NFBPA Conference 2012 / Florida (host Edna Jackson)

Mayor Edna Jackson is a host at the NFBPA Conference on Friday, October 5,  2012 held in Florida.   She has chosen to be host, in the celebration of the color of her skin, and the city should not be paying her bill. 

What benefit do taxpayers gain
 from a public servant's

 National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) membership?

If you know, tell us.


READ THE NFBPA MISSION STATEMENT:

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Mission Statement

National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA)

The mission of the NFBPA is embodied in the organization's commitment to strengthen the position of Blacks within the field of public administration; to increase the number of Blacks appointed to executive positions in public service organizations; and, to groom and prepare younger, aspiring administrators for senior public management posts in the years ahead.

The NFBPA mission is realized through the pursuit of the following important goals:

To serve the magnet organization for linking public, private and academic institutions into an effective network to support interdisciplinary communications, management innovation and professional development among Blacks choosing public service careers.

To provide intensive and rigorous training in critical management areas in response to the specialized needs of Black public sector professionals.

To identify and groom younger, emerging Black administrators and provide relevant exposure to the challenges and rewards of public service careers.

To conduct research on selected social and economic issues endemic to Blacks.

To sponsor and conduct national and regional forums that enable the discussion of timely issues and topical concerns of the Black community.

To develop and maintain a national information bank on the nation's growing Black public administrative leadership.

To promote, strengthen and expand the roles of Blacks in all aspects of public administration.

http://www.nfbpa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3282

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Here are all the GORY  details.  http://tinyurl.com/ednajackson


NFBPA Conference 2012 <<< WHAT
Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort  <<< WHERE
Palm Harbor, Florida
October 4th - 6th, 2012  <<WHEN


Thu, Oct. 4

  1:00 - 3:00 p.m       Golf: NFBPA Links
  3:00 - 6:00 p.m.       Registration
  6:00 p.m.                 Welcome Reception: The Collective

Fri, Oct. 5

  7:00 a.m. -   4:00 p.m.     Registration Desk
  7:00 a.m. -   8:30 a.m.     Breakfast/Welcome
  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.     Plenary Session - Panel Discussion
            Introduction of Panel
            Facilitated Discussion
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.         Session I
            Track One
            Track Two
12:00 p.m. -  1:15 p.m.     Luncheon

 1:15 p.m. -   2:45 p.m.    Session II
            General Assembly

 5:30 p.m. -   6:00 p.m.     Reception
 6:30 p.m.        Marks of Excellence
            Awards Banquet

Sat., Oct. 6, 2012

  8:00 a.m. -  9:00  a.m.    Continental Breakfast
  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.     Plenary Session
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.     Health Fair & Showcase
12:15 p.m. -  1:30 p.m.    Luncheon
 1:30 p.m.  -   3:30 p.m.     Health Fair
 3:30 p.m.          Emerging Leaders Forum

Small-Toney and Bravo Music Co, Inc

Rochelle Small-Toney, city of Savannah's acting Manager, sits on the board of Bravo Music Co., Inc. http://www.bravomusiccompany.com

Bravo stands for:
Black youth Reaching to Achieve in Vocal and Orchestral music.

Anyone can join, however they must agree to promote BLACK YOUTH.

NFBPA 08' cost city $ 18, 825.87

Savannah's stand-in city manager Rochelle Small-Toney is a graduate of the NFBPA Executive Leadership Institute and was elected to the national board of directors of the NFBPA in April 2010. 
source: http://savannahherald.net/prince-hall-mba-hosts-the-warren-jones-jr-gala-affair-p609-1.htm

This is an idea of what expenses would be for NFBPA national board director activites in 2008.  The total equals $ 18, 825.87 for the year of 2008, outrageous!

Seems if they would have hired anyone but a black, they would have saved over eighteen thousand dollars that year.  In Savannah, that would have helped pay for one laid-off hourly worker's yearly salary or a month and a week's salary for Rochelle Small-Toney who makes over $15k a month. And, with the number of NBPA members working for the city well, you do the math, is it no wonder the city is broke??

