If the developer Mayor doesn't like it, you can bet it is good! A reader said, the city of Hialeah has this on their agenda:
"Proposed resolution strongly opposing proposed Constitutional Amendment Four, the “vote-on-everything” amendment requiring a referendum on every City Comprehensive Plan Amendment and further urging all voters to vote “no” on Amendment Four on the General Election Ballot of 2010.(ADMINISTRATION)"
Isn't there a new law that a municipality cannot lobby (or is it they cannot spend funds) but calling it the "Vote on Everything Amendment" in official records isn't that lying to the people? And, it is over-the-top for any Government EVEN Hialeah.
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I would expect no less from the VNS City of Hialeah and the merry band of convicts or wanna be convicts there.
You have to wonder if they even read the amendment or are just marching to orders.
This is exactly how good legislation gets defeated and bad legislation passes. Twist and Shout!
At their meeting today, Pasco County Attorney Jeff Steinsnyder recommended that the Board not pass a resolution on amendment 4.
Law says that the commissioners can educate, but not use their position for political purposes. They decided to drop the disucssion.
Get this post from the St. Pete Times Buzz:
Sen. Bennett calls SB216 a 'mistake'
With the Hometown Democracy ballot initiative on the horizon, state Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, wants to undo a law that prohibits local governments from spending tax money to influence the outcome of ballot referendums.
"I'm going to file a bill overturning it," said Bennett, the chairman of the Senate Community Affairs Committee. "I think I made a serious mistake voting for that."
His comments came as Florida Association of Counties lobbyist John Wayne Smith presented the group's priorities for the 2010 legislative session. Smith said Senate Bill 216 (sponsored by state Sen. Charlie Justice, D-St. Petersburg, and signed by Gov. Charlie Crist in 2009) went too far.
Thanks Jill good info
The way they do it now in Hialeah is that all items on the Consent Agenda are "considered routine and enacted by one motion," which means all items are voted in on a single vote unless a council member or someone from the audience raises a question. All items are ususally voted on 7-0, with little or no opposition by any of the council members.
I don't attend council meetings too often anymore. I've seen council members behave like puppets on a stage, becoming bullies when sometimes addressing citizens and resuming the role of wimps when the mayor takes the stand.
Citizens: Vote YES on Amendment 4.
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