{"id":2287,"date":"2026-06-12T13:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2026-06-14T09:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T07:52:09","slug":"chronologie-des-echanges-avec-reynald-blanchud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/?p=2287","title":{"rendered":"Chronologie des \u00e9changes avec Reynald Blanchud"},"content":{"rendered":"

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27.09.2025<\/p>\n

Rencontre fortuite avec M. Blanchud \u00e0 la Migros locale. Je lui ai demand\u00e9 s\u2019il \u00e9tait dispos\u00e9 \u00e0 me rencontrer, apr\u00e8s qu\u2019il m\u2019eut fait savoir, le 13 ao\u00fbt 2025, qu\u2019il refusait de me recevoir parce que je ne parle pas fran\u00e7ais. Il a imm\u00e9diatement accept\u00e9 et je me suis engag\u00e9 \u00e0 lui envoyer une lettre exposant mes pr\u00e9occupations.<\/p>\n

29.09.2025<\/p>\n

Remise en mains propres \u00e0 M. Blanchud d\u2019une lettre<\/a> exposant les raisons pour lesquelles je souhaitais un entretien. La lettre met l\u2019accent sur le niveau d\u2019endettement \u00e9lev\u00e9 de Chamoson.<\/p>\n

08.10.2025<\/p>\n

Rencontre avec M. Blanchud en pr\u00e9sence d\u2019Isabelle Jaggi-McCoy, qui a fait office d\u2019interpr\u00e8te. Les sujets abord\u00e9s lors de la rencontre \u00e9taient les suivants :<\/p>\n

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  1. Endettement de Chamoson
    Nous avons convenu que l\u2019endettement de Chamoson \u00e9tait trop \u00e9lev\u00e9 et devait \u00eatre r\u00e9duit.<\/li>\n
  2. Pr\u00e9visions de tr\u00e9sorerie et planification financi\u00e8re
    Compte tenu du niveau d\u2019endettement de Chamoson, la planification de la tr\u00e9sorerie est extr\u00eamement importante. Sous l\u2019administration pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente, j\u2019avais propos\u00e9 d\u2019aider \u00e0 cr\u00e9er un mod\u00e8le dynamique qui fournirait \u00e0 la direction un outil efficace pour la planification d\u2019urgence et la planification strat\u00e9gique. M. Blanchud s\u2019est \u00e9tonn\u00e9 que mon offre de cr\u00e9er cet outil de gestion gratuitement ait \u00e9t\u00e9 refus\u00e9e.<\/li>\n
  3. Planification strat\u00e9gique
    La n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d\u2019une planification strat\u00e9gique pour relever les d\u00e9fis les plus urgents a \u00e9t\u00e9 discut\u00e9e en d\u00e9tail. L\u2019id\u00e9e qu\u2019il devait d\u00e9finir des objectifs clairs pour son administration semblait lui plaire. Les pr\u00e9occupations li\u00e9es aux profondes divisions politiques qui existent au sein de la communaut\u00e9 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 soulev\u00e9es comme un probl\u00e8me urgent freinant le d\u00e9veloppement de Chamoson.<\/li>\n
