Wonder why maladroit mendacious meretricious County Administrator MICHAEL DAVID WANCHICK cancelled our March 28, 2016 joint meeting of the City of St. Augustine Beach and St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners?
It was after citizen Thomas F. Reynolds, Jr. and I pointed out public comment was on the agenda for each item, and legally required,
As Wm. F. Buckley, Jr. once asked, "Why does baloney reject the grinder?"
WANCHICK is a control freak who prefers the public not be heard at joint meetings, which he prefers to hold at the Airport.
Silly Republicans, dirty tricks are so Nixonian.
Reckon this halts any County Administrator effort to inflict parking meters at Pier Park for the rest of the season?
-----Original Message-----
From: Max Royle
To: Tom Reynolds
Cc: easlavin
Sent: Tue, Mar 22, 2016 5:34 pm
Subject: RE: Public comment
Mr. Reynolds,
To alert you in advance: Recently, Mr. Wanchick informed me that two County Commissioners are unable to attend Monday’s meeting. Therefore, the joint meeting with the City Commission has been cancelled.
Max
From: Tom Reynolds [mailto:thomasfreynolds@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 3:09 PM
To: Max Royle
Cc: Comm O'Brien; Commissioner Jeb Smith; Comm George; Commissioner James K. Johns; Comm Snodgrass; Commissioner Jay Morris; Comm Samuels; Commissioner Bill McClure; Comm England; Commissioner Rachael Bennett; Patrick McCormack; Michael Wanchick; Douglas Burnett
Subject: Public comment
Hi Max, I see where the joint meeting will be taken Public Comment on all issues on the Agenda. Without any doubt, this is probably the most important meeting of this year.
THE CITY COMMISSION HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ABOUT TOPICS THAT ARE
ON THE AGENDA MUST FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD IN ADVANCE AND GIVE IT TO THE RECORDING SECRETARY. THE CARDS ARE
AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE MEETING ROOM. THIS PROCEDURE DOES NOT APPLY TO PERSONS WHO WANT TO SPEAK TO
THE COMMISSION UNDER “PUBLIC COMMENTS.”
Thank You for having this pointed out to me.
Tom Reynolds
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-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin
To: pmccormack
Sent: Tue, Mar 22, 2016 1:18 pm
Subject: Request No. 2016-119: Public comment rights -- records request in response to Palm Beach County public comment lawsuit (enclosed)
Dear Max, Doug, Jim, Pat, Mike, John, Denise and Isabel:
A. Please read the attached Circuit Court complaint against Palm Beach County challenging restrictions on public rights to comment in county government meetings.
B. Please send me any legal research, memos, opinions, meeting minutes, notes, reform proposals, etc. on:
1. Preserving and protecting our fundamental rights to free speech at government meetings under Florida statutes and the First and Ninth Amendments to public participation in government through public comment, or
2. Interpreting public comment requirements,
3. Researching customer preferences on public comment,
4. Sharing information with other jurisdictions on public comment (or public commenters)
5. Requesting Attorney General and Ethics opinions on past or contemplated limitations on public comment.
C. As at St. Augustine Beach and St. Johns County Commission meetings, public comment must be allowed on all items on the agenda. This means you, City of St. Augustine (which denies public comment except on second ordinance readings, appeals and general public comment, denying public comment for resolutions, reports and ordinance first readings, including the first reading of an ordinance on March 28th and an earlier presentation by the City Attorney and a prospective taxicab monopolist and his lawyer on a proposed ordinance legislating against his competitors, denying taxicab customers our constitutional right to speak on every agenda item, as under a prior Mayor, who in 2009 adapted new taxicab fares while denying public comment to anyone not employed by the taxicab industry).
