Melrose PD mandatory volunteer work for political campaigns
From the files of Mike Manzo, who ran for village president in 2001:
Who is "jl", the person who prepared this memo for Scavo?
Does it make sense to have a "mandatory" meeting for "volunteers"? Was "volunteering for political work required to be considered for promotion in Melrose Park? To keep one's job?
MELROSE PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT
(official Melrose Park Police letterhead)
TO: ALL ELECTION DAY VOLUNTEERS
FROM: CHIEF VITO R. SCAVO
DATE: MARCH 7, 2001
RE: MANDATORY MEETING
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2001 AT 7:00 P.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY MEETING HELD AT the MELROSE VISION PARTY HEADQUARTERS, 2405 DIVISION. THE MEETING WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
//sig//Vito R. Scavo
CHIEF VITO R. SCAVO
VRS/jl
1 NORTH BROADWAY * MELROSE PARK * ILLINOIS 60160 * 708-344-8409
“911” FOR EMERGENCY
Who is "jl", the person who prepared this memo for Scavo?
Does it make sense to have a "mandatory" meeting for "volunteers"? Was "volunteering for political work required to be considered for promotion in Melrose Park? To keep one's job?
Labels: Melrose Park Police Department, Mike Manzo, Vito Scavo
posted by Carl Nyberg at
1:50 PM
5 Comments:
It makes me sad to hear these things still happening today- I moved out of Melrose Park over 18 years ago- It was a good place to grow up. I always felt safe- Sadly their was crap happening then if you lived in Melrose Park you knew about it -just didn't talk about it- Sounds like nothings's changed.
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Anonymous, at 3:23 PM, July 24, 2007
jl in scavos letter is his secretary Jojette laino. and yes if you did not work the elections you would have been messed with by scavo.trust me i know
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Anonymous, at 9:55 AM, July 25, 2007
yes, it does make sense for volunteers to be called for mandatory meetings.
Volunteer electoral judges have mandatory meetings to learn the electorate/poll process.
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Anonymous, at 10:47 AM, July 25, 2007
Election judges get paid, right? So requiring training and the like makes sense.
Were Melrose Park campaign volunteers provided compensation for their political work?
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Carl Nyberg, at 1:03 PM, July 25, 2007
Making sure Serpico won his election was in Scavo's best interest. Scavo would remain employed and his company would land lucrative contracts!
By
Anonymous, at 2:23 PM, July 25, 2007
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