Take
a letter, Maria
Address
it to my wife.
Send
a copy to my lawyer
gotta
find a new life... - a moldy oldie
Six
Shooter Junction – It came to pass that tax man Buddy Skeen, one of
the last of the Democrats still in the courthouse, went to the pen,
they replaced him with another bean counter, and the people with the
shekels rejoiced.
And
then – it came time to vote in the same old same old, and
everything came off the rails when this bright young man stepped and
started asking questions – in the name of THE LAW!
From:
R.S. Gates
Sent:
Monday, October
28, 2013
10:45 AM
To:
Ben Masters
Subject:
Request
To:
Chief Appraiser
I
am making application for and requesting access to the following
information:
1.
The
current taxing unit voting entitlements.
2.
Minutes
where the current taxing unit voting entitlements was approved by the
board.
3.
Public
information related to the vacancy on the Board of Directors due to
the departure of Buddy Skeen.
4.
Any
e-mail, memo, note or directive related to the current voting unit
entitlements not being furnished in response to the previous public
information act request.
Thank
you,
R.S.
Gates
And
then – we all found out – it's not all that simple, you see.
There is the advice of the district's attorneys after they have been
asked to advise the tax appraisers on tax appraisal, and it looks
like we're definitely expecting rain – over here.
From:
Ben
Masters
Sent:
11/1/2013
10:22 AM
To:
R.S.
Gates
Subject:
MCAD
- Response to your 10-31-13 e-mail
Mr.
Gates:
The
district has consulted with its attorneys as to your request for
public information concerning the forwarding of an email. Based upon
the advice of the district’s attorneys, the district is requesting
an attorney general’s decision as to whether the district may
release the requested information. A copy of the district’s request
to the attorney general will be sent as required in the statue.
Since
the matter has now been referred to the district’s attorneys, any
further inquiries concerning this request should be directed to
Mr. Matthew Tepper, Attorney at Law, 700 Jeffrey Way, Suite 100.
Round Rock, Texas 78665, 512-323-3200.
Ben
Masters Jr.
Director
of Technology and Appraisal Support
McLennan
County Appraisal District
From:
R.S. Gates
Sent:
Thursday, October
31, 2013
4:15 PM
To:
Ben Masters
Subject:
RE: MCAD - Request Recieved
Mr.
Masters,
I
was able to compose an e-mail and attach another e-mail in under a
minute. I am interested if each refusal to provide the requested
information constitutes a separate violation of the act. See:
Sec.
552.353. FAILURE OR REFUSAL OF OFFICER FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION
TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO OR COPYING OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)
An officer for public information, or the officer's agent, commits an
offense if, with criminal negligence, the officer or the officer's
agent fails or refuses to give access to, or to permit or provide
copying of, public information to a requestor as provided by this
chapter.
Please
provide the basis for your refusal to provide the requested
information.
Thank
you
Here's
how they handled it last time, way back before Buddy Skeen got sent
away to do time for being a Democrat and trading pickups with car
dealers and his staff in - ah, well, ahem - innovative ways that upset the Tea Party...
Click here, please...
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