[Updated] Office Of State Ethics Questioning Corey Edsall's Employment At UConn (M. Anthony)

[sportsart]

I heard a rumor that in the next 3 years our state government is going to form a committee to look into our debt problem. Probably just a rumor.

Such a sad state we live in. I don't read the Courant anymore but I hope they are bashing our state leaders to no end on our state problems (debt) and lay into them as much as they have bashed UConn for every little issue in the past.

 

[CTMike]

 

[BlueMAB]

While I agree w/ the sentiment - the story is increasingly expanding nationwide (as one would expect based on headline) in the current climate (and I don't mean weather).

You're right, but we're dealing with healthcare, taxes, immigration, terrorism, etc, etc, etc, and people care whether or not Edsall and Benedict violated ethics laws when they did everything in their power to avoid any ethical issues?

Here are some other examples of "nepotism". Ethics: General Statutes Violations


Docket No. 2012-26: In the Matter of a Complaint against Roger Thomas. On June 18, 2013, the OSE entered into a Stipulation and Consent Order with Respondent for violations of CGS § 1-86 (a). The Complaint alleged that Respondent, an employee at of the Department of Transportation, failed to inform his superiors or the OSE when he was faced with a conflict of interest involving the hiring of his son by a contractor over which he had administrative oversight. Under the terms of the settlement, Respondent was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $2,500.

Docket No. 2010-62: In the Matter of a Complaint against Donald Stitt. On April 26, 2011, the OSE and Respondent entered into a Stipulation and Consent Order, resolving allegations that Respondent, who is married to a full-time faculty member of the Theatre Arts Department at Western Connecticut State University (“WCSU”,) violated CGS § 1-84 (i) by entering into contracts in July 2009 and 2010 for services to run workshops for the Master’s in Fine Arts program, without an open and public bid process. Under the terms of the Settlement, the OSE ordered Respondent to pay a civil penalty of $400 for his violations CGS §1-84 (i).

Docket No. 2009-75: In the Matter of a Complaint against David G. Carter. On April 20, 2011, the OSE entered into a Stipulation and Consent Order with Respondent, resolving allegations that Respondent, former Chancellor of the Connecticut State University System, failed to inform his superiors or the OSE when he was faced with a conflict of interest involving the hiring of his spouse, a former Dean at one of the state universities, into a temporary contract following her retirement. Under the terms of the settlement, Respondent was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $2,000.


This was all done out in the open. The point of ethics is to keep people honest. This was done honestly. They shouldn't waste more than 5 minutes reviewing the facts of this.

 

[Chin Diesel]

This is incredibly routine. Cory isn't losing his job. The Ethics panel is doing exactly what you want them to he doing. They are vetting the legitimacy of his qualifications for the position and establishing any protocols to ensure compliance with any ethics laws.

His qualifications are not in question. There may be some tweak to set his administrative chain of command outside the AD. Mostly likely student life or the academic side.

If an issue ever came up in recruiting, personal conduct, hookers and blow, or anything other than performance as part of the staff, you wouldn't want anyone with ties to his dad running the show.

Just as you wouldn't want the head of the CEDC appointing his kid as a director.

This is not a black eye unless the commission asks for something unreasonable. It's actually a good thing that shows us doing things the right way.

The concern is if the Ethics boards makes the contract null and void, there is no recourse. They're an unelected bureaucracy and it will take a mess of time and money to override their decision.

If you go all in on the process is mandatory, you also go all in with the decision they make based on their authority.

 

[businesslawyer]

Don't they have anything better to do? Glad I moved.

We're all glad you moved.

 

[SubbaBub]

The concern is if the Ethics boards makes the contract null and void, there is no recourse. They're an unelected bureaucracy and it will take a mess of time and money to override their decision.

If you go all in on the process is mandatory, you also go all in with the decision they make based on their authority.

I won't sweat it until there is something to sweat. The board is not a gotcha operation. Every person of consequence leaving state service has contact with the state board. The stipulations handed out are not punitive in nature. Unless UConn itself didn't follow past protocol (you think this is the first family member the university has ever hired?) they will be fine, at most they might tweak the arrangement or put some other restriction on his administrative chain of command.

 

[weyuo]

This state constantly shoots itself in the foot and will again when they force his kid out alienating Edsall. He hangs around long enough to get another P-5 offer then bolts for another "dream job". What do you figure, three years, maybe four? They sued their way out of a P-5 invite then promoted one of the architects of that debacle to U. S. Senator. They forced a minor league baseball stadium down the taxpayers throats and for what? Some temporary union work? Sad, just sad.

 

[UConnFranklin]

The fact that HCRE hired his son causes no conflict of interest. Coach Randy Edsall's and the entire staff's continued employment is determined by one and only one factor: If he wins football games. If he doesn't win he and his entire staff are gone. If the fact that he has hired his son and it causes the appearance of favoritism among his staff, it doesn't matter. If he believes, by favoring a particular staff member or not, he is helping his program. It's all ok. In the end if he doesn't win, he and the entire staff are gone. They do not have guaranteed employment based on some nebulous evaluation. He can hire and fire staff at will. Whatever he believes benefits his program is his to do as long as it is not some amoral act or cheating. And even with these(North Carolina and Louisville, Baylor and a few more), if you win, it appears the NCAA and the community looks away In the end its a very objective evaluation for continued employment. There's nothing wrong with his openly hiring his son who is qualified on his own, by his experience, to get a coaching job. This is a non-starter and a waste of one's time, energy and money by political hacks who have already ruined our state and put our State U. in a hole.

