Gary Palmese, Port St. Lucie Letter: Council politics plays out in handling of Taylor incident After reading the March 8 letters regarding Gabrielle Taylor’s alleged DUI incident, I happen to agree with Chuck Johnson and Police Chief Brian Reuther‘s reply. It is the discretion of the police officer as to what follows. Inasmuch as I’m not…
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Erick Gill Posted March 13, 2012 at 2:47 p.m., updated March 13, 2012 at 2:47 p.m. YourNews This story is contributed by a member of the Treasure Coast community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TCPalm.com Contribute your own story FORT PIERCE — The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners was one of seven county…
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By Editorial Board Posted March 11, 2012 at 5 a.m. A key to an effective democracy is public understanding and involvement in the actions taken by elected and appointed government officials as representatives of the citizenry. That demands that records and meetings associated with governmental actions be open and accessible to all members of the public.…
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Joe Edge, Port St. Lucie Letter: Above-the-law attitude characteristic of Port St. Lucie regime Leadership. It’s what Port St. Lucie desperately needs and has yet to find. With the changes in the upper management over the past few years — city manager, mayor and police chief — one would have thought that residents would have…
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FORT PIERCE — St. Lucie Public Schools is one of only 13 public school districts in Florida to be recognized as providing one of the most transparent websites in the nation by the editors of Sunshine Review, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to government transparency, with their third annual Sunny Awards. The award, which honors the…
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Pat Phoenix, Jensen Beach Letter: Term limits best way to deal with unaccountable Florida lawmakers Thanks to Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, for his efforts to bring insurance payments by elected offices more in line with what the real world has to fork over. What angers me, beside his bill being voted down, is that the vote…
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The city of Port St. Lucie is accepting applications for two voluntary positions on the Planning and Zoning Board. Applicants must have been residents of the city for at least one year. Members serve on a voluntary basis and are subject to the provisions of the Florida Sunshine Law, which requires board members to file…
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TALLAHASSEE — The state Senate unanimously agreed Tuesday that under Florida law, public meeting attendees should have a fair shot to voice their opinions. Sen. Joe Negron‘s SB 206, which cleared the Senate 40-0 without debate or drama, would give the public the “reasonable” right to testify during most public meetings. Without Negron’s bill, there…
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It’s taken for granted that a law enforcement agency is careful not to violate laws itself. Such an assumption, though, doesn’t seem to hold true in the case of the Port St. Lucie Police Department and its (mis)handling of public records. City residents should be outraged at department leaders’ continued failure to be transparent. Open…
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Negron bill guaranteeing right to speak at public meetings dies in House
Government officials still won’t have a legal obligation to hear from the public at open meetings after Sen. Joe Negron‘s right-to-speak proposal died in the Legislature this year. For the second consecutive year, a push to require officials to allow public comment at most open meetings has come up short. Negron’s bill, SB 206, passed through…
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