Unlike an affluent government, people with advanced degrees paid well do participate in politics to ensure that the tax dollar is spent properly. The rich have a lot of influence over public officials and City Manager. This is untrue, for a city as San Bernardino, which has no weapon of defense having a City Manager function as the CEO. A less affluent city as San Bernardino can point to one person, an elected official, not a paid employee. The,"Yes, group contends that the old charter bears' responsibility to the city going into bankruptcy. Every charter has the specific formula for certain expenses. The controls of the budget by current or unused charter are the responsibility of the Common Council. The justification set by the "Yes," group scapegoats seeking a charter. The current charter allows for flexibility and adaptability, however; if budge misused and misappropriated to lawyers and consultants no charter can win. The charter requires a balanced budged and also an annual independent audit that is to be shared by the public. The problem not the charter but management of the money rooted the foundation for a …show more content…
Government has two types of auditing; the simple and comprehensive. . The "Yes, group stated that two years a committee of high qualified San Bernardino citizens with varied backgrounds and experience have been studying city governments and charters. I apologized; the Common Council appointed the members knowing the aftermath. The two-year indoctrination has no room for a member to resist and rebuke. The charter takes our voice, potential to vote, and engage with a government which seeks ways to raise taxes, plunder tradition, and strip our identity of who we are. Please vote NO on Measure L. The document survived decades and deserves an honorary medal. The proposal based on deceit and lies do not have to be replaced, and as any document has room to accommodate. The proposal desires power and a tight grip on the purse paying for whatever it desires. The new charter works for them not