This info from the PLAINFIELD, NJ  MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY
Perhaps someone "accidently" uploaded this info online? Anyway,
below are things the authority paid for Carol Ann Brokaw

02/27/08
THE PEABODY LITTLE ROCK
4,812.34
HOTEL RESERVATION 2008 NFBPA FORUM

03/13/08
CONTINENTAL AIRLINE
2,023.90
AIRFARE FOR NFBPA MEETINGS

03/20/08
NFBPA
4,700.00
REGISTRATION FEE 2008 FORUM

04/02/08
CONTINENTAL AIRLINE
4,245.80
AIRFARE FOR NFBPA, WASTE EXPO

04/02/08
NFBPA
470.00
REGISTRATION FEE 2008 FORUM

04/02/08
NFBPA
225.00
ANNIVERSARY FUND

04/17/08
GLOBAL VIP TRAVEL
1,168.00
AIRLINE TICKETS FOR NFBPA

04/10/08
NFBPA
620.00
REGISTRATION FEE

05/20/08
THE HERZ CORPORATION
370.83
CAR RENTAL NFBPA FORUM 2008

07/09/08
NFBPA
190.00
ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS BANQUET


Please note the highlighted NFBPA in this link .

Apparently, there is much more to the story as found here http://www.dumppmua.com/trips-trips-trips.html


***** National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) *****

The mission of the NFBPA is embodied in the organization's commitment to strengthen the position of Blacks within the field of public administration; to increase the number of Blacks appointed to executive positions in public service organizations; and, to groom and prepare younger, aspiring administrators for senior public management posts in the years ahead.

The NFBPA mission is realized through the pursuit of the following important goals:

To serve the magnet organization for linking public, private and academic institutions into an effective network to support interdisciplinary communications, management innovation and professional development among Blacks choosing public service careers.

To provide intensive and rigorous training in critical management areas in response to the specialized needs of Black public sector professionals.

To identify and groom younger, emerging Black administrators and provide relevant exposure to the challenges and rewards of public service careers.

To conduct research on selected social and economic issues endemic to Blacks.

To sponsor and conduct national and regional forums that enable the discussion of timely issues and topical concerns of the Black community.

To develop and maintain a national information bank on the nation's growing Black public administrative leadership.

To promote, strengthen and expand the roles of Blacks in all aspects of public administration.

Rochelle Small-Toney

 update Sep 18, 2012

A little info on the person who gets paid almost $16,000 a month to run the city of Savannah - temporarily. The stand-in, city manager. (update Mar 2011: appointed City Manager).

Rochelle Denise Small-Toney resigned from assistant city manager in Charlottesville, Va and later was hired to fill a vacancy left at the city of Savannah by the retirement of Israel Small.

According to this article from Charlottesville, Toney misled the public up until her resignation.

http://super-blair.blogspot.com/2007/05/asst-city-manager-small-toney-resigns.html

Prior to those positions Toney was assistant city manager of Danville, Va.

Toney began with the city of Savannah on July 9, 2007 for an annual salary of $137,000, as chief of the Public Development Bureau.   By the first quarter of 2010 Toney's salary increased  to $173,000.  When Toney became a stand-in city manager,  city council gave her  raise, which put her current annual salary at $190, 575. (update 2012 - $195,000 )

Toney grew up in Wilmington, NC,  with her parents, Shirley A. and John B. Small Jr., and her younger sister, Rosalind.

Toney is a 1974 graduate of Hoggard High School in Wilmington, NC and is a graduate of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) and was elected to the nationwide board of directors of the NFBPA in April 2010. Toney belongs to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, and she sits on the Board of Directors of BRAVO Music Company, Inc.

Toney is married to Leroy Toney, Sr., the mother of two children, Rosalind and Leroy Jr., and the grandmother of Isaiah and Josiah Toney.

http://savannahherald.net/prince-hall-mba-hosts-the-warren-jones-jr-gala-affair-p609-1.htm

Below is a disturbing excerpt from a SMNews Article, Toney is the one who brings up the issue of race, Toney's entire dialogue is race based from the beginning.

