MORE SHENANIGANS FROM HANKS & WILLIAMS

DEBBIE WILLIAMS

OPINION EDITORIAL
Well it seems the drama at Village Hall continues as the business of the Village is put on hold until the administration figures out which lie they want to tell to the people.  As many residents have begun to say "2017 cannot come soon enough".  We agree!

Tuesday night's Village Board Committee of the Whole meeting was canceled by order of Mayor David Hanks because they are "looking into" an allegation that the agenda for the meeting was not posted 48 hours before hand as required by law.

If David Hanks and Debbie Williams knew for certain that they were in compliance with State law, why cancel the meeting? 

Here's the answer!  They are afraid of answering the people’s questions!  

Why is it that Debbie Williams cannot post an agenda during normal hours of business?  Why is it that after being in office for now 7 years, Debbie Williams cannot post the agenda on the Village's website all by herself and the taxpayers have to pay someone else to post it?  Why is it that Debbie Williams "posts" the agenda for public meetings on Sunday evenings in a locked vestibule where the public has no access and not during normal business hours?  If Debbie Williams cannot get the job done, then perhaps the $100,000 per year "consultants" that David Hanks hired can get the job done in a timely manner during business hours?  Why is the Village Clerk paid a salary if she’s not getting the job done? 

Why is it that the Village Board agendas are not posted and ready for the Trustees and the public to view by Friday at noon?  There was nothing on this last agenda that should have been last minute, in fact there were only three items on the agenda which were routine items dealing with abating bonds and nothing else.

These two are so busy playing politics and not getting their jobs done that they would rather hold up the business of the people and the progress of the Village!  Stop blaming others because you cannot or refuse to do your job because you're too busy playing politics.  Stop playing politics!  The people of Sauk Village deserve better!

Here’s a “cost savings initiative”  for every meeting not scheduled or not attended on a Tuesday or one that is cancelled have David Hanks write a check to the Village for $365.48 (1 week's pay) and the Debbie Williams $326.92 (1 week's pay)!  That would save the taxpayers $692.40 in addition to the Village Trustees stipend of $750.00 (Trustees are paid $125 per week for meetings that they "actually attend") that would bring this cost savings initiative to $1442.40 for each meeting David Hanks and Debbie Williams decide to cancel!  After all fair is fair!  David Hanks and Debbie Williams depend on your tax dollars to pay their bills for their households so don’t hold your breath Sauk Village!