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When City Clerk Miguel Del Valle was appointed by Daley, everybody made a huge friggin deal about how he wanted to stream City Council meetings live on the Internet. There was all sorts of ballyhoo about "forging ahead" and "shining a light" on city politics. Fancy dancy, underpantsy: Chicago's on the Information Superhighway!
What we didn't know is that when he said he wanted Chicago on "the cutting edge of transparency," he really meant that he would just show how inept its government could be — which must be why he forgot to pay the bill for the City Clerk website's domain. The clerk's office personnel hurried to get the situation resolved, and now it's back online.
This probably doesn't seem like a big deal to anyone who doesn't care about the metaphor. Nor do you probably care that this is the second year in a row this has happened. And if you're apathetic you may actually be the best example of why the whole thing is ridiculous: No one is watching the meetings. And those who go to them already know that you aren't missing much, unless you think it's amusing to watch at least half the aldermen wander around showing their grandchildren's pictures to one another (which we do). It's just the principle of the thing.
We know you were just making the big, honking deal about how you want to make the government transparent, modern and accessible in this city to appease people, Miguel, but you don't have to rub the lie in our faces. Geez.
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This is a really cynical story. Does chicagoist even like chicago anymore? jeesh.
Don't they know you can register for more than 1 year at a time? And you get a discount if you do?
There is no need for an Office of the City Clerk. Abolish it, place its functions under the Department of Revenue, and save taxpayer dollars.
The author obliviously has never worked for a large company. Although it shouldn’t happen often times bills are not approved for payment or get lost and go unpaid by A/P. It’s probably not his fault it was probably never routed to the right people for approval and then payment.
Go back to Michigan and live in Detroit. I know for a fact they don’t pay bills when you are sitting in the city office threatening to reposes office equipment.
Quit bashing Chicago.
And a shout out to the union b--tch calling for Arnie Duncan’s firing because of the lap top you are laughable and should be fired for ignorance. She is a perfect example of why unions are a waste.
Get a life Chicagoist.
If you are gonna mention this you could at least be fair and point out del Valle is already putting substantive ordinances on the Clerk's site.
The Olympic ordinance is on there. 6 months ago, you wouldn’t have been able to see it.
But nope, lets just tear everyone down and be cynical.
Huge news! A website was down for two hours!
I feel ya Dorry, on the real,Del Valle
has gone form being the best senator in Springfield since Paul Simone, and the Dean of dwindling progressive politics in Chicago to
another David Orr aka David Bore aka Coward Orr
say it aint so Miguel, say it aint so!