Home Rule Question on the November Ballot?

Update as of 3/23/12 1:00pm: I have received word that Mayor Povlsen and the city are looking to disqualify these three referenda on the grounds that the township encompasses areas outside of the city and that the township should not be making POLICY decisions for the city of DeKalb. I remind the mayor that these are advisory refrenda, not binding referenda.

It has also come to my attention that Mayor Povlsen is having city legal staff look in to these items in an attempt to disqualify. Another fine example of Mayor Povlsen’s waste of taxpayer money and staff time in an effort to silence the residents of the city of DeKalb and DeKalb township.

Dean Maddy took this video of the special township meeting in Cortland in 2010:

It should be noted that The township does NOT select the moderator. The Moderator is selected and voted upon by the registered voters present at the meeting. The moderator is usually a registered voter in the township and not usually an elected official. Although an elected official can be come the chosen as the moderator if the elected official LIVES within the borders of the township. I believe, however, the interests of the those voting at the township meeting would best be served by having a moderator who is not serving in a public office.

Since it seems very likely that Mayor Povlsen is most likely gathering his cronies to thwart the will of the people, by packing the meeting with individuals who will seek to silence those who wish to have the proposed referenda voted upon, it is very important that we get as many individuals (registered voters) to show up to support getting these advisory referenda on the November Ballot.

Mayor Povlsen has gotten wind of the fact that I have been spreading the word to citizens of DeKalb township to encourage them to show up to the Annual meeting. He was clearly not happy with my publicity that he sent me a nasty UNSOLICITED E-mail from his official city of DeKalb E-mail account. In this E-mail Mayor Povlsen lashed out at me and engaged in childish name calling. This was totally uncalled for by a public official, especially a sitting mayor. For those who want copies of this E-mail, please E-mail me or send me a message on Facebook. I have FOIA’ED Mr Povlsen’s E-mail for an official copy that will be matter of public record. I should have this official record in my possession within the next few days. Copies of this E-mail have also been forwarded to several local media outlets at web journalists.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Mayor Povlsen were to attempt to find a way to silence the citizens of DeKalb and DeKalb township sort of legal trickery or behind the scenes arm twisting.

Mayor Povlsen puts on phony dog and pony show when he sits at his chair in city council chambers and tells the citizens of our community to get involved and speak up. What he truly means is: Speak up “ONLY IF YOU Agree with his viewpoints on the issues”. if you do not, then you deserve to be silenced.

ENOUGH!

By showing up April 10th at the Township offices (7pm) YOU can vote vote to put these three advisory referenda on the Ballot in November. That way we all will get a voice! Pass the word on!!

Thanks to the Township supervisors, too. At the last regular township meeting, they voted to approve the agenda, and they already asked John Arcado to moderate the annual meeting, someone who obviously knows something about elections.

In other areas, people keep talking about dissolving the townships, especially in Evanston and Belvidere. Here the township, as an ungerrymandered example of democracy in action, will be front and center.

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