About "Meet and Greet" with Supervisor McClure

 In a Facebook Comment Drew Kirk reminds us of what happened at the last event with Pinal County Supervisor Jeffrey McClure.  Drew wrote, "I was at the last meet and greet with him, his assistant and the folks at the community center did not let people ask him questions... they said he was literally just there for a meet and greet and nothing else."

Distric 4 Supervisor Jeffrey McClure

   Drew got me thinking about the whole M & G format. Based on Oracle's experience it seems designed to burn time with "staff" who effectively work for the Supervisor.  At least that's exactly how they functioned at an event Kaz and I attended - or so it seemed to us.  So what ever focus (and accountability) Oracle residents might have wanted to bring to the gathering was deferred and deflected in a bureautic soup overseen by the Supervisor.  (Was that the intention or did it just happen spur of the moment?)
  I will suggest here that the M & G format chaired by a public official of interest is a weak format subject to easy orchestration by that individual.  Staff, in his employ, know their role and how to please the boss. 
When you think about it the meet and greet thing seems a better fit when an unknown is coming to town.  Supervisor McClure isn't that having served 6 years on the Oracle School Board and then been gerrymandered into his current role.
  BTW The staff of a Supervisor including folks who work for the County in various departments should be responsible for briefing the Supervisor who in turn is accountable to residents and voters to know what he's talking about. 
  This Thursday, Mar 9, 1pm at the Oracle Community one way or another we'll learn a lot from the "Re-Meet and Re-Greet" with Supervisor McClure.  I'm looking forward to attending and writing about it in my blog.