Sorry, Mr. Gilbert. But it's the truth.
At Monday night's ECP board meeting, they couldn't even follow their own Bylaws. A member of the audience (Ron Gessaman) pointed out the following:
Section 3.08. - Matters Not on the Agenda - Coleen Balzarini talked about a petition the city submitted to the Public Service Commission. Evidently the City wanted the PSA to rule that HB 25 took away the city's ability to get new customers. According to Balzarini, the PSC said this was out of their jurisdiction. Coleen said the city could take the matter to the legislature, but didn't think this would be a good idea; the legislature doesn't see things the same way the city does and would probably not take the time to rule on it. Another option would be to take it to district court, which would mean attorney fees. No action was taken.
Section 3.08. - Matters Not on the Agenda - Coleen Balzarini talked about a petition the city submitted to the Public Service Commission. Evidently the City wanted the PSA to rule that HB 25 took away the city's ability to get new customers. According to Balzarini, the PSC said this was out of their jurisdiction. Coleen said the city could take the matter to the legislature, but didn't think this would be a good idea; the legislature doesn't see things the same way the city does and would probably not take the time to rule on it. Another option would be to take it to district court, which would mean attorney fees. No action was taken.
This would have been a legitimate discussion, except, it was not on the agenda.
Section 4.04. - Chair - The Board shall elect a Chair at its first meeting and annually at its regular January meeting beginning in 2006. The Chair shall take office at the next meeting.. .
This item wasn't on the agenda either. And since they had just gotten their hands slapped for talking about an item not on the agenda, Mr. Golie laughed this off and said something along the lines: "well, since it's not on the agenda, we can't talk about it".
Another question Mr. Gessaman asked: Where does ECP get the authority to have an executive director? If you read the Bylaws and Ordinance 2925, there is no mention of an executive director.
To top it all off, when discussion turned to resolution 2008.0001 (establishing guidelines for a five minute comment period), we learned that the board has been following guidelines, but there is no record of these guidelines being voted upon. (Coleen said they searched all of the minutes and couldn't find the vote). Bob Pancich, previous chair, said he thought they had been approved, because he was following them when he was chair.
Mickey Mouse. No doubt about it.
Mickey Mouse. No doubt about it.
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"Mr. Golie laughed this off"
Mr. Golie is a laughing stalk.
It may not be civil to refer to someone as dimm but since when has civility demanded ignoring the truth.
Mr. Golie's lack of intelligence and lack of integrity would be humorous and innocuous enough if it had not cost million and made the city a laughing stalk as well.
Sad to know Golie benefited from his supposed "ignorance" while costing us so much.
while Mr. Gilbert may be far more skilled and intelligent than the the peon board members, I wonder if his true purpose is to publicly placate the opposition, pacify criticism, allowing a charge full steam ahead for ECP and irreversable long term contracts.
Nothing ECP can be trusted. It was bred and born in deception and everything touched is tainted.
You people are ridiculous! Why don't YOU run instead of sitting back and taking cheap, anonymous shots?
You people are ridiculous! Why don't YOU run instead of sitting back and taking cheap, anonymous shots?
"You people are ridiculous! Why don't YOU run instead of sitting back and taking cheap, anonymous shots"?
Elections are next fall so keep tuned Anon 2:06
Yeah, I can see some of the clowns running - should be a fun circus!
OK Dona, don't be so defensive, just do your job... if you can.
NEGLIGENCE........the board did exactly the same last year and failed to select officers a year ago, and citizens had to remind
them...and again...and again...
"guidelines for a five minute comment period"
At the start of a meeting last year Chair Golie simply read the guidelines to the Board Members and public. That is my memory of how there were introduced.
Jolley
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