X-Mozilla-Status: 1001 X-Mozilla-Status2: 00800000 X-Mozilla-Keys: Message-ID: <54049452.8070806@sbcglobal.net> Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 08:44:18 -0700 From: Richard Childers User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD i386; rv:10.0.3) Gecko/20120327 Thunderbird/10.0.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: jessica.ppmrentals@gmail.com Subject: Regarding 137 12th St Management Calling Police On False Pretences Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jessica, When Brad and his wife undertook to assume responsibility for operating 137 12th Street, they had a meeting with the Fortuna Police Department, and they were shown an inches-thick sheaf of police reports related to events at 137 12th Street, and told that, as owners, they needed to get the number of incidents down - that 137 12th Street was the biggest revenue sink in the city, as far as the police were concerned, and that it was a topic of discussion at the highest levels of city government. (I am paraphrasing what Brad told me, at the time - and doing a little inference, too - reading between the lines.) And so by employing individuals from the previous family that provided candidates for management of 137 12th Street, you are only recreating the circumstances that led to so many contacts with the police, previously. As evidence, I cite yesterday's events, where, as soon as the family encountered resistance, they immediately dropped a dime on an anonymous call to the police, and reported a non-existent crime, in order to get boots on the ground, and in order to get their way. Which is infantile - calling the police is supposed to be the last resort, not the first resort. To the best of my knowledge, falsely reporting a crime, is a crime. And so it seems fair to suggest that a) the people now appointed to manage the apartment complex continue to have criminal tendencies, and b) the number of visits by the Fortuna Police Department to 137 12th Street will dramatically increase, soon. I don't want to be seen as the source of complaints. I like to suggest solutions, too. Part of the problem is that there was no serious search for a new manager. Word of mouth appeared to be the mechanism. I don't rely upon hearsay. You shouldn't, either. PPM loves their memos. That's OK, I like things in writing, too. we're on the same page, there. So why not put out a memo saying that you are soliciting candidates for apartment manager? Itemize the responsibilities ... articulate the compensation package ... put it in black and white, look for the best candidate, hire them. Don't treat it like a dirty secret. Treat it like any other employment position. Even solicit candidates from outside the apartment complex. That's my advice. Thoughtfully, ~richard