[Vision2020] Oops! (November 1, 2010)

[Tom Hansen]

Greetings Visionaires -

On Friday (December 7th) I emailed the Moscow City Council, and posted here on the Viz, concerning the council's lack of willingness to adopt a non-discrimination resolution (based on sexual preference and/or gender identification), city ordinances that have been enacted in Sandpoint, Pocatello, and (just recently) Boise.

http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2012-December/087426.html
 
Within this email I made reference to the city council's willingness, without hesitation, to enact a cell-phone stipend, compensating city officials for use of personal cell-phones.

Shortly after sending that email I received an off-list response from Moscow City Council member Walter Steed suggesting that I contact him by telephone, that he is willing to discuss the cell-phone matter.

After my response to Mr.Steed, detailing how the Moscow City Council had violated city ordinance (by failing to obtain "aye" votes from a majority of the members present), he reiterated his offer for me to contact him by phone; to which I responded that I had contacted the state attorney general's office back in November 2010 and that they (the state AG's office) suggested that I contact Mr. Riedner, Moscow's City Supervisor . . . (who strongly supported the stipend).  I further suggested to Mr. Steed that I prefer transparency and open discussion . . . to put it simply, as I informed Mr. Steed, "I don't dance."

FYI:  The final vote by the Moscow City Council . . . 3 ayes, 2 nays, 1 abstention (Dan Carscallen, who was present)

So, V-Peeps, reposted (as it was back in November 2010) for your review and analysis . . .

Proposed Cell Phone Stipend for Elected Officials 
(Public Works and Finance Committee - October 25, 2010)
http://www.moscowcares.com/PWF_102510_CellPhoneStipend.htm
 
Proposed Cell Phone Stipend for Elected Officials 
(Moscow City Council - November 1, 2010)
http://www.moscowcares.com/110110_08_CellPhoneStipend.htm

Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares"
http://www.MoscowCares.com

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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