THIS Is What 7 PWC Supervisors Couldn’t Even Offer A Second To The Motion For?
I have just been provided a copy of the revised resolution offered by Gainesville Supervisor Pete Candland on Tuesday that not one other member of the Prince William County BOCS would even offer a second to his motion. (And that they went into hiding to kill so there wouldn’t be any video of the awkward silence when no one would speak up to second it.) Decide for yourself…
MOTION:
SECOND:
RE: ESTABLISHMENT OF ENHANCED RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR CONFLICT OF INTERESTS BY MEMBERS OF THE PRINCE WILLIAM BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND THE CHAIRMAN
ACTION:
WHEREAS, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors and the Chairman are obligated to avoid and disclose ethical, legal, financial, or other conflict of interests involving their public duties as public officials; and
WHEREAS, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors and the Chairman are fully committed to the highest levels of integrity and seek at all times to maintain the highest trust of the public in the full transparency of its official actions to assure that the judgment of public officers and their employees is guided by strict adherence to a comprehensive written conflict of interests policy; and
WHEREAS, the general practice of individual Supervisors and/or the Chairman participating in official actions that provide a financial or other benefit to themselves or to organizations with which they have an actual or appearance of a conflict without disclosure or without removing themselves from votes where such conflicts exist could potentially cast doubt on the integrity of that process and undermine citizens’ trust of the Board of County Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Prince William County have the absolute right to expect their elected officials to conduct their relationships with each other, County agencies and departments, their personal business interests, outside organizations, community partners, and the general public in a transparent and honest manner;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Prince William Board of County Supervisors hereby amends its Rules of Procedure to add a new section “J: Disclosure of Board Member Interests” containing the following provisions, effective on the date of adoption of this resolution.
In addition to the applicable provisions of the Conflict of Interests Act in the Code of Virginia,
§ 2.2-3100, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors enacts the following rules of conduct:
1. The disclosure statement of personal interests, required by Virginia Code § 2.2-3115 filed by the Prince William County Supervisors and the Chairman shall be published on the Prince William County website under the section entitled “Board of County Supervisors” or within a newly created subsection entitled “Personal Interest Disclosures of Supervisors,” with appropriate identifiers to allow the public to easily navigate to the location of and to easily review these documents for each Supervisor or Chairman; and
2. When a Supervisor or the Chairman has a personal interest in any action before the Board, that individual is required to provide a written statement to the Clerk disclosing this personal interest and shall make a verbal declaration on the existence of this personal interest immediately prior to the vote being taken in the meeting; provided
(a) A Supervisor or the Chairman is deemed to have a personal interest in a transaction when that individual or a member of his or her immediate family, defined as (i) a spouse or (ii) any other person residing in the same household of the Supervisor or Chairman, serves as an officer, board member, or on an advisory committee of any entity that is involved in any proposed appropriation of taxpayer funds by the Board, provided however;
(1) When the individual holds a position with such an entity by appointment of the Board to represent the Board in the official performance of duties and serving the interests of the County, no disclosure is required.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Attorney and the Clerk are hereby directed to update the Rules of Procedure promptly to include these provisions.
If not one other supervisor had the courage to stand up and second this motion, then none of them even belong there.
12 Responses to “THIS Is What 7 PWC Supervisors Couldn’t Even Offer A Second To The Motion For?”
Nonsense!!! Its like the Sheriff of Nottingham is forcing each of the BOCS members to sign an unnecessary pledge…………..via the Sheriff’s waterboy
Why is it unnecessary, Ken. Their antics with the slush funds and now the carryover funds proves these people need rules and/or adult supervision.
The “slush funds” were funds well spent on community-based activities. The shortcoming, if there was one, was that some looked like the “donations” were coming out of the Supervisors’ own pockets. That needed to be straightened out – with a simple statement that could accompany each time money was spent; e.g., “The funds for this appropriation come from County taxpayers.” Candland’s “resollution” sounds like they were all being bad boys (girls) and he would fix things…………..even though as the matter progresses, Candland doesnt seeem to know what is going on, and the deeper he gets, the less he seems to know. Further, all of the people who went to Citiens Time this week evidenced that Wally was giving to a decent cause – something the BOCS will ultimately fund from appropriations. The source of funds should have been identified for the bricks….the resolution does not stop this or anything else beyond the existing statute and regs. Carryover funds………..Ms. Peacor explained those for the people who didnt seem to understand them. Candland still didnt seem to get it………..what a waste of time and resources to slog thru all of this
Then force the issue on them from above.
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-prince-william-county-delegation-to-the-virginia-general-assembly-extend-15-2-2287-1-of-the-code-of-virginia-to-all-local-governments?utm_campaign=petition_created_email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=guides
Mom, let’s just say there is a better way than just a petition to do that and something is already in the works…
Do you really think that members of the General Assembly will de facto admit their own legislation is inadequate and they need to superimpose Candland’s resolution (as if that would improve anything)
BTW, Ken, you’re even more of a blithering, apologizing idiot than usual.
Thanks Mom………….your name calling adds nothing to this discussion
That’s outrageous. Candland is a hero — the rest ought to resign post haste.
“Mom, let’s just say there is a better way than just a petition to do that and something is already in the works…”
Simply reinforcement for an ongoing effort through sympathetic Delegates and Senators.
I whole-heartedly agree on that point.
Nohe is the hero. He showed how Candland was way out of his league in saying how he worked in private industry and therefore was smarter than all the govt-type dummies ……… Nohe potitely pointed out who the dummy was, and even Corey supported Nohe’s comments!!!
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