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Today's Poll!Charter members claim city misled voters
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Two charter committee members have expressed concern about recent voter-approved changes to the city charter, saying voters did not know what they were approving.
At the Council Committee on Administration meeting Wednesday, two former council and charter committee members, Carolyn McDowell and Kenneth Wildhaber, said the ballot language on changes to the charter approved April 3 was unclear and voters may not have realized what was being approved.
The two amendments that McDowell and Wildhaber objected to changed the charter to remove the council from the hiring and firing of employees below department directors and remove the need for council approval on hiring or firing employees in the police department, except the police chief.
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JCLifer 11 months, 2 weeks ago
I knew what it was and that's why I voted NO. Taking power away from elected officials and giving it to bureaucrats just promotes tyranny and weakens democracy.
spelchek 11 months, 2 weeks ago
The idea is so good we can't understand it...check....
tonto_goldberg 11 months, 2 weeks ago
It's a common complaint when the vote doesn't go your way, usually expressed as a wail: "You (they) just don't understaaaaaaaaaaaaand!"
JCLifer 11 months, 2 weeks ago
No kidding! I recall the whining after the Transformation Tax failed. Our city "leaders" were wailing that the voters just didn't understand...
TickledPink 11 months, 2 weeks ago
I love how, just before elections, voters are capable and intelligent and they have full confidence that we'll make the right decision, but AFTER voting we're suddenly hit with a case of the stupids.
CGN45 11 months, 2 weeks ago
I knew what these ordnances entailed and that is why I supported them. The limited abilities of our elected officials warrant removing as many responsibilities as possible. Leave the simple stuff to the council and prevent political interference in the day-to-day hiring/firing practices of the city’s employees. There are still controls in place should the need arise. Maybe now our glorious leaders will start down the road of learning what we truly need instead of what they think we want.
JCLifer 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Did the FOP take a position on this one?
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