2008.07.31
Pulaski gets it right
We're working on an editorial for Friday about the town of Pulaski. The town council there saw some serious turnover in the last election and is working on filling a vacancy with an appointment. The council got the appointment right first by holding public interviews with applicants. Equally important, it will hold its discussions before the vote in open session. (Just be sure not to cheat with e-mail chain discussions and phone calls beforehand.)
Meanwhile, new Councilman Morgan Welker (pictured) will stop attending meetings of Citizens for the Betterment of Pulaski. It's one thing to be involved in a local activist group while running for office. Once in office, though, an official has a responsibility to the entire community, not just to carry the water for one group.
Both of these examples offer lessons to local politicians everywhere.
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