tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post4593796036316717444..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Watch This SpotCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-82125556728734356922014-05-02T09:16:15.246-04:002014-05-02T09:16:15.246-04:00I should have said, "exclusive jurisdiction t...I should have said, "exclusive jurisdiction to modify ..."unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-11826677900254905302014-05-01T21:08:20.423-04:002014-05-01T21:08:20.423-04:00As long as we're clarifying everyone's pow...As long as we're clarifying everyone's powers, the Common Council also has exclusive jurisdiction over certain properties via the City Charter and the City Code <br /><br />Among other properties which have been owned by the Common Council, the Promenade Park is truly a people's park. <br /><br />Most other parks are "city parks," which means they're managed by the mayor. unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-75613757974239753412014-05-01T18:26:29.939-04:002014-05-01T18:26:29.939-04:00Note of clarification: dogs need not be on lease o...Note of clarification: dogs need not be on lease on the keeper's property, and keepers need not scoop the poop on their own property unless and until it becomes a public health hazard or nuisance (when that happens I'm not hazarding a guess!).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342682632723479246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-49801213683916643292014-05-01T18:03:18.484-04:002014-05-01T18:03:18.484-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-46770665724490860332014-05-01T16:59:36.583-04:002014-05-01T16:59:36.583-04:00Just as the mayor didn't have the power to dec...Just as the mayor didn't have the power to declare dogs off limits in 7th Street Park, he exceeds his power by posting them in the cemetery. The Common Council has exclusive jurisdiction over this issue via the City Charter and as it is implemented via the City Code. The Council has determined that dogs may be in the possession of their keeper anywhere in the City provided (i) they are on a leash of not more than 6', (ii) the keeper is properly kitted out to scoop the poop should the same be deposited by that keeper's charge, and (iii) they not be in Riverfront Park. The basic rule of thumb is, the legislature makes the laws and the executive branch enforces them. It is neither the other way around, nor are these functions conflated within a single branch of government. That's the US Constitution's mandate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342682632723479246noreply@blogger.com