BOROUGH CODE MEANS NOTHING

Borough Code Means Nothing 2-2-10
Recently there was an article in The Reading Eagle that stated the Reading City Council held two Council Meetings that violated the Sunshine Laws. The City Solicitor approved of the meetings knowing that they were illegal. The article also stated that there were no penalties for the violations.
This is no surprise because there are no penalties for many Borough Code violations. One very obvious example is the Borough Code states that the Borough Audit must be made public 90 days after December 31. There is no penalty if it is not made public in 90 days. Kutztown has violated the Borough Code many times and the Attorney General, Auditor General, the District Attorney, the DCED and the Ethics Commission will not investigate any complaints.
The Borough has awarded contracts with rigged or no bids and no signed contracts. The Borough continuously transfers funds illegally within the Borough Departments. The Borough also falsifies the Budget, publishes fraudulent financial reports and alters foremen reports. Also why does a citizen have to go to the Right to Know Law Office to obtain information that should be published periodically?
No Law Enforcement Agency will look into these violations because all the Boroughs, Cities and Townships are violating the laws. And if a citizen wants to take a municipality to court for information they would have to retain and pay a lawyer.


Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
610-683-7977
Kmayor@ptd.net
www.marinoreport.com