The LuLac Edition #185, March 26th, 2007
PICTURE INDEX: GOVERNOR ED SET TO DO SOME "SPLAIN'" AS RICKY RICARDO USED TO SAY ABOUT THAT WINTER STORM TUESDAY NIGHT, MARCH 27th, 8PM ON PCN.
BENCHMARKS
Kathy Kane, Wilkes Barre City Council Candidate in District C with a nice bench in front of Coughlin High School (actually a few feet before it on the corner) and Tony Thomas, candidate for Wilkes Barre city Council District B with a bench on Pennsylvania Avenue.
ON THE CABLE
Joe Daniel, candidate for Wilkes Barre City Council in District D is up and running on Cable TV with the calender of events. Daniel who has run twice before ceertainly has the name recognition and might be the sleeper candidate in this district. Also on Cable, District Justice candidate for re-election, Bill Amesbury.
LETTERS, LETTERS!!!!
Charlotte Raup, Wilkes Barre Council candidate in District E recently sent a letter to the Times Leader. In case you missed it, here it is:
As a Wilkes-Barre City Charter Review Commission member and a Wilkes-Barre City Council candidate, I think it is important for not only the voters but all city council candidates to be aware of the duties, responsibilities and limitations of council members.
As with any other job, the employer and the employee should be familiar with the job description.
Wilkes-Barre has a strong mayoral form of government. City council is the legislative branch of the government. According to the city charter, city council essentially makes ordinances, approves or disapproves the budget and is the watchdog for the city government because they have the ability to conduct investigations, audits, or study the city’s affairs.
While city council’s duties are significant, their power is limited. They cannot hire police, firemen, or department of public works employees, have streets plowed or paved, have bridges fixed or enact clutter cleanup campaigns. These responsibilities belong to the mayor, who heads all of the departments in the city.
To read the exact wording, a copy of the city charter can be obtained at city hall or viewed on my Web site at charlotteraup.tripod.com.
Charlotte Raup
As a Wilkes-Barre City Charter Review Commission member and a Wilkes-Barre City Council candidate, I think it is important for not only the voters but all city council candidates to be aware of the duties, responsibilities and limitations of council members.
As with any other job, the employer and the employee should be familiar with the job description.
Wilkes-Barre has a strong mayoral form of government. City council is the legislative branch of the government. According to the city charter, city council essentially makes ordinances, approves or disapproves the budget and is the watchdog for the city government because they have the ability to conduct investigations, audits, or study the city’s affairs.
While city council’s duties are significant, their power is limited. They cannot hire police, firemen, or department of public works employees, have streets plowed or paved, have bridges fixed or enact clutter cleanup campaigns. These responsibilities belong to the mayor, who heads all of the departments in the city.
To read the exact wording, a copy of the city charter can be obtained at city hall or viewed on my Web site at charlotteraup.tripod.com.
Charlotte Raup
Democratic city council candidate
District E Wilkes-Barre
DON'T FORGET!!!!!
Governor Ed on PCN Tuesday night at 8PM talking about the "snow storm" investigation.
And remember to keep open Sunday, May 6TH from 430PM to about 7pm for the LuLac Wilkes Barre City Council Forum at Genetti's in Wilkes Barre.
posted by David Yonki @ 6:30 PM
1 comments
1 Comments:
Charlotte doesn't have the slightest clue what she is talking about - I hope she shows up at your forum and is faced with a difficult question so that the world can hear how little she knows about what is going on in the City of Wilkes-Barre. Council has far more power than she leads her constituents to believe. She is stating right from the beginning that she intends to continue the non-questioning, rubber-stamping ways of the current council. She is a pawn for the Luzerne County Dems. If elected, she will show up at meetings, occasionally, nod, and let the mayor do as he chooses. She has already declared her satisfaction with his first term antics and misspending.
I say we have a special election to replace Mr. Rendell this year - First 100 days of term number 2 not so good.
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