The City Commission voted 4-0 today to NOT appeal the judge's ruling allowing citizens the right to review previously denied documents.
Click here and scroll down to "Breaking News" to hear the audio of the meeting.
Many thanks to Jerry and everyone at CCE and MEIC for their successful efforts in bringing back local government to its citizens!
Hi All,
Click here and scroll down to "Breaking News" to hear the audio of the meeting.
Many thanks to Jerry and everyone at CCE and MEIC for their successful efforts in bringing back local government to its citizens!
Hi All,
Here is the sound file from my recording of the meeting. It is Mr. Gliko who starts off the meeting with his position/scenario on the judgement. Both he and Bronson did a lot of posturing knocking the decision, but arrived, at the inevitable conclusion that it would be a waste of money, time, and effort to appeal because the city would probably loose again. The entire board voted to not appeal the decision. The meeting lasted an hour and one half approximately. We will have our digital DVD of the proceeding ready tomorrow.
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Thanks for keeping the vigil and Geeguy will be thrilled....
Commissioner Bronson noted on trade secrets that a trade secret has only to be claimed not proven. If you want to challenge whether something is a trade secret or not, you go out and hire an attorney to prove it, the city will make no effort.
Enough information was gleaned to know the "secret" is the purchase agreements between the parties involved.
So SME's plan is to sell "cost based power" but you can't know how the "cost" was derived, it's a "secret".
Maybe I am an optimist, but I now believe that OUR city will become more open and transparent to the citizens.
We have a new city manager that is for transparency and openness. We find a stunned city commission, for the most part, that just realizes what our state constitution is really all about.
It will take time but a PROCESS is now in place that will hopefully reveal what has been hidden from the public in many regards.
Given the currently changing circumstances on this Friday July 25th. My optimism of yesterday has been shattered. I now rescind my complimentary remarks concerning a transparent local government. SME appears to be calling the shots at city hall and this is not now an open government! Sorry!
Also, members of CCE have been contacted by SME and threatened. More on that to follow........
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