Union blows whistle on questionable electric car deal - Fox 59
(May 17, 2015)–Mayor Ballard’s top lawyer told FOX59 News that the office under his direct supervision, his assistant corporation council, the city’s controller, its public works director, as well as the CEO and the chairman of Vision Fleet and... But Jerry Stewart knew it. He’s a career mechanic who has worked in Indianapolis’ Fleet Services Division for 27 years and is the head of the union local that represents 80 members. “Absolutely that was brought up in one of the meetings,” said Stewart, recalling conferences with city agency heads and attorneys in the spring of 2014. “My administrator and I, we had directly approached this, and we even had a copy of the... “One of the attorneys answered that the council did not have to sign off on it. These were not purchased vehicles. These would be leased vehicles and so they did not have to run these past the council. Stewart said during the March 2014 meeting it was clear that the city considered the Vision Fleet deal a Lease Agreement. “Oh, I think the council was completely uninformed about this whole process, yes,” said Jack Sandlin, a republican who represents Perry Township on the council. Sandlin is a former IPD Deputy Chief of Investigations, grand jury investigator and is a license private investigator. Source: fox59.com
