Approximately 10 days ago, the City of Brea posted a response to the recent actions the Yorba Linda City Council regarding the Police Contract. This was  subsequently removed by the City of Brea after apparent complaints from  the City Council majority members. I personally feel the residents need to hear the information from all sources in a transparent and open forum.

The following had been posted on the City of Brea’s  web site:

Q. How did the Brea Police Department’s relationship with Yorba Linda begin?

A. The City of Yorba Linda, which incorporated in 1967, was initially receiving police services from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. After about three years, city officials became interested in a more local approach and looked to Brea, its neighboring city. On October 1, 1970 the Brea Police Department began patrolling the City of Yorba Linda and have been doing so ever since.

Members of the Brea Police Department are part of every facet of community life—both professionally and personally. In fact, 21% of police department employees live in Yorba Linda. A generation of police families has grown up in Yorba Linda during the past 41-years of the Agreement. Consequently, Brea Police have a vested interest in the community and are grateful for the support they receive from the Yorba Linda community.

Q. In simple terms, how does the contract work?

A. Both cities have long recognized the mutual benefits created when critical services are shared between cities. The Law Enforcement Services Agreement, cost-sharing formula and contract timeline are developed jointly by Brea and Yorba Linda. Using the expertise of the Brea Police Department, and its 41-years of experience patrolling the community, Yorba Linda officials decide on the service levels for their community.

Q. How are the costs calculated?

Direct costs: Yorba Linda pays 100% of the direct costs for personnel assigned to the City of Yorba Linda. (Detectives, Patrol/Traffic Officers, School Resource Officers and Police Services Officers are assigned to Yorba Linda.)

Indirect costs: Yorba Linda pays a mutually agreed upon percentage, as contained in the Agreement, of the costs for services required to support field personnel, such as Police Records, Dispatch, CSI and Police supervision. The formula is based on the direct field support needs for Yorba Linda officers.

Q. Every contract must be monitored. What “checks and balances” are in place?

A. Part of fulfilling the police services contract is to be good managers and stewards of the agreement. The contract is managed by the Yorba Linda Police Services Commander and is one of his top priorities in that assignment.

Contract negotiations between Brea and Yorba Linda result in a complete review of service levels and cost-sharing formulas. Over the years, the agreement has been modified to adapt to the changing needs of the Yorba Linda community and the priorities of the City Council.

Yorba Linda service hours are tracked daily and compiled at least monthly. A full report is submitted annually to the Yorba Linda City Manager, and data can be retrieved at any time upon request.

Q. How do City officials ensure one City isn’t subsidizing the other?

A. Neither city is subsidizing the other. We have a serious obligation to the residents of Brea to make sure that their tax dollars are not being used to subsidize police services in Yorba Linda. And we have the same obligation to the citizens of Yorba Linda. As previously, mentioned, there are many checks and balances in place and the contract is closely monitored. The law enforcement agreement only makes sense if it is of mutual benefit to both cities, so consequently ensuring that it is fairly implemented is a top priority.

Yorba Linda pays for, and is directly assigned its own detectives, patrol/traffic officers, SRO and PSO personnel as determined through open discussions between Yorba Linda and Brea (direct costs).

Yorba Linda also pays their share of indirect services based upon the mutually agreed-upon formula contained in the Law Enforcement Agreement. Indirect services include administrative supervision, police records, dispatch, CSI, and other technical support.

Patrol officers, detectives and other police services employees assigned directly to Yorba Linda are not “reassigned, or diverted” to Brea because of any potential extra daily Brea activity. A major incident in either city, such as a large brush fire, or multiple homicides, could result in redeployment for that specific incident. But, those occurrences are fortunately very rare in both cities and units would be called in to backfill any extended vacancies.

In addition, should any question arise, many lines of communication are always open between Brea PD and Yorba Linda City officials and their constituents. At least one member of the Police Command staff attends every Yorba Linda City Council meeting. Council Members and City staff communicate regularly with Brea Police to address issues or concerns.

Q. How does Brea respond to any such issues raised?

A. Brea City officials and Brea Police play close attention to the cares and concerns of the Yorba Linda City Council regarding the Police Services Contract.

For example: Controlling costs of providing quality public services is a mutual concern of both Yorba Linda and Brea (as it is with all public agencies), while also continuing to provide quality, responsive public safety services.

