Got a pamphlet in the mail the other day about the two items that will be on the ballot. The Parks & Pipes tax and the Pavement tax.
The congrats are because our new city manager Doug Gerber and his staff did what they were supposed to and that was put out a pamphlet that educated and did not advocate. When there is a ballot issue like these two items the city can distribute information that educates (tells the good, the bad and the ugly). The city cannot advocate for one side or the other.
I remembered the info put out under the direction of the former city manager, Nolan Sunderman, regarding the proposed community center. Many aspects of that literature could have been interpreted as advocating. Also, much of the bad and the ugly was left out (omission could be considered by some as to be advocating).
It's great having a city manager who understands that he works for the council, not like one who thinks the council works for him (or her).
