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P��� 14 By Town Manager, Alex Taft At the Town Council Meeting of WHY?? June 28, 2011, during Reports and Announcements, Town Council Member Patricia Anderson read the rules and duties of the Town Council. She stated these were part of ARS 9-240. These rules are part of Arizona Revised Statutes under the gener- al powers of the common council: 9-240; 13: To prevent, suppress and punish any riot, rout, affray, disorderly noise or disturbance in any public or private place within the town. They are not impromptu statements made on a whim; nor are they illegal. These powers and duties are an important obligation of cities and towns for conducting public meet- ings. They are not personal rules. The statute incorporates 29 points, many with subsets that outline the powers of the common council. There is no reference to any may- oral rules. The common council is the governing body comprised of ���.D�����M��������.��� elected officials who represent the citizens of the community. As the contentious Town Council meetings continue there is a duty on the part of the Common Council to maintain order. Council Mem- ber Anderson gave clear notice to the citizens attending the meeting the Common Council of the Town of Quartzsite would honor their duties as required by state statute. Outbursts are not only embar- rassment, they are disruptive and sometimes menacing to those citi- zens who wish to witness the Town Council conducting Town busi- ness. In a document entitled “Open Meeting Law 101” published by the Arizona Ombudsman Office, the “public has a right to: • Attend • Listen • Tape record • Videotape The public has no right to: • Speak • Disrupt” This is excerpted “Open Meet- ing Law 101”. There are those who thrive on chaos for the obscurity and shadow it creates. Chaos is neither the goal nor the duty of the common council. On the contrary, order and clarity are reasons there are published agendas, meeting minutes, public notices, and public meetings. 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Main St. Quartzsite Open Mon-Fri 9-2 Ad space donated by Desert Messenger951-764-6072 CONGRESSIONAL ATTENTION By Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) Horse and burro protection occupies a very special place in the big idea known as “animal welfare.” Wild horses em- body the Western spirit that has ani- mated our national conversation about protecting animals and open spaces. Horses and burros form some of the strongest bonds with humans found anywhere in the animal kingdom. There are really two issues when it comes to horse slaughter: the private domestic market for horse meat and HORSE SLAUGHTER, OFF THE RADAR FOR TOO LONG, NEEDS J��� 6, 2011 federal management of wild horses. The former, although it’s been shrink- ing, is certainly not gone. The latter remains a major issue for lawmakers, federal agencies, activists, and every- one else who cares about how we pre- serve and protect our wildlife and pub- lic land. Both need more congressional attention. When it comes to the private market, local officials have long been ahead of federal policy. The last three horse slaughter plants on U.S. soil were closed by state law enforcement in Texas and a 2007 court order in Il- linois. California overwhelmingly banned horse slaughter over a decade ago. This is all good news. Still, a permanent federal ban has never been passed. The House passed the American Horse Slaughter Preven- tion Act in 2006 — and I was proud to vote for it — but the Senate failed to follow through. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) still includes horse and burro slaughter as a “management” option in its toolkit. Just as seriously, Ameri- can horses continue to be sent over the border for human consumption. Between January and September of 2010, approximately 53,850 horses were transported across our nation’s borders for slaughter in Mexico and Canada. That number amounts to al- most 1,700 per week, or one every six minutes. When the BLM conducts roundups and holds wild horses in pens, the horses suffer and taxpayers often see their money wasted. Horses react neg- atively to the stress induced by chutes, boxes, knives and stun systems, lead- ing to immense suffering and inhu- mane deaths. Before that happens, SEE HORSES ON PAGE 18 Animal Refuge Thrift Shop