  4. Proc\u00e9dures d\u2019appel d\u2019offres
    J\u2019ai fait part de ma pr\u00e9occupation quant au fait que les march\u00e9s publics pr\u00e9sentent un risque tr\u00e8s \u00e9lev\u00e9 de mauvaise gestion des deniers publics, et que j\u2019avais des craintes, \u00e9tay\u00e9es par des preuves circonstancielles, que cela soit une r\u00e9alit\u00e9 \u00e0 Chamoson. J\u2019ai propos\u00e9 que la seule fa\u00e7on d\u2019apaiser ces soup\u00e7ons soit de mener un audit judiciaire des march\u00e9s publics importants qui ont donn\u00e9 lieu aux niveaux d\u2019endettement extraordinaires de Chamoson.<\/li>\n
  5. Technologies de l’information
    Deux questions ont \u00e9t\u00e9 soulev\u00e9es dans ce cadre :
    – Le site web de Chamoson ne r\u00e9pond pas aux normes \u00e9tablies par les autres communes de la r\u00e9gion, et ;
    – L’adoption de l’intelligence artificielle pour am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 des services de Chamoson tout en r\u00e9duisant les co\u00fbts.<\/li>\n
  6. Forum en ligne
    Chamoson a besoin d\u2019un forum public permettant aux citoyens de discuter des questions d\u2019administration publique qui les pr\u00e9occupent. Ce forum donnerait \u00e9galement \u00e0 l\u2019administration un aper\u00e7u direct des sentiments des citoyens, lui permettant ainsi d\u2019adopter une approche proactive.<\/li>\n
  7. Service des eaux
    Ma facture d\u2019assainissement a tripl\u00e9 pour 2024. Lorsque j\u2019ai interrog\u00e9 l\u2019administration \u00e0 ce sujet, on m\u2019a r\u00e9pondu que cela \u00e9tait d\u00fb au regroupement des factures d\u2019eau potable et d\u2019assainissement. Lorsqu\u2019il s\u2019est av\u00e9r\u00e9 que cette explication \u00e9tait erron\u00e9e, on m\u2019a inform\u00e9 que cette augmentation r\u00e9sultait d\u2019une d\u00e9cision de la direction et que je devrais m\u2019adresser \u00e0 celle-ci pour obtenir une r\u00e9ponse. J’ai demand\u00e9 \u00e0 rencontrer M. Blanchud. On m’a r\u00e9pondu qu’on lui en ferait la demande. Deux jours plus tard, on m’a inform\u00e9 que M. Blanchud ne souhaitait pas me rencontrer car je ne parle pas fran\u00e7ais. Ma rencontre fortuite avec M. Blanchud le 27 septembre 2025 contredit ce qu’on m’avait dit et soul\u00e8ve de s\u00e9rieux soup\u00e7ons quant \u00e0 la culture au sein de l’administration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    24.11.2025<\/p>\n

