tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post6112813024517275195..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: Open Meetings Act, Not So Bad After AllMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-1188784549897180782011-11-21T18:19:34.894-06:002011-11-21T18:19:34.894-06:00Good idea, Mark. Like I said earlier, we need mor...Good idea, Mark. Like I said earlier, we need more thinkers like you.<br /><br />You may have crossed over the divide between the so-called "gotcha gang" and Coalition. <br /><br />City Management has ruled with an iron fist in the area of setting the agenda, even though the Charter does not bestow the responsibility to the office. <br /><br />The practice has simply become accepted by the Council over the years of the current top employee being on staff. It eventually became institutionalized to the point that the (fill in the blank) employee refuses to act on the wishes of the (fill in the blank) employer.<br /><br />Any normal employee would be looking for a job. But, somehow this one has managed to bully his way with the Council.<br /><br />This is exactly the reason that the Charter mandates that the Council cannot contract with anyone to serve as City Manager for more than 2 years at a time.<br /><br />When the previous Council secretly (no agenda item, no vote) gave Bill Keffler a 5 year employment arrangement, they imposed their choice of City Manager on the citizenry and Council of today. <br /><br />This episode in Richardson City Council history is yet another example of the struggles the good people of Richardson have endured with their Representatives on Council.Nathan Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125033575992516328noreply@blogger.com