-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eva Young Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:43 AM To: Garwood, Robin; 'Mpls list' Subject: Ethics at City Hall - An Oxymoron? WAS: [Mpls] Biernat Trial
Robin Garwood wrote: Are thinly-veiled campaign letters disguised as "reports from >your CM" really acceptable? Eva Young wrote: I'd say yes -- because I want to get communications from my council member -- and I want to hear about what they are accomplishing in city hall. Obviously if those are sent with taxpayer money they should not be soliciting funds for the campaign. Council members also should hold regular (monthly) gatherings with constituents and publish them on this list and on their websites. Gary Schiff and Lisa Goodman both do this. Robert Lilligren has held a couple of these. I'm not sure what other council members do. Pamela Taylor writes: I agree that council members should host regular gatherings with constituents (in which they not only LISTEN to their constituents, but where they also respond to questions with more than a raised eyebrow and a smile) but that it not be mandatory that they post to this list. The issues discussed at the gathering should be made available to the masses using VARIOUS means of public distribution, ensuring that in some way or another the vast majority of constituents are being kept informed. Simply having the CM's and other politicos post to this list assumes that everyone has access to a computer and this list, which is false, and is a somewhat elitist attitude. We must remember at all times that we are only one source, not THE diminutive source. Pamela Taylor (Tampa) _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
