You gotta watch that Miguel he is by far the most troublesome member.
I went through the August 1st meeting and here are some of the Miguel De Grandy comments/votes. This is taken straight from the minutes:
Upon being put to a vote, the motion to add four workshops to the current meeting schedule passed by a vote of 13-1, (Mr. De Grandy voted “no”).
Mr. De Grandy said he felt the Task Force should decline the CRB’s request. He noted the CRB was welcome to hold workshops and report the outcome to the CRTF; however, he felt it would establish a precedent and this Task Force could potentially receive similar requests by many other organizations.
It was moved by Mr. De Grandy that the Task Force decline the CRB’s request to hold joint workshops (public hearing process). This motion was seconded by Ms. Illas. Mr. Holland noted he supported the CRB’s request, in that he felt this Task Force should welcome the CRB and any other organization wishing to serve as an outreach component to this Task Force and assist in efforts to encourage the public participation. He suggested Task Force members develop the pros and cons and clearly define the issues. Upon being put to a vote, the foregoing motion that the Task Force decline the CRB’s invitation to hold joint workshops, passed by a unanimous vote of those members Present.
It was moved by Mr. Holland that the Task Force study term limits for the Board of County Commissioners or other elected officials. This motion was seconded by Ms. Soler-McKinley, and upon being put to a vote, passed by a vote of 13-1, (Mr. De Grandy voted “no”) (Ms. Dannheiser, Mr. Diaz-Padron, Mr. Ferre, Mayor Gibson, Mr. Handfield, Mr. Martinez and Mr. Smith were absent). Hit more....
It was moved by Mr. Illas that the Task Force study the composition of the Board of County Commissioners. This motion was seconded by Mr. Kuper. Following discussion and upon being put to a vote, the foregoing motion passed by a vote
of 11-3, (Mr. Vazquez, Mr. De Grandy and Mr. Holland voted “no”) (Ms. Dannheiser, Mr. Diaz-Padron, Mr. Ferre, Mayor Gibson, Mr. Handfield, Mr. Martinez and Mr. Smith were absent).
In response to Mr. De Grandy’s inquiry regarding augmenting the Commission Auditor’s powers, Chairman Diaz ruled this request out of order.
It was moved by Mr. De Grandy that the Citizens’ Bill of Rights included within the Charter be clarified to reflect that public records of any governmental agency, with the exception of the Police Department, must comply with the Public Records Statutes and the Bill of Rights. This motion was seconded by Mr. Vazquez. Chairman Diaz said Mr. De Grandy was indicating there was a failure to follow the law versus the need to clarify the law.
4 comments:
Glad to see DeGrandy is not getting his way. He is one of the most toxic individuals I know. Read his "curriculum" posted on the committee's web site (most post bios). He represents CARI (Citizens Against Redland Incorporation) and states he protected the minority voting rights of a community Redland was trying to annex. What crap. The issue was Redland incorporation not annexation and the minority community whose voting rights were susposed to be trampled was not even in the boundaires of the proposed incorporation area. In reality CARI was banker Bill Losner and his Farm Bureau Insurance Company cronies. The strange twist is that the National Farm Bureau took a position against renewing the Voting Rights Act years ago. The position was exposed on a 60 Minutes expose of the Farm Bureau about 10 years ago. In addition, the District 5 Florida Farm Bureau has been known to put the Confederate flag on announcements from their organization. How's that for DeGrandy protecting minorities? Methinks his "protection" goes right into his bank account. But what would you expect from the appointee of Seijas.
Why is Katy Sorenson's appointment missing meetings....you know that Natach's appointment won't miss one!!!!!!
How did DeGrandy get on this Board? Isn't it obvious DeGrandy has severe conflicts of interest?
SOMEONE should be checking to determine his involvement in any of the UDB applications as this is an issue the Charter Review Task Force is considering.
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