Daniel Fields is a resident of Island Lake as well as a village vendor. Mr. Fields was involved in the objection to the petition to put an advisory referendum on the November 2012 ballot. Mr. Fields withdrew his objection but not before the village was on the hook for an estimated cost of around $5,000 for the hearings.
Louis Sharp is also an occasional vendor for the village and resident of Island Lake. Mr. Sharp is part of the double objection of the two canidates.
BEFORE THE DULY CONSTITUTED ELECTORAL BOARD FOR THE
HEARING
AND PASSING UPON OF OBJECTIONS TO
NOMINATION PAPERS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF
TRUSTEE OF ISLAND LAKE, ILLINOIS
AND PASSING UPON OF OBJECTIONS TO
NOMINATION PAPERS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF
TRUSTEE OF ISLAND LAKE, ILLINOIS
LOUIS SHARP and DANIEL FIELD,
Petitioner-Objector,
v.
ANTHONY P. SCIARRONE,
Respondent-Candidate.
VERIFIED OBJECTOR'S PETITION
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Now come LOUIS SHARP
and DANIEL FIELD (the "Objectors"), and they state as follows:
I. Objector Louis Sharp resides at 4378 Shooting Star Drive,
Island Lake, Illinois
60042 and is a duly qualified, legal and registered voter at that address.
60042 and is a duly qualified, legal and registered voter at that address.
2.
Objector Daniel
Field resides at 720 Tulip Circle, Island Lake, Illinois 60042 and is a duly
qualified, legal and registered voter at that address.
3.
The Objectors'
interest in filing this petition ("Petition") is that of voters who
desire that the laws governing the filing of nomination papers for the Office
of Trustee of Island Lake, Illinois are properly complied with and that only
qualified candidates appear on the ballot for said office.
OBJECTIONS
4.
The Objectors
make the following objections to the purported nomination papers
(the "Nomination Papers") of Anthony P. Sciarrone (the "Candidate") as a candidate for nomination to the office of Trustee of Island Lake, Illinois (the "Office") to be voted on at the Consolidated General Election on April 9, 2013 (the "Election"). The Objectors state that the Nomination Papers are insufficient in fact and law for the following reasons:
(the "Nomination Papers") of Anthony P. Sciarrone (the "Candidate") as a candidate for nomination to the office of Trustee of Island Lake, Illinois (the "Office") to be voted on at the Consolidated General Election on April 9, 2013 (the "Election"). The Objectors state that the Nomination Papers are insufficient in fact and law for the following reasons:
5.
The Candidate is
ineligible to run for office because he was in arrears of a
payment of a debt to the municipality at the time he signed his sworn oath in his Statement of Candidacy as discussed in Cinkus v. Village of Stickney Mun. Officers Bd, 228 Ill. 2d 200, 886 N.E.2d 1011 (2008).
payment of a debt to the municipality at the time he signed his sworn oath in his Statement of Candidacy as discussed in Cinkus v. Village of Stickney Mun. Officers Bd, 228 Ill. 2d 200, 886 N.E.2d 1011 (2008).
6.
The Illinois
Supreme Court in Cinkus held that a candidate is not eligible to run
for office if he was in arrears of a debt owed to the village at the time he signed his Statement of Candidacy.
for office if he was in arrears of a debt owed to the village at the time he signed his Statement of Candidacy.
7.
The Candidate
here is not eligible to run for office because he is currently
indebted to the municipality by way of misappropriating municipal funds in his previous capacity as Chief of the Island Lake Police Department. The Candidate used municipality employees to perform personal work for him while the employees were being compensated by the village. Specifically, the Candidate caused employees to perform personal work him consisting of, but not limited to, work on his personal computer and work on his personal boat. Furthermore, the Candidate cost the Village of Island Lake a substantial amount of money through his failure to conform to Illinois employment law in keeping track of employees' hours.
indebted to the municipality by way of misappropriating municipal funds in his previous capacity as Chief of the Island Lake Police Department. The Candidate used municipality employees to perform personal work for him while the employees were being compensated by the village. Specifically, the Candidate caused employees to perform personal work him consisting of, but not limited to, work on his personal computer and work on his personal boat. Furthermore, the Candidate cost the Village of Island Lake a substantial amount of money through his failure to conform to Illinois employment law in keeping track of employees' hours.
8.
