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S. Smith
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 02:17 am |
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StewartM wrote: Sandra do you charge $200 a hour....Did you interview for the Summerfield job??
Law Forum of Sandra Smith
I did not apply for the job, Mike, because I didn't get an invitation from any of the council members. I didn't know you could interview without one. 
Law Forum of Sandra Smith... I like the sound of that.
$200 an hour -- I like that even more! Patti, can I have a raise?
Oops, sorry Steve. I know I'm off topic, but I got excited.
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S. Smith
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 02:21 am |
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donw wrote: Who cares who is taping a public meeting. The only official recording is the valid one being completed by Diane. Just thought I would throw my 10 cents in this one.  Don, You're exactly right. The town is the only one with the official recording. That is the only one that really matters.
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StewartM
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 02:57 am |
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S. Smith wrote: Law Forum of Sandra Smith... I like the sound of that.
$200 an hour -- I like that even more! Patti, can I have a raise?
Patti said it would only be a 10 cent raise.....Never have found out what the Town was paying you.......thats town council Steve no off topic here....Last edited on Feb 17th, 2006 02:58 am by StewartM
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 03:05 am |
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S. Smith wrote: Oops, sorry Steve. I know I'm off topic, but I got excited.
StewartM wrote: .....thats town council Steve no off topic here....
Not sure if y'all are ridin' the fence.......or stirrin' the pot.....or both. but sounds like you'd both wear an "off topic" like a badge of honor.
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StewartM
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 03:19 am |
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| Steve are you recording this....Give me the OT sign...Don't want Sandra losing her raise.....you still in Mexico drinking the water....
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S. Smith
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 02:38 pm |
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| I guess I just want to understand how some of you feel. Do you think it is a problem if a council member (or anybody else for that matter) is taping a council meeting for their own private use? I'm not talking about spying on anybody or taping private conversations. As far as I know, the taping is being done out in the open -- I believe other council members are probably aware of it and don't have a problem with it. This would allow a council member or citizen to listen to all or a portion of the meeting again later to review exactly what was said without having to bother the town clerk.
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S. Smith
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 02:40 pm |
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| Another question -- would you have a problem if any other council member or citizen was doing it?
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 02:49 pm |
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StewartM wrote: Steve are you recording this....Give me the OT sign...Don't want Sandra losing her raise.....you still in Mexico drinking the water....
 OK, OK...........if you insist, here's your badge of honor !!
Yes, I'm still down here drinking the water, wearin' my sombrero during siesta time, and keepin' periodic tabs on y'all.
Maybe you should start a new topic "Do you agree Sandra should get a raise?"
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 02:53 pm |
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S. Smith wrote: Do you think it is a problem if a council member (or anybody else for that matter) is taping a council meeting for their own private use?
My humble opinion only, all are free to disagree in this open forum and I wont' get upset.............taping is not a problem.
This is an open & public meeting, everyone knows it's being taped anyway, got Sandra there banging on her keyboard to put the whole mess in the NWO, this meeting ain't exactly a deep dark secret.
Haven't seen anybody going up the mike saying "now what I'm about to say is confidential, so don't repeat it".
Other opinions welcome.
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bama80
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 03:59 pm |
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| I agree that anyone should be able to tape the session. People should remember however that this occurs and be leery of people's private recordings. You should know that editing/creativity can occur and therefore the recordings should be viewed as unofficial.
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 04:34 pm |
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S. Smith wrote: I guess I just want to understand how some of you feel. Do you think it is a problem if a council member (or anybody else for that matter) is taping a council meeting for their own private use? I'm not talking about spying on anybody or taping private conversations. As far as I know, the taping is being done out in the open -- I believe other council members are probably aware of it and don't have a problem with it. This would allow a council member or citizen to listen to all or a portion of the meeting again later to review exactly what was said without having to bother the town clerk.
I don't have a problem at all with council members or citizens taping the public meetings for later reference.
In fact Sandra, I don't know how you keep up with that stuff without taping it.
Funny... I was at the last town council meeting and I kept thinking one of those Tannery people was clicking thier bic repeatedly and it was really getting on my nerves...Then I realized it was Sandra pecking away on the keyboard. Didn't bother me as much after that... 
Feel free to continue recording, Dwayne.
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StewartM
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 05:55 pm |
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Open meetings no problem....But I do think they should let everyone know someone other than the town is taping.
They need to watch out, some mikes may pickup private conversations....and I do have a problem with that.
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 07:21 pm |
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Pappy ain't got no problem with anybody, council or citizen, tapin' the open public meetin'. I share Mike's concerns about tapin' private conversations, an' I reckon that's what I was more concerned about. Maybe I'll take up Navajo Code Talkin' or play Johnny Rivers singin' "Secret Agent Man" when I need to say somethin' private.
How about video cameras? Can I bring one o' them video cameras to the next meetin'?
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S. Smith
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 07:28 pm |
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At the risk of sounding like a broken record...
S. Smith wrote:
Here's what I've been able to turn up on this subject so far.
According to the N.C. Open Meetings Law:
ยง 143-318.14. Broadcasting or recording meetings
(a) Except as herein below provided, any radio or television station is entitled to broadcast all or any part of a meeting required to be open. Any person may photograph, film, tape-record, or otherwise reproduce any part of a meeting required to be open.
Again please remember that I'm not an attorney, and I don't play on on TV, in the newspaper, or anywhere else. There may be other info out there about this, so I'll continue to research.
So smile, Pappy. You might be on candid camera.
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Posted: Feb 17th, 2006 07:29 pm |
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| Pappy will it be on America's Funniest video....well I guess the Town could use the $100,000 prize....
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