FW: Council considers conduct code - Cause for Crocodile Tears of Joy From Council

Subject: Council considers conduct code - Cause for Crocodile Tears of Joy From Council

Wow, what a set of standards to live by, our council members will agree to, ,stop political donations from civic partners, post their office expenditures online and get approval before taking trips out of the city paid by taxpayers.'

 

Is this the best Ald. Ric McIver, can do to 'improve transparency at city hall?'

 

Why not go for the big stuff?

 

Why not open the process of choosing the public members of the various boards, committees, agencies, and such the council members appoint behind closed doors.

 

After all Craig Burrows said,  it simply makes sense,  "It's taxpayer dollars."

 

There various boards agencies, and committees that council makes appointments to, spend our tax dollars, with no public scrutiny as to who they are, and why they have been appointed.

 

Or will Burrows and McIver scurry for cover behind the skirts of the city law department like Barry Erskine is apt to do, rather than make real change to the way city government is operated?

 

Thank you

 

Norm Greenfield