Following is a letter Tunicans for Transparency in Government sent to the Tunica Times late last year. So, why is this being brought up now? Well, because a quick read, not a thorough study, but a quick read over the handouts from the presentation on redistricting made by "Concerned Citizens for a Better Tunica" and Southern Echo this morning contains at least one glaring thought. This thought is that these groups feel they are not being fairly represented by the decisions made by our Board of Supervisors.
What prompted the letter was an action taken by my Supervisor(Beat 2) in his appointment to the Board of Directors of the Battle Arena. Not only did the person he appointed not live in his Beat but this African American Supervisor appointed a White resident of Beat 5. And, if my memory serves me correctly, my very own Supervisor couldn't exactly remember the name of the gentleman from Beat 5 and had to be prompted by the Board Attorney.
So, here's the letter that was sent to the Tunica Times back in Nov 2010:
"Is it political or representational?
Recently the Transparency Committee asked for and received a list of all of the Boards of Directors that are appointed by our Board of Supervisors along with the members thereof.
What we found was not what we expected. What we wanted to know was who represented each Beat on the various Boards. What we found was these appointments appear to be political and not representational. This is to say there are too many appointees from one Beat (Beat 5) and we didn’t see any representation from Beat 3. Isn’t this interesting?
When we asked about this at this morning’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting, the Supervisor from Beat 3 said they didn’t have to appoint from their own Beat. What? Do you mean to say there isn’t anyone within your Beat you would appoint to each of these Boards? Hello…the residents of Beat 3 put you in office so represent them."
So, can anyone tell me why my Supervisor from Beat 2 would appoint a resident of Beat 5 to anything? No, I didn't think so.
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