The Candidate
was, and still is, indebted to the village for debts the village
incurred due to his misappropriating the use of village employees and failure to perform his
incurred due to his misappropriating the use of village employees and failure to perform his
duties in his supervisor role with the village.
Accordingly, the Candidate is not eligible to run for office, his nomination
papers must be deemed invalid, and his name must not appear on the ballot
during the Election.
WHEREFORE, the
Objectors request a hearing on the objections stated herein, an examination by
the Electoral Board of the official records relating to the matters alleged
herein, a ruling that the Candidate's Nomination Papers are invalid as not
lawful and a ruling that the
Objector Daniel Field
STA'L'E OF
ILLINOIS
) SS.
COUNTY OF LAKE
The undersigned, Louis Sharp and Daniel Field., upon
oath depose and say that they are the Objectors identified in the attached
Verified Objector's Petition, that they have reviewed the
allegatio ed
in said Petition and are familiar with the matters alleged therein and that
re true and correct to the best of their knowledge.
re true and correct to the best of their knowledge.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 3 day of January,
2013.
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BEFORE THE DULY CONSTITUTED ELECTORAL BOARD FOR THE
BEARING
AND PASSING UPON OF OBJECTIONS TO
NOMINATION PAPERS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF
MAYOR OF ISLAND LAKE, ILLINOIS
AND PASSING UPON OF OBJECTIONS TO
NOMINATION PAPERS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF
MAYOR OF ISLAND LAKE, ILLINOIS
LOUIS SHARP and DANIEL FIELD,
Petitioner-Objector,
v.
CHARLES R. AIVIRICH,
Respondent-Candidate.
VERIFIED OBJECTOR'S PETITION
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Now come LOUIS SHARP
and DANIEL FIELD (the "Objectors"), and they state as follows:
1.
Objector Louis
Sharp resides at 4378 Shooting Star Drive, Island Lake, Illinois 60042 and is a
duly qualified, legal and registered voter at that address.
2.
Objector Daniel
Field resides at 720 Tulip Circle, Island Lake, Illinois 60042 and is a duly
qualified, legal and registered voter at that address.
3.
The Objectors'
interest in filing this petition ("Petition") is that of voters who
desire that the laws governing the filing of nomination papers for the Office
of Mayor of Island Lake, Illinois are properly complied with and that only
qualified candidates appear on the ballot for said office.
OBJECTIONS
4. The Objectors make the following objections to the purported nomination
papers
(the "Nomination Papers") of Charles R. Amrich (the "Candidate") as a candidate for nomination to the office of Mayor of Island Lake, Illinois (the "Office") to be voted on at the Consolidated General Election on April 9, 2013 (the "Election"), The Objectors state that the Nomination Papers are insufficient in fact and law for the following reasons:
(the "Nomination Papers") of Charles R. Amrich (the "Candidate") as a candidate for nomination to the office of Mayor of Island Lake, Illinois (the "Office") to be voted on at the Consolidated General Election on April 9, 2013 (the "Election"), The Objectors state that the Nomination Papers are insufficient in fact and law for the following reasons:
S. The
Candidate is ineligible to run for office because he was in arrears of a
payment of a debt to the municipality at the time he signed his sworn oath in his Statement of Candidacy as discussed in Cinkus v. Village of Stickney Mun. Officers Bd., 228 Ill. 2d 200, 886 N.E.2d 1011 (2008).
payment of a debt to the municipality at the time he signed his sworn oath in his Statement of Candidacy as discussed in Cinkus v. Village of Stickney Mun. Officers Bd., 228 Ill. 2d 200, 886 N.E.2d 1011 (2008).
6.
The Illinois
Supreme Court in Cinkus held that a candidate is not eligible to run
for office if he was in arrears of a debt owed to the village at the time he signed his Statement of Candidacy.
for office if he was in arrears of a debt owed to the village at the time he signed his Statement of Candidacy.
7.
The Candidate
here was in arrears of water, waste, and other debts to the Village
of Island Lake at the time he signed his sworn oath in his Statement of Candidacy. Accordingly, the Candidate is not eligible to run for office, his nomination papers must be deemed invalid, and his name must not appear on the ballot during the Election.
of Island Lake at the time he signed his sworn oath in his Statement of Candidacy. Accordingly, the Candidate is not eligible to run for office, his nomination papers must be deemed invalid, and his name must not appear on the ballot during the Election.