 

[Chin Diesel]

It comes down to this.

Was the process used to identify the person to fill the position any different for Corey Edsall than it was for any other coaching hire? No. All coaches were hired via personal or professional relationships with the head coach.

Nepotism isn't just defined as hiring family. It's hiring family via a different process because they're family.

 

[huskymedic]

Courant doing what the Courant does to drive clicks:

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 3h 3 hours ago
Head Coach @RandyEdsall and TE Coach @CoachCEdsall working with the troops @UConnFootball

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 2h 2 hours ago
It's semantics. Do you know how many college head coaches have their sons on the staff. Only in our state is it an issue

 

[uconnphil2016]

Courant doing what the Courant does to drive clicks:

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 3h 3 hours ago
Head Coach @RandyEdsall and TE Coach @CoachCEdsall working with the troops @UConnFootball
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Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 2h 2 hours ago
It's semantics. Do you know how many college head coaches have their sons on the staff. Only in our state is it an issue

How dare a son stand next to his father

 

[UConnDan97]

Courant doing what the Courant does to drive clicks:

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 3h 3 hours ago
Head Coach @RandyEdsall and TE Coach @CoachCEdsall working with the troops @UConnFootball
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Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 2h 2 hours ago
It's semantics. Do you know how many college head coaches have their sons on the staff. Only in our state is it an issue

In late-breaking news, UConn has created an identical practice facility so that Randy Edsall never has to be on the same field as Corey. Russ is pleased...

 

[uconnphil2016]

In late-breaking news, UConn has created an identical practice facility so that Randy Edsall never has to be on the same field as Corey. Russ is pleased...

Is that Russ Steinberg's alternate account? Sources are telling me that this is the case.

 

[Coach J]

Courant doing what the Courant does to drive clicks:

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 3h 3 hours ago
Head Coach @RandyEdsall and TE Coach @CoachCEdsall working with the troops @UConnFootball
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Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 2h 2 hours ago
It's semantics. Do you know how many college head coaches have their sons on the staff. Only in our state is it an issue

I'm trying to rack my overworked brain on how on any level this is even a problem. It's not like he was inexperienced or this is a no-show job. Bottom line the ironic fallout of this is if they get rid of him after this witch hunt - it's going to end up costing the state more to find a competent replacement who certainly will command a higher salary then the hometown discount Corey is basically working for - not to mention the cost of the farce investigation. SMH, SMH!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Skiblets]

Courant doing what the Courant does to drive clicks:

Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 3h 3 hours ago
Head Coach @RandyEdsall and TE Coach @CoachCEdsall working with the troops @UConnFootball
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Joe D'Ambrosio‏ @JoeDSports 2h 2 hours ago
It's semantics. Do you know how many college head coaches have their sons on the staff. Only in our state is it an issue

Should I know who Russell Blair is?

 

[huskymedic]

Should I know who Russell Blair is?

"Reporter for @HartfordCourant in Hartford, Conn. Mostly covering politics. Formerly at @Record_Journal. @UConn grad. Cat fan. Marathoner. Still haven't left CT."

 

[uconnbill]

Just another person sticking his nose where it doesn't belong. Again this happens everywhere else in the country and yet this huckleberry Blair, thinks he has the high ground. He needs a life or a wife to keep him occupied.

 

[Skiblets]

Cat fan? 'Nuff said

 

[Waquoit]

Simple solution. Make Corey a volunteer coach, Increase HCRE salary by the amount Corey was suppose to make. Then HCRE can just pay his son directly from his salary.
Problem Solved!!!!

Why not? The money going to Corey is just part of HCRE's compensation package. But that way doesn't help the kid negotiate the money for his next job.

 

[huskypantz]

Cat fan? 'Nuff said

He probably meant Cat MEME fan....ummmmm

 

[IMind]

The problem isn't even the revue by the ethics board the problem is the press acting like there's some kind of scandal involved.

 

[huskymedic]

Mike Anthony: Citizen's Ethics Board Says It Will Rule On Corey Edsall's Contract By July 31

>>On Thursday, OSE general counsel Barbara Housen said the board remained in the process of going through responses provided by UConn to initial questions about the nature of Corey Edsall's employment.

Housen said she hoped the board would begin actual work on a draft "real soon." She said once a draft is written, it would be made public and provided to UConn, which would then have opportunity to respond before the final draft is written. "We appreciate very much that UConn was very responsive in a very timely manner, but there are a number of details we want to go through," Housen said.<<

>>A formal advisory opinion carries legal weight, but if UConn disagrees with its rulings, options will vary. The University could part with Corey Edsall, alter its management plan of his employment or challenge the ruling in court.<<

 

[BlueDogs]

A little tidbit that has not been covered - The Superintedent of state vocational schools spent 8 million on what appears to be personal self promotion and marketing with her friends, while a $3 Million school system security project connecting state police and local police to their schools for rapid response goes unfunded leaving kids and staff at risk because there is no money. Yet, Corey standing near Randy Edsall is the big problem... man what a joke.