[Vision2020] An Answer, Please!

[Tom Hansen]

Thank you, Mr. Riedner.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


On Wed, June 1, 2011 9:03 am, Gary Riedner wrote:
> Tom:
>
> I received your email and am in process of researching and formulating a
> response, as requested by Moscow's elected officials.
>
> Gary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen at moscow.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 5:25 AM
> To: Nancy Chaney; Gary Riedner; Sue Scott; Dan Carscallen; Tim Brown; Tom
> Lamar; Walter M Steed; Wayne Krauss; Moscow Vision 2020
> Cc: Stephanie Kalasz
> Subject: An Answer, Please!
>
> Mayor Chaney, Supervisor Riedner, and members of the Moscow City Council -
>
> On May 25th (a week ago) I submitted the question below for your
> consideration and response.
>
> Would a simple response of "We'll look into it" be asking too much of our
> elected officials?
>
> Your apathy can be explained in only one of two options.  You are either
> ignoring the issue or you are ignoring your constituents!
>
> Which is it?
>
> Most sincerely,
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 25, 2011 4:15 pm, Tom Hansen wrote:
>> Madame Mayor, City Supervisor Riedner, and members of the Moscow City
>> Council . . .
>>
>> As a discussion on Vision 2020 (a local community listserve),
>> concerning transport of the ExxonMobil megaloads through the city of
>> Moscow, became heated, my curiosity turned toward , , ,
>>
>> Under what authority did Council Member Walter Steed move, or resolve,
>> that a position in favor of the megaloads be adopted by the city
>> council?
>>
>> Upon reviewing the video of the May 16th city council session, I found
>> that City Supervisor Gary Riedner quoted a passage from "Roberts Rules
>> of Order" that he interpreted to provide such authority.
>>
>> For analysis and discussion I transcribed Mr. Riedner's citation,
>> verbatim, from the video as follows (with a link to the video, so that
>> you may read along with him).
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dM12GbCbKQ
>>
>> "After the presentation of a report of an officer, a board or a
>> committee, one or more motions to carry out recommendations contained
>> in the report may be introduced.  Motion may also grow out of the
>> presentation of a written communication of the assembly."
>>
>> I fail to see ANY authority, within the citation, that provides
>> Council Member Steed to make a motion or present a resolution without
>> "recommendations contained in the report" or "a written communication
>> of the assembly."
>>
>> Could you please enlighten me as to the proper authority permitting
>> Council Member Steed's motion to proceed to a vote?
>>
>> Thank you for your anticipated response.
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
>> change and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>>
>> - Author Unknown
>>
>
>
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Author Unknown
>
>


"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Author Unknown