To that end, on July 1, 2011 Brea implemented a significant change to the retirement formula for public safety employees. This demonstrates responsiveness, sound fiscal management and commitment on the part of Brea City Management and the Brea Police Services employees. The City of Brea is one of the first agencies in Orange County to take such action.

New Hires after September 16, 2011 New sworn personnel now pay the full portion of their employee contribution to retirement costs (9%, formerly 0% contribution).

In addition, the formula is now 2% at 50 years of age (formerly 3% at 50 years), with no provision of the “Single Highest Year” retirement formula.

New civilian police employees now pay the full portion of their employee contribution to retirement costs (7%, formerly 0% contribution).

Existing Employees (those hired prior to September 16, 2011) Existing sworn police employees now pay 2.25% (formerly 0% contribution) of the employee contribution to retirement costs in the first year of a two-year contract. This contribution will increase another 2.25% on July 1, 2012.

In addition, sworn personnel (employed as of the 7-1-11) are now paying 1.62% the cost of “Single-Highest Year” retirement formula.

Existing civilian employees now pay 1.125% of the employee contribution to retirement costs in the first year of a two-year contract. The contribution will increase another 1.125% on July 1, 2012.

Another example: At the August 16, 2011 Yorba Linda City Council meeting, the City Council directed staff to open discussions with Brea City Management and the Brea Police Department on various issues. (Potential formation of a Joint Powers Authority (JPA); contract costs; deployment: use of asset seizure funds; vacancies; Yorba Linda representation during collective bargaining negotiations.) Brea City Management and Brea Police agreed to consider every point of direction, and had three productive meetings to that end prior to Yorba Linda’s decision to request proposals from other agencies.

Q. Has the City of Brea ever provided a police services proposal to the City of Yorba Linda?

A. Until Yorba Linda City Council meeting on November 1, the Brea Police Department has never been asked to participate in a formal competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) effort. However, years of negotiating and reexamining the police services contract, has provided opportunities for extensive review of costs, service levels and quality controls.

In addition, while no formal bid process has occurred (or been requested), there have been several (at least three) formal comprehensive efforts over the years by Yorba Linda to review the cost of Brea Police Department services and evaluate the quality of services.

In the most recent effort, in spring, 2008 the Yorba Linda City Council hired a third-party professional consultant to evaluate Brea’s Police Services (quality and cost effectiveness) and develop a comparison with other service provider options (including the Orange County Sherriff Department, City of Placentia, and City of Anaheim) and were also asked to evaluate the feasibility of a Joint Powers Agreement for police services as well as a Yorba Linda Police Department.

The report, prepared by the consultant and delivered to the Yorba Linda City Council in December, 2009, concluded that Yorba Linda continues to be best served by the Brea Police Department vs. other viable options.

The report yielded a number of recommendations designed to further improve police services to Yorba Linda. Brea Police Services responded to those rec-ommendations in writing in May 2010. The Police Department was already performing some of the recommended actions, and has since implemented, or has begun implementation of other recommendations.

Q. What is the issue regarding Asset Seizure Funds mentioned?

A. The Brea Police Department participates in a program called PACNET (Public and Commercial Narcotic Enforcement Team) managed by the Department of Justice. Brea currently assigns and pays 100% of the funding for a K-9 Police Detective to be part of the task force. This is a regionalized task force directed at narcotic enforcement through parcel interdiction.

PACNET members aggressively target and monitor large U.S. postal distribution centers and airports as these parcel systems are extremely popular method of transporting narcotics by drug trafficking organizations. Through the PACNET agreement, a portion of the assets seized is distributed to participating law enforcement agencies. These Asset Seizure Funds are restricted by law to be used only to support law enforcement services in the City.

Currently, Yorba Linda does not fund any portion of the participation in PACNET, nor does PACNET operate in Yorba Linda. Consequently, the City does not receive any of the Asset Seizure Funds earned by the Brea funded PACNET unit.

However, per the Brea Yorba Linda Police Services Agreement, when/if Brea PD seizes assets in Yorba Linda, during the normal course of serving the City, all of the seized and forfeited assets are returned to Yorba Linda. (Subject, of course, to any conditions of the federal/state government.)

