Comments on Advance Indiana™: Marion County's Past Three Sheriffs All Still On The Payroll

Jeff Dine? Is employed by the MCSO? What are his p...

2012-09-11T15:39:20.439-05:00

Jeff Dine? Is employed by the MCSO? What are his position and duties?
Wasn't he the republican who was chief of police at Speedway, and president of the Wayne Township Republican Club?
Does anybody else wonder if maybe the public is being hoodwinked by "the club?"

Wow, Cottey is complaining about only getting 3 gr...

2012-09-11T00:18:01.601-05:00

Wow, Cottey is complaining about only getting 3 grand a month? What about the millions that he has scammed off of the taxpayers over the past few decades? What about that Washington township contract that he somehow secured with no bids, just so he could jack up the price as high as possible at the taxpayer expense. The security company he works for got there share, but who got the difference? Such a crook. When will the FBI finally take this clown down?

Gee, it appears that the real claim to fame our fo...

2012-09-10T22:30:59.517-05:00

Gee, it appears that the real claim to fame our former sheriffs have is staying on the public dole. Now that's an endorsement!

Geeezzzzz, Ben, this is not a good day for you. P...

2012-09-10T19:23:14.263-05:00

Geeezzzzz, Ben, this is not a good day for you. Please check your facts.

Joe McAtee is in a political patronage position as "lieutenant colonel" of the Sheriff's Dept. He serves at the pleasure of the Sheriff.

Joe McAtee's position is an executive over the Sheriff's Dispatch center. He has no connection with IMPD, fire, or etc. The Sheriff's dispatch center dispatches law enforcement agencies in Marion County, although not all of them. That means they answer the phone and the police radio.

Please trust Gary. His facts are more correct than any news media I am aware of.

Hey, Ben, a quick phone call answered your error. ...

2012-09-10T14:26:31.818-05:00

Hey, Ben, a quick phone call answered your error. Joe McAtee is a lieutenant colonel on the Sheriff's Dept. There is no such thing as a "MECCA system"....Gary does an excellent job of checking his facts.

Although McAtee has no emergency duties, he gets a take home car. Why? His only duty is to drive to and from the workplace like everyone of us taxPAYERS!

Now, I'd like to see a full report of what Frank Anderson (D) and Robert Turner (D) do for the sheriff! -Do they have "make-work, do-nothing" political patronage jobs? Where is their work product?

As for money issues, if Joe McAtee, Jeff Dine, Sharon Tabard, Diane Vanarsdall, and Barbara Huser were removed from the sheriff's payroll today, nobody would notice!

-Do they all have "make-work, do-nothing" political patronage jobs? How many such positions does the Sheriff use our tax money to pay for?

Gary, Nope, Joe McAtee is not a reserve, he overse...

2012-09-10T12:02:36.418-05:00

Gary, Nope, Joe McAtee is not a reserve, he oversees the entire communications system for IMPD,Fire..etc.The other two don't wear the uniform.

and yes, Joe McAte does wear a uniform.

Does he not wear a sheriff's uniform, Ben? Is ...

2012-09-10T10:46:29.181-05:00

Does he not wear a sheriff's uniform, Ben? Is that for reserve officer duty?

Nice try on the witch hunt. but you failed to do a...

2012-09-10T06:53:31.769-05:00

Nice try on the witch hunt. but you failed to do all of your homework .McAtee is an employee and runs the MECCA system. Hes also set to retire soon.

As for the other two, your on target.

Perhaps the sheriff's department would have mo...

2012-09-09T23:08:28.448-05:00

Perhaps the sheriff's department would have more money in it's budget if they did not provide fully equipped patrol cars to a department without any traffic or arrest duties.