Andy Traub plans to address the council tonight during the public testimony about the Charter Revision Commission’s latest meeting. It should be a good one. Andy was given permission to use audio from the meeting during his testimony. I know that Andy won’t be the only one speaking. A couple of other citizens have hinted to me they will be speaking out about it to.
WATCH THE MEETING. LISTEN TO PUBLIC INPUT AT THE BEGINNING
FF TO 27:00 TO HEAR ENTENMAN AND HUETHER HEAD TO THE CORN FIELD WITH THE MANURE SPREADER.
Sometimes Holsen knows exactly how I feel about a topic, and I couldn’t agree more with her latest post;
However, the mayor is the one who still reviews the applications and decides who to recommend for appointment. When I retired from city government service, I wanted to give back to the city by volunteering my time to serve on two boards that I felt I could provide credible and knowledgeable service. I immediately put in applications to serve on one of the two pension boards and the charter revision commission. I have never received so much as a letter or contact of interest regarding my applications. I also know of others who would have been credible and knowledgeable volunteers for the Charter Revision Commission who were also not contacted by the mayor’s office.
I got treated the same way. While I don’t consider myself an expert on charter law, I think after covering city politics for 10 years, I have a pretty good feel for what ‘works’ and what ‘doesn’t work’. The current CRC isn’t working out so well.