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Mayor Fuhriman Just Can’t Get It Right
February 24th, 2007 by 
Halli
The Idaho Falls newspaper reported on February 9th that City Councilman Larry Lyon had been ousted from his position as chairman of the city airport committee – because Mayor Jared Fuhriman had illegally done away with the committee by combining it with another.
Turns out the airport committee was established by city ordinance in 2002, something the mayor didn’t bother to find out.
Not only that, but Larry Lyon wasn’t even at the meeting because the day of the city council meeting had been changed – moved up by 2 days to a Tuesday instead of the traditional Thursday. Larry had received the notice, but like many of us would have done, assumed it was just the usual. Busy with work during the day and college courses in the evenings, Larry does have a few things to occupy his thoughts.
Once again Mayor Fuhriman moves ahead without considering the rule of law. And once again, I ascribe his actions to his “police department†mentality.
You see, the chief of police is appointed and answers only to the one who appointed him – the mayor. The chief is accustomed to giving orders and having them followed, with minimal accountability to the citizens. The chief of police is a bureaucrat of the first degree.
The Sheriff’s office is in stark contrast: the sheriff is elected by the voters, and is the constitutional law enforcement officer in the county. He answers to the citizens of the county every day. If he makes a mistake, he’ll pay for it at election time because he is not insulated from the citizens as is the police chief.
Jared Fuhriman, fresh from the police department, just keeps making executive decisions with complete disregard for the law or citizen input (even when it is given). Look for him to propose scrapping the city law that established the airport committee in order to validate his actions. And look for his “yes men†on the council to give him the green light.
The lesson to be learned? If you’re the mayor and your actions turn out to be contrary to the law, you can always change the law after the fact.
Hmmm. Wonder if that would work for the average citizen who mistakenly speeds through a school zone? Think ignorance will get you out of a ticket?
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6 Comments »
February 24th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
“Jared Fuhriman, fresh from the police department, just keeps making executive decisions”
That’s what I thought we elected a Mayor to do, to make decisions! You are just crying over this because it affects your boy looney Lyon.
February 28th, 2007 at 10:46 am
I like Jared. I know him. But I can tell you — he is not qualified to be the Mayor of a town this size. Period. How much education and management experience should a person have to run a city with this number of emoployees and a budget this size? Its rediculous. He was elected based on factors not related to qualifications.
March 6th, 2007 at 7:11 am
I agree with Ken. I realize you ladies really like Larry Lyon, but I think it is time you don’t always see a silver lining with him.
Jared has done much good for our city and he agressive to get things done for the better of our community.
March 19th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
jared is my dad he adopted me many years ago, he has helped so many people in this city and he is plenty qualified for the job and i know he has done alot more for this community then you trish and halli all you ladies do is bitch and moan well i love ya dad
March 19th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Jake, I think you have hit the nail on the head. He is not qualified, and doesn’t seem to be working to become so.
Ken, even an elected “executive” has statutory limits on his power, and Fuhriman doesn’t seem to recognize that. And just for the record, why don’t you author a post illuminating exactly what Larry Lyon has done that is contrary to law? I’ll post it, offering Larry an opportunity to respond if he wishes, of course.
And Peyton, I’m surely glad you love your daddy. He has helped lots of people and is a good man. In fact, I’ll bet he didn’t teach you to use language like that. What would he think if he read this?
The fact that he’s a good man doesn’t mean he always makes the best choices as mayor, however. And don’t assume you know what Trish and Halli do to help the community. We volunteer many hours every week to help others – just not in front of the newspaper photographer or TV camera.
December 27th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Jared Fuhriman is NOT a good man! Someday that will come out in the wash. So few people know him behind closed doors. Those of us that do, regret ever having met him. I won’t use the word ‘evil’, but I am sorely tempted to when describing who the mayor really is.