tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5674347713243757058..comments2024-03-29T00:30:47.101-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Osborne: South Whitehall Inches Towards TransparencyBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88317721384282779792021-03-09T20:37:00.495-05:002021-03-09T20:37:00.495-05:00Thank you for your comment. I believe the subject ...Thank you for your comment. I believe the subject of meeting agenda posting is worth looking into, so I will do that soon. Another transparency issue. Brad Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02801529052577879833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-81948987492625043842021-03-09T20:01:35.781-05:002021-03-09T20:01:35.781-05:00Why does South Whitehall not put their entire Comm...Why does South Whitehall not put their entire Commissioner Meeting packet online like Lower Macungie Township? Why are the citizens of South Whitehall not allowed to see the bills they are paying for?<br /><br />The meeting packet for Lower Macungie is impressive....they even list people interested on serving on boards!! http://www.lowermac.com/meetings_agendas/021821_AgendaDetail.pdf - 145 pages of information for the taxpayers! what a genuine transparent concept.<br /><br />The SWT meeting packets are pathetic, or what does SWT have to hide?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69374265639614489022021-03-09T17:45:38.413-05:002021-03-09T17:45:38.413-05:00I hadn’t previously viewed it from the perspective...I hadn’t previously viewed it from the perspective of formalizing the lack of transparency, so I appreciate your comment. Perhaps another way of processing this is to recognize that from a “de facto” point of view, the administration can see who the participants are, but the public they serve cannot. Brad Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02801529052577879833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26439563564746940972021-03-09T13:04:33.550-05:002021-03-09T13:04:33.550-05:00I will bet they will be slow to re-open. When you ...I will bet they will be slow to re-open. When you can work from home with little scrutiny, and get paid 100% why would they rush to return to the office? <br />Some employees will take all they can get....... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10008402101142744392021-03-09T12:52:29.327-05:002021-03-09T12:52:29.327-05:00The names of the people in attendance at these vir...The names of the people in attendance at these virtual meetings have been posted for all to see, ever since the meetings moved online, even when some of the posted "names" were somewhat obnoxious. But it wasn't until the "names" started becoming critical of Tori Morgan and Renee Bickel that "they" decided to block the names and create these rules. Who is "they"? Nobody knows, because it just happened without discussion or a vote by the board. And it caused the names of ALL people to be blocked, not just the obnoxious ones. This seems to me that it was just an attempt by Morgan and Bickel to minimize criticism of themselves, but at the expense of everyone else. This is not a goal worthy of open government, or the standards that our township leadership should be following. And it prevented other attendees at the meeting from seeing who else was there; another blow to transparency. Yes, they now have formalized the rules (by the usual 3-2 vote), but in fact in formalizes the lack of transparency, and makes it the standard, rather than opening up the names again for all to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-65872289287900232732021-03-09T11:19:36.012-05:002021-03-09T11:19:36.012-05:00If schools are pushing to open, local government m...If schools are pushing to open, local government meetings/buildings need to be in person as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com