Background: The National League of Cities (NLC) holds two conferences a year. One in March which is in Washington, DC and one in November, in a different city each year. This year's November conference will be 11/20-11/23 in San Antonio, Texas.
Four individuals from Shawnee will be going (3 elected and 1 staff).
Council member Lisa Larson-Bunnell
Council member Stephanie Meyer
Council member Mickey Sandifer
City manager Nolan Sunderman
Wait a minute. Meyer and Sandifer are going? That was the information that was provided to me this morning by the city. Two members of the council, who will not be on the council come January are going to be spending between $1500 to $2000 each to go to a conference for which the city will receive no benefit. Is it legal? Yepper! Is it morally reprehensible? Yepper! It is my opinion that these two unethical dolts have finally shown their true colors about whether or not they care about the city or its citizens.
Sandifer: He knew months ago that he would not be back on the council when he failed to file to run to retain his seat. A review of Sandifer's expense accounts for these meetings in the past (he usually attended both, each year) would show that he was the most prolific spender. Has something to do with the fact that he would arrive the day before the conference started and leave the day after it ended. He should never have signed up for this conference.
Meyer: Guess she thought that she would win the mayor's race and as such be part of the governing body for the next four years. Wrong!!!!! It probably never occurred to this egotistical nitwit that she could lose the election. She never should have booked this meeting.
In the past when an attendee cancelled the NLC would usually hold the fees paid to be applied towards a future meeting, even if for someone else. But, I doubt that either one will cancel out. So, when they get on that plane to San Antonio they will in effect be giving our city the "bird".
