elections
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Hidden Agenda?
I am very curious about why Commissioner Joseph raised the issue of how many votes it takes to oust a County Administrator at the same time the Commissioners were voting on the current Administrator contract. That seems like an odd topic to raise then. If you didn’t have a chance to hear the BoCC agenda Continue reading
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Commissioners’ Voting Records
At the February 6, 2024 Board of Commissioners meeting, Ann Taylor made a public comment, suggesting that the minutes of Board Meetings should include pertinent information about each agenda item that is voted on. Ms. Taylor described the difficulty in conducting an analysis of Commissioner voting records. I suspect she was recounting the challenge of Continue reading
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Should we not believe a law firm’s webpage?
On January 16, 2024 during public comment at the Board of Commissioners meeting, Nicole Crosby made a point that at least the Commissioners should have hired an election attorney and went on to say that Commissioner Joseph did hire an election attorney. Ms. Ann Marie Evans also made a point to say that the Commissioners Continue reading
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I am seriously concerned about what is happening in our county
If you haven’t been following, here it is in a nutshell. November 21, 2023. Commissioner Krista Joseph used her Commissioner Comments at the Board meeting to endorse candidates running for three open Commissioner seats and inferred that the woes of the County were the responsibility of three sitting commissioners who are up for reelection and Continue reading
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What if she did break the law?
I have a question for those who are angry about the censure here in St. Johns County. Here is the question: What if she did violate the law? It’s an honest question. Ten-fifteen years ago (maybe longer 😕), the court of public opinion would probably be swayed by a legal opinion that the law was Continue reading
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Who Can/Should Contribute to a Local Political Campaign?
The St Johns County Civic Roundtable is a group of citizens that come together to discuss and influence the quality of life in St Johns County. On January 8, 2024, Commissioner Roy Alaimo was the guest speaker at the Roundtable meeting. The format was Q&A, and the Vice Chair did an excellent job of posing Continue reading