President's Report Happy New Year to all of you! I hope your year brings some contentment and enjoyment to each of your lives!
beliefs for what is best for your City.
On a side note: thanks to Jeanne Duchscher for her commitment to SDML and the service she provided by being on the executive board and as the President of the League. We will all miss you and the sunshine and laughs you brought us all. Good luck in retirement!
Please always try to keep in mind that your decisions impact the way and directions your City’s take. Bright side is we always have the option of changing our laws after circumstances change or brilliantly used misinterpretations happen, otherwise I would be so depressed!
The legislative session is upon us and I find myself befuddled by the bills that we will have to sort through and try to make sense of, all the while looking for the consequences they will bring to each city/town. To me it is a scary time, since I do not profess to grasp the ramifications each legislation will bring. You know as well as I do that what we meant to say and how it is interpreted by others is not always what we were trying to achieve. I so hate when you think you have covered all the bases with law, ordinance, and resolutions, and find, sometimes months or years later, it is being interpreted totally different then what was intended, still legal, because you didn’t hit the nail on the head. All through the years I have seen this happen countless times in our little city, as well as on the State level.
Remember when you are making decisions for your community your “RESPONSIBILITY” key! Respectfully, Meri Jo Anderson President
All we can do is respect the men and women who serve and try the best we can to help aid and guide them in the hard choices they have to make, all the while trying to protect our interests of City government and local control. What a responsibility that is! Now there’s a key for all of us to keep on our key chain, the state of being answerable or accountable for something that is within our power but affects so many of our citizens. Remember to use the legislative updates mailings that Yvonne sends you, so you can stay abreast of all the bills that are being considered, and communicate your thoughts with your legislators. Continue to be forceful, not volatile, in fighting for your
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