When Lehigh County Commissioner David Jones voted against webcasting Lehigh County Commissioner meetings, he did state he would arrange to have kids from his church come in and film one of the budget hearings as an "experiment." Well, that was then. Now that these hearings are underway, the only camera I've seen is my flipcam.There's not a huge demand, beating on the door, for this.
Jones also claimed there's really no interest in county government. "There's not a huge demand, beating on the door, for this." Wednesday's night's budget hearing proved him wrong. It was a crowded affair, including somewhere around sixty people who were very interested in what was happening.
Below are links to videoclips of portions of that dull budget hearing, which featured a raging arts museum director, a DA with smoke steaming out his nostrils and Pip the Mouse.
Dean Browning: Why we need to cut arts grants by $100,000.
Glenn Eckhart: Why we need to eliminate payraises for nonunion workforce.
Percy Dougherty: Why we need to eliminate payraises for nonunion workforce.
DA Jim Martin: Cutting wages for rank and file workers, who are already suffering, is ridiculous, and will drive them into the arms of the unions.
DA Jim Martin: Suggests move to cut raises is politically motivated.
Pip the Mouse: Saves arts grants while giving Dean Browning dirty looks.
Sheriff Ron Rossi: I want three deputies and a Caddy.
Comm'r Dan McCarthy explains constables compromise.
It's no one's business what they do in those meetings. We sholdnt even be allowed to attend meetings and see what happens. They are in charge of our money and we should ask no questions and see nothing.
ReplyDeleteSheriff Rossi doesn't realize he's been given a vote of NO CONFIDENCE because of his poor management skills. The Constables cleaned his clock and took back the Traffic Warrants duties from him. He is Barney Fife in living color!
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