In response to Yorba Linda’s interest in PACNET, Brea and Yorba Linda officials have been in discussions to determine if it is feasible for Yorba Linda to share in part of the funding for the PACNET officer and as a result, share in the Asset Seizure Funds.

Q. What about revenue from Commercial Traffic Enforcement fines; does Yorba Linda share in that?

A. Yorba Linda receives 100% of the city revenue from all traffic fines issued in their city limits by police officers, including any fines incurred for truck/commercial traffic violations. Unlike Brea, Yorba Linda has chosen not to contract and pay for a designated Commercial Traffic Enforcement program.

Brea maintains a designated Commercial Traffic Enforcement program for two main reasons: 1.) the volume of truck traffic travelling to the Orange County Landfill through Brea city limits, and 2.) the traffic associated with Brea’s large business sector. Currently, the Brea Police department assigns two, full-time officers solely to Commercial Traffic Enforcement within the City of Brea. Since the enforcement is in Brea, it is 100% funded by the Brea. Therefore, any city revenue from fines is returned to the City of Brea.

Several years ago, Yorba Linda and the City of Brea tried sharing the cost (and revenue) of one full-time Commercial Enforcement officer in order to add the patrol to the City of Yorba Linda. However, the low volume of truck traffic in Yorba Linda did not warrant the dedicated enforcement, and a decision was made jointly to remove the position (and the cost) from the City of Yorba Linda.

Q. Both Brea and Yorba Linda are viewed as safe cities. What are do the crime statistics mean?

A. Being a victim of a violent crime in either Brea or Yorba Linda is rare occurrence. When crime statistics are reported in the media, it leads to a flurry of questions because of its complexity. Analyzing and applying crime statistics in a meaningful manner is complex and difficult. Often the reporting and conclusions drawn are erroneous and misleading.

The most often reported (and consequently misused) crime statistics report is the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) annual report. It is so commonly misused and misunderstood that the FBI itself includes a disclaimer when issuing the report. It cautions readers of the UCR report against using the statistics as the sole measure, or even the leading measure of safety within a community and to avoid ranking cities based on the UCR.

Specifically: Since crime is a sociological phenomenon influenced by a variety of factors, the FBI discourages ranking the agencies and using the data as a measurement of law enforcement effectiveness. The FBI does not provide a ranking of agencies, but merely alphabetical tabulations of states, metropolitan statistical areas, cities, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties, and colleges and universities. [Source: FBI website].

In Perspective

To put the most recent FBI statistics in perspective, the report, among other things, shows that in 2010 the City of Brea experienced 39.9 “Part 1 Crimes” per 1,000 residents.

Seven crimes make up Part 1 Crimes (homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, theft (including shoplifting), and stolen vehicles). These can be divided into two additional categories, violent crime (murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) and property crime (burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft and arson). It is very important to avoid characterizing all Part 1 Crimes as violent crimes, as is sometimes erroneously portrayed in the media and personal blogs.

Brea continues to be a very safe city in regard to the frequency of violent crime. In 2010, Brea experienced only 71 violent crimes. Aggravated assault accounted for the vast majority of these crimes (39) and consisted primarily of incidents of domestic violence, child abuse and elder abuse where the victim knew the perpetrator. The remaining crime categories and total number of crimes per category are as follows: murder (1), rape (3) and robbery (28).

As you can see from the statistics, the likelihood of being a victim of a violent crime committed by a stranger in the City of Brea is very low.

Conversely, like in other cities, property crime occurs more frequently. In 2010, the City of Brea experienced 1,471 property crimes of which the vast majority was burglaries (197) and other thefts (1200). Of these 1,471 crimes, 525 or 34% occurred at our regional Mall. In addition, of the 525 property crimes which occurred at the mall, 478 of those crimes occurred inside the mall, which are typically handled by their loss prevention personnel and require little police follow-up.

Consequently, these crimes would not overly tax assigned Brea officers and would not require officers and detectives assigned to Yorba Linda to report to the City of Brea, nor would police command staff supervision efforts be disproportionately directed to Brea due to such activities.

The services provided by the Brea Police Department in Yorba Linda are considered excellent by both the community and current and former City Councils. Numerous public verbal and written comments to that effect are on record.

