Your first response to stunning allegations of
misconduct may be to ask yourself, WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CITY?
How could things have gone so bad so quickly without
the public knowing about it? It may very
well be that THINGS like SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT have been going on for a long
time but in this new era of communication, incumbents can no longer keep a lid
on THINGS as they have in the past.
Using clichés like "You Can’t Put the
Toothpaste Back In the Tube", OR "now The Cats Out Of The Bag"...The
question is HOW do we choose to deal with this developing crises in city
government?
May I respectfully remind citizens that in our
judicial system of governing we have traditionally allowed that a person IS to
be presumed INNOCENT until proven GUILTY.
We may take solace in knowing that this Election
there are NO incumbents for City Council running for re-election and
there will be a New Broom cleaning City Hall.
The call for police to investigate allegations
involving the Mayor brings forth the issue of CONFLICT of INTEREST. Should the Chief of Police or City Attorney
be placed in the position of investigating or prosecuting their Boss?
This on its face appears highly inappropriate.
Please note that Utah Election Laws, section 10-3-928 (2) (Duties of City
Attorney) reads……May prosecute under state law, infractions and misdemeanors
occurring within the boundaries of the municipality. The key word is MAY.
Sub section (6) reads, may designate a city attorney
from another municipality or a public prosecutor to prosecute a matter, in the
court having jurisdiction over the matter, if the city attorney has a conflict
of interest regarding the matter being prosecuted. CLEARLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST exists for
both the Chief of Police and City Attorney.
It is time to have an INDEPENDENT investigation
conducted on all matters that have been brought to the forefront during the
past few months. It’s the RIGHT thing to do.
Vote for Ed on November 5th. Thank you.
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