I guess the Brookfield Town Supervisor & Board have grown more than a little
anxious with local participation in the Town Board Meetings. Taking the lead
from Madison County Board Chairman Becker's clamp down on public comment, Salka has introduced the
new Rules for the Public which the Board approved on 1/12.
Based on the new RULES, the Brookfield TOWN BOARD has effectively stopped public involvement and placed severe limitations on public comment and inquiry. If all comments, questions, inquiries have to go through SALKA....quite plainly they are saying "we DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT
IT ....OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT...."
Here is a portion of the introduction to the RULES:
The purpose of the public comment period is to discuss Town business
only.....Town Board meetings are required
to be held in public for the purpose of allowing the public to observe
the meetings. (Emphasis in the RULES).......Individual problems,concerns or questions of
the public should initially be addressed to the Town Supervisor’s
office, rather than be brought up at Town Board meetings. This will allow the Supervisor to gather the necessary
information and/or personnel to address those concerns. If those concerns are
notaddressed to the satisfaction of the individual, then redress by the
entire Town Board may be the next option.
Salka refused to post the Rules before the organizational meeting and finally got around to providing them to the Town website, early this morning. Check them out at the town website: http://www.brookfieldny.us/uploads/1/3/6/9/13694452/rulesfordecorumatpublicmeetings1.pdf
