A Gold Star for Stephanie Mitchell - Open Records Challenge
Today my search for Williamsport on the Web yielded this interesting find.
A blog entitled PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG, with the byline "A Movement to Lift the Lid on Pennsylvania Government," references Williamsport city clerk Stephanie M. Mitchell, calling her "one of Pennsylvania's lone bright spots." Of course, I would argue that Stephanie is not the only good thing going in all of Pennsylvania, but I thought her glittering review would be a nice thing to bring to public attention.
"Stephanie is apparently one of Pennsylvania lone bright spots. My experience with her was nothing short of pleasant. In the 5 minutes I spent with her, she tried to save me money, offered me coffee and peanut M&M’s and made a joke about a sign hanging on her wall."
The PASSOPENRECORDS blog is dedicated to discussion of Open Records reform in Pennsylvania. Apparently blog readers / participants receive a challenge involving the access of public records. I think many who undertake the challenge are expecting to be thwarted by mean, wrinkly faced information-natzis, thus giving the challengers the opportunity to enjoy demanding their rights, with proudly waved regulatory references as their key.
But Williamsport passed the Open Records test with flying colours, and sweet Stephanie earned us a gold star.
3 comments:
Thanks for the writeup! Of course, the "lone bright spot" wasn't our language - they were the words of one of our Challenge participants, but we were glad to see PA citizens receiving the public records they deserve to have access to while encountering fantastic municipal employees!
Dear Billtown Blonde:
Thanks for the post about our City Clerk. It is good to see Stephanie's efforts and the manner in which she performs her job noticed in such a positive way. She has also made strides in terms of accessibility of information through the city's webpage and these improvements will only continue through her initiative. Thanks for bringing this recognition of one of our dedicated city employees to everyone's attention. Best regards, Mike.
Stephanie's the bomb!
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