In 2015 Christine Pauley ran on Mayor Brainard’s slate of candidates.
On his 2015 Campaign Finance Reports he claimed he spent $28,067.95 to assist in her election.
It seems that Mayor Brainard had more in mind for Clerk-Treasurer Pauley than simply serving the citizens of Carmel.
In 2016 with his intentions being both clear and unappreciated he dangled a once in a lifetime opportunity in front of his target.
On March 26, 2016, at 9:02 AM Mayor Jim Brainard sent this email to Clerk-Treasurer Christine Pauley
A trip to Rome
And what a trip to Rome it would be. Mayor Jim Brainard was joining in with some very powerful and spiritual people…
The perfect opportunity to practice his faith, serve the citizens, and promote Carmel, right?
No, for Mayor Brainard it was first and foremost a Booty Call.
He got his answer from Clerk-Treasurer Pauley:
Unquestionably a Cad, he seemed gentlemanly about it and he responded with:
For those wanting an explanation of a cad I offer the following. It really describes Mayor Jim Brainard:
cad
A rogue, or bounder. A cad is a man who is aware of the codes of conduct which seperate a gentleman from a ruffian, but finds himself unable to quite live up to them. Cads are quite capable of disguising themselves as good chaps for some time, only revealing their true nature in circumstances of particular stress or temptation. Others embrace their caddishness whole-heartedly and delight in behaving in a manner which is, to be quite frank, not cricket.
They are certainly intelligent, educated, often cultured and frequently very witty, but, alas, are simply unreliable.
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After this rather bold plan failed the Mayor did not give up, sending this suggestive post in May of 2016.
This post demonstrates that the Mayor was a member of the Adam and Eve subscription services that created all the hullabaloo in 2016.
By the fall of that year the Mayors hostility and his anger had became evident as her proposed 2017 pay raise was singled out and reduced from a 23% planned raise to a 2% planned raise.
Clearly not taking the trip to Rome had cost her significantly!
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Carmel clerk-treasurer accuses City Council of discrimination
Pauley has hired Indianapolis-based Betz and Blevins law firm, though no legal action has been filed. On Friday, Pauley sent a letter to the council accusing it of violating separation-of-power statutes in Indiana Code and of discrimination based on the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Carmel’s other two full-time elected city officials are in line to receive significant raises. Mayor Jim Brainard is expected to receive a 40 percent hike, and Judge Brian Poindexter a 20 percent raise. Pauley was set to receive a 23 percent bump. Now the amount is set at 2 percent.
“As the clerk-treasurer and executive director of the Carmel Bond Bank and the only full-time female elected city of Carmel official, I expect to be treated fairly and with respect in performing my elected duties as outlined in the Indiana Code and the State Constitution,” she said during a council meeting Monday night. “This is about equal pay for equal work.”
She also questions whether any officials should receive raises so high for taxpayer-funded jobs without further study on the impact on the city’s budget. While the city is considering no tax increase for 2017, taxes went up 19 percent this year.
The dispute arose after the city hired Ohio-based Archer consulting firm to recommend new city wages. On Aug. 22, the company filed a report that suggested significant raises for all of the elected officials and adjustments for all city employees.
The consultant recommended that Pauley receive a 23 percent pay increase to $129,149; Brainard receive a 40 percent pay increase to $179,344 , and Poindexter receive a 20 percent raise to $145,912.
Mayor Jim Brainard’s divorce was granted on July 11, 2017
Part two: https://carmelstrong.com/brainard/brainard-2016-the-booty-call-travel-itinerary/
