Nashville Metro Council SHELVES Ethics Bill--So what else is New?
Guess What? Nobody is surprised...not
one comment from a Nashville register-
ed voter. People have had it with political
posturing and dishonesty.
In today's Tennessean.."Metro Council
voted last night to delay any definitive
decision on a sweeping ethics proposal
that would place tougher disclosure
requirements on the city lawmaking
body." This vote comes after the council
delayed this vote in June '05. The plan was
created by task force in February 2004. Also
in today's Tennessean is another article about
"How council members plan to vote"...you
won't believe the excuses about the ethics bill.
Get this...... ...last night they proposed an
amendment that would give the council the
authority to appoint the very people who would
be enforcing the new rules. Talk about allowing
the foxes to guard the hen house..this beats every-
thing. This undermines the entire ethics bill.
We report all of this to show you how much of a
struggle Nolensville residents face in getting our
local Mayor, board and commissions to begin to
start to commence drafting any kind of code of
ethics for our local government. Alderman Larry
Felts showed a glimmer of hope, but it seems he
has been silenced. So again it is up to you as a
local resident and voter to continue to show up
at BOMA meetings and demand answers. It is
just to easy for ethics code to fade into outer
space. Of course this could all be for nothing if
indeed our Mayor convinced "God to forbid this
code of ethics nonsense." Nobody believes this
so let's keep up the heat on a rock solid Code of
Ethics for Nolensville. Email the Mayor and
Aldermen...better yet phone them..Good Luck
http://Mayor@nolensville_tn.com
posted by Guest Writer at 9:14 PM
1 Comments:
When I come to the town meetings, the mayor always seems to try and put down anyone who does not agree with him. I find him to be down right ugly. He gets very upset when the new aldermen ( Alexander and Curtsinger) question him . I congratulate them on their opinions and agree not much progress will be made on the code of ethics until the mayor and Dugger are removed. I don't think Larry Felts is strong enough to take on the mayor. I don't see this ethics statement being passed as long as Ken Kelley, Dugger and the mayor are running things.
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