tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post116057600620851481..comments2024-03-29T05:10:57.942-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Norco Dem Chair Joe Long Promotes Government in the DarkBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1160622207828674522006-10-11T23:03:00.000-04:002006-10-11T23:03:00.000-04:00To Anon 8:27, Under the Sunshine Act, it is entire...To Anon 8:27, Under the Sunshine Act, it is entirely permissible for the exec director to meet with Congressman Dent. She is not an "agency" as that term is defined by the Sunshine Act. But a quorum of the Bethlehem Housing Authority is such an "agency." When they meet, they must do so publicly and advertise the meeting. If they wanted to schedule a public meeting with Dent, there would be no problem.<BR/>I'll acknowledge that I'm insane and can understand you having difficulty accepting my word. But consider this. These are not just my views. They are shared by a media lawyer and BHA's owen solicitor. <BR/><BR/>The obligation to do everything in public never ends when a public agency is involved, except under those limited circumstances when an executive session is called to discuss labor, real estate, personnel or litigation. <BR/><BR/>Now you suggest Dent may have been trying to avoid meeting with BHA commissioners because they are Democrats? As LVDem told you, if Dent had gone ahead and met with these sneaks in the shadows, he'd be the first to slam Dent. And I wouldn't be too far behind. <BR/><BR/>And incidentally, I just came back from the debate betwen Dent and Deringer in the slate belt. Dent devoured Dertinger. It wasn't pretty. I don't think he's afraid of Democrats, and I certainly don't think he's afraid of Joe Long. <BR/><BR/>Free the Long losers!<BR/><BR/>No you can't blame Dent for the foolishness of our local Dem chair. He apparently has no undertanding of the Sunshine Act or more likely, just chooses to ignore it. According to the Kisslinger email, he routinely meets in private with the BHA or a quorum. That has to stop. And Long has to go. He's not interested in good government, and gives other local Dems a bad name. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1160614047646704532006-10-11T20:47:00.000-04:002006-10-11T20:47:00.000-04:00When the BHA board meets it needs to do so in publ...When the BHA board meets it needs to do so in public view, especially when its chair requests everybody's presense. Public view isn't a huge burden unless you have something you don't want to say in public. <BR/><BR/>I'll give Dent credit for recognizing that this was a bad scenario. If he had gone along for the ride, I would be the first attack him.LVDemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359661408192860813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1160612848633258092006-10-11T20:27:00.000-04:002006-10-11T20:27:00.000-04:00So Dent gets a free pass on meeting with the Commi...So Dent gets a free pass on meeting with the Commission's ED behind closed doors?<BR/><BR/>That's what gets me. I'm not sure where the obligation to do everything in public view ends in your view, Bernie... but in this case, it's entirely possible that Dent was trying to do an end-run around Democratic commissioners, including a Democratic commission chair. Would that be OK?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1160593476637912752006-10-11T15:04:00.000-04:002006-10-11T15:04:00.000-04:00Merci mademoiselle, and congrats on your LTE publi...Merci mademoiselle, and congrats on your LTE published by the ET this morining. Good for you!Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1160592461529743702006-10-11T14:47:00.000-04:002006-10-11T14:47:00.000-04:00Good work Bernie, pressure like this is what is ne...Good work Bernie, pressure like this is what is needed.LSTresidentPIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363453610874838651noreply@blogger.com