Rancho Palos Verdes, A Charter City?

I am not alarmed with the news that our City Council has begun attempts to place a measure on the March, 2011 ballot regarding whether Rancho Palos Verdes becomes a charter city.

I know that three of the current members of the Council will end their tenure due to term limits in December, 2011 after another election.

I certainly feel extremely confident that Councilman Misetich and Councilman Campbell would shutter at even the thought that becoming a charter city would allow them to provide real salaries and other expenses throughout their terms, no matter how long they are.

I would also quickly suggest that any and all potential candidates hoping to win one of the three available seats in November, 2011 would state verbally and in writing that they would never seek to create salaries greater than what other Councils are given in P.V. Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, and Rolling Hills.

The news about the charter city of Bell, California is something we all need to learn from and make sure nothing like that is conjured into the heads of future Council members.

I do believe the voters of Bell were bamboozled into their plight and there will probably be campaign violations and other serious charges filed, but when we don't remember history, someone said we are condemned to repeat it.

Perhaps if things don't work well for many of us on November 2, 2010, I may change my opinion about voters in R.P.V., but I hope only a minority number of them will remain bamboozled by The Marymount Plan's representatives.