Glenns Ferry council’s actions seemed questionable

The Mountain Home City Council and mayor are not the only municipality entities with questionable behaviors.

Factual example: A few months ago, the City of Glenns Ferry had an audit performed which is required by law. The audit was completed and revealed we were in pretty good standing, with a few recommendations made for improvements.

After I read in the Glenns Ferry Times newspaper pertaining to the audit, I thought, “That’s great news!” I decided to show up at a city council meeting to publicly offer my gratitude for a job well done.

I stood at the podium and spoke for under the three (allowed) minutes. At that time, I addressed all four council members, the mayor as well as our city clerk. “Wow! Great job, city employees. Way to go. You deserve an A+. Keep up the good work.”

I refer to the Glenns Ferry City Council as the champions of “Let Your Voice Be Heard” or “power players.After offering my gratitude, being thankful of their hard work, making compliments to all involved, the “power players” sat there like a bump on a log. No one said or spoke a simple “thank you” to me.

I proceeded to return to my seat. I felt empty, disappointed and discouraged. Did I just waste my time offering a compliment to a government entity, and no one had the common courtesy to say “thank you; we appreciated your comments?” It seemed that way to me.

These folks had just received a public compliment, yet no feedback by anyone? I just don’t get that!

Saying (responding) ‘thank you’ goes a long way. It’s known as ‘effective communication skills,’ and is proven to be a powerful, yet effective operative.

Look us in the eye and reciprocate, elected officials!

I wouldn’t hold your breath expecting a ‘thank you’ from any ‘power player’ as you may require oxygen!

-- Rhonda O’Hanley, Glenns Ferry