The Martin Chronicles was well-represented at the second-to-last Villa Hills council meeting now-outgoing malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin presided over on November 12. At first, we thought little of a brief exchange during that meeting. Councilman Jim Cahill asked if there were any updates on the city's many (costly-to-the-taxpayers) legal issues. Both Martin and his personal-and now City-Attorney Toad V. McMurtry quickly replied, "Nothing".
We now know that-at best-that Martin's and McMurtry's denials are "no longer operative". That is the polite way to say it now appears they were both lying.
We have had several editorial board meetings deciding whether or not to risk a well-placed source deep within the foul bowels of the outgoing Martin Administration. While its a tough call, we finally have decided to proceed. Why? Because-unlike returning Councilman Mary Koenig-we do believe the public needs to know.
That well-placed source has secretly sent us three letters that clearly prove there is a whole lot going on relating to all of the legal issues Martin has created. These letters indicate that the taxpayers may face shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars more for Martin's four years of mischief.
The three letters were sent to the City from the Kentucky State Retirement Board. The first letter advises the City that their-very-costly-to-the-taxpayers'-appeal of the already-reported, kept-out-of-the-financial-records-$217,000 fine against Martin's Administration for pension spiking was denied.
The second letter advises the City that their second-very-costly-to-the-taxpayers'-appeal of the already-reported, kept-out-of-the-financial-records $217,000 fine against Martin's Administration for pension spiking was also denied. Not good. Not good at all.
The third letter advises the City that their last-very-costly-to-the-taxpayer's-chance to dodge the already-reported, kept-out-of-the-financial-records $217,000 fine against Martin's Administration for pension spiking will take place at a-yet-to-be-scheduled-hearing. Not good. Not good at all. In point of fact, it's very, very bad for the taxpayers.
Martin and McMurtry have a very serious problem. So do the taxpayers of Villa Hills. You see, Martin and McMurtry are pleading to the Kentucky State Retirement Board that there was no pension spiking. But, Martin and McMurtry previously made the exact opposite case to the Kentucky State Auditor's Office. Yes, Martin and McMurtry previously claimed that there was pension spiking but that it was the fault of the former Villa Hills Police Department leadership.
Mercifully for the taxpayers, Martin will be gone in less than 40 days. The Kentucky League of Cities Insurance has already informed Martin and his attorneys that they will not cover Martin's personal liability in the many current-and several pending-lawsuits resulting from the miscreant mayor's misbehavior. Why? Because they maintain that what Martin has done represents willful acts.
For Martin, this very well may be a case of Karma's well-known "bitchiness". Martin has spent the better part of a decade trying to ruin innocent peoples' lives. It could very well be that the worm is about to turn against Martin in a very loud way.
We aren't so sure about Toad V. McMurtry. We have learned that McMurtry has assured several people that "Mayor-elect Callery will never get rid of me because he's a close friend of my dad". You don't say? Is that a fact?
It appears Mayor-elect Callery has some very big decisions to make right away.
