[Vision2020] An Answer, Please!

[Joe Campbell]

Seems much less certain now than on the video of the council meeting!



On Jun 1, 2011, at 12:05 PM, "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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