Newspaper Statement from the County Executive, "Enough is Enough".
I agree with the County Executive "Enough is Enough", and it is time for her to resign after the mess she has created through simple ignorance, incompetence and/or illegal activity.
The County Executive, in the 2 March Pulaski Citizen, stated, “I always follow the law as laid out by local, state and federal government.”
First thing that comes to mind in response to that statement is if it’s true why doesn’t she actually live in Giles County as required by law?
The main thing that stands out about this statement is, how can you follow the law if you don’t know what it is?
Clearly one violation of the law she committed is the simple fact that by her actions she vetoed the actions of the County Legislative Body.
Let us accept that it was as she claimed a simple mistake on her part in announcing that the vote would require a two thirds majority then declared that the measure had failed.
At that point is where the simple mistake ends and a more sinister activity began to take shape. When the County Executive, correctly or incorrectly, announced that the resolution had failed and it was recorded in the minutes as having failed with no objection from any Commissioner or other authority in the room that became officially the end of the issue.
Now she states “later during the week” she was told she had been incorrect. Legally the only way those minutes and that action could be changed was by another vote by the County Legislative Body, the only one authorized to pass or fail a resolution.
Mrs. Vanzant states, “I did not take it upon myself to make the correction, which I would never do except to follow the advice of the attorney and follow the law and protect our county”. I challenge Mrs. Vanzant to produce any and all statements where an attorney, either from CTAS, or any other source, authorized her to overturn the decision of the Commissioners. If the decision that was recorded in the minutes should have been overturned it could only legally have been done by another vote of the Commissioners.
Now understand the County Attorney had advised against issuing a beer permit to anyone until after the State Attorney General had issued an opinion about the legality of the actions. Mrs. Vanzant personally was involved in directing the Beer Board members that they could approve the permit immediately and gave the order to Carol Wade to issue the permit.
There is much that can be speculated about as to why the County Executive acted as she did but the one thing that stands out and can not be disputed is that she exceeded her authority as County Executive by vetoing the Commissioners and ordering a beer permit to be issued before the matter was cleared up. This is inexcusable behavior from anyone and especially from someone who has been the County Executive for over seven years and should have known better. Allen Barrett
The County Executive, in the 2 March Pulaski Citizen, stated, “I always follow the law as laid out by local, state and federal government.”
First thing that comes to mind in response to that statement is if it’s true why doesn’t she actually live in Giles County as required by law?
The main thing that stands out about this statement is, how can you follow the law if you don’t know what it is?
Clearly one violation of the law she committed is the simple fact that by her actions she vetoed the actions of the County Legislative Body.
Let us accept that it was as she claimed a simple mistake on her part in announcing that the vote would require a two thirds majority then declared that the measure had failed.
At that point is where the simple mistake ends and a more sinister activity began to take shape. When the County Executive, correctly or incorrectly, announced that the resolution had failed and it was recorded in the minutes as having failed with no objection from any Commissioner or other authority in the room that became officially the end of the issue.
Now she states “later during the week” she was told she had been incorrect. Legally the only way those minutes and that action could be changed was by another vote by the County Legislative Body, the only one authorized to pass or fail a resolution.
Mrs. Vanzant states, “I did not take it upon myself to make the correction, which I would never do except to follow the advice of the attorney and follow the law and protect our county”. I challenge Mrs. Vanzant to produce any and all statements where an attorney, either from CTAS, or any other source, authorized her to overturn the decision of the Commissioners. If the decision that was recorded in the minutes should have been overturned it could only legally have been done by another vote of the Commissioners.
Now understand the County Attorney had advised against issuing a beer permit to anyone until after the State Attorney General had issued an opinion about the legality of the actions. Mrs. Vanzant personally was involved in directing the Beer Board members that they could approve the permit immediately and gave the order to Carol Wade to issue the permit.
There is much that can be speculated about as to why the County Executive acted as she did but the one thing that stands out and can not be disputed is that she exceeded her authority as County Executive by vetoing the Commissioners and ordering a beer permit to be issued before the matter was cleared up. This is inexcusable behavior from anyone and especially from someone who has been the County Executive for over seven years and should have known better. Allen Barrett
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