    Lettre<\/a> remise en mains propres \u00e0 M. Blanchud \u2013 aborde la question de la taxe sur les eaux us\u00e9es et le fait que l\u2019augmentation de ma facture personnelle d\u2019eau \u00e9tait nettement sup\u00e9rieure \u00e0 la moyenne indiqu\u00e9e dans le budget r\u00e9cemment publi\u00e9. La lettre demande un audit de la facturation de l\u2019eau afin de s\u2019assurer que les calculs sont corrects dans tous les cas. La lettre sugg\u00e8re de lancer l’audit de l’appel d’offres municipal, comme discut\u00e9 lors de la r\u00e9union du 08.10.2025.
    Un certain nombre de pr\u00e9occupations concernant le budget sont soulev\u00e9es, en particulier les augmentations de salaires.
    L’adoption de l’IA pour r\u00e9duire les co\u00fbts est mentionn\u00e9e.
    Je soul\u00e8ve des pr\u00e9occupations concernant l’absence d’anonymat des votes lors des r\u00e9unions municipales et le fait que la pression sociale influence la mani\u00e8re dont les gens votent, compromettant ainsi la l\u00e9gitimit\u00e9 du r\u00e9sultat.<\/p>\n

    04.12.2025<\/p>\n

    Remise en mains propres d’une lettre<\/a> \u00e0 M. Blanchud, accompagn\u00e9e d’un addendum pr\u00e9sentant les commentaires issus d’une analyse d\u00e9taill\u00e9e du budget qui sera pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le 10.12.2025.
    La lettre demande que l’addendum soit remis aux participants \u00e0 la r\u00e9union budg\u00e9taire afin de les aider \u00e0 comprendre les principales pr\u00e9occupations soulev\u00e9es par mon analyse. La taxe sur l’eau s’\u00e9carte des principes fiscaux d’Adam Smith, qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 presque universellement adopt\u00e9s depuis leur publication il y a 250 ans.
    La mani\u00e8re dont le budget est pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 rend toute analyse correcte pratiquement impossible, \u00e9tant donn\u00e9 que la comparaison est effectu\u00e9e par rapport au budget de l\u2019ann\u00e9e pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente plut\u00f4t qu\u2019\u00e0 partir des chiffres r\u00e9els, comme c\u2019est habituellement le cas. On constate une augmentation de 16,3 % des salaires. Les salaires constituent le poste de d\u00e9penses le plus important du budget. L’absence de plan strat\u00e9gique pour orienter l’\u00e9laboration du budget est abord\u00e9e, comme cela avait \u00e9t\u00e9 le cas lors de la r\u00e9union du 08.10.2025.<\/p>\n

    10.12.2025<\/p>\n

    Message transmis par Isabelle Jaggi-McCoy indiquant que M. Blanchud estime que les questions soulev\u00e9es dans la lettre du 4 d\u00e9cembre 2025 ne se pr\u00eatent pas \u00e0 une discussion lors de la s\u00e9ance budg\u00e9taire.<\/p>\n

    10.12.2025<\/p>\n

    R\u00e9union communale pour l’exercice 2026. Lors de la r\u00e9union budg\u00e9taire, M. Blanchud soumet au vote la question de savoir si des participants souhaitent un scrutin \u00e0 bulletin secret et laisse la d\u00e9cision de la majorit\u00e9 pr\u00e9valoir. Le budget est rejet\u00e9 par la communaut\u00e9.<\/p>\n

    04.02.2026<\/p>\n

    R\u00e9union communale pour l’exercice 2026. Lors de la r\u00e9union, on nous a inform\u00e9s que la commission des finances avait approuv\u00e9 le budget. En r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 une question d\u2019un membre concernant l\u2019augmentation des salaires, il nous a \u00e9t\u00e9 dit que celle-ci r\u00e9sultait de la hausse du seuil des cotisations LPP.<\/p>\n

    12.02.2026<\/p>\n

    Lettre<\/a> remise en mains propres \u00e0 M. Blanchud. La lettre souligne que la commune a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9ment induite en erreur au sujet de l\u2019approbation du budget par la commission des finances et de la raison de l\u2019augmentation des salaires.
    Il est \u00e9galement soulign\u00e9 qu\u2019il est inappropri\u00e9 de voter sur des proc\u00e9dures \u00e9lectorales destin\u00e9es \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger l\u2019int\u00e9grit\u00e9 du scrutin.
    La lettre se termine par une demande expresse de r\u00e9ponse urgente. Quatre mois apr\u00e8s la remise en mains propres de la lettre, aucune r\u00e9ponse n\u2019a \u00e9t\u00e9 re\u00e7ue.<\/p>\n

    06.06.2026<\/p>\n

    Lettre<\/a> ouverte \u00e0 M. Blanchud publi\u00e9e sur Internet.
    La lettre souligne qu’aucune r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la lettre du 12.02.2026 n’a \u00e9t\u00e9 re\u00e7ue et r\u00e9it\u00e8re les pr\u00e9occupations expos\u00e9es dans la     lettre<\/a> du 12.02.2026. Elle poursuit en soulignant que la commune surfacture d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9ment certains citoyens pour les taxes sur l’eau. Elle demande \u00e0 M. Blanchud de d\u00e9missionner de son poste de pr\u00e9sident de la commune, faute de quoi je commencerai une gr\u00e8ve de la faim.<\/p>\n

    08.06.2026<\/p>\n

    Remise en mains propres \u00e0 M. Blanchud du code QR contenant le lien vers la lettre du 06\/06\/2026.<\/p>\n

