Damn right they are! (my apologies to the Wolf).
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTAc62476f4[/youtube]
The charter revision commission is appointed (handpicked by the mayor). And now Joe Kirby is sticking his nose in and trying to overturn the council’s decision to approve contracts. At Wednesday’s meeting (which I’m sure he will attend by telephone from sunny California) Kirby is proposing that the mayor approves all contracts;
We have already been through this. The council wants to approve contracts. They voted on it. This is a GOOD THING! It takes very little time and is in the consent agenda of the regular meeting. This has nothing to do with power, this has to do with transparency. The citizens have the right to know who is getting city contracts. Why would Joe and Mike want to hide that from the public? Good question.