WHEREFORE, the Objectors request
a hearing on the objections stated herein, an examination by the Electoral
Board of the official records relating to the matters alleged herein, a ruling
that the Candidate's Nomination Papers are invalid as not lawful and a ruling
that the name of the Candidate shall not appear on the ballot for election to
the office of Mayor of Island Lake, Illinois.
The undersigned, Louis Sharp and Daniel Field., upon
oath depose and say that they are the Objectors identified in the attached
Verified Objector's Petition, that they have reviewed the allegations contained
in said Petition and are familiar with the matters alleged therein and that
such alley s are true and correct to the best of
their knowledge.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 3 day of January, 2013.
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My first question would be the criteria in which objections are accepted.
ReplyDeleteDid Sharp and Field walk in and say:
"Hey--- I heard Tony had someone do some stuff for him on company time while he was chief" "And I also heard that Charlie didn't pay a current village bill"
Is this all it takes to file an objection and at the same time slander a person's character?
As far as I know the For the People slate did not file such a slanderous objection against Herrmann's slate. Kudos for them, because I can bet that there is tons of crap in their closets.
Bottom line is that all of it should be exonerated in the Electoral Hearing.
But wait..... Herrman, Mascillino and Fox are sitting on this board, all part and party to the ruination of any opponents.
Does someone smell skunk?
Hang in there Amrich slate, it looks like nothing more than a stall tactic.
Time to Reconnoiter!
Oh, and did I mention that the objectors are heard to have big contracts at stake with the Village?
ReplyDeleteDan Field with his IT work.
Louie Sharp with his towing contract.
And of course Ancel Glink lawyers with their HUMUNGOUS QUARTER MILLION ANNUAL invoices.
Pretty obvious Island Lakers.
Please pay attention to future postings of the scheduled kangaroo electoral hearings.
The residents need to PACK THE ROOM!
Running scared, eh ladies? What would you expect from a pig but a grunt, but how dare you endorse this sham Connie - you of ALL people used to be a beacon of "community." I really thought you had personal integrity. What ever did Charlie and Tony do to you? Or, more realistically, what did Debbie promise you in return for your participation in this malicious character assassination? So, Louie, this is the crap you preach at your little motivational meetings is it?
ReplyDeleteShame on every one of you.
Good observation George. How can Louie be respected as a Marine when he sells his soul to keep a towing contract with the Herrmann run village.
ReplyDeleteSemper Fi does not apply to you Louie, you have disgraced your uniform with your pursuit of the mighty dollar.
I'll hang my head when I see you and will certainly do all that I can to steer people from doing business with you.
I'd rather die in the trenches than to fight with the likes of you. SHAME SHAME SHAME.
Charlie's bills are all paid and the bogus investigation against Tony did not prove any of the allegations mentioned in your bs objection.
I would suggest that you give a good thought before pursuing this objection any further. You have time to redeem yourself. The Corp will forgive your temporary lack of judgement.
And as for you Mr Dan Field---- you have already proven yourself to be an objector who had second thoughts later and withdrew on a previous matter (referendum).
Field and Sharp are two more of Herrmann's pawns being played. Man up guys and withdraw your self-centered objections. Let the People choose the best leader for our village. Your attack on two respected men will follow you the rest of your lives.
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ReplyDeleteExcellent commentary Reconn
ReplyDeleteIn the case of Tony, I believe what you say is absolutely correct. I think Herrmann and others better tippy-toe around this pile and not look back. In order to prove or disprove, they'll have to open up to public scrutiny any and all Executive Session minutes AND recordings that exist. Just about anything having to do with the unwinding of the PD. Hundreds and hundreds of pages, hours of recordings. Because that would appear to be the only source of evidence that either proves or disproves their Objection.
Should that become necessary, it will prove to be vague and unsubstantiated on Tony's part, but will prove embarrassing to Herrmann and The Herd. If all that material goes public, I sincerely doubt Herrmann and The Herd are going to look that good. Imagine all the wonderful quotes and statements contained therein.
Finally, residents would be privy to the true character and unguarded statements by some current candidates, a portrait of them that friends and supporters never knew existed in secrecy.
Gettin' to know you, gettin' to know all about you.....
And gettin' to know what the heck is going on in the PD....
As they say at the card table, "Call!"
Looks like someone had access to Tony's personel file! I wonder who had access to spoon feed the objectors that info. I think there would be grounds for legal action against them.
