Staffers and other board members wore their usual suits and ties, but Norm Roche dressed in cowboy boots, blue jeans and a sport coat for his first meeting as a Pinellas County commissioner.
It was just one signal that the unorthodox outsider in Roche would not be going along with the status quo.Designer nike af1 and handbags for ladies.
"I came dressed in boots and jeans because that's who people elected," Roche said Friday,pumashoes11coffeetarian promising transparency and a hard look at spending by an average citizen.
That appeal helped make him the first challenger to unseat an incumbent commissioner since 1992. Now the real test will be whether Roche can muster enough support on the commission to fulfill any of his promises or whether his demeanor will be too off-putting to colleagues.
Fellow politicians and community members are trying to come to grips with him after years of weathering his punches during three previously unsuccessful attempts to join the board. Winning on just $10,800 in fundraising — half from himself — Roche has none of the political debts or ties of most incoming officeholders.
He could alter the cozy dynamic of the board. Four county commissioners have been in office since 2000 or prior. But with Roche,nikeairmax90blogdetik hot, and the styles on this list are among the hottest. three have been added since 2008 — Nancy Bostock and Neil Brickfield won that year — who are more likely to question and scrutinize issues that previously might have been settled in a meeting with top administrators.
Roche's first week was nothing if not fractious. He triggered an impasse when he hired an executive assistant less than two days after four of the seven members opposed it. The assistant started work before the board could take up the issue again.
Legally, he had the power because money was in the budget and the board couldn't reach a consensus to pull the money. However, the board had decided in June against filling staff vacancies, and Roche's victory over incumbent Calvin Harris created one when his aide left with him.
"He has to answer to the public," said 10-year Commissioner John Morroni,Many people like baseball cap to look at these games. who acknowledged that Roche was in an unfair spot arriving as a new commissioner. "I hope that this does not set the tone for the next couple of years.Buy men's shoes,cheap coogi jeans,nike air max,puma shoes,wholesale shoes,nikeairmax90interneteclub from china wholesale cheap online accept paypal store."
Although the first debate involved a single staffer, Roche's persistence in bucking a board majority could signal deeper strife to come on more serious issues.
A vote is due Nov. 30 on whether to extend the county's 5 percent tax on hotel stays, which could reserve money for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium.
In a few months, the commission also must decide how to make deep spending cuts — and probably service cuts — to solve a large but expected deficit.
It was just one signal that the unorthodox outsider in Roche would not be going along with the status quo.Designer nike af1 and handbags for ladies.
"I came dressed in boots and jeans because that's who people elected," Roche said Friday,pumashoes11coffeetarian promising transparency and a hard look at spending by an average citizen.
That appeal helped make him the first challenger to unseat an incumbent commissioner since 1992. Now the real test will be whether Roche can muster enough support on the commission to fulfill any of his promises or whether his demeanor will be too off-putting to colleagues.
Fellow politicians and community members are trying to come to grips with him after years of weathering his punches during three previously unsuccessful attempts to join the board. Winning on just $10,800 in fundraising — half from himself — Roche has none of the political debts or ties of most incoming officeholders.
He could alter the cozy dynamic of the board. Four county commissioners have been in office since 2000 or prior. But with Roche,nikeairmax90blogdetik hot, and the styles on this list are among the hottest. three have been added since 2008 — Nancy Bostock and Neil Brickfield won that year — who are more likely to question and scrutinize issues that previously might have been settled in a meeting with top administrators.
Roche's first week was nothing if not fractious. He triggered an impasse when he hired an executive assistant less than two days after four of the seven members opposed it. The assistant started work before the board could take up the issue again.
Legally, he had the power because money was in the budget and the board couldn't reach a consensus to pull the money. However, the board had decided in June against filling staff vacancies, and Roche's victory over incumbent Calvin Harris created one when his aide left with him.
"He has to answer to the public," said 10-year Commissioner John Morroni,Many people like baseball cap to look at these games. who acknowledged that Roche was in an unfair spot arriving as a new commissioner. "I hope that this does not set the tone for the next couple of years.Buy men's shoes,cheap coogi jeans,nike air max,puma shoes,wholesale shoes,nikeairmax90interneteclub from china wholesale cheap online accept paypal store."
Although the first debate involved a single staffer, Roche's persistence in bucking a board majority could signal deeper strife to come on more serious issues.
A vote is due Nov. 30 on whether to extend the county's 5 percent tax on hotel stays, which could reserve money for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium.
In a few months, the commission also must decide how to make deep spending cuts — and probably service cuts — to solve a large but expected deficit.
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