Better than perfect (at least in their own minds)

January 6, 2018

During the city’s budget presentations for fiscal year 2018 this chart was presented:

Take a look at the 911 calls answered within 15 seconds.

Somehow in 2015 they were able to answer 123.46% of them within 15 seconds.  We aren’t smart enough to figure how they did that other than maybe they answered a bunch of them twice.

In 2016 they wasted less time and only answered 119.47% of them within 15 seconds.

At the time the presentation was made they dropped down to 90.14%

Do they ever read their own stuff?

We deserve better

Brutus

 

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EPISD–bidding

January 5, 2018

In the middle of the EPISD construction bidding mess is an unfortunate fact.

The district had to bring in a lawyer to clean up the district’s bidding process.

What does that tell us about what has been going on now for years?

We deserve better

Brutus

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Can we get Elrichboy to run for city council?

January 4, 2018

Elrichboy over at El Chuqueno has done it again:

You might want to think about this

We deserve better.

Brutus

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It’s all good–my foot!

January 3, 2018

Our chamber of commerce published this recently:

Isn’t it a shame that according to the chamber our top industries are:  home health care services, temporary help services, offices of physicians, and supermarkets?

Yet our city council continues to grant tax abatements for retail and entertainment ventures.  If they have to give our money away couldn’t they give it to companies that create jobs that send goods or services?

We deserve better

Brutus

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Not really paying

January 2, 2018

An ethics complaint about the actions of the Ysleta Independent School District superintendent and its then board president  was filed with the Texas Ethics Commission back in 2015.

They were accused of using public funds to pay for political advertising relating to  a pending bond issue.

The commission recently assessed a $500 dollar fine against each of the individuals.

According to the a Times article the superintendent  said:

“that he does not agree with the commission’s ruling but agreed to pay the fine to avoid using taxpayer dollars to litigate the case in Austin.”

We believe that his decision was the right one, without regard as to whether he actually violated the law or did not.

We find it unfortunate, however, that:

 “He said the district has paid both his and McClean’s fines, which totaled $1,000.”

The district did not violate the law.  Whatever happened was the result of their actions and the taxpayers should not be required to pay the fines.

You can read the ethics commission order here.

We deserve better

Brutus

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