tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post8404705693844806997..comments2023-10-25T05:50:54.547-04:00Comments on Fort Wayne Left: My Thoughts On Local Government Reform Report - Part 2John Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362896971987049810noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-80667672997961514452007-12-19T19:23:00.000-05:002007-12-19T19:23:00.000-05:00Regarding Item 24:I think it would be better if Be...Regarding Item 24:<BR/>I think it would be better if Bender and other government employees serving in office simply abstained on any votes that would create a conflict of interest. Many politicians work for companies that have government contracts (including me). The same would apply here. If I were elected, I would have abstained from any vote that created a conflict.Robert Endershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592475828737641009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-75842954569567054302007-12-14T23:43:00.000-05:002007-12-14T23:43:00.000-05:00Again what I think they over worded was the fact t...Again what I think they over worded was the fact the library type unit would be reviewed by the government unit it is set up under.<BR/><BR/>I think some word person made it complex by the way they wrote it. I think it is pretty simple.J Q Taxpayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524418780704474919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-51051378410907004542007-12-14T22:53:00.000-05:002007-12-14T22:53:00.000-05:00I completely agree that the county should be respo...I completely agree that the county should be responsible but I was confused by the text...Jeff Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996970649630375507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-25747848140236524222007-12-14T21:03:00.000-05:002007-12-14T21:03:00.000-05:00Allen County contains 100% of the assessed value o...Allen County contains 100% of the assessed value of the Allen County Public Library system. Fort Wayne only contains +/- 2/3 of the assessed value. So isn't 100% more than 2/3?<BR/><BR/>Plus, given the context of the rest of the report I cannot believe that the commission would recommend disenfranchising 25% of the taxpayers supporting the ACPL system by limiting its fiscal governance to FW City Council. I am reminded of the immortal words of John Kalb :-)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, it's goofy enough that such a process exists with Fort Wayne City Council and the county-wide income tax. I would be shocked if the commission were actually recommending expanding this phenomenon.Karen Goldnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930160147749582244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-53239432714148280612007-12-14T20:01:00.000-05:002007-12-14T20:01:00.000-05:00I see it as follows.The library operates within th...I see it as follows.<BR/><BR/>The library operates within the Allen County unit of government. So it would be the county to pass on it.<BR/><BR/>Some cities here in Indiana have their own library so their government unit would be the city.<BR/><BR/>I believe Angola has their own library so it would be up to their city council to pass on such issues. There is no way Stueben County council should pass on issues regarding the city library.J Q Taxpayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524418780704474919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-58448427745859079862007-12-14T16:13:00.000-05:002007-12-14T16:13:00.000-05:00Karen,The full text reads:"We recommend that the f...Karen,<BR/><BR/>The full text reads:<BR/><BR/>"We recommend that the fiscal body of the county (in the case of unincorporated areas) or municipality containing the most assessed value within the unit boundaries approve all budgets and the issuance of all bonds with input from citizens and taxpayers."<BR/><BR/>Since the library district does cover part of an incoporated area, I read this to mean that whichever municipality has more assessed value in the area would get to make the decision.<BR/><BR/>Do you read it differently?Jeff Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996970649630375507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-21682941336965320372007-12-14T10:50:00.000-05:002007-12-14T10:50:00.000-05:00ACPL is a county-wide system. The way I read Reco...ACPL is a county-wide system. The way I read Recommendation #19 is that it would be the Allen County Council, since there is 100% overlap between the area served by ACPL and Allen County.Karen Goldnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930160147749582244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-19206686061096604342007-12-13T17:50:00.000-05:002007-12-13T17:50:00.000-05:00Good question. As written I believe it would give ...Good question. As written I believe it would give the city council authority in our case, but I would support the new county legislative bodies having authority if the library districts are to be consolidated at the county level...Jeff Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996970649630375507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-3167411253196170232007-12-13T16:45:00.000-05:002007-12-13T16:45:00.000-05:00On number 19, would Fort Wayne City Council be res...On number 19, would Fort Wayne City Council be responsible for approving all bonds for the Allen County Public Library system?<BR/><BR/>I know that it says "or the county", but I envision this applying to potential multi-county library systems.Eric Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969117111005969501noreply@blogger.com