tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post1064107739014385845..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: Election of the Mayor: Rumors and HearsayMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-53435459404636324532012-06-05T07:44:24.671-05:002012-06-05T07:44:24.671-05:00Thanks, Mr. Omar, for making a public statement on...Thanks, Mr. Omar, for making a public statement on the matter. I'm a believer in the sentiment expressed in the following quote.<br /><br />"Where the public wants to understand but does not receive any official answers, there are rumors. Rumors are the black market of information."<br />-- Mark Schindler<br /><br />P.S. Not that it matters, I share your opinion that there is nothing in the wording of the petition that would cause any change to be made before a new election.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-74375984310453521822012-06-05T00:12:50.666-05:002012-06-05T00:12:50.666-05:00There is one more rumor, and having just made awar...There is one more rumor, and having just made aware of it, I want to make a statement about it. My position regarding the public election of Mayor has been documented in a number of places: most publicly at the candidate forums during the election and in the recorded City Council work session on this issue that's available online. I have read the wording being proposed by the petitioners, and understand it as simply removing one councilperson position (place 7) and replacing that spot with a publicly and directly elected Mayor in the next election cycle. <br /><br />The rumor I want to address is an interpretation that I don't see, but it is serious enough to merit a statement. The interpretation is that the person in place 7 immediately becomes Mayor if the referendum associated with this petition passes in November. I have checked with 2 attorneys and they both interpreted the petition the same way I did. I want to make perfectly clear that if the language is interpreted as Place 7 becoming the Mayor without an election, I would decline the position or if necessary to reject the unelected position, I would resign on principal.<br /><br />I typically ignore rumors, they are just a byproduct of being in public service that one needs to be ok with. Although I feel that this rumor has no merit, I felt it was important enough to diffuse it by publicly making a statement.<br /><br />I love Richardson and am honored to serve our City. Regardless of the success or failure of this current effort, Richardson will continue to thrive because our residents make this the best City in the best state in our Country to live in. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />AmirAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758914197772302596noreply@blogger.com