Flowers etc.

[oneoff]

How do other RM's handle spending ratepayers tax dollars on selecting which families will receive gestures of respect such as "sending flowers".

Is it appropriate for council to seemingly pick and choose who is important; and who isn't deserving?


And in general..... how do other councils handle the same policy......differently for different ratepayers?

And for those who take time to sit in the gallery; is it OK for a fraction of the details to seemingly be selectively divulged in the public meeting.

From experience; I can report that there are many blatent examples of deliberate lack of disclosure, transparency, and application of enforcement techniques regarding rules a few "elected" people have applied.

[SASKFARMER3]

Found some interesting stuff this summer
when I was talking to our lawyer about
our RM problems.
Basically their is nothing I can do. RMs
have huge amount of power and can make
life miserable for the rate payer and do
it legally. Individual farms have no
power.
The roads I grade the roads I have been
forced to build the trees I have moved
off the roads the roads I have graveled.
I could be sued buy the RM for
destruction of public property.
Yet this same RM cant do any thing for
ratepayers.
This RM BS should stop, its time people
of sask start asking for a end of this
1900 BS. Bring on a large county system.

[oneoff]

You've got it figured out Saskfarmr. Too bad the absolute truth isn't evident to everyone; and especially apparent to our masters.

It is becoming so pervasive and invasive. No longer do the RM's stick to manage her Majesties roads and road allowances.. Would you believe that an RM needs to give permission to the Sask Liquor Board for a permit to have liquor on private land within the RM.
And there is an acknowleged instance where the councillor tok it upon himself (without a meeting held to gain the required passed resolution).

On the one hand all you hear is being cognisant of legal liability; and on the opposite hand we have real easy unauthorized approval.....of course depending on who you are and how well council members want to dig it in to the ratepayer.

[sumdumguy]

We as ratepayers give some very vindictive
people power to rule. The dark side of human
nature does come out with some elected
coucillors. I have seen this first-hand in one of
the RM's that I am a ratepayer in. This can be
very hard on people especially if they happen to
have an on- farm business. May even cause
some to sell out and move away.

As for flowers, its pretty petty, but I think the all or
nothing policy works best. This goes for staff too.

[checking]

Sometimes its the slightest comment or the smallest gesture that speaks volumes.

Once a well known farmer spilled a short quip " Crop share is one-third; but you don't have to necessarily pay that much".