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29 comments:
With anticipation, maybe we will have a new direction for East Ward and ultimately all of WL. Let's pray for an injection of openness, integrity, honesty, insight, practicality and fiscal responsibility.
Geezzzz, I wonder if the reason no one else has filed is because it is easier to sit back and criticize than it is to actually step up and offer to do the job???
Is there much difference between people who criticize our BOA and the people who criticize the people criticizing the BOA? If you know you don’t have the skills or justifiably cannot be on the BOA should you shut up and not be allowed to say anything? If you didn't like McCain or Obama should you personally have run for president? Should all those thousands of people protesting in Thailand have stood up and each claim they can be the new Thai prime minister. Or can we be allowed to be unhappy with the present state of affairs, give reason for why we need new leadership, try to support or encourage someone who we believe will do a good job and look forward to a better day coming at Weatherby Lake. I agree with January 16, 2009 8:41 AM's prayer.
Jan 16, 11:45am. I don't think that could have been stated any better by ANYONE@!! Kudos and shame on 1/16 9:34am. Are you on the BOA maybe you should be running for something. How about not do it anonymously either.
Fact: Anyone running or elected to public office - expect criticism. Your choices: Take it to heart and learn from it, ignore it, or get out of the way for someone more qualified.
To 1/16 @ 12:35pm,
If you are going to criticize people for blogging anonymously, then why do you do it? Shame on you!!! I am not a BOA member just thought it was interesting that everyone is wondering why more people do not file when there is so much criticism, especially when it is constructive criticism. Yes, I agree with anon 12:57pm, this does come with the job and that I think is understood. I am just making an observation. By the way anon 11:45am, I do not think the little city of WL and its alderman positions can possibly be compared to running for the Pres of the United States or being the Thai Prime Minister. Sorry. Just a thought.
I would agree with all previous posts that it is everyone's right to voice their opinion. And we should speak out when we see wrong-doing. Unfortunately, as Anonymous 9:34 points out, many times the criticism isn't fact based. Anonymous 8:41 implies we don't have openess, integrity, honesty, insight, practicality or fiscal responsibility with our current BOA. I am interested in knowing why they feel that way. Is it fact based, or just assumptions? What say you 8:41?
To January 16, 2009 1:19 PM -
Little Weatherby Lake versus President of the USA/Thai PM -
Leadership involves, as 8:41 AM said openness, integrity, honesty, insight, practicality, fiscal responsibility, and so much more.
SORRY BUT IT IS THE
SAME THING, SIMPLY DIFFERENT SCALE
Jan 16th 1:22 PM - you have a mayor convicted of securities fraud and don't know if you can call it fact based or an assumption. Ask who on the BOA contributed to his campaign? Council is asking what to do with the surplus funds and we have a sewer system in need of repair - doesn't take a CPA to figure that out. Meetings held at times when people can't attend, ridiculous bid of $400,00 for signs, etc. . . . I think has Mike had laid out scores of other problems concerning our mayor and BOA. Where have you been living or are you simply preferring to think all is well in OZ? I'm not 8:41 but if you think 8:41s prayer out of line, then by all means support the present elected officials.
From 8:41 to 1:22. I think Mike Moratz has pointed out many items which clearly outlines a skewed line of thinking of some of our city officials. There is no point in regurgitating this. The basis of my posting comes from a different direction. I am aware of a couple of conversations with one of the alderman some time ago. This alderman's solution was a perspective which was geared strictly for personal benefit. Forget the good of the community. It was disturbing.
I had high hopes when I voted for the Jerry Bos. I voted because surely a CFO would have the management skills and financial know-how to run our 700+ household city. It would be great to have outlined what exactly our city officials have accomplished , specific projects in the works, future planning with timelines, etc. Our mayor has an ideal platform in the newsletter every month to provide this kind of detail. At least this would reach everyone instead of the few who attend the meetings. Companies put out annual reports every year. A monthly mini state of the union should put to rest (or support) the continued accusations of an inept city council.
Jerry does have a monthly opportunity (paid for by the City) to say whatever he would like in WLL, Mary puts out a monthly update on BOA meetings to her mail list, there are official minutes posted on the City website (always one month late because they have to be passed by the BOA) and my official unofficial minutes. And you are right, a person can go to the meetings.
From 5:05 PM. Thank you Mike but I knew that. I don't get the Mary Hoy email because, I guess, I'm in the east ward. Other than your very informative blog, I don't see much substance in the WL newsletter. Yes, there is the WL website but does it really give a good "corporate annual/monthly report" of the state of afairs of WL? We have a CFO as mayor. He should be able to manage, present, and execute at a level in line with his corporate experience. Maybe I'm missing something or I'm looking for something that is not there or possible with the present regime.
