Downtown Association Passes City Audit
City Hall has decided that the Port Angeles Downtown Association is in compliance with its contract with the City, but that there is room for improvement.
This was the conclusion of City Manager Kent Myers and Finance Director Yvonne Ziomkowski. The City's audit itself was the result of 81 downtown business owners signing a petition expressing their dissatisfaction with the Port Angeles Downtown Association's leadership and effectiveness.
The City's audit did recommend that the Downtown Association board members communicate better with the membership by meeting at least once a year with each member. And the PADA's regular board meetings should be held in a downtown public location, e.g. a restaurant, instead of the PADA's tiny cramped office, which appears to make non-Board-members unwelcome. And the audit very gently and indirectly suggested that maybe the PADA could make a tiny, uh, effort to obtain some of the tens of thousands of B&O tax dollars that are available to the downtown of all members of the Washington's Main Street program. To date,the Downtown Association has NOT done this.
The PADA executive director said these recommendations will be considered.
This was the conclusion of City Manager Kent Myers and Finance Director Yvonne Ziomkowski. The City's audit itself was the result of 81 downtown business owners signing a petition expressing their dissatisfaction with the Port Angeles Downtown Association's leadership and effectiveness.
The City's audit did recommend that the Downtown Association board members communicate better with the membership by meeting at least once a year with each member. And the PADA's regular board meetings should be held in a downtown public location, e.g. a restaurant, instead of the PADA's tiny cramped office, which appears to make non-Board-members unwelcome. And the audit very gently and indirectly suggested that maybe the PADA could make a tiny, uh, effort to obtain some of the tens of thousands of B&O tax dollars that are available to the downtown of all members of the Washington's Main Street program. To date,the Downtown Association has NOT done this.
The PADA executive director said these recommendations will be considered.
Labels: B and O tax, Downtown Association audit, Kent Myers, PADA, PADA executive director, Port Angeles Downtown Association, Washington Main Street program, Yvonne Ziomkowski
posted by Tom Harper at 1:21 AM
7 Comments:
1. They have not cooked the books.
2. They have stepped on members toes.
3. They have not done the job they were designed to do.
Hmmm...kind of reminds me of the performance we see in Washington these days. Good enough?...NOT!
Randall, are you talking about the Border Patrol or the PADA?
this is like asking a democrats or republicans to evaluate there own parties.The audit should have been, as requested, done by an outside party.
the city was being kind the whole issue about petty cash was that the director has purchased big ticket items (turned down by the board) and paid herself back with petty cash. This is in a direct violation of the intent of the bylaws. But, obviously, no one has a spine in the city.
But, obviously, no one has a spine in the city.
How can you complain about others when you are also dipping into the honey pot?
BBC, what in the f*ck are you talking about? What honey pot are you speaking of, and what in the HELL? Are you, smoking crack again, grandpa?
BBC, what in the f*ck are you talking about?
If you don't understand my statement what crack are you smoking? If crack can be smoked that is, I don't know much about it.
Generally speaking I distrust all leaders, they love money, and power, and like to rub elbows with those of money and power.
And generally believe that most voters are dumb (okay, many are) so they should make the decisions for them.
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