The wise and savvy Saville Row has posted to the BatBlog a solution to the Park's Authority/Jeffersonville City council's determined effort to waste over 3 million dollars on a soccer complex that is neither wanted or needed by Jeffersonville taxpayers....Saville Row is probably as well versed on City and state statutes and the local political scene as anyone. He's forgotten more than NHBSM pretends to know, as Not Honest has a tendency to play loose with the TRUTH...
A solution:
The current council can begin to assist in taking substantial steps toward solving
the soccer filed complex
spending mess:
1.) The current council members resign from the parks authority.,
2.) "A recreation board is established" (under IC 36-10-5-2 subsection (b)(2)(B), )
..."consisting of five resident freeholders (citizens) appointed by the
City Executive".
The current council can begin to assist in taking substantial steps toward solving
the soccer filed complex
spending mess:
1.) The current council members resign from the parks authority.,
2.) "A recreation board is established" (under IC 36-10-5-2 subsection (b)(2)(B), )
..."consisting of five resident freeholders (citizens) appointed by the
City Executive".
The BatBlog agrees with Saville's Row "solution", it is needed and would be wise to implement. The city council has no business making executive branch decisions, their function is to operate as the fiscal and legislative side of government business and nothing more....
While Savile Row's idea would be a prudent move, this is Jeffersonville and there is to much behind the scenes political posturing, too many fragile egos and jealousy for this too happen. Unfortunately for Jeffersonville taxpayers and voters these things happen to the detriment of any opportunity for an efficient government that works with and for the people.
The only thing the people can do is remember the foolish wasteful decisions by this inept City council at the ballot box this year....and as always.... Remain Vigilant My Friends....
Being head over the parks authority is Ed Z's way of playing mayor. He is jealous of Moore and this small bit of responsibility makes him feel important. He will never allow the council and parks to be separated.
ReplyDeleteHutt is in a frenzy over on the chatter posting lie after lie in order to try and make the mayor look bad. What a sad little man, nothing better to do with his life but spread lies. He did the same thing to Galligan and now praises everything Galligan did.
ReplyDeleteNothing more than a two faced hypocritical liar!
I see where Kevin Vissing is posting on the Batblog, since he is running for city council maybe he could share his opinion on the soccer field and council as parks authority controversy.
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Deletehutt must spend every waking minute of every day thinking about Jeff politics and worrying about Mike Moore what a sad life.
ReplyDeleteWasn't it Ron Grooms that had the law changed so that the council could also be the parks authority?
ReplyDeleteBad move Ron.
Correct anon. When Jeffersonville, through annexation, became a second-class city the Parks structure changed. Grooms introduced legislation that allowed Jeff to do what they are doing. Grooms is to blame for this fiasco.
ReplyDeleteNever was a big fan of Grooms...nice guy but kind of wishy washy.
ReplyDeleteThis was a poor piece of legislation, you are now providing executive privileges to a legislative body (city council). They are now okaying funding on projects of their own creation.
This is not how the checks and balances of government are supposed to operate...Groom's bill should be repealed....
ccc, if Ed will not allow it then maybe the people ought to insist.
ReplyDeleteWhen you think of Hutt & the city council he adores think of Mike Moore as Mr Potato Head from ToyStory: Hey you kids, get out of my butt!
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ReplyDelete44. That on or about November 16, 2009, the City adopted ordinance 2009-OR-45,
a true and accurate copy which is attached hereto, incorporated herein,
and marked as Exibit "F", changing the classification
of the City of Jeffersonville from a Third Class city
to a Second Class city pursuant to IC 36-4-1-1.
47. That Ordinance 2009-OR-45 states
"the census of the City of Jeffersonville,
pursuant to the 2000 Census confirms that,
pursuant to Indiana Code, the City of Jeffersonville
can be classified as a Second Class City
as defined by Indiana law."
50. That the Verified Petition in cause No. 10D02-1101-PL-008 states in paragraph 6 that:
ReplyDelete"This increase in population was based upon an analysis of the 2000 Decennial Census".
54.That the Verified petition in Cause N0. 10D02-1101-PL-008 states in paragraph 21 that:
The City Council relied upon the applicable Indiana Code
and the certified census from 2000 in order to determine that the City
was eligible for elevation from Third Class to Second Class status".
55. That the Court's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and order
of the Court state in paragraph 9 that
"On November 16, 2009, the Jeffersonville City Council from adopted
Ordinance 2009-OR-045 which changed the classification
of the City of Jeffersonville from a 3rd Class city
as defined by Indiana statute to a
2nd Class city."
66. That IC 36-10-5-2 does not apply to the City as the City did not become a Second Class city
ReplyDelete"as a result of the 2010 federal decennial census".
73. That the Jeffersonville Parks Authority exists contrary to Indiana code and acts without authority under Indiana law.
From the pending legal action.
So what your saying Savile is that by Indiana statute the City used the wrong census in determining to be a 2nd class city thereby negating Jeffersonville's 2nd class City status and the dual Parks Authority/city council status ?
ReplyDeleteInteresting...is there current litigation determining what would be the result of the things you have mentioned ?
I understand that the city did use the correct census to become a Second Class city. It looks like the City is asserting in its court pleading that the Council used a state statue to structure a "parks authority" that claimed the 2010 census was utilized. The City in its filing said the Council utilized the 2000 census and claims that the 20102 changes to IC 36-10-5-2 under which the "parks authority' was created do not apply to Jeffersonville. The City us asking the special judge to direct the Council to establish by ordinance a "parks commission" that is appointed by the Executive Branch.
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