"Cowardice asks the question...is it safe? Expediency asks the question...is it politic? Vanity asks the question...is it popular? But conscience asks the question...is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right." ~Dr. Martin Luther King

Monday 16 August 2010

You Were Asking

"Did the Mayor not direct Town Staff to remove newspaper boxes that advertise?

The jobs and real estate ones etc,from the core area.

Is it ok for the Mayor to direct Town employees?"

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Clause 4. Code of Righteousness

Members of Council shall acknowledge and respect the fact that staff work for the Town as a corporate body and are responsible for making recommendations that reflect their professional expertise and corporate objectives,without due influence from any individual member.

In addition, members shall acknowledge and respect the fact that staff carry out directions of Council as a whole and administer the policies of the Town. A Member of Council shall refrain from using their position to improperly influence members of staff in their duties and functions or to gain an advantage for themselves or others.

Members of Council shall refrain from publicly criticizing individual members of staff in a way that casts aspersions on their professional competence and credibility.

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Encapsuled in Clause 4 are all the reasons why it can be said , all principles and precedents have been ripped to shreds during the Mormac regime .

Not only on the side of Council.

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