The Elk Grove City Council is ripping off taxpayers by neglecting their agreed upon duties as elected officials
Last night, however, the meeting was cancelled. It was not a last-minute cancellation either.
Yesterday was the fourth Wednesday of the month, and as such, the Elk Grove City Council should have convened one of its prearranged 21 regular meetings. Except for the second meeting of November and December and the first meeting of July, the Elk Grove City Council is scheduled to meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month.
Last night, however, the meeting was cancelled. It was not a last-minute cancellation either.
It was a planned cancellation that was announced during the August 13 meeting. The reason given was that the city council knew they would not have a quorum.
Put another way, three of the five city council members decided to skip the meeting. Instead of being transparent, they did not reveal why three of them decided to skip this meeting.
Were they all going on a junket, or perhaps they wanted to start the Labor Day holiday sooner? We can say with certainty that it was not an emergency because, by definition, most emergencies are unanticipated events.
Usually, it wouldn't be a big deal. However, earlier this year, four of the five city council members complained that they were overworked and underpaid. They used this excuse to give themselves a whopping 300 percent pay increase.
Instead of working more for their higher pay, they are doing the opposite. They are working less to earn more money!
With the cancellation of this meeting, the city council reduced its payload by about five percent. Here is our suggestion - kick back five percent, or about $1,500, to the Elk Grove taxpayers whom you have ripped off.
After all, pre-orchestrated cancellation of meetings for your convenience is not a fulfillment of your agreed-upon duties as elected public officials.
