Hey Gimbel, read the story before you throw out your one size fits all gotta give up the booze. There was no accident involved. Every person that makes a bad decision to drive while intoxicated is not an alcoholic.

He needs to give up his position. The heck with the car.

Poor Gimbel. Can't control his own booze. Gotta love the drunks calling out other drunks. What a carnival act this is.

"In 2009, he was involved in a second drunk driving-related accident four years later."

Seriously, does anybody at Patch read Patch?

It is wonderful and fortunate that no one was hurt in Huff's drunken escapade. That is really the only good news. Huff turning in the County Vehicle does not solve the problem of his poor judgement and behavior.

All Maryland taxpayers should be interested in just how much we are paying for the use of County vehicles by the seven council people and others in County Government who are beneficiaries of County paid, vehicles, cell phone, lap tops wi fi devices, fuel and etc. Just how much does all this cost us is the first question. The second question is, what law authorizes these expenses to be picked up by Maryland taxpayers?

I have filed a PIA request with the County Government and will see how long it takes Kamenetz's office (Mr. Peddicord of the law office) to acknowledge my request and how long it takes Mr. Peddicord to provide the information. They have 29 more days to provide this info.

It is wonderful and fortunate that no one was hurt in Huff's drunken escapade. That is really the only good news. Huff turning in the County Vehicle does not solve the problem of his poor judgement and behavior.

All Maryland taxpayers should be interested in just how much we are paying for the use of County vehicles by the seven council people and others in County Government who are beneficiaries of County paid, vehicles, cell phone, lap tops wi fi devices, fuel and etc. Just how much does all this cost us is the first question. The second question is, what law authorizes these expenses to be picked up by Maryland taxpayers?

I have filed a PIA request with the County Government and will see how long it takes Kamenetz's office (Mr. Peddicord of the law office) to acknowledge my request and how long it takes Mr. Peddicord to provide the information. They have 29 more days to provide this info.

...and if they don't respond in 29 days, then what?

Hey Walter, read the story,,,,the one in the accidents was NOT Todd Huff. We'll do it in crayons for you next time.

Ravnet, show me the prior dui

We don't need to be paying for county council members cars. Let them drove their own. What a waste of money. Government spending out of control. And a Jeep Grand Cherokee! Way too expensive. More waste exposed. This money could go towards our schools.

I hope he cleaned out all the beer cans before he gave it back to the county.

I wonder if Quirk is zooming around in the Jeep now?

I know politicians like to make feel good laws. I would suggest that given the council's pension is funded by the taxpayers, a "morals" clause should exist that if a councilperson is convicted of a crime or accepts PBJ, they forteit their pension as well as immediate removal from office.

Wow. It is nice to see I am not alone in my frustration for Mr. Huff to immediately be removed from his place as county councilman. I like what Mr. Friese (commenter) is doing. We need more people like this commenter in our county. Mr. Huff-you can rest assured that you have completely ruined your character, reputation and my respect. Ironic how I own and drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee and work my a@@ off to pay for it. I also don't drive under the influence EVER because I have morals and values and I believe in being a good person in my community. I believe in the justice system, and am a proud American. I can only hope Mr. Huff gets help through rehab for his alcohol abuse/addiction.

I heard a rumor that Mr. Huff will still get a vehicle /gasoline allowance even when he returns the county supplied Jeep. Does anybody know if this is true or not?

Lablover:
Below is an email sent to the Baltimore County attorney that I sent my initial PIA request to.
Jack Friese <dumbcastle1@gmail.com>
to: tpeddicord@baltimorecountymd.gov,
cpollock@baltimorecountymd.gov,
kevin@baltimorecountymd.gov
cc: bryan.sears@patch.com,
nayana.davis@patch.com
date: Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:07 AM
subject: PIA request concerning Councilman Todd Huff

Dear Mr. Peddicord:
Since first making my PIA request, the media has reported that Councilman Huff has "turned in the Grand Cherkokee. Can you confirm that this vehicle has been turned back to the County? Who will this vehicle be assigned to? I would like to know if Councilman Huff is allowed to gas up his POV at the County gas fill up and/or if he is given County Paid mileage for the use of his (POV). Please include this with my original request.
I would like your acknowledgement confirming receipt of my request, when you anticipate responding and the cost if any for this PIA information.
thank you,
J. H. Friese

I'm surprised no one has mentioned T Bryan McIntire, Huff's predecessor. He had five crashes in seven years, including one in a county-issued car in June 2010. To his credit, the crashes were not also howl related. (he's 82). Never the less, it makes me wonder why the county allows these perks to continue. I'm sure a full time employee would not be allowed to drive after incidents like these.

__________________
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues." - Abraham Lincoln
For what it's worth..

How does a part time employee deserve a car? It's not like they respond to any type of emergency.

At least he didn't have to wait for a spot on Oprah to spill his guts.

Mike Gimbel makes a good point. NO ONE is allowed to drive while intoxicated. Stopping drinking is probably a good thing for Todd Huff to do. Ask any Baltimore County police officer how many times he has arrested a drunk driver, just to have the judge slap him on the wrist and set him free. Maybe the punishment for the FIRST DWI should be automatic revocation of one's drivers license. Second offense, automatic 5 year jail term. Sure would cut down the number of repeat offenders! I'm tired of innocent people being maimed and killed by these morons.

