CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS DEVALLE FAILED PROMISE

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Speaking of City Council hearings didn't Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle promise open and televised council hearings/meetings?

When and where are the Chicago City Council hearings going to be broadcast?

Perfect timing poster, blends in well with the story below changing city patches, flags, etc. to five stars. Lets start calling all of them, Chicago's finest and making them accountable to the public trust for a real change.....

During the campaign, del Valle pledged streaming video of City Council meetings over the Web. "With your support, we will open up city government and make it much more transparent," del Valle said in his acceptance speech

Mayor Daley's hand-picked city clerk, Miguel del Valle, didn't get as many votes as his sponsor but still was the choice of the people on Election Day.

Del Valle also has ties to Victor Reyes, head of the Hispanic Democratic Organization, a pro-Daley group under investigation by federal authorities for allegedly rigging city hiring.

ALDERMAN BURKES STAR PATCH IDEA HUGE WASTE TAX DOLLARS

Were on a rant this morning, now its past noon:

If Daley, Burke and City Council get their BELOVED Olympics and pull this off, we all should receive and not have to pay for any new garments, 1st round city. Which ends up costing thousands and thousands of tax payer dollars. We know your laughing.

For us this may very well be an example, of how the city agrees to provide in a contract and then finds a way to take it back, through wink, wink. Why do we feel this way? Because either, new uniform garments or numerous apparel patches will have to be replaced in the thousands. Is the FOP, already anticipating for a possible allotment increase in our new contract, yep.......Does it mean a new uniform, not necessarily.........
Everyone should continue wearing all garments with their 4 star patches, till they completely shred and fall apart. Ah, that won't work, for either public appearance or inspections, let alone the pride of a professional officer and city employee. Get ready for the insanity uniform patch exchange errand, when and if we get the Olympics.

It looks like all of us, are going to be spending a whole lot of consuming time, trying to find an available uniform store. Regardless of the time allotted by council. Just so we can begin the inane process, of taking all those uniform garments in, just to have the patches removed and then replaced again? Maybe city council in its infinite wisdom, will come up with a one single star patch. Then you can still take all your garments, for just a solo star replacement? Lets think here, mileage, gas, anticipated other costs, plus down and waiting time, in the thousands. Get in early stand in line, or come back? How many uniform stores are actually available to us out there? Few and far in between, and their small with few employee's! Oh well, that's a personal problem for only thousands of numerous city employees. Our personal costs and time should be factored in as well, our opinion. This won't be either tax payer cheap or a timely quick task. Hey, maybe a new chain of stores will pop up? Drive in Patch Replacement Shop, "You drop we Flop."
"Burke hasn't thought through all the logistics", an understatement. No kidding! The article is only mentioning flags and private owners. Ummmm, that's us! Once the patch is placed on the garment, its yours. What does that say? Maybe a new uniform change, naw? This brain storm idea is a waste of tax payer dollars. Were Wondering what the patches cost the city and who has the contract? This continual head over heels, nonsense for the over-salivating anticipation of an Olympic game, is now way out of control and plain border line silly. This is what City Council voted themselves raises for, these continual types of ill thought out goof ball ideas? In our opinion, the one star addition idea, does not hold up muster for more spending of unnecessary tax dollars. Nor does it compare, to what was cited by CBS2 and printed below: Yep, we know the Olympics anticipated big income generating revenue, will really pay for this added fiasco. Don't believe or count on it.

Many of you already know what the four stars happen to represent. For those of you who don't, read on.

All four stars commemorate momentous events or places in Chicago history. They honor Fort Dearborn, the Great Chicago Fire, the Columbian Exposition of 1893, and the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933-34.representation.


Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th) has a resolution pending that calls for a fifth star to be added to the Chicago flag in 2009 should the city win the right to host the Summer Games.

It would be the first change to the flag since 1939, when a fourth star was added in recognition of Fort Dearborn. The flag, designed by poet Wallace Rice, has been in use since 1917.

Burke hasn’t thought through all the logistics -- like the cost to replace flags at government buildings and how much time private owners would have to purchase new ones.

OPS AND NEW CITY ADMINISTATOR

For those of you, who have not yet looked at the powers of the new City Administrator Rosenzweig, we suggest you review the additions and changes in Municipal law. If you click on the title, you will be taken to the city council meeting minutes.

The new Administrator also has the power, under annual appropriations for her own Deputies, assistants and employee's to work along with her. We think OIR might come into play here. We may be wrong but we feel she can obtain a wealth of support and insight from her former agency, it just makes sense to us. She also has the power to make recommendations directly to, the Superintendent, the Police Board and the Chairman of the City Council on Police and Fire, concerning revisions in Police Operating Procedures, which also includes the efficiency of the department. Her job will assist the city in liability avoidance factor, being you and the lawsuits.

R/O has no knowledge, under subpoena power is a thing of the past, so plaque it for prosperity sake. This power reflects upon all city employees, in any related manner. She receives all reports regardless of results, and she can refer those believed to be guilty, to other Police agencies. Her word is set in stone. If the Superintendent disagrees. It has to be placed in writing under three guidelines, if the case makes it to the Police Board over the dispute. A three member panel from the board, has to agree across the board with the Supe. If not, Her findings make the determination, period, same goes if the Superintendent does not reply in 90 days.

One of the issue's which has popped up in the past, is OIR and the solo foot pursuits accountability factor, leaving your partner with a suspect while you chase. Or somewhere in the recess of the mind, all shootings are preventable theory. On OIR. They will seek out an alleged offender or witness, regardless of Alias to the ends of the earth. Including tracking them down to jail for their side of the story. Again, were not saying OIR will be involved, but if you were rather new in a field, and then appointed to a new position with tremendous authority, who would you seek assistance from? Just a thought. Personally, we know very little in reference to OIR Office of Independent Review, other than the papers they have put out and Merrick's papers, along with his Berkley past of bad cop, good cop and his, what if I had been a minority then. Their lawyer's backgrounds are in civil rights. We can only hope, after all she is an appointed authority with tremendous power and a new office.

Unfortunately, so many of us, have little faith in Chicago's style of politics, so there's a very natural concern. There are cries from both sides of the fence and only time and the FOP should tell. The contract might need a stronger revision during negotiations, if its not to late. If not the next contract will be even more interesting.

COPY AND PASTE THIS LINK AND READ UP AS AN EXAMPLE
http://laoir.com/reports/oversight_rpt-1-03.pdf