DOB Quiz question # 7
You have a complicated project that has required a number of visits to the Department. A cashier helping you noticed a clerical error in one of your documents. Her good work saved your clients from accidentally overpaying filing fees. You know your clients are going to be very appreciative and would like to thank the…
You have a complicated project that has required a number of visits to the Department. A cashier helping
you noticed a clerical error in one of your documents. Her good work saved your clients from accidentally
overpaying filing fees. You know your clients are going to be very appreciative and would like to thank
the cashier. You also know the Department of Buildings has strict rules against gratuities, so you’re
careful to wait until the transaction is complete to give the cashier a finder’s fee for the money she saved
your clients. Did you show your appreciation the correct way?
note to the bored individuals. Only one more question on DOB tutorial to go.
I recall reading about that case.
http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-02-19/news/fake-it-till-you-make-it
Clarification!! The deprtment of buildings a couple of years ago had a hearing where an enginner and an expediter had to justify certain actions af false documents that were aparently submitted to the dept. at some point. At the hearing the Dept, blamed the engineer for not being digilent enough and the expediter actually got away scott free. Because of that the DOB decided that al exediters need to abide by a certain professional code of conduct so that they would also assume some liability for their jobs. The first step is to read the code of conduct so that everybody should know the rules so you will not be able to feign innocence by saying I didn’t know that was not allowed. Therefore, at the current renewal period for filing reps. which ends on June 30 2010 all people doing business aith the DOB as a non-professional must certify online that you read the code of conduct and that you understand it. In order to ensure that it is understoon you are prompted to answer these actual questions which were invented by the DOB.
“Thing is that these questions are for real what the DOB asks now from the filing representatives. Everybody can see the real minds behind the professionalsm of the DOB from these questions.”
BE — are you saying the DOB as a matter of course expects the filing representative to give the cashier a “finder’s fee” under the circumstances you describe above? Are you saying this expectation was imposed on you? If so, what did you do? Your question is not worded as if DOB is asking this of the filing rep, but that it is the filing rep’s clients who “would like to thank the cashier.” Question 6 is like this, too, in which you ask if it is ok for the contractor to include the inspector in the sandwich order. Where is the DOB’s expectation of a sandwich in your question, or even the acceptance of the sandwich?
Again, not defending DOB here, just insisting on an honest and straightforward attack that we can discuss with some clarity.
Is this from the exam to be a DOB employee? Or do you have to pass some exam before being allowed to file a plan?
I think this would technically be a gratuity, not bribery. There’s no actual service being provided or promise of future service by the clerk in exchange for the “fee.”
“Thing is that these questions are for real what the DOB asks now from the filing representatives. Everybody can see the real minds behind the professionalsm of the DOB from these questions.”
Posted by: brooklynexpediter at June 2, 2010 2:11 PM in response to DOB Quiz question # 6
I know it is called bribery and I know it is illegal. That is not the point of my question. Is BE saying the events in the questions happened to him? Or that he witnessed it? Or is he hypothesizing? Has he reported anyone to DOI? That’s what I meant by innuendo. If BE comes forward and says he witnessed all of the incidents that formed the basis of his questions, fine. Until he clarifies, it is fair game to ask where he is going with this.
It’s called bribery. It’s illegal.
OK, BE, what’s up with this? Are you quoting from actual exam questions? Are you turning specific experiences and events you have encountered into questions? We all know about problems at DOB, but without more, your questions are reading more and more like dressed-up innuendo. I think you need to either name some names or otherwise come forward with something a little bit more concrete about what you are upto here. Not to mention your own answers to the questions.