Finance
Mayfield Village says goodbye to longtime Finance Director Ron Wynne
Mayfield Village Council at its May 20 meeting said goodbye to Finance Director Ron Wynne who decided to leave the village to retire with his family.
Starting in 2009, Ron Wynne saw the village through some troubling times. Most notably when Progressive Insurance decided to leave the village, taking their workers and taxes with them. The hit that the village had to take didn’t pack as much of a punch as it could have, due to Wynne’s planning as he positioned the city to still have a surplus of over $40 million, cushioning the blow.
Mayor Brenda Bodnar said she was sad to see Wynne leave but was happy he would be able to spend more time with his family. She hopes he comes to visit but understands if he’s a little busy.
“Ron, I can honestly say that you have done more for us in 15 years than some do in a lifetime,” Bodnar said during the village council meeting. “I cannot tell you how much you will be missed, but I can assure you that your legacy of sound training and transparent financial management will live on here in the village.
“On a personal level Ron, I can always count on you for straightforward information, clear direction, complete candor, and a wicked sense of humor,” she added. “You are an invaluable friend, and we will all miss you greatly. And while we want you and (wife) Debbie to have an absolute blast in retirement, we hope that you keep in touch.”
Wynne himself said he was happy to be able to play golf and travel a bit. He said that although he doesn’t live in the village, he will definitely stay in touch with his lifelong friends.
“I look forward to retirement and traveling with my family,” Wynne said after the council meeting. “I’ve seen a lot of changes and a lot of positive growth, and I wish the village all the success in going forward.
“I’ve made friends here that are going to be friends way beyond my years here,” he added. “I think they’ve had great leadership in the time that I’ve been here, they have been visionaries in what they want in terms of growing the village and if they keep that up the village will be a great place going forward.”
Mayfield Village has appointed Angie Rich as his replacement, who was sworn in last month.
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A Mobile County grand jury has indicted the former finance director for the city of Semmes on ethics and theft charges.
Heather Renee Davis, who also previously served as city clerk for the city of Satsuma, faces a 12-count indictment. Ten of the counts are ethics violations.
Allegations
Prosecutors allege Davis improperly used her public positions in Semmes and Satsuma for personal gain, including misappropriating public money and resources.
Two counts accuse her of first-degree theft by deception involving amounts over $2,500. One count is tied to the city of Semmes and one to the city of Satsuma.
Arrest and bond
Jail records show Davis was arrested and later released after posting a $60,000 bond.
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Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* When it comes to campaign finance laws, both parties’ campaign committees have faced restrictions on how much money they could spend in coordination with candidates’ campaigns. Those limits are now effectively gone.
As MS NOW’s Jordan Rubin explained, “The Supreme Court’s GOP-appointed majority ruled for Republicans in their campaign finance challenge to restrictions on political parties spending on ads with input from the party’s candidate.”
A Punchbowl News report added that the ruling, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, “handed Republicans a massive win” and is likely to “usher in the biggest change to campaign finance law since the Citizens United decision.”
The same report went on to note that Tuesday’s high court ruling “allows for unrestricted coordination between candidates and party committees. That means committees, like the NRSC or the DCCC, can run unlimited TV ads with allied candidates. More importantly, they can also buy those ads at the much cheaper rate offered to candidates. … Tuesday’s SCOTUS ruling will also eradicate the need for independent expenditure arms at party committees.”
Republicans already enjoyed a significant financial advantage over Democrats. The Republican-appointed justices just made it easier for the GOP to capitalize on that advantage.
* In Colorado’s closely watched Democratic primaries, incumbent Sen. John Hickenlooper fended off a challenge from the left, but some of his colleagues weren’t as fortune: Democratic socialist Melat Kiros ended long-serving Rep. Diana DeGette’s career in Denver’s congressional district, while state Attorney General Phil Weiser scored a major upset by defeating incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet in a gubernatorial primary.
* In the race for North Carolina’s open Senate seat, former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper leads former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley in the latest New York Times/Siena poll, 50% to 43%, pointing to a possible pickup opportunity for Democrats.
Google Cloud and FactSet, a provider of data and artificial intelligence solutions to the financial markets, plan to jointly develop AI agents designed to assist with portfolio operations, deal advisory and corporate finance.
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