Who does the city belong to?

We found this comment online (it was in response to the City pulling the candidate interviews last week).

What is it with the city leaders? If a person appears at a City Council meeting to speak, they are not allowed to criticize the City staff or the City Council under any circumstance.

The City Council and others are given all the time they wish to slap each other on the back and shower praises for the great things they are doing.

CITIZENS ARE ALLOWED ONLY 3 MINUTES TO VOICE CONCERNS.

There has been recent criticism of the City Council and mayor for censorship when truthful facts were being presented, at which time the mayor would 'warn them about the rules'. (his rules) Those facts may include names or the wrongdoing of the City staff or City Council who were acting inappropriately. Why is that wrong?

The City manager the Mayor and City Council does not want the criticism being aired on the City's television station. They do not want the citizens to know of the poor performance that has taken place.

Why do you think there are so many people running for offices? The citizens are tired of all of the back door deals, the censorship, being told about the balanced government when the Mayor and Council have dictated who is on Task Force and what they are allowed to talk about. The task Force then would feed back what the industry wants.

We now have a public access television station that is being monitored and censored by the City manager. So much for transparency and open government. Don't we criticize China and Iran for exactly the same thing.

The Mayor, City Council and City staff think the citizens are at the mercy of their wishes. It is time to tell them with our votes, they work for us. We need public Officials who understand they are in their position at the will of the people.

WE ARE NOT THEIR SUBJECTS. THIS IS OUR CITY.

Posted by: jimsplace