By now word is out that commissioners Cam Parry and Fred Messerle voted to put an ordinance enacting radical governance changes on the November ballot. Main voted nay. At the first public hearing half of the twelve members of the public commenting supported the ordinance and four of those served on the governance committee. At today’s hearing two of the same governance committee members supported the ordinance and ten opposed it and county counsel informed the audience that only three people had commented via email which seems to indicate a lack of enthusiasm for this proposal. Regardless, it is to be placed on the ballot this November, but when the majority oppose it, why?
Another point to be made. The ordinance went through a couple of substantial revisions after the 1st reading brought about by concerns raised by District Attorney Paul Fraxer and Sheriff Craig Zanni. It is possible these revisions are sufficiently different from the first public reading of the ordinance at The Mill Casino that the process must begin anew. If this is the case, there will not be adequate time to fulfill all the requirements necessary to place the ordinance before the voters in the general election. (More on this later and any of you lawyers, please feel free to weigh in)
Lastly, according to witnesses, Parry invoked the memory of Andy Jackson to implore Bob Main to support this ordinance and assailed the crowd with one of his trademark long winded, red white and blue banana cream pie, double fudge caramel monologues. Ipecac anyone?
Yep, Mark, let’s go to that excellent barometer of current issues, The World’s online poll…you know, the one where Al & Jon can go to 5 different computers in their offices and vote 5 times each, then clear the cookies and do it all over again, several times a day – that will surely tell us something useful!
Yes Mark, we know you like The World, you like coal too, what’s new? The World has absolutely NOTHING in it now. No reporting, no comments, it’s a worthless venture now, nothing but advertising,, and ‘scoops’ from up north.
You go play with Clark and your other important friends instead of coming on here ordering others what they should or should not be doing.
Girls al? Yup, especially when they run circles around your small mind.
The World poll is running 5 to 1 in favor of the ordinance over the charter.
Everyone with strong feelings about the administrator question should vote on The World’s poll regarding the issue. Though it is not scientific by any means, this poll will be used to gin up support one way or another. Weigh in now! I did.
Don’t like the idea of a World poll? Fine. Create an Mgx poll. It would be interesting to compare the results — especially against the November vote.
“Girls”??? The word “girls” was strictly verboten. It’s WOMEN.
“Hens”? That will get you flogged on the courthouse lawn.
And since you missed the point, I’ll rephrase: the two “hens” have come up with a county charter that is so rife with problems we might as well save the county a slow death and simply shut it down this November.
Gee, put that way al, sounds to me like the two Old Fairview Hens just outsmarted the Foxes that been guarding this hen house for four decades.
No?
Girls-3
little al – 0
(chuckle,chuckle)
Tongue-in-cheek Susan. What it means is that Ronnie Herne and Jay Belle have been consistent in their stance that the county is not dysfunctional and doesn’t need an Administrator. But then they propose an opposing charter that would, without doubt, tie anyone and everyone’s hands from managing the county. If passed I seriously doubt that Coos County could entice any qualified person to even consider being s commissioner.
At least 50% of the two e-mail comments received by Parry opposed the charter. Al, what pray tell do that last sentence mean when put in the King’s English?
A majority of the public comments during the hearing process opposed the ordinance.
I’m just guessing here – but I’m not certain that ten people constitutes a “majority” of the voters. And I don’t think it should come as a surprise that, outside of the BOC regulars, there is little angst about making changes at the County. We’re trying to fix a simple management problem, not take over the courthouse. The vast majority of people with whom I’ve discussed this topic think that change is long overdue.
And if the “majority” is against the BOC’s charter, then why is AARRGGG getting involved? Because I’m guessing that the two ARRGGG charter sponsors oppose the opposing charter.