Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Stokes tries to fire county administrator

Hinds County Supervisor Kenneth Stokes tried to fire County Administrator Carmen Davis at the end of the board meeting yesterday. The motion died for lack of a second from a stunned board as it was clear no one expected the move.


Mr. Stokes said he was concerned about the "direction" of the county and that it was time for a change. He asked "are we better off today" and said "I think the answer is going to be no." Supervisor Peggy Hobson-Calhoun said she had concerns about the administrator as well but that she would rather discuss them at a later time in executive session. Supervisor Robert Graham was overheard to tell others he was caught by surprise when Stokes announced his motion. Reaction in the room was one of stunned silence. The matter was not on the agenda.



Kingfish note:
This matter arose after the board left executive session. The common practice of this board is to take such controversial actions after executive session. The executive session is at the end of the agenda. Due to its secretive nature, it is almost impossible to know how long it will last. Thus most people leave, including reporters. The board then comes out of executive session, no one is in the audience, and the real fun begins. Derrick Johnson was hired in such a manner. The board fired two EOC directors after executive session. In other words, it is when the dirty business takes place.

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fess up Kenny, who you know needing a job this time?

Anonymous said...

Supervisor Robert Graham was overheard to tell others he was caught by surprise when Stokes announced his motion.

Which is all the confirmation one needs to verify that Lt. Robert Graham of the Jackson Police Department is fully in cahoots with Stokes on all the other crap both they pull.

Raoul Knave said...


Really Donna, I swear I stayed there until the end of the meeting.

Kingfish said...

1. Not fair to R.L. The meeting didn't end until 2 yesterday. CL wasn't even there. R.L. Stayed for an hour or two. Most of it was boring.

2. Since Hunter got on the board, power shifted from Graham to Stokes. Stokes runs that threesome more and more now and Graham is powerless to do anything about it as he sold out a long time ago.

Raoul Knave said...

Not fair how?

If you know the modus for post-executive session shenanigans then he is either an inferior reporter or, boring or not, he decided to skip out early. Or maybe he is inferior and decided to skip out early.

Sorry KF. Considering all the uncalled for shit she flings in this town they don't get to have it both ways. They don't get to toot the JFP horn and then avoid the public scorn.

Anonymous said...

Just about any comment that could be made, has been made the past few months about snooker and booboo. Just another day in the life of Hinds Co. BOS. Good to know BooBoo publicly acknowledges the county is not better off under his and the BOS leadership.

Kingfish said...

They have a deadline of noon or so over there. Just works out that way. Everyone has them.

Tell da troof, Danny Mollisack! said...

Sorry, but Raoul is right. For a newspaper that arrogantly bills itself as "The City's Smart Alternative" (because they're so much smarter than the rubes and hicks that inhabit this area), they don't seem to be finishing the task. Boring or not, if your job is to cover it, you cover it to the end. Kennufy's shenanigans are a perfect example of why.

Anonymous said...

Well, well, well. Whaddya know. Looks like the alt weekly has more in common with the local Gannett outpost than the Harpy would care to admit. Another reason why JJ is the most cutting edge media property going in Mississippi today!

A noon deadline? ROFLMAO

Anonymous said...

Only bright spot in all that is Kenny's rubber stamps didn't fall in with him and kept their mouths when he needed a second.

Anonymous said...

Amen 12:16 anonymous

Anonymous said...

ok, I just watched the video...all that I have to say is that I can't understand how Hinds County has ended up in the hands of such ignorant slobs...these people really act retarded....

Anonymous said...

How long has Carmen been the "administrator"? Who does she report to, that approves her recommendations/supervises her? What is that persons liability/responsibility. Did Carmen just become unqualified the past few days? Has she been written-up/admonished/warned or given direction? I'm not defending her, just saying where is the real culprit. If I were her, I would be J O B shopping. Booboo and Piggy both have "concerns?", and Snooker will get on their wagon.

Anonymous said...

How long has Carmen been the "administrator"? Who does she report to, that approves her recommendations/supervises her? What is that persons liability/responsibility. Did Carmen just become unqualified the past few days? Has she been written-up/admonished/warned or given direction? I'm not defending her, just saying where is the real culprit. If I were her, I would be J O B shopping. Booboo and Piggy both have "concerns?", and Snooker will get on their wagon.

Anonymous said...

Shuriff Tyrone isn't Carmen's friend either. He's tried to kick her under the bus over the jail debacle.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Stokes said he was concerned about the "direction" of the county and that it was time for a change.

Hey! He got 2 out of 3 right!

Anonymous said...

I don't know this person but I've known several people who worked as County Administrators in the State. Even with a good Board that is one tough job. I can't imagine how awful it must be to work with these goobers.

Anonymous said...

Carmen has a master's degree from Wayne State Un. and worked as a Detroit city planner for 10yrs prior to becoming employed by the BOS in Sept. 2010 at a salary of $82K. Her husband at the time was a math teacher in Jackson Pub Schools. With her education and experience, she is probably way over the heads of the average county employee or politician.

Anonymous said...

"and worked as a Detroit city planner for 10yrs"

That went well.

Anonymous said...

5:30 they probably had forms or a software program to guide her. Just saying she's in a real web now. Since the dimocraps have taken over the hinds co BOS, she's probably had the longest tenure in their history. According to a google search, there are approximately 4,500 county administrator job vacancies in the US.

Anonymous said...

to answer booboo's question, No, we're not better off now than we were 2 or 3 years ago. The problem started when graham (the legend) got on this board. It then accelerated when booboo got on this board. Carmen's only problem is that she's becoming like them (i.e. she's being assimilated by the borg).

Anonymous said...

hey Carmen, take it from someone who's been there - you may want to get your resume up to date.

Anonymous said...

Glad Kenny realizes the county is not up to par. Just too bad he doesn't realize the reason for its failing. Its not the Administrator, but the board that hired her. No administrator could do anything to help this county as long as we have bafoons and crooks like Stokes and Graham running it (of course you have to add the third member - their appointee Hunter).

Good news is that once Lt Graham's appointees leave in November and are replaced by Greer and McWhirter, these fools will no longer be in absolute control. Don't know what Carmen's fate will be then, but hopefully several folks will need to be updating their resumes.

Anonymous said...

this is a minstrel show



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