Alexander City Attorney Carla Miller sent a revised resignation letter
to Mayor Hobbs and city aldermen changing the date of her resignation from July
1 to May 27. In April Miller submitted her resignation, "To become
effective no later than July 1, 2014." In her May 27, E-mail she changes
it, "To be effective immediately."
Though she makes no mention of the recent May 19 city council meeting
as reason for changing her resignation date, a motion made at that meeting to
accept her resignation, "Effective immediately" passed six to two. Her
revised resignation date should make the expected veto of the council's vote by
Mayor Michelle Hobbs moot.
Miller's new resignation letter also provides a list of unfinished legal
issues. Some items on the list are: establishing a new agreement with Little
Rock Waste Water to operate the waste water system in the Pulaski County
portion of Alexander; correct and publish the 2013 end of year financial
statement, which was due April 1; transfer sales tax revenue to and from
various funds to correct recent transfer errors, which can be done legally; write
and implement a Storm Water Management Plan, which is required under the
Federal Clean Water Act; the deadline for adopting an ordinance to get a sales
tax measure on the November ballot is July 7, 2014; adopt a Comprehensive
Development Plan; adopt Recommended Control of Development and Subdivision of
Land Regulations; adopt Zoning Regulations; and establish a new Planning
Commission.
At its May 19 meeting the council also voted, five to three, to
postpone the meeting until Monday June 2. Alderman Andrea Bearden said there
was no need to have the meeting since there's nothing to discuss.
Bearden pointed to the minutes from the two previous regular meetings
were given to the council at the start of the May 19 meeting, leaving aldermen
no time to proofread them. Also, several items were missing from the agenda
including two ordinances presented at the April meeting to allow aldermen one
month to review them, the ordinance and resolution E-mailed to aldermen by City
Attorney Carla Miller since the last meeting, and the Mayor failed to advertise
for construction bids to repair the driveway in front of the fire house on
South Alexander Road and to have several streets repaired.
The June 2 meeting will be held at 6 PM in city hall. The public is
invited to attend.
WOW!!! What a step in the right direction!
ReplyDeleteNow, here is a suggestion for the BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF ALEXANDER.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING IN A REPUTABLE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO GET THE BOOKS IN ORDER.
I know, I know there is no money - but I am telling you - this community is spending A LOT of money on things we had no voice in - and will continue to see it through whether we like it or not, thanks to this current administration - this suggestion is:
something we do have a voice in,
it is something we DIRELY need
t is something that will benefit the community for many months to come.
Please consider this move and act on it for you and for us.
Sounds like this little town needs a CPA firm to do the accounting, (if there is any money left) to eliminate the misuse of funds and maybe they could do all the accounting, as they have a license to protect, and your mayor could not sign all your funds away, without someone putting a stop to the dictatorship!!
ReplyDeleteRight on G.I.D.' Council needs to write the order, pass it. attach the minutes to it (if you can get them this year) and hold their feet to the fire.
ReplyDeleteA good independent accounting firm can recommend policy that the Council can adopt that will eliminate future problems like this.
The amazing thing is the consistency. Somehow word got around really well.criminal lawyer
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