Who FAILED the Campaign Finance Reality Check

After former council member Tracie Reveal Shipman stepped up to the Citizens Input podium to publicly scold two sitting council members over their campaign finance reports, we figured it was a good time to do what Frisco Chronicles does best: pull the thread and see what unravels.

If we’re going to talk about ethical leadership and transparency with a straight face, then the microscope shouldn’t only hover over political opponents or convenient targets. Transparency, after all, is not a karaoke song—you don’t get to sing only the parts you like.

So, in the spirit of civic duty, ethical leadership, and good old-fashioned dumpster diving, we decided to take a look at campaign finance compliance across both Frisco ISD trustees and City Council candidates.

Spoiler alert: this trash pile has layers.

The Rules (Because Facts Are Stubborn Things)

Under Texas Election Law, the rules are not optional, vibes-based, or enforced only when politically convenient. Here’s the short version:

Anyone who files a Campaign Treasurer Appointment (Form CTA) must file semiannual campaign finance reports.

This requirement continues even after the election ends, even if the candidate:

  • Lost
  • Raised $0
  • Spent $0
  • Retired emotionally from politics

The only way out? Cease campaign activity and file a FINAL report.

Straight from Texas Election Code §254.063:

  • July 15 report (covering Jan 1 – June 30)
  • January 15 report (covering July 1 – Dec 31)

No report. No “oops.” No “but I meant to.”  The law does not care.

Frisco ISD Trustees: Let’s Start There

Public disclosures and election records can be found here:

Which brings us to…

Mark Hill      Frisco ISD Board of Trustees – Now Running for Mayor

Not in Compliance

  • Filed a campaign finance report in January 2024
  • That report was NOT marked “Final”
  • Meaning… the reporting requirement continues

Missing Reports:

  • ❌ July 2024
  • ❌ January 2025
  • ❌ July 2025

Even $0 activity requires a filing. The form literally allows you to write “$0” repeatedly. Democracy loves paperwork.

Question for voters:
If a candidate can’t follow the most basic campaign finance rules, should they be trusted with the mayor’s office?  Asking for a city.

Dynette Davis       Frisco ISD Trustee

In Compliance

  • Filed her July 2025 report which shows $0 contributions and $0 expenditures
  • Boring? Yes.
  • Correct? Also yes.

Gold star. No sarcasm required.

Sherrie Salas         Frisco ISD Board of Trustees

Not in Compliance

Missing required reports:

  • ❌ January 2025
  • ❌ July 2025

Again, silence is not a filing strategy.

Keith Maddox       Frisco ISD Board of Trustees

Not in Compliance

  • ❌ Missing July 2025 report

One report doesn’t sound like much—until you remember compliance isn’t optional.

City Council: Same Rules, Same Problems

Now let’s shift from the school board to City Hall.

Mark Piland           Candidate in the January 31 Special Election

In Compliance

Filed correctly. Reports accounted for. No notes.

Ann Anderson       Candidate – City Council

Major Compliance Issues

  • Filed a Campaign Treasurer Appointment on November 17, 2023
  • Has filed ZERO campaign finance reports since

That means we’re missing:

❌ June 2024

❌ July 2024

❌ January 2025

❌ July 2025

Per state law, once a treasurer is on file, reports are mandatory until a FINAL report is filed.            No reports = not compliant. Full stop.

So… About That Podium Speech

When someone publicly calls out others for ethical lapses, it’s fair to ask:

  • Has this same scrutiny been applied consistently?
  • Has the speaker reviewed all campaign finance reports with equal vigor?
  • Or is ethics enforcement selective—like a traffic cop who only pulls over certain cars?

Transparency is not a weapon. It’s a standard.  And standards only work when they apply to everyone.

Final Thought

Campaign finance compliance isn’t complicated. It’s tedious. It’s boring. It’s paperwork-heavy. And that’s exactly why it matters.

Because if a candidate can’t handle the boring rules when no one’s watching, how exactly are they going to handle power when everyone is?

