topic that I was just telling you about, like those in attendance listed above; did at the meeting. Because I REALLY CARED about how my
TAXPAYER DOLLARS we being spent and BECAUSE
of what I had observed in the relatively short time that I had been a HAMBURG CITY COUNCILMEMBER and
BECAUSE I was aware of the 'covert' manner in which the City sometimes 'operated', my ears 'perked up' when the topic of 'rounds' was brought up.
During the discussion when it was brought out that
HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN was being paid, OVER AND ABOVE HIS MONTHLY SALARY, for 'doing rounds' on weekends and holidays. 'Contract' HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law form of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN CLEARLY STATED, FOR ALL TO HEAR; that the HAMBURG CITY CLERK/ TREASURER SHOULD NOT BE GETTING PAID 'extra' for making 'rounds' because, as the CITY CLERK/TREASURER, he is an 'EXEMPT'
EMPLOYEE !!
That was DEFINATELY an 'AH-HAAA MOMENT' !!
For MONTHS (actually years) I always thought that a 'salaried' employee for the City, is an 'EXEMPT'
EMPLOYEE for the City and as such, should NOT be receiving 'additional pay' for 'duties and responsibilities' that CLEARLY can be construed as 'being part of the
job' of the (salaried) HAMBURG CITY CLERK TREASURER !!
MY THOUGHTS AND SUSPICIONS WERE JUST CONFIRMED by 'contract' HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law firm of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN !! (No, I had NO DESIRE to kiss her !!)
Because HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN is classified as an
'EXEMPT' EMPLOYEE', he is NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE 'EXTRA PAYMENT' of TAXPAYER DOLLARS for doing 'rounds' or any other City-related 'tasks' performed 'outside' of 'normal business hours' !!
Reading the City's water and effluent meters
('rounds') ?? NOT INTITLED TO GET PAID !!
Changing the soft beverage canisters at the (once mold infested) HAMBURG COMMUNITY HALL in the (once mold infested) 'pop room' ?? NOT ENTITLED TO GET PAID !!
'Unclogging' a clogged-up toilet at the (once mold infested) HAMBURG COMMUNITY HALL or the public toilets at Bi-Centennial Park or at the City Hall/Community Center ?? NOT ENTITLED TO GET PAID !!
While 'contract' HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law firm of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN isn't on my 'Christmas Card list', she obviously has enjoyed (and STILL ENJOYS) 'screwing me over' every chance she gets over the years the years, in any way possible and NUMEROUS TIMES !! (As evidenced by the existence of the transcript of my TWO HOUR INTERROGATION with a DETECTIVE from the McLEOD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE !!)
That's 'got her name' all over it !!
The fact that she would make that statement ABOUT GRUENHAGEN, so OBVIOUSLY and so BOLDLY in the PRESENCE OF ALL OF THE OTHER CITY OFFICIALS, well; it was 'refreshing' to hear her confirm the 'suspicions' that I had been carrying with me since being elected to the HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL.
Once Dohm made that statement, I reflected back to the 'early days of yesteryear' when Gruenhagen was 'giving me the tour' of the (once mold infested) Hamburg Community Hall. One of the things I SPECIFICALLY
remember him pointing out to me was the OBVIOUS MOLD in the room where the canisters for the 'soft beverages' were stored in the (once mold infested) basement of the (once mold infested) Hamburg Community Hall."
Please check back for MORE about the 'MOLD INFESTATION PROBLEM' at the HAMBURG COMMUNITY HALL, the subsequent DELETERIOUS HEALTH EFFECTS experienced by a former CITY EMPLOYEE and the CITY'S POOR RESPONSE !!
Remember, 'I WAS THERE' as a HAMBURG CITY COUNCIMEMBER when all of this was taking place, BUT NOBODY LISTENED !!
"So now, we, the HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL, the 'governing body' of the CITY OF HAMBURG, have a VERY SERIOUS SITUATION that we MUST 'deal with' DIRECTLY; the IMPROPER PAYMENT OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS to the HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER, that MUST BE RETURNED TO THE TAXPAYERS !!
We're NOT talking a couple hundred, or even a couple of thousand TAXPAYER DOLLARS here; because this has (apparently) been taking place for (presumably) MORE THAN TWO DECADES, we're talking in terms of (potentially) TENS OF THOUSANDS of TAX-
PAYER DOLLARS; THE AMOUNT IS
STAGGERING !!
Did the HAMBURG CITY CLERK TREASURER 'OFFER'
or 'VOLUNTEER' to return the TAXPAYER DOLLARS
that he WAS NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE because
he is classified as an 'EXEMPT' EMPLOYEE ??
You'll get a 'RESOUNDING 'NO' to that question !! But an HONEST and HONORABLE PERSON WOULD !!
Did the HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL initiate ANY action to recover the TAXPAYER DOLLARS that it WRONGLY APPROVED PAYMENT of that were NOT ENTITLED TO BE PAID ??
A 'RESOUNDING 'NO' to that question as well !! But any
EFFECTIVE, ETHICAL 'governing body' of ANY 'political subdivision', WOULD HAVE !!
How about this: EVEN THOUGH the 'contract' HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law firm of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN, TOLD
THE CITY COUNCIL that what was taking place was
IMPROPER and SHOULDN'T BE TAKING PLACE, WHY IS IT STILL CONTINUING TO HAPPEN ??
"C'MON DOWN !!"
