Question Regarding Gratuities

A question was asked at the annual meeting Saturday by Al Haight, whether the RKLD Board of Commissioners have a policy against accepting gratuities - favors - in return for unspecified action.

It was a fair question, asked in a reasonable manner, but one that the Board has never been asked in the past.

The answer is no; the appointed and/or the elected commissioners have not received, much less been offered, forms of personal enrichment from any individual or organization.

As a matter of full disclosure, the monthly board meetings are held at Mr. Peter Layton's offices on CTH N & STH59. Mr. Layton is kind enough to contribute the space of Tallgrass Restoration.

Click here for their website.

If RKLD was required to lease office space, at $1,000.00 per month, during the 8 years the district has operated, then we have saved taxpayers roughly $96,000.00 since 1999 - give or take $20k.