We’ll keep digging.  Because someone has to.

Disclaimer: This blog includes satire, parody, and comic relief.  It contains summarized accounts created solely for humor and commentary.  Any resemblance to real events is either coincidental or intentionally satirical.  Reader discretion — and a sense of humor — are advised.

SOURCES:

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.254.htm:

Sec. 254.063.  SEMIANNUAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR CANDIDATE.  (a)  A candidate shall file two reports for each year as provided by this section.

(b)  The first report shall be filed not later than July 15.  The report covers the period beginning January 1, the day the candidate’s campaign treasurer appointment is filed, or the first day after the period covered by the last report required to be filed under this subchapter, as applicable, and continuing through June 30.

(c)  The second report shall be filed not later than January 15.  The report covers the period beginning July 1, the day the candidate’s campaign treasurer appointment is filed, or the first day after the period covered by the last report required to be filed under this subchapter, as applicable, and continuing through December 31.

Master Class In Transparency & Ethical Leadership

Anyone who regularly watches Frisco City Council meetings knows there is choreography involved. Speaker order matters. And more often than not, the Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Laura Rummel saves the most politically charged speaker for last—the closer meant to leave the final impression on viewers and those sitting in the chamber.

Next up came Tracie Reveal Shipman, who delivered her remarks with the intensity of someone who still has a campaign yard sign in her garage “just in case.” On December 2nd, she stepped to the podium to speak, in her words, “in the spirit of transparency and ethical leadership.” What followed deserves a closer look—because when someone invokes ethics, the facts and consistency matter.

The Résumé as Credibility Shield

Tracie opened with a detailed recount of her credentials:

A 30-year Frisco resident.
Two terms on City Council.
Selected twice as Mayor Pro Tem by her peers.
Appointments to the Comprehensive Advisory Committee, Charter Review Commission, Citizen’s Bond Committee, Visit Frisco, and the Community Development Corporation.

She listed volunteer roles with PTAs, the Heritage Association, Frisco Education Foundation, Scooter Bowl, the Miracle League Turkey Trot, and Leadership Frisco. None of this is in dispute.  But credentials are not a substitute for accuracy—and they don’t immunize statements from scrutiny.

An Accidental Admission of Bias

Tracie then made one of the most revealing statements of the night. She acknowledged that she has been involved in at least one local political campaign every year since 1996, and that—upon reflection—she had been on the opposite side of every race run by the current council members.

That matters. It establishes not just experience, but persistent political opposition. And when criticism follows, that context cannot be ignored.

The Cease-and-Desist Narrative

Tracie recounted receiving a Cease & Desist letter dated May 30, 2025, from attorney Steven Noskin, on behalf of council candidates Jared Elad and Burt Thakur, relating to alleged false and misleading campaign advertising connected to the Frisco Firefighters Association.

She stated the allegations were untrue and described engaging in a week-long dispute while out of state, asserting she was prepared to seek sanctions against Mr. Noskin and his clients. According to her remarks, the correspondence ceased the day before the runoff election.

These are her claims, delivered publicly.

Frisco Chronicles has confirmed she was sent a cease and desist which was published on a social media page.  Allegedly it is related to the Frisco Porch Pirate who was pushing out information for a PAC that Shipman admits involvement in.  Read more about here: Porch Pirates.  As for the council meeting roadshow, we have no documentation beyond the letter itself was presented to substantiate the broader allegations made at the podium.

Where the Argument Breaks Down: Campaign Finance Law

The core of Tracie’s speech centered on campaign finance reporting. She asserted that because Mr. Noskin provided legal services related to the cease-and-desist letter, those services “technically should be reflected” in Elad and Thakur’s campaign finance reports—either as legal expenses or in-kind contributions—and she publicly urged them to amend their filings. This is where her argument collapses.

