pool ponderings 4

Continuing in a legal vein, is there not something in the City charter about NOT allowing the subsidizing of private enterprises? Wonder what his legal opinion would be regarding the ridiculously low pool rental payments on the pool? If PENNIES on the dollar RENT isn’t a subsidy to a for-profit business, at the taxpayer’s expense, what is? When did the City Attorney know there were NO contracts and NO use agreements? Has he ever offered a legal opinion regarding the validity and enforceability of these handshake deals? If so, what WAS that legal opinion? On what legal basis was it formed? When did that happen? By doing nothing, or NOT suggesting any changes, the City Attorney seems to be in tacit legal approval of the handshake process already in place.

subsidies legal?

A resume was requested and received. While the pool is not meant to be a big money maker, it is also NOT intended to be a big money loser either. Break even would be HUGE step forward, and the closer we get to that the better off we will be, as taxpayers. Allowing outside private teams made up of 95% nonresidents to use our pool at 15% of the going market rate is defrauding the taxpayers of their rightful revenues and a subsidy to the private swim team. Why are we the only ones in town that subsidize private teams? Isnt there something in the charter that forbids that practice?

subsidies legal?

IF it is the City Attorneys legal opinion that handshakes are a legally defensible and enforceable means of doing City business, what legal steps would he suggest to the Mayor and Council to enforce said handshake agreement with MDAC into payments of pool rents that are, recent research has indicated, almost TWO YEARS in arrears? is there not something in the City charter about NOT allowing the subsidizing of private enterprises? Wonder what his legal opinion would be regarding the ridiculously low pool rental payments on the pool? (that are only occasionally paid). If FREE RENT isnt a subsidy to a for-profit business, what is?