2 out of 3 or 3 out of 4 depending

Well I have been working overtime this week and didn't get a chance to write, and honestly the newspaper beat me to the punchline, at least part of it.

First I'd like to know why 2 of the people removed from city positions names were release immediately to the public, and one of them couldn't be release till this week?  Why was Belinda Walkers name withheld when the original statements were made when both Billy  Malaer and Ricky Bazans names were released immediately?  Does it have anything to do with her family?  If not what then?  I can say in all my probes no one can tell me why this one was specifically excluded and the city was unable to let us know who Belinda offically was until now. 

Then I see where Mr. Cavazos is retiring. Now I've made it clear that I thought he should of been shown the door 10 minutes after Mr. Malaer.  If we were going to release Mr Malaer for lack of confidence then what the heck did we have in Mr Cavazos?  Why was he given any more opportunity than any of the other employees that were shown the front door?  If Mr. Cavazos had been doing his job we'd be much better off financially then we are today.  I'm not talking 10s of dollars, but 100,000s of dollars.  Mr Cavazos was the only person who could of and was obligated to come before the council with the problems that were happening in our books.  He was responsible for all checks and balances and procedures for money handling.  He had a responsibility as a city employee AND CPA!

Now the positive spin on all this, while I'm not certain if all the problem issues are taken care of, we have an opportunity to turn things around!  It's not going to be easy, and honestly it's easier to keep everything as is rather than make the necessary changes.  But the opportunity is NOW to make those changes.  We have a new city manager that has already made some changes, and hopefully will be leading the way for more changes. Some in personnel, some in procedures, some in the way we think about city employees.  Let's make positive change in this town, bring life back to it, and have a place that is no longer a laughing stock of those looking in, but a place to be proud to say you're from!

God Bless
Dennis Nesser