Letter: Morris wrong about Sunshine Laws
Created 05/14/2011 - 12:01am
Summary:
Editor: Reading Pattie Hunt's article regarding mental health services: I am not surprised she felt that the County Commissioners minds were already made up when it came to approving funding for county mental health services. Hunt doesn't know how right she is.
Editor: Reading Pattie Hunt's article regarding mental health services: I am not surprised she felt that the County Commissioners minds were already made up when it came to approving funding for county mental health services. Hunt doesn't know how right she is.
Editor: Reading Pattie Hunt's article regarding mental health services: I am not surprised she felt that the County Commissioners minds were already made up when it came to approving funding for county mental health services. Hunt doesn't know how right she is.
In a recent front- page article in the Ponte Vedra Recorder, St Johns County Commissioner Jay Morris expressed his displeasure with the Florida Sunshine Laws, calling them the dumbest laws he has ever heard of. He went on to state that his preferred method of business is a small private group meeting in the morning and implanting decisions in the afternoon.
This man's attitude reminds me so much of former County Commissioner Tom Manuel.
Morris is from Ponte Vedra, home of fat cat businessmen living in big houses. Men like this didn't get to retire rich by thinking about the sick or the poor or their employees. Let's face it to them it's about making the stockholders happy and when the time comes take the golden parachute and get out of town.
The most astounding thing about Morris's statement is there has been no public response. Here you have an elected county commissioner expressing public disdain for Florida open government laws and he is allowed to continue to serve.
No doubt Morris will be pressing the flesh during the Players Championship, probably sitting comfortably in some high roller area.
The question is, will he be illegally discussing county business? You make the call. I promise you this; he will not be entertaining anyone from county Mental Health Services.
Morris is Ponte Vedra's personal County Commissioner.
Ponte Vedra
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