Under Texas campaign finance law, legal services paid personally by a candidate—using non-campaign funds—are not reportable. Likewise, legal services provided independently and not as a political contribution do not automatically constitute an in-kind contribution.  Consultation alone does not trigger a reporting requirement.  Timing alone does not create a disclosure obligation.   And legal representation is not presumed to be a campaign expense absent campaign funds being used.

Transparency does not mean inventing reporting requirements that do not exist.

Free Speech—But Selectively Applied

Tracie framed the cease-and-desist letter as an attempt to “quash” her rights. Yet this framing is difficult to reconcile with her broader political posture.  Shipman has openly posted on her social media that she supports the efforts to silence Frisco Chronicles speech.   

Free speech cannot be situational.  You don’t get to invoke it when convenient and oppose it when critical voices are involved.

A Pattern Worth Questioning

It is also worth noting that Tracie—and others aligned with her—continue to serve on Frisco boards and commissions, roles intended to advise and support city governance. Using Citizen Input to attack sitting council members, question their integrity, and relitigating campaign grievances raises legitimate concerns about conflicts between civic service and political warfare.

That is not transparency. That is not ethical leadership.  That is political grievance dressed in ethical language.

A Familiar Warning

Ironically, the most fitting response to Tracie Reveal Shipman’s remarks comes from her closest political ally, Bill Woodard, who recently cautioned others: “Don’t speak of things to which you have no knowledge.”

That advice applies here.  Statements made from the podium don’t become facts by repetition.  Credentials don’t convert assumptions into law.  And transparency demands accuracy—not implication.

But the public record is clear.  And selective ethics rarely survive sustained scrutiny.

Let’s Call This What It Was: A Revenge Roadshow

Bill and Tracie’s little duet had all the subtlety of a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving trying to reenact the moon landing.

This wasn’t about City business. This wasn’t about procedures, decorum, or government transparency. This was personal.
A double-shot of bitterness served neat.

They’re still mad they lost:

  • Their preferred candidate, Tammy Meinershagen
  • Their dream of a taxpayer-funded Performing Arts Center
  • Their long-held grip on the establishment seat warmers
  • And—let’s be honest—the fact that Burt and Jared, two unapologetic Republicans, won decisively

They are, in medical terms, butt-hurt. A condition known to flare up when the voters say, “Thanks, but no thanks.”

And now they’re online celebrating their citizens-input rant like it was the Gettysburg Address.  Their crowd is cheering them on as if “scold two people publicly” is a constitutional achievement. Please.

The Bottom Line

Frisco deserves grown-ups at the podium. We deserve commentary that cares about the city—not ex-officials turning citizen input into therapy hour. What we saw December 2nd wasn’t courage. It wasn’t leadership. It wasn’t accountability. It was the political equivalent of a participation ribbon taped to a midlife crisis.

And if this is the new standard for public discourse, buckle up, Frisco. The circus is back in town—and the clowns are fighting over who gets to hold the microphone.

Disclaimer: This blog includes satire, parody, and comic relief.  It contains summarized accounts created solely for humor and commentary.  Any resemblance to real events is either coincidental or intentionally satirical.  Reader discretion — and a sense of humor — are advised.

Frisco HR Shake-Up: Leadership, Loyalty, and the Limits of Free Speech

Oh, Frisco… where the City’s HR Department isn’t about human resources so much as it is about covering resources.

This week City Manager Wes Pierson dropped a long-winded HR love letter into inboxes, trying to explain away the latest drama inside the City of Frisco’s Human Resources Department. Think of it as a Hallmark card written by a bureaucrat: “We value you, we support you, ignore the gossip, let’s hold hands.” Sweet, right? Except the subtext was basically: “Don’t read FriscoChronicles, don’t ask questions, and for the love of God, don’t expect HR to actually help you.”  The letter, which was supposed to be a healing session really just raised troubling questions about leadership, transparency and employee silence being threatened.

Let’s unpack this.

The Email: A Leadership Reset—or a Power Grab?

