{"id":93686,"date":"2016-02-02T10:57:47","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T16:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=93686"},"modified":"2016-02-03T08:32:20","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T14:32:20","slug":"werkhoven-more-transparency-city-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=93686","title":{"rendered":"Mayor wants more transparency in city govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WerkhovenBob2010.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-93418\" alt=\"WerkhovenBob2010\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WerkhovenBob2010-300x202.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WerkhovenBob2010-300x202.png 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WerkhovenBob2010-259x175.png 259w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/WerkhovenBob2010.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Valley City (CSi) In a news release on Tuesday, Valley City Mayor Bob Werkhoven is calling for more transparency in city government.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Werkhoven questioned the way City Administrator David Schelkoph handed alleged complaints by police department personal against Police Chief Fred Thompson and the &#8220;Toy Gun&#8221; incident involving the police chief and a citizen in Valley City.<\/p>\n<p>Werkhoven says he was surprised that the city administrator never informed the Mayor of the city concerning these incidents or allegations against Police Chief Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Werkhoven believes some of the grievances issued in news releases by three city employees (David Schelkoph, David Swenson and Fred Thompson) and one contracted employee for the city (Russ Myhre) are false.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CSiNewsNOW News Background: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>June 2010: \u00a0Werkhoven defeats incumbent Mayor Mary Lee Nielsen<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Recall Official, Werkhoven, Magnuson Win\" href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=1180\" target=\"_blank\">January 2012<\/a>: \u00a0Werkhoven survives recall election defeating former police chief Dean Ross<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"June 2014 election results\" href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=47576\" target=\"_blank\">June 2014<\/a>: \u00a0\u00a0Werkhoven re-elected,\u00a0\u00a0defeating Jeff Edwards.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Myhre, Swenson, issue grievances about Mayor\" href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=93014\" target=\"_blank\">January 2016<\/a>: \u00a0City Attorney Russell Myhre and police Lt. David Swenson bring grievances.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Thompson files grievance against Werkhoven\" href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=93254\" target=\"_blank\">January 2016<\/a>: \u00a0Police Chief Fred Thompson brings grievance.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Schelkoph brings grievance against Werkhoven\" href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=93324\" target=\"_blank\">January 2016<\/a>: \u00a0City Administrator David Schelkoph has brought a grievance.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Werkhoven responds to allegations\" href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=93335\" target=\"_blank\">January 2016<\/a>: \u00a0Mayor Werkhoven responds to allegations<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Mayor: More transparency, city government\" href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=93686\" target=\"_blank\">February 2, 2016:<\/a>\u00a0 Mayor wants more transparency in city government<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valley City (CSi) In a news release on Tuesday, Valley City Mayor Bob Werkhoven is calling for more transparency in city government. 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