Sometimes it helps to speak up and uncover the shananigans that go on at Carnegie Hall;
SIOUX FALLS, SD – After about an hour of public input and discussion, the Charter Revision Commission unanimously voted to table a possible amendment that would have given the mayor more power on things like contracts and employee discipline.
“Madame Chair, I’d like to motion to rescind since there is so much debate and we need time to take more public input on the section 3-01 about the executive power until later notice,” Charter Revision Commission member Dennis Aanenson said.
As you can see, the CRC made the wise decision to table their amendments. This doesn’t mean they can’t bring them back in the future, but they sent a strong message that they are listening and that is a good thing. Part of me wonders what kind of pressure was put on them by the mayor, if any, to rescind the items. I could not attend the meeting because I was out of town. But as you can see the meeting is not up on the city website yet, and probably won’t be until Monday. I did speak with people who attended, and there was an apology extended to the city council and Greg Jamison.