Ethical Delimma, The Council More Ethical and Fair, But The Council can’t Attending Social Events

Not long ago our local city council had banned the council men and women from getting free tickets to events around the city. The thinking was that if they had gotten free-tickets then they would be more favorable to those businesses, nonprofits, or individuals that gave them the tickets. Sure enough, we know that to be human nature and it kind of goes against all the anti-lobbying sentiment going on these days doesn’t it.

Still, there is a huge flipside to this whole argument that maybe our city council is not addressing, and I thought I’d mention it incase this happens in your town too. You see, when civic events happen around town, it’s a good place for the politicians to be, so people can ask them questions, get to know them and voice their concerns. It also helps events attract more people and legitimizes get-togethers.

Why is this important? For many reasons, but the town that sticks together has more people buying locally and it runs smoother. Further, if a city council person has to buy tickets to everything, and mind you in any given city there is an event going on nearly every night, sometimes more than one, and you have to choose; the council person may opt out to save the money.

In our city for instance the city council people are paid next to nothing, it amounts to a volunteer job in fact. In tough economic times it makes sense for a city and the city council to be “all-in” and in it to win it.

Yes, free-stuff and gifts can be abused, and yes, you should ask your councilmen and women to be ethical and fair, but making rules against free-tickets to local city events or preventing your city leaders from attending the maximum number of civic events, only hurts the town as a whole. Think on this.

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