Why does the city administrator of a small town have a driver? He got out of the backseat like he’s the mayor of NYC. Seems you found another Tiffany Henyard
He drove himself...he was getting hisjacket out of the back. Someone inside city hall called the cops on us and when I was over talking to the cops, Simon slipped back out the side door and fetched his briefcase. That's the second encounter you see us having with him.
I'm thinking he started parking there some weeks before after I emailed him and the mayor to say we'd conduct the interview with him about the consultant wherever we found him if they wouldn't schedule it. They didn't. And yes, I saw his truck sitting there each of the days I went to Bennettsville and it was blocking the half-circle driveway around the side of city hall each time.
@@JodyBarrInvestigates You should FOIR the police call to find out who called on you. Seems like they are using police to violate your First Amendment rights.
@@bryanbryan5214your comment makes no sense. They had to pay over $1m in unpaid taxes to the IRS due to her incompetence. And that happened at her prior job in another town. Yet these idiots still hired her and paid that ridiculous fee.
@@JodyBarrInvestigates Maybe I am dumb but why wouldn't they want to sit for an interview and clear the air especially when their names and reputations can be tied to all of this??? If I am a legit councilmember and wanting everything to be done legally and above board, I sure would be more than happy to sit with someone such as yourself to make sure my personal and professional opinions and insight are seen by ALL of my constituents and others who I am representing and who may have a "dog in the race" concerning all matters with the city especially those that can and do affect the tax dollars. It seems odd that anyone would hire this woman and her company when she had such a recent disastrous outcome with the county that is just 100 miles away less than a month previously. Did no one do their due diligence as far as research when this woman and her company were brought up being hired as a consultant??? It sure doesn't appear that way. Why wouldn't the city manager directly answer your question THE FIRST TIME about where he got her name and info from??? So far, it appears he has given you different info than what he presented to the council, and as such, there are now 3 different entities/people he has attributed to where he received that info from. Either the city manager is extremely incapable of doing his job correctly and with transparency OR he is lying to you, the council, and the people of the city for which he is employed. Neither is a very good look for him or those in charge of hiring him and keeping him employed.
@@bobthetitanicSome of us will die fighting to expose government. The problem is, there aren’t enough people out there holding the powerful accountable for their decisions. The fire isn’t put out by sitting by and watching it burn.
Why are they just taking people's word for someone and not checking these people out? And then, wondering how they are, losing the towns money. And then we just get them out and off to the next town they go. When is the mayor or whoever is in charge going to say enough is enough and prosecute these criminals? SMH
Like my racing idol Todd Kelley always told me: no means ask again later. That's part of the reason I keep coming back until my questions are at least asked. Getting the answers is a whole different story!
Simon is one very dirty city administrator. His back peddling and gaslighting is all bs. He is completely non transparent, dishonest and should be removed from the position he holds.
Anyone who says "these was unbudgeted, so these gonna have to come from the fund balance" has absolutely no business being paid $100/hr let alone $150/hr. Managing finances requires proficiency in the English language, grammar, and accountability.
Same administrator that couldn’t account for Covid funds, tried to intimidate the Police Chief into quitting, hired a crony of his to a $150/hr. Consulting job & paying her $11,000 for three months work, and now this! This Mayor and council persons need to resign. They clearly aren’t supervising this administrator! Fire him now!
Actually the council is paying close to $10,000 per month. They paid the consultant over $37,000 for 4 months of work. They refused to say how much was paid for months of June and July. This must be a very rich city. $10,000 a month for the job equivalent of the city comptroller.
Simone says . . . . . 'You, Jody Barr will NOT print the truth, but I know full well Sir that the truth will someday soon surface. You are like a Pitbull, lock-jawed on the pant leg of injustice and we, all of us, will too soon be searching for either new employment or a good attorney.' That's what I call good work. Just plain old good work. And thanks.
Thanks, Robert. Yeah, he says that I won't "print the truth" while he had zero clue I planned to air the entire exchange between us. Hopefully the truth was somewhere in that 5.5 minutes I aired because that was all the explanation the public was going to get out of city hall that day, I guess.
There’s no journalist in the country that does a better job than Jody! If every city has a reporter with the guts and integrity of Jody this country would be a completely different place. I love his stories and style!