    10.06.2026<\/p>\n

    Assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale annuelle de la commune. Lors de cette r\u00e9union, j\u2019ai prononc\u00e9 un discours<\/a> dans lequel j\u2019ai annonc\u00e9 que j\u2019entamerais une gr\u00e8ve de la faim le 11.06.2026. Dans ce discours, j\u2019ai confirm\u00e9 que je m\u2019attendais pleinement \u00e0 ce que M. Blanchud ne fasse aucun effort pour r\u00e9pondre aux demandes formul\u00e9es dans la lettre du 06.06.2026, avec pour cons\u00e9quence in\u00e9vitable que je mourrai dans les quatre prochaines semaines.<\/p>\n

    J\u2019estime que les surfacturations des taxes sur l\u2019eau et le refus de rembourser les citoyens constituent une fraude.<\/p>\n

    English version<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Timeline of Communication with Reynald Blanchud<\/b><\/p>\n

    27.09.2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Chance meeting with Mr Blanchud at the local Migros. I asked whether he was prepared to meet with me after having been told on 13.08.2025 that he refused to meet because I am unable to speak French. He readily agreed and I committed to send a letter setting out my concerns.<\/p>\n

    29.09.2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Hand delivered letter<\/a> to Mr Blanchud setting out the rationale for wanting a meeting. The letter concentrates on Chamoson\u2019s high debt levels.<\/p>\n

    08.10.2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Meeting with Mr Blanchud with Isabelle Jaggi-McCoy in attendance as a translator. The topics covered in the meeting were:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Chamoson debt
      We agreed that Chamoson\u2019s debt is too high and needs to be reduced.<\/li>\n
    2. Cash flow projections and financial planning
      In view of Chamoson\u2019s debt levels, cash flow planning is extremely important. With the previous administration I had offered to assist to create a dynamic model that would give management an effective tool for contingency and strategic planning. Mr Blanchud was surprised that my offer to create this management tool without charge was refused.<\/li>\n
    3. Strategic planning
      The need for strategic planning to address the most pressing challenges was discussed in some detail. The idea that he needed to set out clear objectives for his administration appeared to appeal to him. The concerns of the deep political divides that exist within the community was raised as a pressing issue holding Chamoson back.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Tendering processes
      I submitted my concern that procurement is a very high risk for potential mismanagement of tax money, and that I had concerns supported by circumstantial evidence that this is a reality in Chamoson. I proposed that the only way to allay these suspicions is to conduct a forensic audit of the large procurements that have given rise to Chamoson\u2019s extraordinary debt levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Information technology
      Two issues was introduced under this topic:
      – Chamoson\u2019 web-site does not meet the standard set by other communes in the region, and;
      – The adoption of Artificial intelligence to raise Chamoson\u2019s levels of service and simultaneously lower costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    6. Online forum
      Chamoson needs to have a public forum that allows citizens to discuss the public administration issues which worry them. The forum would also give the administration direct insight into citizens\u2019 sentiments allowing the Adminstration to take a proactive approach.<\/li>\n
    7. Water service
      My water bill for sewage tripled for 2024. When I queried this with the administration, I was told that the reason was the consolidation of both drinking and sewage water bills. When it was established that this explanation was incorrect, I was informed that the increase is the result of a senior management decision, and I would need to speak to management to obtain that answer. I asked to have a meeting with Mr Blanchud, They said that they would ask him. Two days later, I was informed that Mr Blanchud was unwilling to meet with me because I do not speak French. My chance encounter with Mr Blanchud on 27.09.2025 contradicts what I was told, and raises serious suspicions about the culture within the administration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      24.11.2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Hand delivered letter<\/a> to Mr Blanchud – addresses the issue of the tax on sewage water, and the fact that the increase in my personal water tax bill was significantly higher than the average reflected in the budget that had recently been made available.
      The letter requests an audit of the water billing to ensure that the computations are universally correct. The letter suggests initiating the audit the the municipal building tender, as discussed in the meeting to 08.10.2025.
      A number of concerns about the budget are raised, particularly increases in salaries.
      The adoption of AI to drive down costs is mentioned.
      I raise concern about the lack of anonymity for votes conducted in the municipal meeting and that social pressure affects how people vote, compromising the legitimacy of the outcome.<\/p>\n

