Comments on: Advocates and Critics Debate Children Services Council

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 14:25:05 +0000

VOTE NO ON THE CSC.

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 13:57:15 +0000

Excellent article. TRs research and on-going coverage of this important issue is to be commended. It’s good to know that “real” and substantive journalism still exists. The thee questions being posed and investigated are spot-on, and speak directly to the matter at hand. I would add a fourth though, regardless of how uncomfortable the unquestionable importance and reality of it may make some.

4. What role and responsibility do the parents of the children have in accomplishing the stated goals?… and I’m not just talking about dropping them off and picking them up.

And neither can this little tidbit of reality cannot be ignored… ~ “ Leon ranks #16. Pinellas County has had a CSC for 74 years and collects four times the amount of money per child than Leon will collect, but it ranks #29. Other counties with CSC’s for 20 – 30 years rank below Leon.”

What is needed is a full (independent) audit and accounting of all existing programs to determine which ones are effective and productive, and which ones are not. Followed by the elimination of those which are not effective and productive, and a consolidation of those that are. Then finally; a re-evaluating and reallocation of the available resources to the consolidated programs under a fully accountable and transparent governance model that constitutes continuous oversight and accountability.

… carry on

By: Vernon

Vernon — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 13:45:47 +0000

In a time where many of us are advocating for accountability and term limits for elected officials…this completely blows that idea out of the water! Why would anyone in their right mind want another bureaucracy of locals to control $100 million of taxpayer money over 12 years…with no input from the voters or the ability to absolve it when it becomes corrupted after year 1 or 2? It is absurd to give this kind of power to bureaucrats unaccountable to the voters. This is not the right way to spend taxpayer money. I’m voting NO.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 13:04:58 +0000

Please explain to me how we expend funds to buy nurturing families? It sounds nice but we can’t use money to change people’s hearts.

By: Hope

Hope — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 12:50:57 +0000

Excellent rapport looking forward to reading more!

Would also like to see a report as to why Curtis Richardson recused himself on a recent vote regarding a marijuana dispensary. What was the conflict of interest?

Also, it is important for Curtis Richardson to provide the minutes of the meeting out of the sunshine regarding his decision to paint the black lives matter controversial message on a public road that incited violence and was a misuse of tax dollars and city personnel.