Sunday, October 23, 2011

Journal:Clerk Race Highlights Small Differences



Galvin Regan
Mary Lou Rupp
Not much coverage on another big race coming up in November. Each candidate has stated their positions and it appears each candidate is heading in the same direction. Good service, more dealerships, document preservation, and customer service seem to be the platform of both candidates.

This race has been political from the appointment of Mr. Regan to the firing of Mrs. Rupp. Bad blood exists between the two candidates and it has been a race from day one with the finish line just around the corner.

 Mr. Regan brags how successful the clerk's office has been since he was appointed County Clerk. Most of his accolades have been the accomplishments well managed office with proven policies and performance established by Mrs. Ritchie and Mrs. Rupp. He brags about increase revenue but the revenues are lethargic compared to prior years. The Veteran's identification card was a prior project and been established in many other counties.

Mrs. Streeter is playing a game of political survival and what better way but with an article in the Journal. Good news for her, Mrs. Rupp will do the right thing and keep her on as Deputy Clerk.  Mrs. Streeter continues to switch her political affiliation as often as the wind changes. Mrs. Streeter was offered the chance to learn the Motor Vehicle Department but wanted to stay in the clerk's office. Promotion sometimes require extra duties and skills, especially when the DMV generates 75% of the income for the County.

Mr. Regan and Mrs. Streeter state they fired Mrs. Rupp because of the County's fiscal state; that would of been more believable if he stated that prior to the firing and she was not running against him.





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20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cannot/ will not vote for a POLITICAL "appointee".

I am disgusted by this type of nonsense in 2011 . Cuomo interferred and we got a party hack .

M. Dolengy said...

Anon. 245..
If you are a person of your word you will just lose your right to vote. Rupp was a political appointee so you wont vote for her. Regan was a political appointee so you wont vote for him..
Ritchie interfered and we got her friend and contributor to her campaign for County clerk when she left.. Proved inadequet and Regan fired and saved us taxpayers money...

Anonymous said...

He fired her the first day he was there. He had no time to judge whether she was adequate or not. She had already announced she was running for Clerk, making herself an opponent of his, so he simply eliminated her job. Dirty politics, no matter which party you belong to. Mrs. Streeter's lies are just as bad.

Anonymous said...

Regan is a hack plain and simple , tried for public office and twice was NOT supported BY VOTERS , then Cuomo appoints him - -Uh no thanks Gov take this wannabe clerk and , well u know how the song goes :>)

Moby Dick said...

Ritchie has a pattern for hiring friends and family . It has continued in her new job..She could have protected these two people with a little work. Other elected officals over there have protected their appointed deputy workers by making the positions civil service.
I am not going to get into this becasue the Republican Party will influence Rupp to fire Cathy if she wins the election.
Cathy Steeter is one of the most liked county employees over there. Shes not a liar but she did get set up for a disapointment only a liar and a sneak would call a person a liar under an anonomous blog. Republican Janet Kelly has been lying about facts from that office and got called out today in a letter from a DMV employee.. Yes Janet even Mr Regan answers to the county administrator..
I hope Ms Rupp is honest enough to not be a liar during this campaign but every one should ask her will you keep Kathy Streeter as first deputy if you win....
Rupp was a personal friend of the Ritchies and that is why she got the deputy position in the first place but her contributions to Rithcies election got her the first deputy position...
DONT TALK ABOUT POLITICAL BS WHEN YOU ARE MIRED IN IT YOURSELF.

Anonymous said...

Nope YOU ARE WRONG again friend .


i'm an INDEPENDENT who absolutely can't stand either party ..

IMHO political parties especially donkeys and elephants are carbunckles on the posterior of progress in my opinion

Can't stand appointed political hacks either, especially ones that were rejected twice by voters

Anonymous said...

I love the commentators that hate political appointees. They only attempt to put Gavin Reagan in that light..
Mary Rupp was a DMV clerk for about two years when Pat Ritchie offered her a job as a deputy or political appointee.. She accepted.. She accepted the job even though she knew there were several employees with much more knowledge and experience than her available... This was Pat Ritchies right to make this appointment. With it come the knowledge that eventually she might be replaced..
She was again named by Ritchie in 2010 to run the office until and election or until a new governor made an appointment.. The later happened..
Mary Rupp was replaced by her own hand.. Regan made his choice.. Rupp ;didnt ask for the deputy job to be replaced rather she (in her own words) tried to save money and work without it... Regan came in and seen that it worked and had a choice to make.. Which deputy was more efficient .. He chose the obviously clear choice...
Lets just make this job election a popularity contest.. No dirt no BS and running people down..
Most of all Janet and Nancy no lies please.. We have enough liars now parading in Ogdensburg for office.