As one of Mr. Huff's constituents (and one who voted for him), I am terribly distressed by his bad judgement and reckless behavior. I believe that everyone is entitled to a second chance in life (and perhaps he has had more than one second chance already); however, that does not include the privilege of serving his community as an elected official. Would we even be having this conversation if, forbid, he had injured or killed someone while DUI?
I know many, many residents of my District who would exert good judgement and sound priciples in service to the community.
The verdict is in Mr. Huff: TIME TO RESIGN YOUR SEAT AND GET YOUR LIFE BACK ON TRACK!!!

When I voted for Todd Huff i thought I was voting for a human being. Sometimes human beings have weaknesses. That does not mean he can't do a good job representing his district. There have been plenty of very effective politicians in history that have done a hell of a lot worse than get caught driving after a few too many drinks.

I never voted for Todd Huff. But then again I never voted for Dutch Rooperschitzel either.

The council members without county cars aren't able to gas up at county stations but they get reimbursed for mileage, often to the tune if more money that an actual county car costs.

I wonder if John Leopold is still looking for work.

Mr. Huff speaks of a 'bad decision.' Which bad decision is he referencing:
1. Taking the second drink and each one after that which put him at 2 and a half times over the legal driving limit?
2. Deciding to take each drink without a clear plan on getting home safely (and legally)?
3. Deciding it was better to attempt to drive rather than spend $15-$20 on a taxi?
4. Or was his decision not to turn his headlights on the 'bad' one?
5. Maybe he is talking about the way he tried to flex his so called 'influence' over the police at the scene of the arrest.
6. Perhaps the 'bad decision' was in the way he called the Police Commissioner - obviously trying to call in a 'favor.'
7. Maybe he regrets saying that 'he doesn't like lawyers' now that he will have to go before a judge, and every judge in the state of Maryland begins as a licensed lawyer.
8. His 'bad decision' could be in the hypocrisy of driving a county car to begin with, since he campaigned against such perks when he beat McIntyre a few years ago.

So what I am seeing here is not just a 'bad decision' but an entire, stretched-out, episode of delusional behavior that is unacceptable by any decent standards.

State employees are paid .55 per mile for the use of the legitmate use POV. They are required to keep a log of where, when, how many miles and for what official reason. That should be really interesting to audit and figure out. Which brings me to the next point. Why should council members be driving around in $25,000 vehicles and just how many of these County owned vehicles and at what cost to the taxpayers do they have running around the County? Surely taxpayers have the right to know.

Mr. Mohler the chief of staff for Kamenetz is working on a PIA information request from me. When I get these answers I'll be sure to post them. The County bean counters should figure out which of the choices is more economical. I am betting it is much more cost effective to use the POV routine. Then we don't have to invest in vehicles, maintenance etc. to say nothing of the loss potential if one of these vehicles gets into an accident. I guess the question is Mr. Mohler is has any one in the bean counting department figured this out?

Equally interesting reading if one searches MD Judiciary for "Jack Friese", "John Friese" and "Armscorp of America Inc."

@ArcAngel
Ya gotta love the case search!

Okay M. Sullivan. I had actually thought that after I posted my prior comment that some people may assume I was on my high horse so I should have mentioned that I am imperfect, have made mistakes, just like most people in the world. No need to attack me on my choice of a Jeep. In all honesty, it was my first car I bought on my own as a young adult and I've had nothing but trouble with it! Lesson learned. However, back to Huff. Okay with people making bad choices. Hey no one is perfect... Right? But for his demeanor to be "Don't you know who I am" and "I want to phone the police chief" and "I don't like attorney's" says more of the person he is rather than his possibly forgivable "mistake" at driving after many drinks and not stopping immediately for the officer. Do we want someone with that arrogance and disrespect our our council? I think not. As "George" stated, this is more about his behaviors and judgement in everyday life. By the way, "Winning!"

I huff a lot of weed

Inquiries will change nothing, it's all a big joke, there's no accountability these days, nobody stands for nothing these days, he isn't going nowhere.....on to the next article

But John........ you have to have the Baltimore's label of "Believe". Believe that there are concerned citizens like Mr. Friese (who has the time and dedication) that care for what is correct/right. If we keep on pushing, there absolutely will be a bigger consequence. Hopefully.

It may be indecent, but Mr. Friese has apparently "exposed" things in the past.

I hope Mr. Friese finds his answers, there are a lot of county owned vehicles on the road, and many are used as take home cars. Supervisors in specialized units in the police dept. such as Sgts.Lts. have take home cars, Capts, and Majors, and Colonels have take home cars. Many of these rank and file drive from their homes in Pa Harford, Anne Arundel, Carroll, and Westminister counties, and go to headquarters, and work and then go back home in a company car everyday 5 days a week. Everyone I know either takes a bus, or their own private car to their place of employment. Why should the Baltimore County tax payers pay for a council member or any one driving any of these county vehicles to go to and from work. The gas and insurance is paid by us the baltimore county citizens. I would like to know Mr. Friese what type of money is being spent on take home cars in each dept. With gas prices this high, why should we be paying for county employees to drive outside of Baltimore County into Pa, and surrounding counties. Know wonder these supervisors want to get promoted, a take home car free gas and free insurance, they should be made to drive their own vehicles to their place of employment like any other citizens. At least the Council members live in Baltimore County, these other supervisors don't, and have free use of the vehicles.
Good luck Mr. Friese with your quest.

Give him a bus pass.

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