JUST IN!!!!
NOT mentioned in all this is the FACT that Pinellas Voters, Voted in Favor of a TERM LIMIT of EIGHT YEARS ( 2 terms of 4 years each term) back in 1996 by 72% of voters in ALL Precincts!!! A Bipartisan vote. That is 19 YEARS AGO!!!
Have the voters protested? No! WHY NOT?
The County broke the law by not putting the law voted on by the voters in the Charter! NOW is the time to protest for the law we voted passed in 1996, no changes wanted.
Write and show up to make your voice heard.
WHY NOT just give these County Commissioners CROWNS and a SEPTOR??
HAPPY NEW YEAR? OR JUST MORE OF THE SAME Political CRONYISM!
The Corporate sponsors will keep funding these politicians for boondoggles and boondoggles on the backs of the taxpayers unless you take a stand.
God bless America in 2016,
Deb
Subject: Urgent LOCAL News- FYI
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 07:15:24 -0500
Excerpt worth noting of special interest:
Changing the terms of county commissioners from four to six years
Citizens comment on this: (what's yours?)
Whoever submitted this = R they kidding? How about... Two is Long Enough! Thought if (one of many examples) a U.S. Congressman has a term of two (2) years. Fl House members 2-year term. And most others 4-yrs. Need more examples to trash the proposal ? :
Changing the terms of county commissioners from four to six years
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Appearing in the Tampa Bay Newspapers issue dated December 31, 2015
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Changing the terms of county commissioners from four to six years
Citizens comment on this: (what's yours?)
Whoever submitted this = R they kidding? How about... Two is Long Enough! Thought if (one of many examples) a U.S. Congressman has a term of two (2) years. Fl House members 2-year term. And most others 4-yrs. Need more examples to trash the proposal ? :
Changing the terms of county commissioners from four to six years
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Appearing in the Tampa Bay Newspapers issue dated December 31, 2015
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 Charter
Review Commission releases Jan. 6 agenda
The meeting is at 3:30 p.m. at the Pinellas County Utilities Building, Fourth Floor, 14 S. Ft. Harrison Ave., Clearwater. Changing elections of constitutional officers to nonpartisan would remove any association with political parties. Currently, the county’s school board election is nonpartisan as are elections for representatives of special fire districts among others. Constitutional officers include the clerk of the circuit court, property appraiser, sheriff, supervisor of elections and tax collector. Eighteen of the state’s 20 charter counties have a recall provision to oust elected officials before their term expires. Pinellas County’s charter is “silent” on the matter. The third matter up for possible discussion Jan. 6 is an amendment to change “sex” to “gender and sexual orientation” to the human rights section of the charter. Pinellas County residents approved the first charter in 1980. It requires that a Charter Review Commission be convened every eight years. Members are appointed by the county commission and include citizens and elected officials. The current CRC includes Chairman James Olliver, retired provost at St. Pete College; Thomas Steck, vice chairman and owner of TomKat Realty; state Representative Larry Ahern; Johnny Bardine, managing partner, the Law Office of Johnny J. Bardine, P.A.; Keisha Bell, attorney; Mayor Sandra Lee Bradbury; Ken Burke, Clerk of the Circuit Court; Ashley Caron, St. Petersburg College; Barclay Harless, C1 Bank; Pinellas County Commissioner Janet C. Long; Todd Pressman, self-employed; James Sewell, independent consultant; and Joshua Shulman, Wells Fargo. The review process began in in August and is scheduled to be completed by July, which will allow enough time to place any proposed charter amendments on the November 2016 ballot. Citizens have several options they can use to submit ideas to the CRC. They include: • Attend and speak during the public comment segment of commission meetings. • Complete the “Public Input Form” available through a link at www.pinellascounty.org/charter/. • Send an email to the CRC using the “Contact Us” link on the CRC website or send emails directly to Charterreview@pinellascounty.org. Some of the other topics suggested by citizens on the list thus far for potential discussion include: • Term limits for county commissioners and constitutional officers • Changing the terms of county commissioners from four to six years • Selection of CRC members by election rather than appointment • Additional representation on the county commission for unincorporated areas • Requirement for the county commission to meet monthly to discuss matters pertaining to unincorporated Pinellas • Consolidation of public services, including police and fire • Restriction of campaigning activities to start no sooner than 60 prior to an election • Annexation • County commission responsibility over PSTA • Electronic comment cards for citizens to communicate with county commission • County administrator appointments • Formal grievance process for citizens that would require the county to pay legal fees for matters determined by a judge to have merit Not all items submitted by the public will be researched for further consideration and not all items that are researched may make it to referendum vote. For more information about the charter review process, visit www.pinellascounty.org/charter/default.htm. ========================================================================================================================================= and this 'TAXING' New$:
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