Some might say the HR Department turned into an episode of Real Housewives of Frisco over the last year.  According to Pierson, HR was dealing with “internal issues” that boiled over into fractured leadership between former HR Director Lauren “Sassy” Safranek and Assistant Director Jacinta Shanks. A complaint about Shanks allegedly creating a racially hostile work environment brought everything to a head. Pierson claims the complaint didn’t hold up under investigation but it still “highlighted unprofessional boundaries.”  Are we surprised by the investigation outcome, No.  Most investigations that occur within the city “don’t hold up.” 

The official email spin?

  • Both Safranek and Shanks are now gone.  Translation: Both Safranek and Shanks were escorted off the stage. Cue the applause track.
  • Employees are told the shake-up is for the greater good.  Translation: “She didn’t technically break the law, but she definitely acted like she was auditioning for Mean Girls 3.”
  • And in comes Kathy Shields as Interim HR Director—someone Pierson calls “an experienced HR leader” who will “steady the ship.”

But here’s the kicker: Kathy Shields isn’t some neutral, outside expert parachuted in, to clean house. She’s a longtime friend and ally of Safranek. And she’s not new to controversy, either.

Kathy Shields: The Investigator Who Finds Nothing

Before this promotion, Shields led the investigation into Public Works—a department that’s had multiple accusations reported through the city’s own HR hotline. Those complaints ranged from hostile workplace issues to favoritism and management misconduct. And yet, somehow, Shields found nothing wrong.  Bullying? Nothing wrong. Retaliation? Nothing wrong. Management misconduct? Guess what—nothing wrong! A spotless record in a department where employees have been whispering for years.  In our opinion, she could walk into a five-alarm fire with bodies on the floor and conclude it was just “a warm team-building exercise.”

Now we’re supposed to believe this same person who will restore credibility to HR? Forgive us if we’re skeptical. When the investigator is friends with the very people under scrutiny, it doesn’t look like oversight, it looks like protection.

The Email’s Tone: Encouragement or Inappropriate Threat?

Pierson’s email was drenched in positivity but tucked between the lines was the pep talk that reek of PR Control tries to wrap everything in positivity.

“I encourage us all to use our time and energy to support one another, serve our community, and continue to build an organization we can all be proud of.”

Nice words. But then comes the subtle jab:

“While outside voices may seek to focus on rumor or sensationalism, what matters most is the meaningful work we do together every day.”

Translation? “Stop reading FriscoChronicles. Those bloggers are the real villains here!”  Ignore what you might read on the blog.  Don’t listen to the outside noise. Trust us instead.

Except here’s the problem: When employees feel unheard, disrespected, or retaliated against, where else can they go besides outside voices?  When the very department tasked with protecting employees—HR—has been accused of circling the wagons to protect leadership, how can staff trust the system?  Trying to frame outside commentary as “rumor” or “sensationalism” feels less like reassurance and more like a warning shot.  

Let’s talk about the city’s “Core Values” referenced by City Manager Wes Pierson.  One is integrity, which is honesty, trustworthiness, ethical behavior and always doing the right thing on the city website.  Integrity is the foundation of all other core values. 

Another one is “Our Employees” who we support, develop, and reward the contributions, diversity and talents of all employees.  Really?  Does this email sound like you support and develop your employees? 

And when a city official suggests that sharing information with others violates “our core values,” it starts sounding a lot like an overreach into free speech rights. Employees don’t surrender their First Amendment protections when they clock in at City Hall. 

The Real Question: Who Holds HR Accountable?

Let’s be clear: HR is supposed to be the place where employees feel safe, heard, and protected. Instead, in Frisco it’s more like:

  • HR Hotline = Suggestion Box at a mafia club
  • Investigations = “Magic Eraser” for management screw-ups
  • Leadership changes = Musical chairs with the same old players

If your boss harasses you, retaliates against you, or ignores you, don’t worry—HR will investigate, declare “nothing to see here,” and send you back to work with a smiley face sticker.  If HR investigations are compromised by friendships, if complaints are routinely dismissed, and if leadership emails frame whistleblowers and bloggers as troublemakers, then what’s left?

