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Sarasota News Leader November 2, 2012 FORMER COMMISSIONER ENDORSES CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT To the editor: OPINION Concerning the story, "Back to the Woodshed" (Oct. 26), about retraining city advisory board members on Sunshine Law requirements, it appears there is a missing element here. We have done this in the past, numerous times, and we are now doing the same thing again and expecting a different result (there is a definition for this process). We are missing an audit(s) that ensures policy and procedures are followed. The City Auditor and Clerk's Office has nev- er audited the clerk's responsibilities. This brings us to a strong argument for having an Old school journalism. 21st century delivery. independent auditor, reporting directly to the City Commission. This is the basis for the pro- posed charter amendment that would change the organization of the city so that the clerk reports to the city manager (needed for best city management practices and efficiency) and the auditor becomes an independent position. Let's stop the Sunshine Law violation merry- go-round and fix the process. Vote for the pro- posed charter amendment to split the office of auditor and clerk. Richard Clapp Sarasota Editor's note: The writer is a former mem- ber of the City Commission. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR For Advertising Info Sales@SarasotaNewsLeader.com (941) 227-1080 ters should be no more than 300 words in length, and include the name, street address and telephone number of the writer. Letters should be emailed to Letters@SarasotaNewsLeader.com, with "Letter to the Editor" in the subject line. Letters actually printed will be selected based on space available, subject matter and other factors. We reserve the right to edit any letters submitted for length, gram- mar, spelling, etc. All letters submitted be- come the property of The Sarasota News Leader. The Sarasota News Lead- er welcomes letters to the editor from its readers. Let- Page 73