ReplyDeleteIs time to clenaup island lake village hall! Spring is comming!
ReplyDeleteIt seems Louie needs to practice what he preaches!
ReplyDeleteThis is from Louies Life Lessons his monthly newsletter. November 2011 called Forgiveness.
"I remember a couple of years ago I had a long ongoing battle with a public official who was taking advantage of his position and abusing his power to hurt me and my company. When I realized that I was busy hating him and he was busy sleeping like a baby without a care about me, I knew I had to change. I went to him and told him I was done hating him and that I forgave him. After that I was also sleeping like a baby too. The last person we are hardest on when it comes to foregiveness is ourselves. The negative energy we carry around in our minds and bodies is very harmful to our health."
It seems like Louie is still not sleeping to good at night, he is still carrying alot of that negative energy around with him!
Actions speak louder than words. What a fraud!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget the "secret" recordings.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130108/news/701089718/
ReplyDelete>>>> "The three-member (Election) board consists of elected officials."
Yep - it consists, as they (Herrmann & The Herd) have stated it; entirely of officials who are running for re-election, or their ardent supporters. A "kangaroo court" all, who'd like nothing better than to run unopposed.
Yep - sounds like America to me!
I think we've reached a very sad and regrettable moment in history here. At every level of government, it is now considered standard practice for MOST electoral candidates, as well as partisan factions when battling over Referendums; to wield the "Objection" option against what amounts to Citizen Petitions. While the intent of such Objections is to wage battle between various partisan factions, the sad fact remains that the losers are the Citizens themselves - who've in good faith, signed a petition with the hope that THEIR voices would be heard, that THEIR candidates and THEIR issues at least get a spot on a Ballot. If only to allow THE CITIZENS THEMSELVES to decide their fate on election day - not the factions, and certainly not "politicians".
In the end, those that wield the Objection weapon ignore that what they're actually and ultimately about is in the service of stifling the voice of the Citizens themselves, the choice they're willing to offer the Citizens. But as I said - that's the option MOST political slates opt for - they Object not for ALL Citizens - they opt so for their own partisan political purposes in denying the Citizens an actual choice.
ReplyDeleteMayor Herrmann's "United for Progress" slate and supporters' Objections have been all about denying YOU, the Citizen; ANY choice in the matter this spring as to who represents you in village government. And they did it again, just a few months ago on the new village hall referendum, raising Objections - when in the end, the Citizens decided by more than 75%, that a new village hall wasn't desirable. And this same Herrmann faction over many years, have been the tireless Objectors in trying to ensure that you, The Citizen, be denied YOUR voice on election day.
On the other hand, the "FOR THE PEOPLE" slate doesn't see it that way. They see it YOUR way. They successfully battled the Herrmann faction's Objections to ensure that the "FOR THE PEOPLE" slate's village hall Referendum got on the ballot only so YOU could decide. And you DID decide - in the negative - by 75%. Once again, the "FOR THE PEOPLE" slate is all about allowing YOU to decide the outcome.
Sadly, Herrmann's slate, supporters and fellow-travelers are all about DENYING you - the Citizen, the Taxpayer - ANY choice, ANY voice at all. The "FOR THE PEOPLE" slate, on the other hand, want to hear what YOU have to say. The "FOR THE PEOPLE" slate is all about hearing from you, talking to you, while Herrmann continues to demonstrate she'd rather not hear from you at all.
What kind of "Progress" is that?
ReplyDeletei have come to hate the word "progress" and/or "progressive" - at least at the federal level.
ReplyDeletethat/those word(s) are synonomous with 'tax increase/tax mandate'.
I have come to hate the word deceit and/or deceitful at any/all/every level.
ReplyDeletetime to build some more closet space for the herd... I wish people of Island lake would make up there minds... first it was pine boxes, then soap boxes, now closet's....
ReplyDeleteFIRE...!!!!!!!! FIRE...!!!!!!!!!FIRE...!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJust hear that one of three Sharp Tow trucks was on fire the Last night...!!
"From Louie sharp him self "Island Lake Politics has reached a new all time LOW! Last night someone burned up one of Sharp Towing's tow trucks in an insane act of........I am embrassed to say that I both live and work in this village."
Wow -
ReplyDeleteSo embarrassed, even after 4 years of his buddy Herrmann.
Yet he wants another 4?