The Lovely Bride and I adopted Bennettsville and Marlboro County as our hometown and county after we finally got the opportunity to move back to our beloved home state of South Carolina in 2019 after WAY too many years in the totally corrupt, rotten to the core, Peoples Republic of Maryland. We hate to see what is going on around here but it's nothing to compare to anywhere in the PRM. Should some folks that come to mind here in Bennettsville and Marlboro County be fired AND go to jail? No doubt about it. Excellent reporting on a subject and subjects not being covered in any of the area media. Keep it coming!
Know that look of someone who is lying? Mr. Simon is making those exact facial expressions. What a disgrace. I'm surprised TWO city council members sat down for an interview. Wow. For a town with a population around 7-8000 people, it's incredible how much city money and time is spent on things happening in a town known for? The federal penitentiary! Enjoy the investigative work. Keep up the phenomenal reporting Jody!
Great work Jody. I feel as if the city administrator is getting a kickback from Laura Johnson. Probably was happening when she was in Fairfield County. Whoever hired her there was probably the one who referred her to him and letting him know that he can get some $ out of it for himself. Call it conspiracy but i don't put it past public officials to do these shady deals.
Thank you Jody. I don’t live anywhere close to this municipality but, I remember growing up the reverence I had for news reporting that gave facts and nothing but the facts. It seems now we do not have this a 100% of the time. Keep doing what you do.
Why would a city hire anyone to such a position without checking her work history ! , especially when a simple check would have set alarm bells ringing .
@@JodyBarrInvestigates Jody Barr replied to me. This is huge. Telling my wife now! lol Thanks for your good work. A podcast would be a success for you, im sure.
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Dont let them get away with this. So many being stold from. Check into this now before to late.
Am I a seeing a car, new black SUV no less, and driver for a city employee ... a small rural cash strapped city? Seriously? People are elected to council inorder to run the city's affairs. They have paid staff such as city managers to assist. But yet, a small city such as this one still doles out a ton of taxpayer funds for consultants. Incredible! Good job Jody Barr!
Tax payers should be fuming......Not one of your tax payers could of done that job????? could not hire one??????????? no, she is 100 miles away from here
Sounds like the city manager is playing footsie with the accountant and she is getting big money behind it... Any bets on if they are splitting the sheets?
Whenever you see and hear a politician go to this extreme to avoid answering questions and then turn aggressive to the reporter answering questions, you can damn well bet that something is unethical and/or illegal going on. It's hilarious to watch these politicians tremble in their boots when they see Jody Barr walking their way.
Why does the city administrator of a small town have a driver? He got out of the backseat like he’s the mayor of NYC. Seems you found another Tiffany Henyard
I thought the same thing and then realized he likely just parked there blocking the rest of the parking lot because he thinks he's important
He drove himself...he was getting hisjacket out of the back. Someone inside city hall called the cops on us and when I was over talking to the cops, Simon slipped back out the side door and fetched his briefcase. That's the second encounter you see us having with him.
I'm thinking he started parking there some weeks before after I emailed him and the mayor to say we'd conduct the interview with him about the consultant wherever we found him if they wouldn't schedule it. They didn't. And yes, I saw his truck sitting there each of the days I went to Bennettsville and it was blocking the half-circle driveway around the side of city hall each time.
@@JodyBarrInvestigatesI hope you know that if its public you can be there.
1st amendment and they can't turn that into a crime.
@@JodyBarrInvestigates You should FOIR the police call to find out who called on you. Seems like they are using police to violate your First Amendment rights.
Thanks, Jody. I'm 61 years old. Reporters like you used to be the norm, but now the exception. I hope your bosses respect and value you.
The city manager and council members are despicable. They have failed in their fiduciary responsibilities to the taxpayers.
And? , this Surprises you How?
If she help them by not paying millions in penalties to the IRS why are they complaining about $150?
@@bryanbryan5214your comment makes no sense. They had to pay over $1m in unpaid taxes to the IRS due to her incompetence. And that happened at her prior job in another town. Yet these idiots still hired her and paid that ridiculous fee.
Exactly. They should all be impeached.
Taxation without representation, learned from the Feds.
Wish we had 100 Jody Barr's for every 50 states!