HR is supposed to be the department that listens to employees, investigates fairly, and upholds ethical standards. In the City of Frisco, it looks more like a PR machine for management—a department where loyalty matters more than integrity.

So, what do employees do when the “system” is dirty? When internal complaints vanish into thin air, when investigations return with “nothing to see here,” and when leadership paints critics as nuisances?

They speak out. They share their stories. They find outside platforms—like this one—because silence only protects those in power.

Final Thought

Frisco’s HR Department doesn’t need a “new leader.” It needs an exorcism.

Until then, employees will keep doing what they’ve been forced to do: whisper, leak, and share their stories elsewhere. Because when the system is this dirty, outside voices aren’t a nuisance; they’re a lifeline.

Wes Pierson’s email may have been intended as reassurance, but instead it raises more questions than answers. With Kathy Shields at the helm, and the HR department’s credibility already on life support, employees are right to wonder: Is anyone in Frisco HR truly on their side?

So yes, Wes, people are going to talk. And if that “disappoints” you?  Good. Maybe disappointment is exactly what City Hall needs.  Until we see transparency and accountability, this isn’t an HR “reset.” It’s just business as usual with a new nameplate on the door.

Disclaimer: This blog includes satire, parody, and comic relief.  It contains summarized accounts created solely for humor and commentary.  Any resemblance to real events is either coincidental or intentionally satirical.  Reader discretion — and a sense of humor — are advised.

Unsigned, Sealed…Creepy? 

Something curious is making its way through the quiet cul-de-sacs and HOA-lined streets of Frisco, Texas. No, it’s not another pizza coupon or a glossy mailer featuring a smiling city councilmember holding a bulldozer. This is something far more… poetic. Mysterious. And, depending on your reading, slightly unhinged.

We’re talking about the letters—written in a flowing, subtle cursive that feels like a mash-up between Jane Austen and a B-movie villain monologue. One such letter arrived in the mailbox of a former council member.  Then, they texted it to a friend, and the friend asked, “Can we send this to Frisco Whistleblower?”  Next thing you know, we have a “You’ve Got Mail!” notice!

It opens like this:

Well, well, well… Thought you were being careful, didn’t you? A whispered word here, a sneaky move there — so subtle, so clever. But here’s the thing, darling: nothing stays hidden forever. Especially not when we’re all watching.

Ah, the classic tone of someone who just finished binge-watching House of Cards and decided to give the calligraphy font a whirl.

The second paragraph sharpens the tone, sharpening its verbal knives:

We know what you’ve been doing. All the schemes, the backdoor deals to collaborate or protect, every dagger wrapped in a smile. You thought you would get away. But the cracks are showing, and the truth? It’s crawling right up behind you.

If this sounds like something you’d expect from a disgruntled screenwriter trying to get back at a former HOA president, you’re not alone.

It continues:

Whispers have become conversations. Conversations are turning into confessions. And let’s just say … receipts have a way of resurfacing when you least expect them. Even with VPNs and modern methods to shield oneself. Tick-tock. Your time is almost up. And when the fallout comes? No one will be left to clean up your mess. Actions have consequences, sweetheart. And yours are finally catching up, courtesy of JH. We might not know her, but we love her. XOXO – Frisco.

Cue dramatic music.  Okay, we actually laughed instead.

Now, about that name-drop. We’re confident JH didn’t co-sign her name or give approval to someone to use her name in what could best be described as a mash note from a petty godmother of vengeance. But hey, this is Frisco, where political affection and shade often share the same cocktail napkin.

Will she sue them? Try to depose whoever’s scribbling love threats with a cursive fine point font? Probably not. Especially if the sender is a devoted admirer of her work and is just a few unsent letters away from crafting a shrine.