May 31, 2010 - 7:08am | Updated: February 3, 2011 - 3:14pm:

Waters is confident Small-Toney, 53, can handle the city manager job in Savannah.

Terry Enoch, a major with the Chatham County Sheriff's Department. At a new member induction for the 100 Black Men on Thursday (5-27-2010) night, where Small-Toney spoke, Enoch introduced her as the city's first black city manager

note: Small-Toney became city manager Mar 2011, NOT May 2010

Small-Toney is surprised, she said, at how quickly the issue of race asserted itself in the search for city manager.

If she were named permanently, she would be the first black city manager in the city's history. Some see that as an opportunity. Others see that as one more powerful position being filled by a minority. It shouldn't matter, but it's invariably part of the discussion.
 

"I am who I am. I am African-American, I am female, I am competent. I am a lot of things. It's sad in a way that the discussion had tilted toward race. So what does that say about Savannah? How diverse have we become in this city?"

The support she is getting from other employees helps her cope with the issue of race versus ability, she said.

"I can look beyond those innuendos because the people who matter are coming forward and saying, "Good job - we're confident in you," she said,

 "And they don't all look like me, either." 

http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-05-31/rochelle-small-toney-ready-make-interim-city-manager-job-permanent

--------- below - update  Sep 18, 2012 ---------

2012 - City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney asked to resign by mayor
http://savannahnow.com/news/2012-09-26/savannah-city-manager-rochelle-small-toney-asked-resign-mayor

2012 -

2012 - Mayor and Council do nothing to remove Small-Toney
Instead, city manager was only verbally reprimanded .
http://www.wtoc.com/story/19432561/savannah-city-council-reprimands-city-manager

2012 - Small-Toney LIED in Official Statement (video)

http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2012-08-23/video-see-routes-between-atlanta-hyatt-and-rays-city

2012 - Small-Toney gives Official Statement about travel expenses.
Admits she needs to keep better track of receipts. 

http://www.wtoc.com/story/19334960/small-toney-speaks-out-about-travel-policy-allegations

2012 - Small-Toney violates travel expense policy

Expenses turned in five months late, includes handwritten IOU.

http://savannahnow.com/news/2012-08-19/savannah-city-manager-rochelle-small-toneys-travel-reports-violate-city-policy

2011 - Small-Toney budgets $40,000 office renovation
Council members not aware of this allocation.
http://savannahnow.com/news/2011-06-21/city-manager-budgets-40000-renovations

2011 - People upset over City Manager's reception
$7,500 price tag -- city just laid off workers.
http://www2.wsav.com/news/2011/may/05/hundreds-attend-meet-and-greet-savannah-city-manag-ar-1808039/

2011 - Small-Toney Director for BRAVO Music Company
http://mp1219.blogspot.com/2011/03/small-toney-and-bravo-music-co-inc.html 

2011 - Skewed process taints manager search
http://mp1219.blogspot.com/2011/02/real-facts-letter-savannah-morning-news.html 

2010 - Small-Toney Director Nationwide Board for NFBPA
http://mp1219.blogspot.com/2011/03/small-toney-nfbpa-national-level.html

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2007 - Small-Toney RESIGNS from Asst City Manager Position

Small-Toney mislead the public. 

http://super-blair.blogspot.com/2007/05/asst-city-manager-small-toney-resigns.html

2007 - Savannah Director/Chief - Bureau of Public Development
(Assistant City Manager)  2007-2010
http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/SavannahGaGOV.nsf/a1cb1c03a5c4f7a9852572a000740182/b1f86078c9ec0a8c8525732c006c8df4?OpenDocument

2010 - Savannah Interim/Acting/Stand-in - City Manager Effective May 3, 2010
http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-05-31/rochelle-small-toney-ready-make-interim-city-manager-job-permanent

2011 - Savannah - City Manager Effective March 2011
http://savannahnow.com/news/2011-03-24/rochelle-small-toney-becomes-savannahs-city-manager

Skewed process taints manager search

Published Saturday, Feb.12, 2011  http://savannahnow.com/opinion/2011-02-12/letters-editor-sunday - the Headline says Sunday but it is really Saturday. 