December, 2011

On September 24, 2009, I received notification a complaint was filed with the Fair Political Practice Commission against me along  with this notification. The complaint referenced two meetings I had participated: January 13, 2009 and April 21, 2009.  Two YLRRR  members and two members of the current City Council filed this complaint.

The essence of the complaints were:

On January 13, 2009, after consulting with the City Attorney, I participated in a meeting to discuss the Draft Housing Element.  I routinely consulted with the City Attorney since I own property within 500 feet of the Redevelopment agency and my family’s property is adjacent to one of the sites designated for high-density housing.  The City Attorney had informed me I could participate since there would not be a vote to rezone. The discussion was to set policy.

During the January 13, 2009 meeting, all five Council Members expressed concern regarding the inequitable distribution of the high-density housing sites. The west end of Yorba Linda was and is currently slated for the majority of the state mandated housing, many of the sites at 20-30 units per acre. At the conclusion of Council’s “Questions & Answers” with staff, I made a motion directing staff to try to spread the density more equitably throughout the City and reduce the density on the west end. In my comments I mentioned the Lakeview corridor and the street name Altrudy. I was unaware Altrudy was within 500 feet of my home.  The vote was 5-0 in favor of the motion.

On April 21, I voted along with all of the other Council members to send the revised version of the housing element to the state. We were asking for their opinion whether they would accept our plan in accommodating their unfunded mandate to forever changes the look of our community.  Prior to this meeting, I verified with the City Attorney that I was, in their opinion, able to participate in the vote because we were not changing the densities on any of the sites.

Facts/ Results:

• Neither vote resulted in the change in density or zone designation on any site.
• Any change in density or change in zone designation will require a Measure B vote. No Council member has the ability to increase the densities beyond 10 DUA without the voter’s approval.
• I was unaware Altrudy was within 500 feet of my home. Although I take responsibility for my actions, it was an unintentional mistake.
• After I became aware Altrudy was within 500 feet of our home, my attorney recommended I have our property appraised in light of potential development of the Altrudy site. We hired a State Certified Appraiser. I did not have personal contact with this individual to prevent any perceived coercion while evaluating the properties. The appraiser concluded development of this site would not affect the value of our property. Two stated reasons: lack of line of sight and no direct access from Altrudy to my housing tract. This appraisal, submitted to the FPPC, was not accepted.  A new Administration has changed the interpretation of the law and the litmus test to determine Conflicts of Interest.
• I have paid the fine with my personal funds. No campaign funds have been used.

What is unfortunate, we have all made mistakes while on Council. The laws are complex and the interpretations are undergoing revisions making it difficult to avoid mistakes.  I acknowledge inadvertently mentioning property within 500 feet of my family’s home and have paid the fine imposed by the FPPC.

It is unfortunate individuals on the Council and in YLRRR filed this complaint. Filing this complaint nine months after the mistake was an apparent attempt to discredit me during my re-election campaign. These same individuals were responsible for the most negative campaign this community has ever witnessed.  Their personal attacks and twisting of facts has become their hallmark of winning an election. This is unfortunate for the voters of Yorba Linda.

Community Meeting for Proposed Yorba Linda Equestrian Center @ Vista Del Verde Site

PUBLIC MEETING E-MAIL NOTIFICATION –YORBA LINDA EQUESTRIAN FACILITY PUBLIC OUTREACH SUMMARY REPORT:
The Yorba Linda City Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 6:30pm. This meeting will take place in the City Council Chambers at 4845 Casa Loma Avenue. One of the items on the agenda will be the discussion of the potential development of an equestrian center and stabling facility at the Vista del Verde Option Site, which is adjacent to Vista Del Verde Park. You are invited to attend the Yorba Linda City Council Meeting to provide public input on this proposed project.

At this meeting, staff will present a report informing the Yorba Linda City Council of the findings and public comments received from the community regarding the recent discussion on the potential development of an equestrian and stabling facility at this site. The discussion regarding the potential development of an equestrian center and stabling facility within the City of Yorba Linda has been ongoing; but most recently, discussion has taken place regarding the Vista Del Verde Option Site as one of the potential sites to further investigate for development. Based on all recent discussion and public input received from the community (including public input at the January 18th meeting), staff will seek City Council’s direction on how to proceed with the proposed project from this point forward.

If you should have any questions relative to this matter, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 714-961-7160.