How would any of these Democrats get kickbacks and fleece the taxpayers?
That WOULD be a good start.
@@mattgayda2840you can say black people. We all know you want to
@@Hanszegler35346pay attention. Not all democrats are black. Just look at Kamala.
@@Hanszegler35346it's not just black people it's anyone in politics.
Imagine how these city council members must feel after showing they don't want transparency. It's your money folks...they just love to spend it
I'm not sure we all realize how big of a deal getting two councilmembers in Bennettsville to sit for an interview really is yet. That took some nerve.
@@JodyBarrInvestigates Maybe I am dumb but why wouldn't they want to sit for an interview and clear the air especially when their names and reputations can be tied to all of this???
If I am a legit councilmember and wanting everything to be done legally and above board, I sure would be more than happy to sit with someone such as yourself to make sure my personal and professional opinions and insight are seen by ALL of my constituents and others who I am representing and who may have a "dog in the race" concerning all matters with the city especially those that can and do affect the tax dollars.
It seems odd that anyone would hire this woman and her company when she had such a recent disastrous outcome with the county that is just 100 miles away less than a month previously.
Did no one do their due diligence as far as research when this woman and her company were brought up being hired as a consultant??? It sure doesn't appear that way.
Why wouldn't the city manager directly answer your question THE FIRST TIME about where he got her name and info from???
So far, it appears he has given you different info than what he presented to the council, and as such, there are now 3 different entities/people he has attributed to where he received that info from.
Either the city manager is extremely incapable of doing his job correctly and with transparency
OR
he is lying to you, the council, and the people of the city for which he is employed.
Neither is a very good look for him or those in charge of hiring him and keeping him employed.
@JodyBarrInvestigates What's the point of fighting if this keeps happening all over the country?
Bob, what do you think your ancestors did for thousands of years? I guess your life isn't worth fighting for ?
@@bobthetitanicSome of us will die fighting to expose government. The problem is, there aren’t enough people out there holding the powerful accountable for their decisions. The fire isn’t put out by sitting by and watching it burn.
Attacking Jody Barr instead of answering questions is a good look.
💯victim of course
CORRUPT CORRUPT CORRUPT Wake up, taxpayers.
Vote!
Thanks Jody! Most of us wouldn't know these things without you exposing the truth.
We have spent our budget on our consultant we hired to help us with our budget. Sounds about right
What a disgrace. That council should be embarrassed.
Embarrassed and ashamed!! But they probably just blame Jody instead and call it "fake news."
Jody is a true journalist.
Thanks, man!
@@JodyBarrInvestigatesany retaliatory traffic stops or police harassment as a result?
Jody Barr and family go on vacation and prob end up stumbling upon and foiling local corruption like a Scooby Doo episode
We can only wish for Jody to snatch the ghost mask off old man Timothy Griffin! 😂
Councilman Jennings, saying "Who cares?", tells you everything about this council. No scrutiny allowed here.
Exactly, when they say that, he is part of the problem.
Guess he told us all how he truly feels about this. He’s also the chair of the council’s finance committee.
Why are they just taking people's word for someone and not checking these people out? And then, wondering how they are, losing the towns money. And then we just get them out and off to the next town they go. When is the mayor or whoever is in charge going to say enough is enough and prosecute these criminals? SMH
Its not a good idea to close a door in Jody's face and ignore him.
Like my racing idol Todd Kelley always told me: no means ask again later.
That's part of the reason I keep coming back until my questions are at least asked. Getting the answers is a whole different story!
Get'em Jody!
That twitch is a real tell. Whenever he talks and twitches, he's lying.
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Everyone has some kind of tell and you found old dudes.
Jody found his side peice!!
I saw that, too! Classic lie 'tell'! 😂
I seen it too, it is strongly obvious.
Simon is one very dirty city administrator. His back peddling and gaslighting is all bs. He is completely non transparent, dishonest and should be removed from the position he holds.
Anyone who says "these was unbudgeted, so these gonna have to come from the fund balance" has absolutely no business being paid $100/hr let alone $150/hr. Managing finances requires proficiency in the English language, grammar, and accountability.
Amen! Although her ebonics is well spoken. 💯💩
Don't forget the $1M in unpaid taxes. Something tells me her exam for the CPA was graded on a curve.
