The Vendor ID issue seems to be most relevant here from the standpoint of management of public money.
I work in the private sector and if I want a payment of more than $5k to be issued (even to one of our venders) you need sign off from at least 2 people.
Have you contested the denial of vendor info from your foia with the Attorney General?
Don’t they have to give cite some part of the statute when denying info?
I didn't specifically FOIA the account number, that came from some work done by Patch. I probably could construct a request to see if I can get just the account number. My guess is they would deny for Section 7 (kk) The public body's credit card numbers, debit card numbers, bank account numbers, Federal Employer Identification Number, security code numbers, passwords, and similar account information, the disclosure of which could result in identity theft or impression or defrauding of a governmental entity or a person.
They would probably claim that it's a security risk because as long as I have the account number, I can defraud them and I guess .. they wouldn't be wrong..
The IL AG is not super useful anymore, they're so backlogged it would take years for them to adjudicate this. I'd have to sue - definitely an option.
Doesn’t surprise me if it’s connected to alumni relations. It’s not a well run operation — they have totally outdated practices. How did a teacher with no advancement or alumni relations experience even get that job?
I just looked at the tentative budget, and that’s not in there. I also couldn’t find the alumni relations/development positions or department at all in the budget, but there are two positions listed in the salaries over $75k list.
No. I planned our class Reunion last year and they give literally no support to reunions. And they don’t even let alumni visit the school in summer (when many classes have reunions!)
The Vendor ID issue seems to be most relevant here from the standpoint of management of public money.
I work in the private sector and if I want a payment of more than $5k to be issued (even to one of our venders) you need sign off from at least 2 people.
Have you contested the denial of vendor info from your foia with the Attorney General?
Don’t they have to give cite some part of the statute when denying info?
I didn't specifically FOIA the account number, that came from some work done by Patch. I probably could construct a request to see if I can get just the account number. My guess is they would deny for Section 7 (kk) The public body's credit card numbers, debit card numbers, bank account numbers, Federal Employer Identification Number, security code numbers, passwords, and similar account information, the disclosure of which could result in identity theft or impression or defrauding of a governmental entity or a person.
They would probably claim that it's a security risk because as long as I have the account number, I can defraud them and I guess .. they wouldn't be wrong..
The IL AG is not super useful anymore, they're so backlogged it would take years for them to adjudicate this. I'd have to sue - definitely an option.
Doesn’t surprise me if it’s connected to alumni relations. It’s not a well run operation — they have totally outdated practices. How did a teacher with no advancement or alumni relations experience even get that job?
Do you know anything about the $2m "alumni hall" they are building?
Oh, and the alumni relations guy is also the FOIA officer, in case you didn’t put that together.
I just looked at the tentative budget, and that’s not in there. I also couldn’t find the alumni relations/development positions or department at all in the budget, but there are two positions listed in the salaries over $75k list.
No. I planned our class Reunion last year and they give literally no support to reunions. And they don’t even let alumni visit the school in summer (when many classes have reunions!)