Anonymous said...

"Mary Rupp was a DMV clerk for about two years" -- so in faCT ( IN YOUR OWN WORDS 9:15)Rupp was EMPLOYED THERE not POLITICALLY APPOINTED TO that JOB .

Was the other candidate employed ther B4 he was appointed ?? Did he have ANY experience in DMV ?

Mr Regan's plan upon taking the political appointment then firing his opposition in the next election seems a bit opportunistic with obvious political ramifications to those of us NOT mired in either Elephant or Donkey trenches.

Frankly i 'd prefer totally NEW people run for THAT office . Donkeys and Elephants are both out of touch with many voters today.

The BS from Albany on THIS political appointment has lost the Donkey several votes in this family.

Anonymous said...

She was employed there in a politically appointed job thats all I,m saying... If she hadnt been in a appointed position she would still be there..

Anonymous said...

No--- you said she was employed there two years, THEN Ritchie gave her a political appointment as deputy

-- Those were your words in YOUR 9:15 statement -- so WHICH is it ?

Did she IN FACT already have a job in DMV by normal means and THEN get offered a political appointment or not.

If in fact she did have a 2yr prior experienced BEFORE the political appointment as DEP then she had experience -- Something Cuomo's appointee did not have nor didi he have voter support .

As a matter of fact VOTERS weren't even asked .

Anonymous said...

Your answer knuckle head is over your head.... Yes she worked for two years in the DMV... She was then appointed to a deputy position
once she left the union she lost her bumping privilages..
Your correct Coumo didnt ask you or I anything and boy am I mad.. Wait a minute.. Patty Ritchie didnt ask me either.. Wonder why
Shes no more qualified than he is nor is he superior to her.. This race is a popularity contest let the most popular person win.. Dont sit and run people down Ive heard enough of that in OBerg over the last three weeks.
With egghead like you votings they will always need people working the polls to hel you spell your name... Annon who?

Anonymous said...

Touched a nerve huh-- h'mm better calm down

- Of course i KNEW she had gotten the original Job legitimately .

FOR EMPHASIS, I was just pointing out just how twisted and partisan your reasoning is. You must have been one with an axe to grind .

Poly Information said...

It appears from the author of this blog that Mrs. Streeter had a chance to learn the DMV and perfered to stay in the clerks office.

Mrs. Rupp was hired by civil service law and was appointed to Deputy Clerk by P. Ritchie. She was picked because:
She understood the DMV!
She open and run multiple small businesses!
She had prior customer service skills!
She had supervisor skills!
She had bookkeeping skills!
Mrs. Rupp and her husband owned an operated 5 Jrecks stores and managed Simply Sandwiches in Ogd. Maybe just, maybe she had a skill set to go along with that promotion.

Anonymous said...

Poly...

your on to something but the truth is they had lots of money.. That how she got her job with Patty... Lot of money to contribute... I believe those Jereck stores were established...
Your right on she knew the DMV but the reason was wrong. Whe was picked because she was a friend of Patty and she and her husband influenced Ritchie. Kathy Streeter knows so much more about the running of that office and the law then Mary ever could know.. Its irrelvant because once Gavin took over it now runs his way with wich Rupp is not familiar... Or is it just that you run it a certain way and anyone can run it...
I havnt made up my mind yet who to vote for but one thing for sure if theres any chance Kathy Streeter gets replaced as first deputy I,m voting for the other guy.. She is and has been the brains in that office for a few years now . Shes just not a prominent as the others that were and want to be there.

Poly Information said...

Problem Kathy was put in the DMV to learn it and wanted to come back. Her stint in the paper about her not knowing she was getting pasted over is so far from the truth. She knew the DMV was a big part of the income and wanted no part of it.

Mrs. Rupp stated she would keep her on as her deputy, so she is safe. I do agree Kathy understands the clerk office but the first deputy must know it all.