Bill

William J Calkins
City of Yorba Linda │ Director of Parks and Recreation
4845 Casa Loma Avenue │ P.O. Box 87014
Yorba Linda, CA 92885-8714
Office+ (714) 961-7160
Fax+ (714) 572-3762
E-mail+ wcalkins@yorba-linda.org <mailto:slarson@anaheim.net>
“Parks Make Life Better!”

We have all grown weary of the hit pieces from the Anderson/Lindsey City Council campaign. I personally have chosen not to engage in any negative campaigning. Many of my friends and supporters have offered me large sums of money to counteract the negative “hit pieces”, telephone calls and now radio ads. YLRRR, NOCCC and the Anderson/ Lindsey campaign have taken us to a new level of negative campaigning that should not be tolerated at any level of politics, much less for a Yorba Linda City Council race.

To clarify some of the erroneous information being disseminated by these groups, I have written about a few of the recent highlights:

* I am not a registered Democrat. I am a declined to state candidate in a non-partisan race. Most importantly, if you look at my voting record, I am a more fiscal conservative candidate than my stated- republican counterparts on the current Council. This is not an attempt to hide my political affiliation. I, like many Americans, are frustrated with our political party system and cannot align with either side.

* I have not voted to raise taxes 6 times since 2007.

* I believe in securing our borders and giving jobs to Americans first.

* I have voted for the e-verify system for all City contractors and employees.

* I can vote on projects in the Town Center outside 500 feet from my home, essentially west of Lakeview. Because I live within 500 feet of the redevelopment agency, I will abstain from voting on the EIR and the Specific plan.

* I support ethical behavior. I believe Measure Y is a flawed law and needs to be brought back to Council prior to its ratification by the Citizens of Yorba Linda. The ethics ordinance is already a law in the City of Yorba Linda. We can currently revise this ordinance without additional costs to taxpayers. If Measure Y passes, you will need to vote on changes to this law resulting in additional taxpayer costs.

* I have a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Illinois Medical Center in Occupational Therapy. I was certified as a Hand therapist 16 years ago. I have been in management for much of my career supervising up to 17 employees. Currently, I am the Senior Clinician of the Industrial & Hand program at St Jude’s Center for Rehab and Wellness. I also monitor the departments Quality Assurance program and perform ergonomic evaluations and testing.

For further information about other allegations, I would invite you to view the fact and fiction page of my website: www.janhorton.com

Dear Councilwoman Horton,

I do not usually write a letter endorsing the candidacy of a single candidate for the Yorba Linda City Council, however, this year I feel compelled to do so and this letter is written for that purpose.

I have observed you “in action” over the last 4 years and have been encouraged by your growth as the people’s advocate and representative on the Council. You, far more than any of your opponents on the Council, try to do things with an attitude of “What is the best I can do for the City and its residents,” and you consistently have made unbiased, objective and informed decisions. The council majority could learn much by following your example. The present majority seems to have adopted an attitude of taking care of their own political needs first ahead of the City’s and resident’s needs.

I, like many voters, received a political ”hit piece” last week as the absentee ballots appeared in our mail boxes. The timing was obviously deliberate since it allowed you no time to respond to any of the spurious charges, untruths, distortions, exagerations, etc. In my view, this negative “hit piece” was clearly worse than anything used in any prior City Council Elections.

So where is the present Council majority taking us?

We all wonder at the succession of City managers driven out of Yorba Linda by their actions, by the loss of all of our Senior Department Heads during their tenure, the continual wasting of money on pointless studies so as to avoid making a decision and then filing it on the shelf and doing nothing.

For all of the above reasons, you are the one candidate that I have the pleasure to endorse for re-election to the Yorba Linda City Council on November 2, 2010.

Respectfully,

Hank Wedaa

I have proudly served this community for the past 4 years. During this time I have kept my promise:

• to improve community communication
• protect our open space and trail system,
• plan for responsible, community- directed development,
• protected our community from increased crime
• support our business community and
• maintain a fiscally responsible City government.
  
  The equestrian community is facing considerable challenges that need to be addressed.

