[Vision2020] Public Speaking and the City Council

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:57:39 -0800

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I have read carefully the words of MR. Fife, and can find no reference
in any of his offerings that would lead me to believe that Mr. Curley
was legally prohibited from speaking to the city council.  Therefore, I
offer this opinion.

Mr. Fife was, in fact, expressing a personal opinion, and used the
"power" of his position to attach a sense of "official declaration".
Mr. Curley should have been allowed to speak.  By accepting Mr. Fife's
opinion as legal "expertise" the city council has, once again, abused a
legitimate public process.  Of course, this kind of abuse is why our
city administrators are owed compensation comparable to Spokane.

Visionaries, the election cannot come soon enough.  Perhaps we can find
some citizens who are more interested in community serving than self
serving.

John Danahy

jdanahy@turbonet.com

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I have read carefully the words of MR. Fife, and can =
find no
reference in any of his offerings that would lead me to believe that Mr. =
Curley
was legally prohibited from speaking to the city council.&nbsp; =
Therefore, I
offer this opinion.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Mr. Fife was, in fact, expressing a personal opinion, =
and
used the &#8220;power&#8221; of his position to attach a sense of =
&#8220;official
declaration&#8221;.&nbsp; Mr. Curley should have been allowed to =
speak.&nbsp;
By accepting Mr. Fife&#8217;s opinion as legal &#8220;expertise&#8221; =
the city
council has, once again, abused a legitimate public process.&nbsp; Of =
course,
this kind of abuse is why our city administrators are owed compensation
comparable to Spokane.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Visionaries, the election cannot come soon =
enough.&nbsp; Perhaps
we can find some citizens who are more interested in community serving =
than
self serving.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>John Danahy</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
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 font-family:Arial'>jdanahy@turbonet.com</span></font></p>

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