Gavin is running that office the best he can. His way, what way would that be. He took over an office that was running exceptionally well, hard to mess it up. My vote will be for Rupp.

MOBY DICK said...

Poly
Pat Rabiduea was the first deputy in the Clerks office for Patty and she worked in the Clerks office and not the DMV. She worked in the main office for years It only made sense to appoint Kathy who also woekred in the main Clerks office to the first deputy position but no, friendship and money spoke and Rupp got the appointment.
The DMV is a day by day thing anyway that could disapear overnight so put in on the no.one ranking if you may but its still are part of one department.
You sound a little like Janet Kelly compalining about the hours of the DMV and critizing Regan for what the Administrator ordered..
Like I,ve stated before I,m noot sure who to vote for but people that run Steeterr down only make me and other Republicans vote for Regan...
ISNT IT AMAZING HOW THE TRUTH GETS STETCHED AT ELECTION TIME.. Also that letter in the paper from John Doyle for Rupp the other day was prompted by Ritchie... For the letter his wife gets to run Pattys office in Ogdensburg.. More relatives and friends hired..

Anonymous said...

Poly want a cracker aaaaaakkkkkkkkkaaaKKKKKKKKKKK
What about that Republican rascal Nelson.. Lying to us for months. He and Morley seem to have stepped into a big wet stinky one..
Most citizens of Ogdensburg called for an independant investiagtion... No Nelson encouraged Silver to hold it... Ok he did and what in it>????? Not what Nelson wants.... Not what Morley wants... Not what Fred Bean wants????? No points for Billie...
Nelson will keep dwelling on this crap and the election will be over and nothing will happen. We will not have had time to absorb it all and if Nelson wins nothing can be done......

Anonymous said...

It's always amusing watching you guys fabricate nonsense as if you have any clue about what you are talking about. Sadly, some people actually believe your babblings.
Let's look at the facts. Mary Lou Rupp has over a decade of successful small business management and customer service experience before she earned her civil service position. She then moved up in the clerk's office because she showed could manage people and grasped the business side of a multimillion dollar business. She won her promotion to First Deputy because she showed she could oversee both the clerk's office and the DMV office. Kathy Streeter refused to learn the complexities of the DMV office because she just wasn't comfortable dealing with the complexities. Since Gavin got the job handed to him based on his political connections, no one in the office grasps that the DMV work will not continue if the staff follows Gavin's lackadaisical approach of taking a few days to get the job done.
While you keep claiming Patty Ritchie hired staff based on money and connections, the fact is Patty promotes based on who can do the job the best. That's why Patty is successful. She surrounds herself with bright, talented and competent people. Gavin loves mediocrity and has promised his party bosses he'll fill future jobs with political hacks just like he got his own job.

Anonymous said...

It's always amusing watching you guys fabricate nonsense as if you have any clue about what you are talking about. Sadly, some people actually believe your babblings.
Let's look at the facts. Mary Lou Rupp has over a decade of successful small business management and customer service experience before she earned her civil service position. She then moved up in the clerk's office because she showed could manage people and grasped the business side of a multimillion dollar business. She won her promotion to First Deputy because she showed she could oversee both the clerk's office and the DMV office. Kathy Streeter refused to learn the complexities of the DMV office because she just wasn't comfortable dealing with the complexities. Since Gavin got the job handed to him based on his political connections, no one in the office grasps that the DMV work will not continue if the staff follows Gavin's lackadaisical approach of taking a few days to get the job done.
While you keep claiming Patty Ritchie hired staff based on money and connections, the fact is Patty promotes based on who can do the job the best. That's why Patty is successful. She surrounds herself with bright, talented and competent people. Gavin loves mediocrity and has promised his party bosses he'll fill future jobs with political hacks just like he got his own job.

Anonymous said...

WoW...
Talk about fabricate... You know you just made a total liar out of yourself.. How many days did she work in the clerks office and not in the DMV when Pat Ralbideu was first deputy... You dont even have to use one hand totally do you>>?
Now how did she have the time to show she could run both ends of that business when she never worked other than the DMV...
I,m not defending Kathy for anything as she is not running against your building up of a ledgend but your very wrong about the politics of family hiring..
Truth must hurt nerves