Comments on: Did Tacoma council’s executive session actions violate Open Meetings Act?

By: TheSlag

TheSlag — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:36:58 +0000

Having Talbert on the short list tells us what they think about the peoples’ vote on term limits. Having the shortlist approved unanimously and without discussion tells us what the city council meeting really is, a plain farce and waste of time. It always seemed weird how often votes are unanimous. In this case, it really reeks. We vote for new council members and immediately they behave like the good ol’ boys. WTF.

By: the3rdpigshouse

the3rdpigshouse — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:23:15 +0000

Please!! – all you folks are now complaining after putting a novice in the Mayor’s office!!!??

By: W_Tacoma

W_Tacoma — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:31:15 +0000

They are just lucky that they are not up for election now!

This was a back room deal, plain and simple, and should not be allowed to stand. Were I one of the 36 bypassed-without-an-interview candidates, I would seek a court injunction to halt the process until a formal hearing on whether public meeting laws were violated is held.

Is anyone else upset by the reappearance through this process of politicians who have already serve out their maximum term limit?

To misquote a few words from summit98466, I wonder if someone on the council has integrity… because if this is an example of how they intend to do business the answer is clearly that no one on the council does.

By: summit98446

summit98446 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:58:26 +0000

Innocent enough, if they were receiving so-so legal advice, however, you’re guaranteed to get a lawsuit on this one from one of those passed over applicants.

Being these are 2 big decisions on who will represent voteless voters, who get stuck paying for the lawsuit, I wonder if someone on the Council will have the integrity to say flat out a mistake was made & then take transparent steps to remedy the mistake.

By: Alinup

Alinup — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:38:05 +0000

The ‘People’s Party of North Kor…er…Tacoma’.
This is why the wealthy and big business are more important then blood and flesh human beings. You know, the family down the street.
It’s easy to make almost continuous decisions based on the ‘buddy, buddy’ system.

By: jiminycricket

jiminycricket — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:33:01 +0000

Perceptions can sometimes mean everything! My personal perception leaves me wondering!

By: weylandduir

weylandduir — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:29:57 +0000

From 44 applicants to 8 finalist in a few short hours but no vote was taken behind closed doors? The other option is that they’ve been discussing it in groups of 2-3 and meeting with special interests so that, by the time they got to Executive Session, the decisions were already made.

Different Day….Same Tacoma.

By: S_Emerson

S_Emerson — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:26:33 +0000

“It’s kind of ironic that the same issue is coming up in the same city some 15 years later.”

No, around here it’s not ironic at all.

By: NineInchNachosII

NineInchNachosII — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:04:41 +0000

hmm, new Tacomic idea: council prints out copy of my previous TACOMA 44 cartoon… tapes it to the wall and hands out eight darts.