Date: 8/7/2010
BREAKER! BREAKER! THIS JUST IN!
CNL, the propaganda "news" agency for Jerry Lairmore and Ron Jost, is reporting ....... (brace yourself for this SHOCKING NEWS FLASH) ........ that "County Commission majority shoots down Penning's ideas for Road Department meetings"!
And this is "news"? Hello? Earth to Jeff Noedel? The County Commission "majority" has been shooting down ALL of Penning's ideas since he was first elected Northern District Associate Commission TWO YEARS AGO!
It's because of shallow "news" reporting like this that I am drinking FIJI artesian water instead of buying a subscription to CNL! Ha ha ha! FIJI artesian water is refreshing and satisfying! Especially good with Macallan 12 single-malt scotch!
By the way, I can't read the entire article on this subject since I'm not a subscriber, but I'm wondering if Jeff Noedel is hammering Lairmore and Jost about Missouri Sunshine Law violations with respect to the "road department meetings" just like he hammered the GCCS Board of Directors about alleged sunshine law violations? Perhaps a CNL subscriber can let me know.
The GCCS is a private 501(3)c corporation which accepts and spends no public/taxpayer funds. They are free to have open meetings or closed meetings. No law, however, compels that they must have open meetings. Nevertheless, they are very transparent and welcome members and non-members to their meetings. You can come to any of their meetings! They will welcome you with open arms! They want you to know what their objectives are and they'd like for you to join their organization. Nevertheless, Jeff Noedel inexplicably raised holy hell about the GCCS violating the sunshine laws several months ago!
On the otherhand, the County Commissioners represent the public, all the taxpayers in Gasconade County. They authorize the expenditure of public/taxpayer funds. They are therefore subject to the Missouri Sunshine Laws. So-called "road department meetings" are no exception. Because official business of the County Commission is presumed to be conducted anytime two or more Commissioners are gathered together, the Commissioners must notify the public of these "road department meetings" and open them to the public. The principle is "transparency in government". I wonder what Jeff Noedel has to say about the county's "road department meetings"?
Why does truth cause so much fear?
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