Former county commissioner candidate Darren Wertz endorses Tom Mielke.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 9:00 am
When I saw the large campaign ad for Joe Tanner in last week’s Reflector
showing him and Ron Onslow and Lisa Walters as the Mayors of Ridgefield
and Battle Ground, it seemed the ad was saying that the cities of
Ridgefield and Battle Ground, as evidenced by their Mayors, have backed
Mr. Tanners campaign.
I was initially taken back and then curious regarding the
implication of unanimous City support. I inquired of the Municipal
Research and Services Center of Washington which is the research
authority used by elected officials in this state. The legal consultant
with the MRSC responded “An elected official may use his or her title,
but should clarify that he/she is speaking on his/her own behalf, and
not on behalf of the agency. If the elected legislative body has adopted
a resolution, the official can then speak on behalf of the agency.”
I checked with other council members from Ridgefield
and from Battle Ground and there seems not to have been any such
resolutions passed. The fact that the ad lists Ron and Lisa as Mayor of
the City of ___ and then their name with no disclosure that it is only a
private endorsement, does a disservice to the office of those mayors
and to the cities misrepresented.
As you know, I ran in the primary for this County
Commissioner position and have held off endorsing either candidate to
those intelligent, good looking and generally wonderful people who
supported me. My campaign was motivated by a desire for better
government. Honesty is very important to me.
While I do not agree with everything Mr. Mielke
stands for, I can now say with conviction that I personally will support
him over Mr. Tanner and urge my supporters to consider a similar
position.
Darren S. Wertz
Council Position #5
City of Ridgefield
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