Sandy auditor let go after criticizing state

Times Union ^ | January 17, 2013 | James M. Odato

[Sherman Logan]

You are quite correct in your comments.

Emergency response is an entirely different animal from a “normal” project.

Although insurance adjusters, auditors and others who come in after the fact to decide who gets paid and how much never seem to appreciate that fact.

The closest analogy I can think of is target shooting vs. combat. The mechanisms seem pretty close, but the reality is utterly different.

[jazusamo]

Hardly a surprise they sent Sadowski packing, he wasn’t going along with the corruption but making waves. Noticed the word union wasn’t mentioned once in the article.

Thanks for the ping.

[Girlene]

Wow....thanks for the info. Good for this auditor......this is our money.

[Terry Mross]

I can see Christy ending up in prison. There’s someting about him. And he’s from NJ.

[bigheadfred]

.this is our money.

Not any more. (

[Fledermaus]

You did NOT whip up execution in 24 hours before expending your first resources.

And why should government spending? Any quick infusion of cash SHOULD have been planned for in long term contingency and insurance. The spending for repairs and replacement of infrastructure should be planned. The only "quick" spending I've done is on changes during the project or add-ons and that was even done with a plan even though it was executed quickly.

As to my projects, I should have said "projects with millions of dollars" and not just $1 mil. No more quick writing late at night!

As usual with unaccountable government, they just saw another slush fund to buy goodies for themselves. I wonder how much of what is bought (Ipads, etc.) in the first few days end up at the homes of employees.