THERE HE GOES AGAIN
As much as I like Mayor Bart Peterson personally, his act is starting to wear a little thin. An ordinance has been introduced to eliminate take home cars for non-public safety city county employees. It was sponsored by several city-county Councilors. I have never understood why the ordinance was necessary because most of the departments that have take-home cars are under the Mayor’s control.
However when asked by my brothers in the press, the Mayor responded, that a council backed ordinance would be easier to get that done. Because the city, up until two years ago, had no control over other office budgets and comptroller Bob Clifford says they have a hard enough time keeping track of what they have now.
The Mayor could have easily issued an executive order and clamped down on the practice. According to a list of employees who had take home cars, most were in public works, metropolitan development and parks and recreations. All those offices are under the direct control of the Mayor. And even he can use his influence with the sheriff to ask him to scale back on take-home cars for non-essential employees. And the last I checked the Mayor still runs the fire department so an executive order would work there also.
If this city can’t keep track of a few cars, it really makes me wonder what else they can’t keep track of? I’ll bet your share of Monday’s 65-percent tax increase it involves more of your hard-earned money. Like I said, I personally like the Mayor, but this is getting real old, real quick.
