Slapping thy own wrist …

It takes guts for a politician to admit a mistake and take responsibility for that mistake. We all know they seldom do.

That is why this story from Clinton, UT piqued my interest.

The Clinton City Council has voted to give its city manager, the mayor and itself a written reprimand over $83,000 that was lost when the FDIC closed Centennial Bank on March 7.

City manager Dennis Cluff also will be docked three days’ pay, about $1,300.

The city treasurer will have more oversight, and new policies will be implemented to make sure the city never loses uninsured money in a bank account again.

“I think this won’t happen again,” said Councilwoman Anna Stanton, who made the motion that ultimately passed 3-2.

Council members David Pearson and Cheri Reed, who wanted a stiffer penalty, voted against it.

While I agree with Pearson and Reed and believe a stiffer penalty was in order … at least they did SOMETHING as they admitted a big mistake had been made.

Many city councils would have tried to sweep it under the rug.

What would your council have done?

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