Comments on: Secretive City Council buries report

By: city hall lockdown

city hall lockdown — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:50:54 +0000

The Council can do irreparable harm to the city if a majority vote yes on tomorrow’s agenda item #14 to change the purchasing and contracts procedures.

By: Chubrock

Chubrock — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:58:37 +0000

To be clear – our tax dollars (96k) went to a consultant. We were looking for their opinion and for insight, what we finally got access to was the citys "distillation" of that report. It is no secret who has their facts straight and who has the best interest of the taxpayers! Thanks for the coast news for running pieces that expose the waste of our local government.

By: Above the Law

Above the Law — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:37:08 +0000

So much for Gaspar and Stocks claiming that they have to take down the Madonna since they do not want to use a selective application of following "the law."

Why are they fighting so hard to hold back this information that they have already paid so much money to protect and which a judge has already ordered them to reveal?

They are frightened of offending the religious sensibilities of a few people, yet they see nothing offensive about denying the entire citizen base the right to public information and to date, making us pay close to 6 figures so that we are not ‘cofused,’ and so that they can’let staff do their job.’ Aren’t you glad we have these Republican fiscal conservatives against big goverment looking our for our interests??

By: city hall lockdown

city hall lockdown — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:37:31 +0000

Yes, the actions of Deputy Mayor Stocks and City Manager Cotton and Mayor Bond and Councilwomen Gaspar and Houlihan are especially telling of their lack of respect for transparency in government. Sad, sad. Encinitas deserves better.

By: Worth $80.000?

Worth $80.000? — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:12:07 +0000

So Rational’s point proves that they should have released the "draft." Why would they choose to fight this instead of just letting Kevin read the "draft" report? Not only that, but they are going to appeal it and cost us even more money when they lose.

I understand that Kevin is fighting for democratic principles, accountability and a citizen’s right to know information that he has helped to pay for.

Why are the council and the outgoing City Manager fighting so hard, and why are they prepared to spend money on this issue? This report is from a department that Phil Cotton used to manage in his old job. Did he misappropriate funds and is he trying to prevent a claw back on his pension, in the event that he was as controversial as a department manager as he has been as a City Mangager?

It also appears that Glenn Sabine has convinced the council that they need to spend money that could be used for public good, to go instead to his law firm and him.

By: Rational resident

Rational resident — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:46:49 +0000

The final report was released to the public long ago… Why isn’t this mentioned in this (yet another)misleading column by this guy???

The lawsuit mentioned was over release of a "draft" even though the final document was available to the public. One would NEVER know this by reading this tripe.

And hey, why can’t the public see the "drafts" of this column, or any other story in this paper?

Hey Coast News, get real and get a fact checker, or get relegated to comic book status. Your credibility is seriously in question due to Audet’s ravings.

By: Not a Valley Girl

Not a Valley Girl — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:47:19 +0000

I seriously wish that these council members, Glenn Sabine and Phil Cotton would stop being so condescending towards Enicinitas citizens. Their excuse that these drafts will ‘confuse’ residents is almost as deplorable as their overpayment of themselves.

The confusing thing that we need to consider is how, in a town with such wonderful citizens, do we end up with this level of leadership that is focused on self benefit instead of service to the citizens who they represent.