Thank you, I hate it when professionals use sentences with grammar errors, it drives me crazy.
What a coward but thats how you can tell they are losers.......
Excellent job Jody. Everyone of the council members and the city manager need to be fired and/or voted out
Corruption....all the way down to the street sweepers... pathetic.
Missing you over here in Texas!!! Nice reporting as always!
Fire the city administrator
Same administrator that couldn’t account for Covid funds, tried to intimidate the Police Chief into quitting, hired a crony of his to a $150/hr. Consulting job & paying her $11,000 for three months work, and now this! This Mayor and council persons need to resign. They clearly aren’t supervising this administrator! Fire him now!
Actually the council is paying close to $10,000 per month. They paid the consultant over $37,000 for 4 months of work. They refused to say how much was paid for months of June and July. This must be a very rich city. $10,000 a month for the job equivalent of the city comptroller.
When you sue him for FOIA, he’ll sing like a bird!
Simone says . . . . . 'You, Jody Barr will NOT print the truth, but I know full well Sir that the truth will someday soon surface. You are like a Pitbull, lock-jawed on the pant leg of injustice and we, all of us, will too soon be searching for either new employment or a good attorney.'
That's what I call good work. Just plain old good work. And thanks.
Thanks, Robert. Yeah, he says that I won't "print the truth" while he had zero clue I planned to air the entire exchange between us. Hopefully the truth was somewhere in that 5.5 minutes I aired because that was all the explanation the public was going to get out of city hall that day, I guess.
@@JodyBarrInvestigates please stay on this Jody. Simon will break the city.
She's his side piece..smh
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I'd bet on it
Definitely. He's getting a nice kickback on this deal.
For that kinda money sure could have got better.
There’s no journalist in the country that does a better job than Jody! If every city has a reporter with the guts and integrity of Jody this country would be a completely different place. I love his stories and style!
Keep doing the great work you do Jody. I do hope there will be follow ups on this.
Is he trying to compete with Tiffany Haynard?
Can we say kickback?
I'm sorry but it's usually The Usual Suspects😅
Forensic audit definitely needs to happen ASAP !
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
God bless Jody Barr! 👏
Thank ya!
They are
A bunch of crooks
Look who's running the the city!!
Government DOESN'T CARE !! And why should they when nothing legal is going to happen to them ?
He knows that if he lies to you that you will not tell the truth.😂😂😂 I fell dirty just listening to this slimeball.
Great vid!
Does that dude have a chauffeur. He's getting out of the back seat every time he drives up.
The lies and cover up with this administrator are overwhelming..
I pass through Bennettsville to and from Myrtle Beach, and I think to myself the hanky panky going on in this small town.
If Jody's name is attached you know he's about to hit you with the facts!!!! *Just realized it sounds like a slogan!*
Imma order the t-shirt! Thanks, for the props!
@@JodyBarrInvestigates You're welcome and that'll be so cool, especially since I watch you more than my local investigations!!
The Lovely Bride and I adopted Bennettsville and Marlboro County as our hometown and county after we finally got the opportunity to move back to our beloved home state of South Carolina in 2019 after WAY too many years in the totally corrupt, rotten to the core, Peoples Republic of Maryland. We hate to see what is going on around here but it's nothing to compare to anywhere in the PRM. Should some folks that come to mind here in Bennettsville and Marlboro County be fired AND go to jail? No doubt about it. Excellent reporting on a subject and subjects not being covered in any of the area media. Keep it coming!
Know that look of someone who is lying? Mr. Simon is making those exact facial expressions.
What a disgrace.
I'm surprised TWO city council members sat down for an interview. Wow.
For a town with a population around 7-8000 people, it's incredible how much city money and time is spent on things happening in a town known for? The federal penitentiary!
Enjoy the investigative work. Keep up the phenomenal reporting Jody!
Great work Jody. I feel as if the city administrator is getting a kickback from Laura Johnson. Probably was happening when she was in Fairfield County. Whoever hired her there was probably the one who referred her to him and letting him know that he can get some $ out of it for himself.
Call it conspiracy but i don't put it past public officials to do these shady deals.