Letters to the editor Sunday

Posted: February 12, 2011 - 12:18am  |  Updated: February 12, 2011 - 11:12am

Skewed process taints manager search

By Thomas M. Daniels III

Among its many nonprofit functions to improve U.S. local governments and the professionalism of city and county managers, the International City & County Management Association (ICMA) conducts a multitude of surveys. Its most recent State of the Profession Survey was done in 2009 and sent to all 7,237 city governments with a population of at least 2,500 and to 1,311 county governments.

A total of 2,214 (26 percent) of city and county managers completed the survey and 1,998 (23 percent of those surveyed) answered the question as to their race. Of those 1,900 (95.1 percent) were white, 51 (2.6 percent) were black, and 47 (2.4 percent) were of other races.

It follows that the racial breakdown of the search universe for our city manager should have closely mirrored those statistics. Applying those percentages to the pool of 86 Affion candidates interested in the Savannah vacancy, it should have approximated 82 whites, two blacks, and two of other races.

By extension, the eight resumes selected by Affion for review by our city council should have been roughly 7.6 whites, 0.2 blacks, and 0.2 other. However, the search firm presented six blacks, two whites, and zero others. Quite obviously, Affion received instructions from the city to deliver an overwhelmingly black slate of candidates. Otherwise, the odds of such an outcome are extremely remote if not impossible.

When Mayor Otis Johnson was elected many whites voted for him instead of the white candidates, Dicky Mopper or Frank Rossiter. But since the deck was stacked in favor of blacks in this hiring decision, Otis and company have undermined the ability of black candidates to garner white support in the next election.

Worse yet, as highly educated people and public officials, they're setting very bad examples for young enlightened blacks who rely strictly on merit and strong work ethics. Rather than burying affirmative action, reverse discrimination against whites, and racial cronyism, the bad examples are promoting it.

Equally disturbing is the handling of Acting City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney's bonding problem. As interim city manager, it's her responsibility to ensure city employees are in compliance with the city charter, ordinances, etc. If indeed she didn't know about the bond requirement, she's incompetent. But given her 20 years in city management with the last three in Savannah, most likely she knew and didn't comply, which is malfeasance. Instead of terminating her, or so much as disqualifying her as a candidate for city manager, Otis circled the wagons to protect her and, incredibly, not one alderperson objected.

On the Affion Public website, the closing line of our city manager search criteria reads:

"This individual must be able to adhere to the highest ethical and moral standards and be able to display transparency."

If the one hired actually lived up to those standards, he or she would be in a snake pit. Let's hope we can get past this sad chapter in Savannah history and base hiring decisions strictly on merit.

Mr. Daniels is a Savannah native, retired headhunter, and principal of the nonprofit Cambodia Corps, Inc.

43 years Later / NFBPA

Why does Savannah need a National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) in 2011?

Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have no chapters of this racist group but Virginia and Georgia do.

Savannah created their group in 2006, some 43 years after discrimination was outlawed.  There are at least 18 department heads at the city who are black. UPDATE: 2012 (30+ dept heads)  There are actually more blacks working at the city than any other color/race.

Ii is clearly understood and recognized,  that there is absolutely no need for this group to be in existence in Savannah. As many public schools in Savannah reflect the inner city population and are 90 + % black.

And there are many more groups in Savannah just like NFBPA.  Only for blacks.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed major forms of discrimination including racial segregation. One major thing the Act did was end unequal application by facilities that served the general public. Why is there a problem today at Savannah's city hall then?

Why do blacks want to keep separating themselves into these groups?
Is it so they can say, so-and-so doesn't like me because I belong to XXX Black organization? Is it to keep a "trump" card handy?  

Everyone knows these organizations are racist due to the fact that the only reason for the organization is the color of one's skin. How can one in public office, belong to an organization based on skin color, and make fair decisions in public business?

Savannah and the world, need a watchdog group to reflect the change of modern times and to promote true equality in this 21st Century so we don't succumb to racial wars.