Exterminator Needed !!!@?#!

Elsinore Magazine 2

April 22, 2005 EM2, having reviewed in house city documents in the past, especially invoices of work contracted out by the city staff, has some sugestions for the City Council.

1.) In order to keep a more accurate accounting of how public funds are spent, a better system should be created where as the documents showing and confirming what and why funds are necessary to be paid out. Instead of just accepting the warrants list, in which the information is very scant and vague to say the least.

2.) Appoint a committee, where as staff will give an accounting to the committee on every invoice, BEFORE, contractors are paid. And give a report to council. According to in house documents, invoices and canceled checks that we collected and reviewed, the city is paying for ALL LABOR, MATERIALS AND RENTED EQUIPMENT WHEN NEEDED. Hey!! That's Great!! EM2 is Very Happy that the city can still pay to have it's needs taken care of. So !! How bad does the CITY STAFF need a committee?????? On January 28th at the study session, a Councilperson asked a staff member "Did the city pay for the electrical contractors materials, or did the contractor pay for them." The reply Sent us into shock!!! "No the city did not pay for materials just labor."

Ya know? If EM2 were to get a contractors license to perform needed tasks for the city, I would never do any work for Lake Elsinore because the CITY STAFF will want you to pay for all the materials you might need to do what ever repairs are needed.

BESIDES!!! Why would that staff member make such an idiotic statement when we hold the canceled checks and invoices to confirm the city payed for materials and the audio tape of the procedings at the January 28th study session. EM2 noticed that the staffpersons answer was so pleasing to the ear that everybody felt better knowing........ Unfortunatly, know one heard what the staff member really said. Not even one councilperson stood up to correct this person. It has become obvious that the City Council takes to much for granted in relying on what staff brings before them in their agenda packets. For instance, staff could be selling the house and the council would not know until they were being evicted from council chambers.

This is why EM2 is calling for the exterminator. To get rid of all the bugs!!!!!!!