On the other hand, we have the Mayor of Olathe say that the lack of correct notice requirements is a “minor point” and was quoted as saying, “The law doesn’t say when they have to be printed.”
So, who’s correct – the town attorney or the mayor?
This may seem like a minor point; I am sure there was no intent to hide anything, or be secretive. But in these turbulent economic times when it seems our government and economy are in a downward spiral, it is very important for all public officials and public transactions to be open and transparent.
Even in a small town where we think we know everyone, we need to be able to trust the people who are making the rules & enforcing them. Integrity is important. We hold public officials to a higher standard than we do for ourselves, since we entrust them with the money and the means to make changes that affect us and our future.
So it is NOT trivial or a “minor point” when correct procedures are not followed. We need to know we can trust our public officials in the small matters as well as in the large matters. And we need to be assured they pay attention to all the "lttle details" and "minor points".
What do you think?
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I totally agree with the firs comment. No matter what one is doing in life, whether it's running a town or a business, or whatever, in order to be successful, you've got to mind the details and publishing ordinances is the law! This is no minor point, I can't believe the mayor thinks it's such a little thing, it isn't! Didn't we hire a town administrator to take care of these things? There should have been some repurcussions for this because it was a huge oversight, absolutely huge!
ReplyDeleteI always thought Katie's Law was a good thing and never even considered the consequenses. This has made me look at the whole thing in a completely different way. I wonder if the law enforcement is even equipped to handle and store all of this DNA.
ReplyDeleteI think the town needs to get its stuff together and keep it together. This is a really big issue that was totally against the law. Yes, it may have been an oversight on someone's part, but still. I can't believe they got away with it without any repurcussions. One good thing, I'm glad we've got a newspaper in town to keep them in line. Looks like we need it.
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