Anon 9:08am,
I am not sure what you are asking for that isn't already being provided. In the monthly newsletter the Mayor reviews and summarizes the last BOA meeting and what the BOA are working on.
In the last newsletter this covered an entire page and as I look at it now, it covers the 2009 budget, the General Fund and Capitol Improvement budget for street work in 2009, the water fund and the fact he does not foresee an increase in rates, the status of our sewer system & predicted 20% increase in rates to cover needed work, storm water retention walls at Somoma Ridge, Barry Road bridge work and recycling status in our city. Additionally, as Mike pointed out, you have the city web site for a complete review of the BOA meeting minutes.
What more do you want? If you want/need more, have you communicated this to him? If not, you should. It seems to me he is going above and beyond to remain transparent and provide as much information as possible. Just my opinion.
Yes. We need to find out who is running so we can tell a few lies about them (if they are not the one we want running). Then, we need to get a group together to send out an email to the entire community stating more lies but never give our names.
Yes. I hope someone files soon so we have enough time to get all this done before the election!
1:04 why don't you start with Mike Moratz "lies" and point out what exactly he is shading the truth on. And by all means don't give your name.
To January 18, 2009 9:59 AM
Truly would like to know what you think of the Mayor's recent legal issues.
There is a difference between being misinformed and telling lies.
OK 2:44 tell us all
I am dying to know what lies?
Lay some of them out specifically please
1:04....I've been reading the blog for some time. Outside of the occasional sarcastic tone which can sting sometimes, Mike's information is consistently supported by evidentiary analysis. However, it's our duty to investigate its validity for ourselves. That's the only way to clearly discern truth from lies.
Please don't misconstrue his sarcasm as "lies". They are VERY different things.
I think Mike does a great job at raising issues that are at hand. He's made me think about things that, quite frankly, I would have been too lazy to consider -- let alone investigate.
I challenge you to to go to a city council meeting and compare his unofficial official minutes to what you hear. You'll be amazed at his accuracy. Let alone the depth of information that doesn't appear in the city's more brief minutes posted on the website.
Sorry, I 3:19pm meant to address my comment to 2:08pm.
From 2:08PM. Sorry, my cynicism didn't come through correctly. It was written tongue in cheek. I believe Mike is doing a great service for those who can't make it to the meetings. There are all sorts who seem to believe we live in a land of utopia and anything said contrary are lies? Asking 1:04 to give specific detail on what lies are out there. And if this claim is in reference to Mike Moratz, then surely 1:04 has no problem in providing their version of the truth.
9:59 AM
To give an example:
If I were to walk into a staff budgetary meeting and asked to sign off on a proposed budget, it would be backup up with supporting documentation and timelines.
There is a line item for street work. Does this cover my road which needs repaving? Which roads are slated for repaving and when? Or does it even cover roads? If it's in the published meeting minutes or published in WL, I haven't seen it. Is there supporting documentation for the budget out there for review?
There was a commotion where a couple of the BOA were off buying furniture for the CC without budgetary support. How did this get slipped into the financials of the city?
Or is this something we're not allowed to ask.
Mike states there is "Lots of Talk" in his Jan 14th blog. If the mayor and the BOA are doing their job, all of Mikes "Lots of Talk" items should have a clear directive out there for all of WL to know.
I have contacted the mayor a time or two and received no response.
There was a public meeting to discuss the budget and also its been discussed at several boa meetings. People always ask questions - or at least are given the opportunity to ask. You should go to the meetings.
I agree with 6:02pm. The meetings are very informative. They are held at 7pm at night for the convenience of all of us. As for roads that are to be resurfaced...that was discussed there too. If you want to know what roads will be resurfaced, call or go to city hall and ask for the information. They have it all planned out.
What it sounds like, there is no published supporting documentation for the budget. Operative words here are "published" and "documentation". Which is probably how the CC was populated with new furniture without a supporting budget line item. Long term timelines? Talking to someone in the know, it is not there.
One must sit through monthly meetings or go to city hall and personally compile the information.
But there is support and documentation, it is discussed in newsletter and at monthly meetings. What more do you want? When in the past was even THIS much information presented to the public?
6:56 PM -
You're obviously not an accountant.
I agree with 1/19 6:57pm. We are being provided with more information now than we ever have.
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