• People are buying equestrian properties and converting them to non-equestrian uses

• As the community has grown up around the trail system, there are areas that are no longer safe to cross

• As portions of the city were developed, trails were included but not always successful in making them equestrian friendly- steep inclines, crossings on blind curves, crossings where there are metal grates, such as casino ridge

• There are portions of the trail system that are not interconnected or do not align as you cross a street

• The equestrian community is threatened as the economy shrinks and household dollars and “new riders” become scarce.

• We do not have an adequate emergency system to handle our larger animals. Many of your members performed heroic feats during our fire emergency to save horses that were in danger. Although their actions are applauded, they placed themselves and the animals they were saving in danger.

I believe we can do something to encourage the equestrian lifestyle in our community and hopefully stem the tide of homeowners purchasing your properties for non-equestrian uses and improve the participation of the community in equestrian activities.

• I support and feel we can together do a better job of marketing the equestrian lifestyle and encourage others to participate:
  • an equestrian day in the City on Bernardo Yorbas Birthday or some other notable individual
  • along with a community outreach program

• I cannot change the heavy traffic challenges (for example in the town center) that create a huge risk to your animals and you the rider, but together we can strengthen the trail system by evaluating the entire trail system and continue to correct the crossing challenges.

• I have and will continue to work with the developers for the Murdock and Sage properties so their trails are connected appropriately and at a grade level that is safe for the rider and horse

• I do support the concept of a community stable or equestrian center. If the City has a parcel of land that is viable, I support privately funded facilities with a low cost land lease.

• Our current codes allow for private homeowners to house horses in greater numbers on their properties with a CUP. We can make that process easier to allow for the additional stalls, if the need presents itself.

• I support coordinating efforts with the Equestrian Coalition of Orange County  to formalize a large animal evacuation plan. I do not support the City performing this function because I know you are all sensitive to having the horses counted and the possibility of licensing. I believe this goal can be accomplished- equestrian to equestrian without government intervention.

I understand you are disappointed in the Equestrian Study that spent 70K of your dollars without a positive result. I did not support that study because it focused on one site only and one type of facility only.  I feel the outcome could have been different had multiple sites and sizes of facilities been reviewed.

I have and will continue to advocate on your behalf to improve safety on the trails, prevent encroachment and support the equestrian lifestyle in the City of Yorba Linda.
I hope to have your support in the upcoming council election.

I received unanimous support from the Yorba Linda City Council directing staff to post the salaries and benefits of the Council and the various job categories of our staff. The City of Bell City Council and City manager have embarrassed all of us who serve our communities. In light of their transgressions, I felt it was best to make our compensation easily available to members of our community. To view this information, go to:

http://www.ci.yorba-linda.ca.us/~ci26/component/content/article/4-urgent-news/525-city-council-and-city-employee-salary-and-benefit-information

This summer I will be hosting a monthly neighborhood meeting in the park to hear your concerns and discuss Council actions to gain your input. Bring your dinner and I will bring the dessert! Join me for the first meeting June 18 at 6 pm at Box Canyon Park located off La Palma Ave. Turn up Via Lomas De Yorba West to the top of the hill to access this park. Bring a chair as the park is in the process of being rebuilt since the fires. Look forward to seeing you there! 

Tuesday, February 10, at 6:00 PM the Yorba Linda City Council will hold a study session regarding the Town Center planning process. It will be held at the Yorba Linda Community Center to accomodate more people. Come join us and become part of the process!

We are all in favor of ethical behavior and expect our elected representatives to hold ourselves to higher standard than others in the community. We are expected to set the example for the community. Yet, given the state of our political system, people are eager to try anything to get elected officials” under control”. That is a very easy thing to say. But, how do you legislate ethical behavior and who monitors it? How do you begin to define ethical behavior? Our idea of ethical behavior is a personal choice, defined by our own moral compass and intentions. You have already seen during our Council discussions,  we have different ideas of what is ethical or not.

My opinion is that we have an ethics statement defining the behavior our elected officials. This statement was further refined with a list of what ethical behavior should look like in our community. This is the starting point of the behaviors we as elected officials should use in conducting ourselves in the publics interest. If we are to consider adding additional specific rules to this statement, where do we stop? And as someone finds a way around this new list, do we just keep adding additional rules until it is unmanageable? Is this what we want our City Government doing, controlling behavior? Or should the electeds be responsible to understand the ethical expectations of the City through its existing policy and be responsible to the constituents?
I would love to hear your thoughts