TKC BREAKING NEWS!!! WITNESS THE FIRST MAYOR-ELECT SLY JAMES ETHICS FAIL!!! SOLICITING CITY HALL APPLICATIONS ON A CAMPAIGN WEBSITE IS A NO-NO!!!

So I guess, once again, I've gotta be the downer despite all of the cheering for Mayor-Elect Sly James.

I'll try to make this short and sweet . . .

Yesterday TKC TIPSTERS broke news regarding Mayor-Elect Sly James and his transition team.



A few hours later . . . This blog was the first to post a hastily crafted presser with an interesting final note about sending an application for employment to Mayor-Elect Sly James.

Local news blogs picked that one up . . .

Wanna Work for the Mayor?

Mr. Mayor, how about a job?

Let's quote the Mayor's presser verbatim:

"For individuals who wish to be considered for employment in the new administration, the www.togetherkc.com website will serve as an online home for the transition efforts. Interested parties can submit resumes and cover letters through the site."



That sounds nice. But here's the problem:

KICK-ASS TKC TIPSTERS TELL US THAT TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT JOBS ON A CAMPAIGN WEBSITE IS A MAJOR NO-NO!!!

Now that rather brilliant TKC TIPSTERS are breaking the news . . . Let's look at even more evidence . . . Check out screencaps which reveal that the togetherKC web presence is in fact a campaign site . . . I've highlighted the fun parts:





Any doubt about how the site should be identified should be cleared up by a "Paid for by Sly James for Mayor" tag at the bottom of the page.

It gets worse, notice that there's a "Contribute" click through . . . A rather AWESOME TKC TIPSTER notes:  

"Donors can still contribute through the site! Are checks being sent with resumes?"

And that's the bottom line . . .

MAYOR-ELECT SLY JAMES TAKING CITY HALL APPLICATIONS THROUGH HIS CAMPAIGN WEBSITE IS A HUGE ETHICS OVERSIGHT FROM THIS GROUP OF KANSAS CITY POLITICOS WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THE ROOM!!!

Maybe the mistake is innocent. Maybe it's just part of the learning process. But it's a rookie error that's not exactly Chicken Genius.

And here's what might happen . . . Either Sly James supporters and acolytes can admit they screwed up, apologize to us all and kiss the pinky ring of TKC TIPSTERS who are brave enough to identify themselves . . . OR they can attempt to equivocate and play word games just like the outgoing Funky Administration. Yes, the application request started with the transition team but then became a lot more open-ended in the presser that directed folks back to the campaign site. Finally, the Transition Team has already been selected, obviously Mayor-Elect Sly's Camp was referring to other City Hall gigs . . . Again, on a campaign site . . . That's not too cool when we're talking Missouri Ethics. 

It doesn't change a thing . . . Kansas City voted for a newbie politico and a learning curve was to be expected . . . Luckily TKC TIPSTERS are watching the latest moves of the Mayor-Elect closely and want to help him avoid or quickly correct screw-ups like this one unlike so many acolytes, job seekers and yes-men who surround popular politicos but don't really have anything to contribute.

Now we wait to see the reaction from The Mayor-Elect Sly James camp and wonder if they'll uphold the kind of reform and integrity they championed or simply fall back on their largely unquestioning supporters who are more concerned with their careers than Kansas City.

Developing . . .