D. Meanwhile, Messrs. McCormack, Wanchick, Royle and Burnett, St. Johns County and the City of St. Augustine Beach are both on notice of reasonable expectations of probity and our constitutional, statutory and contractual public comment expectations. Please confirm today that there will be public comment at the joint meeting of the City of St. Augustine Beach City Commission and St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners on March 28th, on every single agenda item, as promised. Public comment procedures for the SAB-SJC joint meeting are announced in small ALL CAPITALS type (attached)(requiring handing comment cards to the Recording Secretary.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed
Ed Slavin
www.edslavin.com
904-377-4998
-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin
To: arimel
Sent: Tue, Mar 22, 2016 1:43 pm
Subject: Re: Request No. 2016-57: Smart water meter data for 4700 Sherlock Place: Two years of Open Records lawbreaking
Dear Pat, Mike and Asha:
1. Please respond.
2. Please set up a meeting with Messrs. Wanchick and McCormack on Open Records lawbreaking on this and other requests (before Monday, March 28, 2016 County Commission meeting in St. Augustine Beach at 9 AM (joint meeting with St. Augustine Beach Commissioners).
3. By the way, I got a lovely response from the Palm Beach County Administrator on an Open Records issue, sent by her on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
4. Mr. Wanchick does not return citizen telephone calls. Why?
With kindest regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
Ed
Ed Slavin
www.edslavin.com
904-377-4998
-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin
To: arimel
Sent: Tue, Mar 8, 2016 4:39 pm
Subject: Re: Request No. 2016-57: Smart water meter data for 4700 Sherlock Place
What do you mean by that?
-----Original Message-----
From: Asha Rimel
To: 'easlavin@aol.com'
Cc: Patrick McCormack
Sent: Tue, Mar 8, 2016 2:23 pm
Subject: RE: Request No. 2016-57: Smart water meter data for 4700 Sherlock Place
Dear Mr. Slavin:
Based upon review of your public records request below, your email includes a request for information. As you are aware, Florida Public Records Laws provide for a right of access to inspect and copy existing records. The Florida Public Records Laws do not mandate that the custodian of the records give out information or answer questions related to the records (please see Attorney General Opinions 80-57 and 92-38).
Thank you.
Asha.
Asha Rimel
Office of County Attorney
St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners
500 San Sebastian View
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Phone: 904.209.0812 | Fax: 904.209.0806
Email: arimel@sjcfl.us | Web: www.sjcfl.us
P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
PLEASE NOTE: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners and employees regarding public business are public records available to the public and media through a request. Your e-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure.
From: Asha Rimel
Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 8:18 AM
To: 'easlavin@aol.com'
Cc: Patrick McCormack; Diane Lehmann; Regina Ross; Judy Hamilton
Subject: RE: Request No. 2016-57: Smart water meter data for 4700 Sherlock Place
Dear Mr. Slavin:
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your public records request. St. Johns County will determine if it has any records that are responsive to your request. If any such records are located, we will compile them and redact any exempt material prior to providing them to you. Should it be determined that the nature or volume of the public records requested requires the extensive use of information technology resources, or extensive clerical or supervisory assistance, or both, then we will first respond with an estimate of the additional charges for the actual costs incurred, and whether a deposit will be required. In such instance, the records will be compiled only after you approve the charges and the County receives any required deposit. Payment for the total or remaining costs can be made when the records are available. If the actual cost is less than your deposit, you will be refunded the balance.
Thank you,
Asha.
Asha Rimel
Office of County Attorney
St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners
500 San Sebastian View
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Phone: 904.209.0812 | Fax: 904.209.0806
Email: arimel@sjcfl.us | Web: www.sjcfl.us
P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
PLEASE NOTE: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners and employees regarding public business are public records available to the public and media through a request. Your e-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure.
From:
Date: February 27, 2016 at 11:10:43 AM EST
To:
Subject: Request No. 2016-57: Smart water meter data for 4700 Sherlock Place
Please send the following information:
1) identify meter make and model number
2) serial number of meter at 4700 Sherlock Place on September 2, 2010
3) collection server details
4) server hardware-based specs
5) client software used for analyzing the logged water data
6) process to restore archived records
7) software version and license details
Thank you
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