D65 board stopped caring about violating the OMA years ago. They have no idea what their job is and never seem to get in trouble when they don't follow the law so why stop violating it? Honestly, at this point, it's so egregious that Evanston voters should be to blame. Look at the recent pic of the board in Evanston Now article - Joey an…
D65 board stopped caring about violating the OMA years ago. They have no idea what their job is and never seem to get in trouble when they don't follow the law so why stop violating it? Honestly, at this point, it's so egregious that Evanston voters should be to blame. Look at the recent pic of the board in Evanston Now article - Joey and Omar and wearing hoodies is as Biz with her normal baseball hat. I can't imagine attending a board meeting looking like I just left a high school baseball game. These people could care less about rules, decorum and responsibility. They think Evanston voters gave them carte blanche to do whatever they want, most of which they probably don't have authority to actually do. Nightmare!
I am generally accepting of people's personal style/attire. However, maybe it was how I was raised, but when I served on a city board I always would dress professionally because I thought it was important to show respect, seriousness and reverence to public service.
I think the attire of this crew is similarly emblematic of their lack of respect towards the community, their lack of seriousness, and the casual way they approach public service.
This culture and ethic of insouciance runs deep on the board. You can see it especially in how casually people run for office and then quit mid-term. You even had that person (Weatherspoon?) who lost the election in 2021, then get appointed and subsequently quit after 11 months! If you are running for office, at the very least you should commit to filling out your term! Yet in the past few years you had Weatherspoon, Taynavutti, Mendoza, Omar Brown, Candace Chow, Rykhus all resign mid-term.
I recognize that being a board member takes a lot of time and you are under a lot of scrutiny. But if you are going to go to the trouble of asking your fellow citizens to put you in a place of responsibility and authority, the least you could do is take it seriously.
D65 board stopped caring about violating the OMA years ago. They have no idea what their job is and never seem to get in trouble when they don't follow the law so why stop violating it? Honestly, at this point, it's so egregious that Evanston voters should be to blame. Look at the recent pic of the board in Evanston Now article - Joey and Omar and wearing hoodies is as Biz with her normal baseball hat. I can't imagine attending a board meeting looking like I just left a high school baseball game. These people could care less about rules, decorum and responsibility. They think Evanston voters gave them carte blanche to do whatever they want, most of which they probably don't have authority to actually do. Nightmare!
I am generally accepting of people's personal style/attire. However, maybe it was how I was raised, but when I served on a city board I always would dress professionally because I thought it was important to show respect, seriousness and reverence to public service.
I think the attire of this crew is similarly emblematic of their lack of respect towards the community, their lack of seriousness, and the casual way they approach public service.
This culture and ethic of insouciance runs deep on the board. You can see it especially in how casually people run for office and then quit mid-term. You even had that person (Weatherspoon?) who lost the election in 2021, then get appointed and subsequently quit after 11 months! If you are running for office, at the very least you should commit to filling out your term! Yet in the past few years you had Weatherspoon, Taynavutti, Mendoza, Omar Brown, Candace Chow, Rykhus all resign mid-term.
I recognize that being a board member takes a lot of time and you are under a lot of scrutiny. But if you are going to go to the trouble of asking your fellow citizens to put you in a place of responsibility and authority, the least you could do is take it seriously.
100%. Well said.