With no deliberation and only two brief comments, former Council Member Bob Everding was appointed mayor to fulfill Transue's unexpired term until the end of 2009. Everding resigned his council seat in January citing complaints about the former mayor.
Here is a more complete rundown of the meeting:
The clerk called the meeting to order at 7 pm. Council Member Hedrick was appointed mayor pro-tem to run the meeting until the new mayor was appointed, looking a bit surprised. The agenda was approved after removing the legal services contract and adding a rebuttal letter from Council Member Huson and having the scheduled executive session include potential litigation, personnel matters and real estate issues.
Huson read his rebuttal to former Mayor Transue's resignation letter. Huson promised to email a copy of the letter, which I will post. Portions of the sharply critical letter are quoted in the News Tribune article tonight.
Stebner made the motion to appoint Everding as mayor, who was attending the meeting tonight for the first time since resigning last January. Albertson and Hunt gave brief comments about why they supported the motion. Hedrick asked to allow public comment, but was told no by all council members. The motion to appoint Everding passed 5-0.
Huson then discussed his desire to hire a town administrator "now that we have a competent mayor." He would like the council to put out a request for proposals, to be formally acted upon at the next regular council meeting. Hedrick said he was perplexed way there had been an epiphany on the council now the previous mayor had proposed the same thing last fall.
The meeting recessed into executive session at about 7:15 pm and reconvened at about 8 pm. Huson made a motion immediately to adjourn the meeting. Hedrick interrupted him to ask again, since so many people had remained through the executive session, if the council would allow public comment (as they do at the end of regular meetings). He was again told no and the meeting was adjourned.
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8 comments:
It sounds to me like there is a good basis to recall the entire council.
He's baaaack.
Ruston.How's that workin for ya.
anyone have the attorney generals number? somebody has to stop this insanity.
"A Repugnant Dance of Fools
maybe we can get Jo Emery to choreogragh it for them. It definetly has entertainment value!
these people are brillant: reduce council meeting attendance by BORING them to death. Sign up for the lecture series now.
The Bob and Dan show titled The GREAT PONTIFICATORS. The ego of each requires a minimum of 45 minutes personal time to over dramatize and bamboozle all the issues. Council meetings till midnite anyone.
what can we do?
I thought they had to appoint a member of the council? Isn't that the law?
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