Here at Frisco Whistleblower, we believe in publishing our letters, not licking stamps to send thinly veiled threats via the U.S. Postal Service. Our readers? They email us and comment openly, and don’t hide behind RBG stamps. They don’t channel Emily Dickinson meets Dexter in cursive and drop lingering lines in the mail.

But this strange week isn’t just about letters. It’s also been one filled with Hikois being written (shoutout to whoever resurrected that word) and declarations of love for local political figures being sealed with metaphorical kisses.

If you do receive one of these letters, we encourage you to:

  1. Keep the letter and envelope.
  2. File a report with Frisco PD.
  3. Consider reading it aloud with dramatic lighting and a glass of wine on Facebook Live, because, frankly, it’s kind of a performance art piece.

And now, to close this odd dispatch from the frontlines of Frisco mailboxes, we leave you with a poem — a collection of words that mean everything and nothing, much like the letters themselves:


A Poem of Unknown Words
The ink remembers what the lips forget,
Dandelion silence in a whisper-net.
Shadow sewn to sunshine’s hem,
Pages curled like lies at 10 p.m.

Umbrella thoughts in moonlit code,
Spoken softly down Morse Road.
Blink twice, and secrets bloom —
In cursive threats and sweet perfume.


Sleep tight, Frisco. The letters are watching.

“Oaths, Secrets & Settlements: A Night of Swearing In and Swearing Off at Frisco City Hall”

Frisco Chronicles: What Lies Beneath … in the Agenda?

Every other week, like clockwork, the Frisco City Council releases an agenda packed with the usual suspects: zoning changes, budget adjustments, proclamations for pickleball appreciation month—nothing to see here, folks. Move along.

You ever hear that old saying, “The devil’s in the details?” Sometimes, here in Frisco, the devil doesn’t just visit the details—he rents a room in the city council agenda.  But this week is a little DIFFERENT!   Let’s Dive In!

First Up: Executive Session: The Vault

This is where transparency goes to die. Behind closed doors, council members discuss land deals, lawsuits, and personnel matters—away from public ears and cameras.  Yes, some of it needs to be private. But some of it? Let’s just say if the public heard the full audio, they’d be polishing pitchforks by sunrise.  So, what is happening during The Vault this week?  Agenda Item 2(C) is about Personal Matters, and it says they will “DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO-TEM, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO-TEM AND CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES.”   

The actual vote will happen under the “Individual Items” and our vote is for Brian Livingston for Mayor Pro-Tem and we encourage everyone to email you council members today and tell them to vote for Livingston for Mayor Pro-Tem for the last year of his term.

Second: Individual Items – Special Events

We expect the council chambers to be packed with supporters of Burt Thakur and Jared Elad on Tuesday night as they will be sworn in.  There has been a buzz in the air since the election night of the runoff race.  Seat will be filled, cameras will be rolling, and the room will be electric with that rarest of municipal emotions: hope.

Because Tuesday is not just another city council meeting it is changing of the guard!  With right hands raised and left hands resting on the city charter, Burt Thakur and Jared Elad will be officially sworn in as the newest members of the Frisco City Council. 

Why is this important, because they were not appointed to the seat, they were elected by you!  By the small business owners tired of red tape. By the residents who want Frisco to thrive, not just survive.  And they came in not to blend, but to stand.

The room will be electric, and you will be able to feel the shift in the room.  Smiles from supporters. Side-eyes from the establishment. A few city staffers quietly clutching their blood pressure meds.  It will end with applause. Loud. Sustained.

Welcome to the table, Burt and Jared.  Frisco’s watching!

Next up, The Consent Agenda: Where Democracy Goes to Nap

We have said it before, and we will say it again, the most exciting thing most Frisco residents glance over is the “DETAILS” in the CONSENT AGENDA.  If you stop, squint, and scroll past the “Consent Agenda” (which is code for “let’s pass this all without discussion”), you’ll find the real story. Because what lies beneath those bland agenda titles are buried treasures—or more often, ticking time bombs. 

