Eva Young wrote:
>At 01:50 PM 08/01/2002 -0700, Terrell Brown wrote:
>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Lilligren, Robert W
>>>
>>>I told Ms. Young that Biernat's position as a committee chair was an
>>>
>>idea
>>
>>>"worth discussing". Actually I don't think he should be removed from
>>>
>>the
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>>>council or from his chair. We have a judicial process in progress.
>>>Depending on its outcome, the City should then act (if necessary).
>>>
>>[Terrell] I think the judicial process and Biernat's ability to be
>>effective as a committee chair are separate issues. If the Council
>>believes that Biernat can no longer be effective as Chair, he should be
>>removed without waiting for the other issue to be resolved. If the
>>Council thinks that Biernat no longer has an interest in doing the job
>>(ie, skipping last week's council meeting) it might decide it is best
>>to remove him.
>>
>>>Ms. Young was very interested about the source of funds for my recent
>>>program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. I paid the fees
>>>
>>myself.
>>
>Actually, I asked Lilligren whether the taxpayers got a good Return on
>Investment for his program. He responded that he didn't have to answer
>that since taxpayers didn't pay the bill.
>
WM: It was also an impertinent question in that it assumes that the
taxpayers footed the bill.
>>[Terrell] I have a problem with the idea that people should pay out of
>>their own pocket to be involved in public service. It seems that the
>>city should pay for professional development of its Councilmember just
>>as it pays to train police officers, fire fighters and everyone else in
>>city government. This isn't Dee Long taking golf swings on the evening
>>news instead of attending meetings, its a program at one of the most
>>respected schools in the country.
>>
>>Actually I'd rather have the city pay for such programs than have them
>>paid for by campaign contributors (which I'm not suggesting happened in
>>this case, but it would probably be a legal use of campaign funds).
>>
WM: I don't know. There is something appealing in the notion that the
people who helped get the person elected do so with the clear notion
that, while Candidate X is a good candidate, and they think the
candidate can do the job, provisional with in-service training of that
specific a nature. I do think the Harvard program has it's merits.
WizardMarks, Central
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