Thank you Jody. I don’t live anywhere close to this municipality but, I remember growing up the reverence I had for news reporting that gave facts and nothing but the facts. It seems now we do not have this a 100% of the time. Keep doing what you do.
Time for Mr Simon to be fired
This administrator needs to be dismissed!
WTH, these people are really not answering any citizens concerns..
File a lawsuit against every single one of them...
Imagine the negligence of such politicians.
Why can we not recognize incompetence and malfeasance and FIRE people any more? She should be in prison! And, whomever she bribed.
This guy is so darn dirty..... great job JB
Wish you were still in Austin Mr. Barr. You do great work for the people.
The city administrator needs to be fired and this case needs to criminally referred to the AG for prosecution.
Why would a city hire anyone to such a position without checking her work history ! , especially when a simple check would have set alarm bells ringing .
When you can't be transparent with something as simple as who recommend her...
This is why it is So very important to vote conservatively at the local level
I got mad love for Jody barr
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Simons up to something, thats why hes unavailable and evasive. The nerve of this guy.
Someone is Dirty in South Carolina
Another fine job, Jody.
It is hard to print the truth when all you get is lies and obfuscation.
City Manager is so deceptive. Desperately trying to cover his butt.... sad
We need a Jody Barr in Colorado.
Jody is the best. He needs to never stop. Seriously! He is phenomenal
Thanks, man! No plans to stop any time soon 👍🏻
the democratic playbook straight up, deflect
Yep just like the Clintons and Kenneth Star.
City needs to get rid of the administrator. He's the one who misled the city council.
"Smell something dirty? Follow the money."
Jody! When will you come expose Knoxville, TN! Slide through!!
I wish I was nationwide! Sure seems to be enough to keep me busy until about a week past my death!
@@JodyBarrInvestigates Jody Barr replied to me. This is huge. Telling my wife now! lol Thanks for your good work. A podcast would be a success for you, im sure.
Dont let them get away with this. So many being stold from. Check into this now before to late.
If i owned a Bloodhound if surely would be named JODY BARR ! Let him loose on DOLTON !
Director of Finance resigned, RED FLAG...
MR BARR, YOU SURE DO HAVE TO DEAL WITH SOME TRASH THERE.
TAKE IT TO THEM FELLA.
Such an angry liar that fella is... He knows he screwed up bad and Jody busted him cold.
Am I a seeing a car, new black SUV no less, and driver for a city employee ... a small rural cash strapped city? Seriously? People are elected to council inorder to run the city's affairs. They have paid staff such as city managers to assist. But yet, a small city such as this one still doles out a ton of taxpayer funds for consultants. Incredible! Good job Jody Barr!
Need to look into the salary of everyone on that room and how it came about
The sneer on his face when questioned tells you all you need to know.
The fact that guy cant even say he done fucked up, is proof that he shouldnt be in that position
The man should stick strictly to truth. Horrible liar!
Tax payers should be fuming......Not one of your tax payers could of done that job????? could not hire one??????????? no, she is 100 miles away from here
That smells corrupt 🤢
We need Jody in DC! 🇺🇸
We need 100 Jody's in DC.
@@Maria.9094
Yes!
If your not, smart enough to run your city, you shouldn’t be the manager
City Managers and Hospital Administration are WAY overpaid. I applaud any municipality that does not have a City Manager.
I take issue with someone who doesn't look anyone in the eye.
11:06...
That Guy's "Tell"...Is *BLATANT!*
Let's Play Some Poker, Guy!
Imagine what goes on at the federal level where they have unlimited amounts of cash
Rumor has it the only thing Chuck Norris fears is Jody Barr.
From one Jody to another you do our name well!! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 💪 👍
Probably the devil
Look at his facial expressions. He is upset he is being accused for fraud, because he is guilty
Sounds like the city manager is playing footsie with the accountant and she is getting big money behind it...
Any bets on if they are splitting the sheets?
Get all them out I like this
Reporter
First he was friends with her then he wasn't.
Whenever you see and hear a politician go to this extreme to avoid answering questions and then turn aggressive to the reporter answering questions, you can damn well bet that something is unethical and/or illegal going on. It's hilarious to watch these politicians tremble in their boots when they see Jody Barr walking their way.
If you cant run your own citys funds??? why do you have a job????????????????????