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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Dave and Darren < <br />Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 12:21 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: 4/17/2018 City Council Public Comments - Agenda Item 85B - DISCUSS AND ADDRESS <br />ALLEGATIONS OF BROWN ACT VIOLATIONS BY MULTIPLE MEMBERS OF THE CITY <br />COUNCIL REGARDING SERIAL MEETING <br />Categories: Correspondence <br />Public Comments <br />Santa Ana City Council Meeting <br />April 17, 2018 <br />RE: Agenda Item 85B— DISCUSS AND ADDRESS ALLEGATIONS OF BROWN ACT VIOLATIONS BY <br />MULTIPLE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING SERIAL MEETING <br />Dear Mayor and Councilmembers, <br />The Brown Act states: <br />"The people of this State do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. <br />The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide <br />what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people <br />insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they <br />have created." <br />Isn't it ironic that this supposed Brown Act violation occurred because the Council was trying <br />to figure out how to overcome the Mayor's dereliction of duty? Rather than allowing "the <br />people" to decide how their representatives are chosen, the Mayor decided to be the sole <br />person who decides how "the people" can choose who represents them. Exactly what the <br />Brown Act is attempting to prevent. <br />And isn't it ironic that the Councilmember who placed this item on the Agenda, is the POA's <br />representative on the Council rather than the representative of "the people"? Which is why <br />District Elections are so important. But you all know that. Unfortunately we have a Mayor and <br />big money that will do anything to maintain power over "the people". <br />Sincerely, <br />Dave Hoen <br />34 year resident <br /> <br />1 <br />