do their work thoroughly. Then, unnecessarily shrink the timeline, thereby guaranteeing a rushed, less vigorous and, quite possibly, compromised outcome. "This investigation revealed that the process for recruitment and selection of citizen members to boards did not follow the requirements set out in the Public Appointments Policy." "City staff's ability to carry out their responsibilities under the Policy was compromised." "There were insufficient resources particularly when the timelines changed." "While staff articulated concerns to the Committee and to the Mayor's Office, they were put in an untenable position. On the one hand, public servants have a duty to serve the best interests of the corporation and through it, the public. On the other, staff felt they could not refuse the directions given to them by the Mayor's Office." "The compressed schedule imposed a considerable burden on staff resources, which were already limited and overloaded." "Staff did the job as directed in one week with the inevitable flaws that resulted." "The changes to the schedule did not emanate from the Committee but from the Mayor's Office. Committee members were not aware of the direction from the Mayor's Office." And on and on it goes. In an article written today before this report went public, Matt Elliott wrote of scandal fatigue with Mayor Ford. He points out that the level of polled support for the mayor has remained fairly steady at 42% regardless of any good news or bad news that surfaces for him. Sure he's done some questionable stuff but he's