For seven years I have watched the mayor push ‘HIS’ agenda, using his city directors to implement legislation. It is NOT his job, it is the job of the city’s legislative body, the city council. The new council so far has been ‘mildy’ successful tamping out some of his ideas, and implementing their own. Youth bus rides for example, and their recent attempt to either sell or gift the old ice plex to the Glory House.
Councilor Stehly says it best;
Councilor Theresa Stehly has been more rigid, maintaining throughout the ban’s debate she wouldn’t be supporting any added prohibitions on tobacco use.
“Smokers are taxpayers as well and I’m not going to support anything that is going to impose a fine on a tobacco user. I think our police have much more important matters to attend to than arresting a smoker,†she said. “And the public needs to be aware that this was initiated by bureaucrats in the health department – it did not come out of the City Council.â€
The Mayor’s job, as the executive branch, is to run the day to day operations of the city, you know like, making sure building permits are issued correctly . . .
I hope the council votes this down, or at least eliminates the fine portion.
Why arrest smokers and ignore casino robberies? Can I do a citizens arrest on a cop who smokes? How about banning vape devices and chewing gum? Make it real complicated so it clogs the courts!
This is but another Huether attempt for collecting citation money. It can’t be enforced but many people pay it. Just another form of protection money paid to the mob.
A better idea is have a code enforcer goon hold us by the heels and shake out quarters.