It turns out that if you want to communicate with the Town Board you'd best contact the board members individually and directly.
A Ms. Maria Hunter sent a communication to Woodbury Town Supervisor Ralph Caruso asking that the Board remove and then add various members of the Beautification Commission - a power residing in the Town Board as a whole.
Surprisingly, Mr. Caruso chose not to pass this request on to the Board, but, rather, took it upon himself to reject the request. Thus saving time and protecting the Town Councilmen from having to worry their pretty little heads with town business.
Efficiency!
Addendum: Does this seem petty and whinny? Perhaps it may be, but the point is this isn't the way things should go. And it's just one of many, many examples, in just three months, of Caruso refusing to act like a town supervisor and instead acting as if he were town king.
And it turns out that under New York State Municipal Law there is no such position as town king.
You silly serf. Caruso won the election (barely) and has thus assumed the
ReplyDeleterole and title of King. Watching Caruso over the years, one has seen him act as a lawyer, citing only those sections of the law that support his views, and a planner, again only noting those things he favors, etc.
I think that you're neglecting to credit Ralph for his creativity. He's able to cite sections of the law that don't even exist.
ReplyDeleteI think it might be Maria Hunter who's acting as Town Queen. Where in the town code does it say how to get rid of beautification commission members? It the town supervisor has to consult with board members on every singe thing that comes by him every day, nothing of substance would get done. Get over your ralph-hating views!
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