Is SUCCESS is in trouble. Saratoga Citizen and voters are asking this question, if spreading misinformation and it back fires will SUCCESS be in trouble? They have no facts to back up any of their claims. In a hand out on pretty pink paper they had some information that you can get off of their website.
BEGINNING of SUCCESS STATEMENT
“Radical Change Proposed for
Saratoga Springs Government
Let’s not surrender control of our city government to a stranger. We don’t know either the new City Manager czar or how the City Manager form of government will really work.
Saratoga Springs Government
Let’s not surrender control of our city government to a stranger. We don’t know either the new City Manager czar or how the City Manager form of government will really work.
Commission: VOTERS WIN
Proven. Look at how successful Saratoga Springs
Efficient government.
Mayor and all Commissioners are elected and accountable to voters every two years.
Direct responsibility.
No tax increase. Large reserves.
Strong, knowledgeable council
City Manager: VOTERS LOSE
Unsuccessful. Used by many depressed upstate New York
Bigger bureaucratic government costing more.
*Undemocratic. City Manager is unelected and unaccountable to the taxpayers.
All city administrators are appointed by city manager.
Council members denied contact with department heads and employees.
*Significantly higher cost/taxes. Total cost still unknown. *Strong, knowledgeable council Weak council, completely isolated from the departments
Commissioners are accountable to the voters every two years. Four year staggered terms mean it could take 4 years to clean house of bad council members.” End of partial SUCCESS STATEMENT!
If Jane Weihe is one of the best SUCCESS can put forward in a debate, they have a problem. A well respected former Mayor Ken Klotz made more sense. Also, he agreed at times with statements made by Kane & Martin but did tell why he felt this form we have provides some of the same points. One big agreement he had was, and you must remember that Mayor Klotz appointed a Commission that passed a tweaked Commission Charter in 2000. He said one weakness of this government was that the tweaked Charter mandated some very important departments in the City. A full time Human Resource position and a Director of open land a spaces to name a few that can’t even be implemented.
Jane said that as drawn up she couldn’t live under this proposed new Charter. Let’s hope if the new Charter passes we don’t lose Jane as a Saratogian, she’s too funny.
I have come to the conclusion that may of the "leaders" of this charter change movement want to be on the city council but don't want to run a city department. So we are supposed to throw away a successful form of government we have used for 97 years because Pat Kane and some of his friends are too lazy to run a department and run a real campaign? Don't point to Wilkes and Martin running for office in the past - both of their campaigns were jokes. They approached their campaigns the same way they want to approach the council seats they so badly covet - part time and half heartedly.
ReplyDeleteSo what your saying is that no one in SUCCESS should ever run for office either? Wasn't Jane's unsuccessful run against Ken Ivins a joke? Wasn't McTygue's run against Scirocco a joke? I think you're off on this one. One of the better aspects of a new form of government is that by seperating the two levels of government you will have many more people run for a Council (legislative)seat. It has been proven you can't do both. But, you know best, so I guess everyone has to agree with you, NOT.
ReplyDeleteCapt America,you're just a super market dream,to me the ship is rising but you being an addict to "uncle Bretts'Olixer wonder oil you see it sinking....bottoms'up mate!
ReplyDeleteWho is at the helm of SUCKCESS now that Remiga we don't need ya Foy is out of the mix?
ReplyDeleteI would think it is a trio now. Karen Klotz, Jane Weihe and Ken Klotz
ReplyDeleteWhat a trio that is! John Kauffman or Ken Ivins aren't there stroking the fire too? I guess it's up to John Franck if they should get involved!
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