Interesting Reply from Representative Toby Goodman RE: House Bill 305
 
This reply indicates that citizen input is being considered and your input is
very important.
 
 
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Toby.Goodman@house.state.tx.us
10:09 AM
rcw@ronwest.org
 
I am studying the impact of HB 305 at this time and will make a decision
on this bill in the next few weeks.
Rep. Toby Goodman
 
-----Original Message-----
From: rcw@ronwest.org [mailto:rcw@ronwest.org] 
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 10:31 AM
To: Toby Goodman
Subject: Web E-mail Feedback
 
E-mail Address: rcw@ronwest.org 
 Name: Mr. Ron West 
 Address: 6304 Glenview Drive 
 City: N. Richland Hills 
 State: TX 
 ZIP Code: 76180 
 Inetmail: Subject: HB305 
 
 
 Dear Representative Goodman,
As a citizen of this state and a resident of NRH, I cannot tell you just
how dangerous your HB305 is to open government. Our city is basically
closed to the citizens and controlled by a majority on the council that
flouts open meeting regulations already. We have a city charter that is
routinely violated and a city attorney tells us to hire an attorney to
find out who enforces the charter.
 
If anything, our laws need to be strengthened regarding open 
meetings
and open records. We need accountability for city charters and
definitions of who will enforce the laws. As this is written, city
councils can violate laws, ignore state laws, violate ethics and no one
is responsible for enforcing anything.
 
I urge you to consider pulling HB305 because city councils don't need
any help in further closing our local governments,
 
Regards,
 
Ron West
817-284-3645