As you know, I told you a few weeks back that this redlight camera case was coming down the pipe. However I had no idea that Munson was subpena’d – Whoa Nellie.
Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson is fighting a subpoena requesting his videotaped testimony in an ongoing lawsuit over red-light cameras that nab motorists in the downtown area.
Fire up the Mariachi band, here comes the Mexican Hat dance;
Wiedermann has said the cameras at 10th Street and Minnesota Avenue unfairly target motorists. Among his lawsuit’s claims: That the defendants “altered the timing of the lights to increase violations in order to increase profits.”
Kind of like code enforcement fines jumping from $1,900 a year to $60,000 a year in less than 5 years. “But Hey, we are not out to make money, just to harass the shit out of the people who pay are wages.”
Munson seems to be confused about what it means to sign paperwork and be accountable for that signature, legally;
“He signed the contracts with Redflex,” Eiesland said. “At the end of the day, he’s the one for the city who signs off on all these things.”
Remember when Northside Davey was being investigated for campaign finance violations? He said he would have to get in touch with his treasurer because he didn’t know the deets . . . yeah, right Dave. Seems Dave doesn’t have a problem with taking credit when he builds $3 million dollar roads to nowhere in the form of flattering plaques of his face (that are put up in the middle of the night) but when he has to be accountable for the very unconstitutional and illegal operations of red light cameras that’s got nothing to do with him.
You can RUN but you can’t HIDE Dave from the US Constitution – ironically kinda like those redlight cameras.