This is where the “Devil Is in the Details!”  Basically, the Consent Agenda is where they stash the stuff they want to hide. Think of it like the junk drawer of city government—contracts, appointments, expenditures, land swaps, and sometimes even lawsuits—all passed with a single vote and zero debate.

The Devil is in Item 24: It reads, Consider and act upon approval of the Settlement Agreement and Release between the City of Frisco, Texas and Lauren Safranek and authorizing the City Manager to sign the same and take all steps necessary to effectuate the Settlement Agreement and Release. (CMO/HH)

After our blog “City Halls Troubled Sea’s” everyone was quiet about the mysterious disappearance of the HR Director and several others in her department.  In fact we have had PIR’s in for over a month a now and they are delaying them and going to the Attorney General. According to item 24 in the consent agenda they will approve a settlement agreement and release between the City and Sassy Safranek.  We will file a PIR for that settlement agreement.   

Yes, this is the same Lauren Safranek who led the witch hunt against Former Fire Chief Mark Piland and continues to oversee the court case against Assistant Fire Chief Cameron Kraemer.  She has spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on unnecessary investigations to cover up her flagrant forgeries and other mistakes!   

What we find interesting is that the city could have settled with Cameron Kraemer, who WON his PTSD Injury Claim by the TDI Workers Compensation Division in Dallas.  You can read more about in The Local Profile, but instead, Safranek and the city pushed forward, continuing to spend taxpayer dollars on a losing case.  Something in the Council Chambers smells like the crap in Exide. Why will the City settle with Lauren Safranek and not Former Asst. Fire Chief Cameron Kraemer?  Demand answers, Frisco!

Learn more about Lauren Safranek in a few of our old blogs:

Breaking News; Big Time Casino Payout

Day 12: Tangled Web of Lies

Day 10: Dog & Pony Show

Day 9: Case 64 Responses

Day 3: Case 64 & HR Malfeasance

2023: Sassy Safranek

Last Up for The Night, The Regular Agenda – aka The Cryptic Language 101

Usually, items here are often worded in such vague terms that only a decoder ring or a PhD in municipal bureaucracy could translate it!  Most of the time this section can be pretty boring but NOT TONIGHT! 

Item 36:  Consider and act upon appointments to City Council Committees. (CSO/KM)

Remember when Brian Livingston supported Mark Piland two years ago against Mayor Cheney – well he was removed from all the committees he served on and so were many of his supporters.  Why?  They didn’t play Cabal Ball.  In the past, you didn’t walk away from that, like nothing happened.  No, instead you were punished!  Well tonight Livingston and hopefully our new council members will take their rightful place on these committees again! 

It’s time to speak up and demand changes not with our council representatives but what happens deep down in the city on these committees.   It is time for us to make our voices heard!  There are more Cabal Busters than Cabal God Fathers.

What Can You Do?  Read the agenda. Seriously, someone must.  Ask questions. Email your council members. Show up. Be annoying.  Speak out at Citizens’ Input, have your message included in the record. Demand clarity. If an item sounds vague, ask why. If they dodge, follow the money. Watch for patterns. When the same developer keeps getting breaks or the same contractor keeps winning bids, take note.

Help us!  Share what you find. That’s what we’re here for. To shine a flashlight into the shadows and say, “Hey… what the hell is this?”  Frisco isn’t just growing—it’s morphing. And what gets decided in those meetings shapes the city we live in, the traffic we sit in, and the taxes we pay.

Lastly, tomorrow you can bet some Cabal Godfathers will be upset.  Maybe one will write another HAIKU on her page full of hidden meaning and endless blah, blah, blah.  The Cabal will all respond to it on queue for sure as they are supposed to do.  Don’t worry, we know they are butt hurt but we are moving forward with change while they wallow on yesterday. Most of all remember, the next time someone tells you the council meeting was boring, just smile and say: “Sure… until you read what lies beneath.”