      04.12.2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Hand delivered letter<\/a> to Mr Blanchud with an addendum setting out comments arising from a detailed analysis of the budget to be presented on 10.12.2025.
      The letter makes a request that the addendum be given to attendees at the budget meeting to assist them in understanding the major concerns raised through my analysis.
      The water tax deviates from Adam Smith\u2019s principles of taxation that have been almost universally adopted since their publication 250 years ago.
      The manner in which the budget is presented makes proper analysis almost impossible, given that the comparison is against the previous year\u2019s budget rather than using actual figures as is normal.
      There is a 16.3% increase in salaries. Salaries are the biggest expense category in the budget.
      The absence of a strategic plan to give guidance to the formulation of the budget is discussed as it was on the meeting of 08.10.2025.<\/p>\n

      10.12.2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Message via Isabelle Jaggi-McCoy that Mr Blanchud believes the issues raised in the letter of 04.12.2025 are not suitable for discussion at the budget meeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      10.12.2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Commune meeting for the 2026 financial year. At the budget meeting, Mr Blanchud takes a vote on whether any participants want to have a secret ballot and allows the majority decision to prevail.
      The budget is refused by the community.<\/p>\n

      04.02.2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Commune meeting for the 2026 financial year. At the meeting we were told that the finance committee had approved the budget. In response to a question from a member concerning the increase in salaries, we were told that this is the result of the increase in the threshold for LPP contributions.<\/p>\n

      12.02.2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Hand delivered letter<\/a> to Mr Blanchud.
      The letter makes the point that the commune was deliberately misled about the finance committee\u2019s approval of the budget and the reason for the increase in salaries.
      The point is also made that voting on electoral procedures designed to protect the integrity of the vote in wrong.
      The letter ends with a specific request for an urgent response. Four months after hand delivering the letter, no response has been received.<\/p>\n

      06.06.2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Open letter<\/a> to Mr Blanchud published on the internet.
      The letter points out that no response to the       letter<\/a> of 12.02.2026 has been received and repeats the concerns set out in the letter of 12.02.2026.
      It goes on to point out that the commune is deliberately overcharging some citizens for water taxes. It calls for Mr Blanchud to resign as president of the commune, failing which I will commence a hunger strike.<\/p>\n

      08.06.2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Hand delivery of the QR code to Mr Blanchud with the link to the letter<\/a> of 06.06.2026.<\/p>\n

      10.06.2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Annual General meeting fo the commune. At the meeting I made an address in which I announced that I would be commencing a hunger strike on 11.06.2026. In the address I confirmed that I fully expected that Mr Blanchud would make no effort to fulfil the requests set out in the letter<\/a> of 06.06.2026 with the inevitable consequence that I will die within the next four weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      I express the opinion that the overcharges for the water taxes and the refusal to refund citizens constitutes fraud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      More at:<\/p>\n

      Lettre ouverte \u00e0 M. Reynald Blanchud<\/a><\/p>\n

      Discours prononc\u00e9 lors de l’assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale annuelle de Chamoson le 10 juin 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

      Pourquoi cette gr\u00e8ve de la faim est n\u00e9cessaire<\/a><\/p>\n

      The health impact of the hunger strike<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      27.09.2025 Rencontre fortuite avec M. Blanchud \u00e0 la Migros locale. Je lui ai demand\u00e9 s\u2019il \u00e9tait dispos\u00e9 \u00e0 me rencontrer, apr\u00e8s qu\u2019il m\u2019eut fait savoir, le 13 ao\u00fbt 2025, qu\u2019il refusait de me recevoir parce que je ne parle pas fran\u00e7ais. Il a imm\u00e9diatement accept\u00e9 et je me suis engag\u00e9 \u00e0 lui envoyer une lettre… Continue reading Chronologie des \u00e9changes avec Reynald Blanchud<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,4],"tags":[141,142,7],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2287"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2314,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287\/revisions\/2314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrvhealth.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}