Posts Tagged ‘Fort Worth City Council’
Act II
STATICStatic loves the smell of democracy in the morning. As the June 15 runoffs draw near, the drama of the three undecided races is ratcheting up to Ancient Greek levels. Well, maybe not that dramatic. No one will end up marrying t...
Shining a Light
An ex-city offical’s lawsuit shows how closed Mike Moncrief’s city hall was.JEFF PRINCE
The Fort Worth City Council settled a lawsuit in April for $99,000 plus $1,125 in mediation costs. The decision served as a six-figure reminder of the not-so-distant reign of former Mayor Mike Moncrief, who ignored the city cha...
Ebbing Tide
Gas revenues to fund the arts? What gas revenues?ANTHONY MARIANI
Be afraid, Fort Worth. Be very afraid. Late last year, the Fort Worth City Council decided to decrease funding for the nearly 50-year-old Arts Council of Fort Worth, a nonprofit agency that distributes funds to 45 local groups,...
Keeping ‘Em Honest: City, County Meetings On Tuesday
Jeff PrincePublic scrutiny helps keep elected officials walking the straight and narrow line. You can let your leaders know that you’re watching by attending weekly meetings. The Fort Worth City Council meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Her...
Trusting City Hall
Opponents of the new ethics ordinance say citizens dodged one bullet, got hurt by others.PETER GORMAN
When the Fort Worth City Council approved major changes in the city’s ethics ordinance recently, it put the city in a different camp than most other major American cities outside Texas on how to handle complaints — and in a...
There’s Nothing Wrong and We’re Going to Fix It Right Away
STATICSo, Fort Worth Weekly was taken to task publicly by members of the Fort Worth City Council on Dec. 4. Oh woe is us, oh … oh, wait just a danged minute. The occasion was a consent agenda item regarding the new, slightly evisce...
Global Warning
STATICDon’t Let This One Pass “Go” Next week, the Fort Worth City Council may declare bankruptcy. Of the moral variety, that is. Despite virulent opposition from a small handful of citizen activists, the council will consider a...
Hobbs’ Estranged Wife: He Lied
STATICSurprise, surprise. Former Fort Worth City Council candidate Marshall Hobbs backdated his lease in his attempt to qualify for this year’s District 8 election, according to his estranged wife, Nikee Hobbs. Marshall Hobbs is a ...
The Right Thing
JOHN Q. READERTo the editor: Peter Gorman’s “Ethics: Chipping Away” (Aug. 15, 2012) brought back memories. I was formerly a member of the Ethics Review Committee that heard a complaint on Aug. 19, 2010, against certain council-appointe...
Chipping Away
Fort Worth’s code of ethics is being rewritten — or gutted, depending on your point of view.PETER GORMAN
Two years ago, members of the city’s little known and little used Ethics Review Committee found out what happened when you pissed off Mike Moncrief. The mayor tossed their board and major parts of the city’s ethical ruleboo...