While the Informer was away…
The politicians did play?
A few stories piqued my interest during my work induced marathon flights and meetings that occurred over the last few weeks. This one was an interesting flip-flop:
I’ve emailed the mayor to ask for his view on the story of the sudden mind changing that went on over the Attorney General opinion. I was at the original meeting that they decided to seek the opinion. The lack of action on that seemingly simple request is mind boggling, to say the least. I also felt that the December time frame which they provided to the City Attorney’s office was excessive.
I felt that maybe I could help out a bit. This is my rough draft letter, written in less than 10 minutes, “pro bono” for the city:
Dear Attorney General:
Our City has received an audit from the State Auditor General’s office. In the audit they claim violations of Florida Statutes. Our City Staff is of the opinion that the Auditor General may be mistaken. Please review the Auditor General’s Report, related to Cape Coral’s business practices, and the City Manager’s answers to the Auditor General’s report, and provide an opinion based upon these published documents as to whether or not Cape Coral is in violation of State Statutes.
For your convenience, a copy of the report is available from the Cape Coral Website, with all comments attached. You may find that copy here: http://www.capecoral.net/PDF/2006-182.pdf
Thank you for your time,
The People of Cape Coral.
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That was easy, no? Let’s hope it was of some help, I agreed with the original vote that we should seek out the Attorney General’s opinion. Cape Coral needs to know when we’re screwing up, and fix it promptly. I will share the Mayor’s responses to my email enquiry with you as soon as I receive them.
