TAKE A LOOK AROUND TOWN AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT TIME OF YEAR IT IS. THE WEATHER IS GETTING SLIGHTLY COOLER, SLIGHTLY. OUR RAIN PRODUCTION IS INCREASING WITH EVERY PASSING FRONT. WE ARE HEADING INTO A SOUTH TEXAS WINTER. YES, WE SAY WINTER EVEN THOUGH IT REALLY DOES NOT GET THAT COULD HERE, BUT HEY IT IS OURS AND WE LOVE IT...
BUT AS YOU LOOK AROUND TOWN YOU WILL ALSO SEE A LOT OF CAMPAIGN SIGNS BEING PUT UP AS WELL. THAT IS RIGHT, THIS NOVEMBER IS ELECTION TIME! TIME WHEN WE THE PEOPLE GET TO GO OUT AND VOTE AND EITHER REMOVE THOSE THAT DO NOT DESERVE TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS AND MOVE INTO OFFICE THOSE THAT WE FEEL WILL DO A BETTER JOB THEN THEIR PREDECESSOR.
AS WE MENTIONED IN A ARTICLE LAST WEEK THE CORPUS CHRISTI POLICE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION WILL BE HOLDING A POLITICAL PUBLIC FORUM ON WEDNESDAY THE 17TH OF SEPTEMBER AT THEIR UNION'S HALL. WE RECOMMEND YOU ALL TRY AND ATTEND.
WE ALSO FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE CORPUS CHRISTI PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION WILL BE HOLDING THEIR OWN CITY COUNCIL POLITICAL FORUM. IT WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2014 AT 6:00 PM. THIS FORUM WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CCPFFA'S UNION HALL LOCATED AT 6014 AYERS ST CC TX 78415.
IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL 24 CANDIDATES, INCUMBENTS INCLUDED, WILL BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. THIS IS A PERFECT TIME FOR YOU TO GO AND LISTEN TO YOUR DISTRICT'S CANDIDATE OR AN AT-LARGE CANDIDATES VIEW ON CERTAIN THINGS.
MOST OF US THAT ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY AND EVEN THOSE THAT ARE NOT BUT KEEP IN TOUCH WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE AWARE OF THE VERY VOLATILE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FIRE FIGHTER'S UNION AND THE CITY. IT HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE NEWS RECENTLY.
ACCORDING TO A LOCAL JUDGE THE TWO PARTIES ARE AT IMPASSE OF THEIR NEGOTIATION PROCESS. BUT THE CURRENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PASSED A RESOLUTION NOT TO LONG AGO BASICALLY SAYING THAT THEY WOULD NOT SPEAK PUBLICLY ABOUT ANY ISSUE THAT MIGHT BE AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE.
IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TWO PARTIES ARE AT IMPASSE (FROM THE LATEST INFORMATION WE COULD FIND) AND ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CCPFFA, BOTH PARTIES ARE TO BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR ISSUES PUBLICLY.
BUT SINCE THE CURRENT COUNCIL SIGNED AND PASSED THEIR OWN RESOLUTION, IT SEEMS THEY WISH TO BE SILENT FOR SOME REASON....
WELL, WE HOPE THAT WHEN THEY GO TO THESE POLITICAL FORUMS THAT THEY WILL ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS PUT BEFORE THEM. HOW CAN THEY OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER SUPPORT A CANDIDATE THAT WILL NOT STATE PUBLICLY WHERE THEY STAND ON CERTAIN ISSUES.
SO WE HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU AT THESE TWO WONDERFUL EVENTS AND REMEMBER: YOU HAVE A VOICE AND IT SHOULD BE HEARD. WE MUST ELECT THOSE THAT WISH TO SPEAK UP FOR US!!!
