JUST POTPOURRI

There is little reason to meet a 'CLIPS" deadline this last day of summer.

Plaintalker has reviewed the arguments being made against Council approving the Ordinance for bonds Lto purchase the Shot-Spotter program. Many objections and cautionary warnings are the same that I presented when the system's acquisition was first proposed. There has been no evidence that Admistration and Public Safety have done a comprehensive investigation before presenting it as an emergency cure. If the Council membership approves the Second Reading I hope that each member will go on record why they voted yea or nay.

Perhaps in two weeks we may some answers from Administration about the CFO, Director of Administration and Public Safety, and the FY2011 Budget. One third of the year has already past without financial accountability. One member of the Council has still not given an explanation for her changed vote.

When will the Council who are supposed to represent the people call for a public forensic audit? For the past two decades various now deceased public advocates have requested 0ne only to have either the Mayor's office, the Council, or the State reject the request.

The other main local major area of distress, the BOE/PSS continues to run its same cloak ed in secrecy course. Maria Pellum's blog continues to be the one extrinsic source impacting on the iron curtain that the system has drawn over matters that should be public knowledge.

With both area well covered by other blogers I will not waste our time being repetaive.