City Leaders Swallow Grades with Grain of Salt

By Emma Perez-Trevino/The Brownsville Herald October 21, 2007

Constituent feedback for a “City Commission Report Card” published last Sunday was mixed, as was the commission’s response to the grades’ usefulness or importance.

The online and newspaper survey asked respondents to rate the commissioners and mayor on attendance, conduct, keeping platform promises and addressing constituent concerns, including the results of a Brownsville 2020 survey. While individual members’ grades ranged between A’s and F’s, they averaged a high C for their first 100 days together.

The grades were compiled from 481 online and paper cards. The survey results are available online at Brownsville2020.com. Click Here for the Rest of the Story.