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get...you have this sanction...we need to setup procedures to be <br /> able to handle the sanctioning. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: So you did talk to corp. counsel...I mean do we need a written <br /> opinion from them...I mean we could be exposing ourselves to <br /> some liability perhaps...we make our rules that we know really <br /> can't be enforced...we make someone go through all this process <br /> and then they...it gets throw out because there was some flaw in <br /> the system and then we've got to pay their fees and cost...the <br /> County...I...maybe that's...I don't know...it's just food for <br /> thought there. <br /> Mr. Adams: Food for thought. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: But I do agree with you Mr. Adams that I think we should follow <br /> the highest level of safe guards to ensure due processes.... <br /> Mr. Adams: Right. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: I do agree with you there...we should do certain things anyway. <br /> Mr. Adams: That's right. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: But... <br /> Mr. Adams: Okay...consider it brought to the attention of the board...the <br /> second piece here has to do with something we were just talking <br /> about that...it has to do with petitions review...right...so we did <br /> talk about...counsel and I talked about...concerns about how do <br /> you manage the ability to review petitions that are coming forward <br /> to us...there's been some concern that...we have seen not just <br /> recently but in the past...petitions that might be considered <br /> frivolous...we tossed around the idea of do you have the ability to <br /> sanction...even that term was talked about today. I have <br /> personally don't see that we have sanctionable...sanctioning <br /> authority on the petitions...it's laid out pretty well it seems to me <br /> in the code who can petition and as a result who we have <br /> jurisdiction over. The only way we would have any jurisdiction <br /> over a petitioner...we would have to try and establish that and that <br /> would be pretty hard given the Charter and the code...okay...just <br /> so you hear that...however we do have within the rules the ability <br /> to decide to reject right so currently in our rules 4.5 we have the <br /> ability to refuse to entertain a request for an advisory opinion and <br /> then I think also we have that ability in our...I have to go back and <br /> check for sure but I think in our...it doesn't necessarily identify in <br /> the other hearings that the declaratory or the informal hearings <br /> 12 <br />