[Watchdogs] Open Letter to Juan Garza and PEC Directors RE: Last Monthly Meeting-Thanks]

[Jueri Svjagintsev]

You mean Soviet.

On Sep 16, 2008, at 0:29, ABEL RUIZ wrote:

> Joe sounds like you and PEC  Mgt would love to have the Russian and  
> Chinese
> form of marshall law and government instead open discussion and  
> open records
> with the threat of guns being in place. Never thought I would see  
> the home
> of LBJ become a dictatorship against its own people. What a shame.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: watchdogs-bounces at pec4u.org [mailto:watchdogs- 
> bounces at pec4u.org] On
> Behalf Of joesummy at moment.net
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 10:00 AM
> Cc: watchdogs at pec4u.org
> Subject: [Watchdogs] Open Letter to Juan Garza and PEC Directors  
> RE: Last
> Monthly Meeting-Thanks]
>
>  If you haven't been to any of the PEC Monthly Meeting. The Board has
> taken steps to make sure the meeting are orderly and safe. The Blanco
> County sheriff was on duty.
>
> Joe Summy
> Johnson City
>
> Mr. Garza, Paul Hilgers, and R.B Felps...and All PEC Directors,
>  (Since I do not have all the directors email addresses please present
> this email to all members.)
>
> This is a note of appreciation for the manner in which last month's
> meeting was held. As you are aware, some of the members attending have
> been becoming increasingly hostile.
>
> In addition, thank you for having the sheriff in attendance at last
> month's meeting, I hope this continues. And thank you for moving  
> the time
> limit to two minutes for speakers to make a public statement, and,  
> which
> does not allow cross questioning of the directors; they are not on  
> trial.
> Mr. Garza as wisely established a way for members to submit  
> questions and
> concerns to management or the board before the meetings. Meetings  
> should
> not be extended in time, so that we, the members, can bellicose our
> opinions and anger. I, also, hope this is being enforced.
>
> On at least two occasions in the past I have stopped my opportunity to
> express by thoughts because of the rude actions of others. And, I  
> have,
> increasingly, felt compelled to stand for a point of order. I will  
> do this
> if necessary...however, it is not my place to do so. This is one of  
> the
> important duties of the Board President and the General Manager in
> conducting a proper and orderly meeting.
>
> Along with the rude, mean-spirited, and bellicose behaviors of a  
> few of
> the speakers, there has also been the rude, mean-spirited "mutters" of
> others seated in the audience. This has been an unnecessary  
> distraction
> for me, and I dare say others. I support the open meetings and the
> opportunities for the members to voice their concerns. However,  
> there are
> a few  common sense limits to free speech. Besides it is just good
> manners.
>
> Others who attend should not be subjected and interrupted in their
> speaking, listening, and thinking by the mean-spirited acts of  
> others at a
> public meeting. I, for one, attend the meetings to listen,learn and to
> challenge my own "stinking-thinking". However, it appears some have
> already "learned" all there is to learn and believe they have no
> "stinking-thinking", and are there to drive their agendas with  
> nastiness
> and to disrupt others from learning.
>
> Furthermore, as a teacher and then as an administrator I often  
> would take
> my students on trips to observe public meetings, government meetings,
> etc.; so they would have the opportunity to observe and learn about  
> how
> our democratic system is actually implemented at the local levels.
>
> Unfortunately, it was only at the last meeting I would have felt
> comfortable having them attend any of the PEC meetings. I don't  
> believe
> they would have seen adults behaving at the highest levels of adult
> interactions, and/or, with personal dignity. Young students learn a  
> lot,
> good or bad, by the way adults conduct themselves. Students do look to
> adults as role-models. And, they often imitate what they see and  
> hear. In
> this regard, the adage that the "apple(s) never falls very far from  
> the
> tree(s)" applies to all the adults the students observe.
>
> Again, thank you for the changes in how the meetings are being  
> conducted.
> I fully expect to be "graveled" if I go over my time limit; and, if my
> words and actions are out of line, I fully expect to be asked to  
> leave the
> meetings. I hope this will be enforced with vigor.
>
> In my continuing support.
>
> Sincerely,
> Joe Summy
>
> Johnson City
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