Thanks, David, I'll eventually get it figured out. CAK -----Original Message----- From: List manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 1:59 PM To: CAROL KUMMER Subject: Re: Proposed MPRB open time change
Carol - to get this to the whole list, send it to [email protected] Best, David On Feb 3, 2005, at 1:14 PM, CAROL KUMMER wrote: > Dear List, > > The Standards and Conduct committee (committee members are > Commissioners Fine & Dziedzic; I am the chair) met yesterday to review > several Board rules for updating and consistency.� After discussion > and tweaking, all but one passed unanimously.� Item 3, the second > paragraph which read: �The Board shall also consider moving open time > prior to the start of the cable broadcast. �The open time > communication is intended for public communication to the Board of > Commissioners, not an �open mike� for public input.� � did NOT pass > unanimously. ��I spoke against it and voted against it and will not > support it and when it comes to the full Board, I will again vote > against it.� And I predict it will not pass. � > > � > > I share your outrage.� While it is uncomfortable to listen to > implications and accusations that we are not doing a good job, it is > all citizens� right to criticize, comment or compliment their elected > officials� actions.� It is part of the �job� and a barometer of public > opinion that we ought not try to thwart. > > � > > During my years of public service, I have consistently worked toward > openness and public participation. ��When I became a member of the > Metropolitan Council, meetings were held at 2 PM � not a good time for > the working public. Within a very short period, meeting times were > moved to 4PM � not my first choice but better. �MPRB�s meeting time of > 5 PM and 6PM for open time are, I believe, a reasonable accommodation > to public participation.� After becoming a park commissioner, I pushed > for and voted for televised meetings.� The move to our own > headquarters made it easier and cheaper to accomplish.� (We still > should do something about that boring back wall but I digress�..) > > � > > My apologies to Randall Cutting, et al, for not getting hooked up to > the electronic world until recently� �However, I have always been > available by phone, both land line (612-722-0370) and cell > (612-325-6149).� Anyone wishing to reach me without calling MPRB > headquarters could just look me up in the phone book. > > I return all calls and answer all e-mails. Please do not hesitate to > contact me � your choice of technology � I look forward to hearing > from you. > > � > > Carol Kummer, District 5 Park Commissioner and candidate REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