The former HAMBURG MAYOR, DICK MALZ, as well as the CURRENT HAMBURG MAYOR, CHRIS LUND, and the 'contract' HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM of the Waconia based law firm of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN, ALL KNEW THAT WHAT WAS INITIALLY TAKING PLACE WAS IMPROPER, and AFTER BEING ADVISED THAT IT WAS IMPROPER, FAILED TO HALT the practice and, instead, ALLOWED IT TO CONTINUE TO
THIS DAY !!
WAIT A MINUTE: This 'expensive issue' which is KNOWINGLY WASTING HAMBURG TAXPAYER DOLLARS is NOT 'over' yet; I'm not hearing any excessively corpulent females 'belting out any melodies' !!
Let's take a look at the 'COLLUSION' between the members of the HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL and the HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER .............
You'll recall (above) that 'contract' HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM, of the Waconia based law firm of MELCHERT, HUBERT & SJODIN,
SPECIFICALLY TOLD GRUENHAGEN, the
ENTIRE HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL and
HAMBURG MAYOR DICK MALZ that HAMBURG CITY CLERK TREASURER JEREMY GRUENHAGEN is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PAID FOR DOING 'ROUNDS' and, by extension, he is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PAID FOR ANY OTHER CITY RELATED 'DUTIES' accomplished 'outside of normal business hours' !!
HOW CAN ANYBODY MISCONSTRUE DOHM'S STATEMENT ?
Yet, to demonstrate how ARROGANT, 'SHIFTY' and how 'CONNIVING' these people are, the PUBLIC OFFICIALS that HAMBURG RESIDENTS ELECTED TO OFFICE; about a MONTH LATER, after the 'controversy' over this issue had subsided, the 'smoke had cleared' and the 'dust had settled', HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS LUND INTRODUCED A MOTION TO PAY GRUENHAGE FOR 'ROUNDS', in TOTAL OPPOSITION OF WHAT THE CITY HAD BEEN ADVISED BY 'contract' HAMBURG CITY ATTORNEY KELLY C. DOHM !!
OF COURSE, the other members of the HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL UNAMIOUSLY APPROVED LUND'S MOTION; I would have been 'outvoted' and only 'went along' with them because the TOXIC & HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT would have BECOME MUCH MORE WORSE for me than it ALREADY WAS !!
That action in particular, initiated by Lund; SPEAKS POORLY of ALL of the CITY OFFICIALS of the CITY OF HAMBURG, as do all of the other IMPROPER ACTIONS
as DESCRIBED ABOVE and elsewhere in this book.
The ACTIONS and MISDEEDS, of GRUENHAGEN, the MAYOR and the HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS constitute MISCONCUCT OF PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, in VIOLATION OF MINNESOTA STATUTE 609.43:
A public officer or employee who does any of the following, for which no other sentence is specifically provided by law, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both:
(1) intentionally fails or refuses to perform a known mandatory, nondiscretionary, ministerial duty of the office or employment within the time or in the manner required by law; or
(2) in the capacity of such officer or employee, does an act knowing it is in excess of lawful authority or knowing it is forbidden by law to be done in that capacity; or
(3) under pretense or color of official authority intentionally and unlawfully injures another in the other's person, property, or rights; or
(4) in the capacity of such officer or employee, makes a return, certificate, official report, or other like document having knowledge it is false in any material respect."
It is my belief that, after researching the facts and documents available; coupled with and based on my experience and observations as a HAMBURG CITY COUNCIL MEMBER and as a retired CAREER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, that
HAMBURG CITY CLERK/TREASURER
JEREMY GRUENHAGEN
Who Doesn't Even Live In The City
OWES HAMBURG RESIDENTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TAXPAYER
DOLLARS HE RECEIVED
BUT WASN'T ENTITLED
TO RECEIVE !!
HAMBURG TAXPAYERS SHOULD DEMAND THAT HE REPAY
EVERY PENNY THAT
HE RECEIVED !!
If a person 'takes' something that
doesn't belong to them, they
HAVE TO GIVE IT BACK !!
And 'suffer the consequences' for
their inappropriate actions.
WHAT'S SO DIFFICULT
TO UNDERSTAND
ABOUT
THAT ??
BUT,
IT STILL GETS
EVEN WORSE !!!
READ: Visitors To My Many Websites May Have No Doubt Noticed That There Is An 'Issue' With The Audio Associated With Every Webpage Of Each Website. Simply Put, The Audio On Each Webpage Is
SUPPOSED To Begin Playing When The Web Page Is 'Opened', But That Doesn't Always
Webpage To Automatically Hear The Audio Imbedded In The Webpage !!
Or, Just Use The FIREFOX Browser.
FLYING THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
FLAG AT FULL-STAFF ON INAUGURATION DAY
PROCLAMATION
January 20, 2025
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in honor of Inauguration Day and everything good and noble that it represents about our Nation, our people, and our form of Government, I hereby order that, on this and all future Inauguration Days, the flag of the United States shall be flown at full-staff.
"I WILL FIGHT FOR YOU WITH EVERY BREATH IN MY BODY - I WILL NEVER,
EVER; LET YOU DOWN."
DONALD J. TRUMP,
47th President Of The United States
President Trump
Has Appointed A
NEW DIRECTOR Of The F.B.I.
To
REPLACE Christopher Wray,
President Trump
Has Also Appointed A
NEW UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL
To REPLACE Merrick Garland !!
