Sage words from a NM citizen, we all seem to want the same things from our local governments:
We’ll leave the last word to 67-year North miami resident and retired fire lieutenant Bill Simpson, who told the council this: “You the council were elected by the public, your citizens. You have a fiduciary responsibility to the public, which means you will act in the best interest of the citizens, not yourselves. You are stewards of the public’s money and their trust, all to be done with impartiality and honesty, with complete financial disclosure.
“Honest public service,” he continued, “is performed free of deceit, undue influence, conflict of interest, self-enrichment, self-dealing, concealment, bribery, fraud, and corruption. Management is about doing this right. Leadership is doing the right thing. Anything less is a harm to the people who elected you. Remember, you are public servants, not self-servants.”
Sage words from a NM citizen, we all seem to want the same things from our local governments:
ReplyDeleteWe’ll leave the last word to 67-year North miami resident and retired fire lieutenant Bill Simpson, who told the council this: “You the council were elected by the public, your citizens. You have a fiduciary responsibility to the public, which means you will act in the best interest of the citizens, not yourselves. You are stewards of the public’s money and their trust, all to be done with impartiality and honesty, with complete financial disclosure.
“Honest public service,” he continued, “is performed free of deceit, undue influence, conflict of interest, self-enrichment, self-dealing, concealment, bribery, fraud, and corruption. Management is about doing this right. Leadership is doing the right thing.
Anything less is a harm to the people who elected you. Remember, you are public servants, not self-servants.”