Another great column, Andre. Imagine what this corrupt council majority would get away with if you weren’t covering it so closely, the way TDN used to when you were city editor.
Thanks for continuing to provide excellent coverage of the city council actions, Andre. Lord knows trying to hold this rogue council accountable is extremely time consuming. Your ongoing service to our community is truly vital and greatly appreciated. Of course, this also begs the question, why is our local paper of record missing in action about all of this? But I digress.
Regarding my quote about Jeff Myers, I do wish to point out I distinctly remember first saying to you ~I suspect~ (Mr. Myers)... “is holding them accountable…”
I do not want anyone to come away with the belief I have spoken with Mr. Myers or know his reasons for making corrections to Councilmember Halvorson and Young’s resolution for indemnification.
Also, there’s a bit of a buried lede in the statement, “the way the resolutions made it on the council’s Thursday agenda on the first place, only to be withdrawn the day before, is further evidence of how chaotically the new council is conducting its business.”
This isn’t just evidence of chaos, it’s very likely evidence of yet more unlawful action taken out of public view. Changes to a publicly noticed agenda must happen during the meeting.
Tom: thanks for your comments. Sorry if I missed the the “I suspect” part of the quote. But as it is written I think people will understand that it is your interpretation or conclusion and that you were referring to him in the distant third person, not directly with him, as someone would say that “Shakespeare in Merchant of.Venice teaches us to have mercy on others .” Myers is the city’s lawyer, too, adding further separation from you.
The changes to the agenda thing is debatable. I understand that a member who proposes a resolution can withdraw it with the co-sponsor’s consent. Perhaps this is mistaken but the uncertainty made it dicey at this point to report there was a breach of council procedures. To me the more telling and critical thing is that the resolution was put on the agenda without staff review and against the concerns raised by the city’s contract attorney. That’s reckless and chaotic. I’m still trying to find out who wrote it. I asked Erik but he referred me to his lawyer, who did not respond.
Nice piece of information. It's gratifying to know that there is a legal limit to arbitrary and capricious actions regardless of motive. The need for more transparency is obvious. Decision makers have to be accountable.
Great work, Andre. You attack the subject matter with the air of a seasoned professional. I appreciate your tireless dedication. Thank you for clarifying and condensing a difficult topic.
Another great column, Andre. Imagine what this corrupt council majority would get away with if you weren’t covering it so closely, the way TDN used to when you were city editor.
Flattery will get you everything! Glad you liked it.
Thanks for continuing to provide excellent coverage of the city council actions, Andre. Lord knows trying to hold this rogue council accountable is extremely time consuming. Your ongoing service to our community is truly vital and greatly appreciated. Of course, this also begs the question, why is our local paper of record missing in action about all of this? But I digress.
Regarding my quote about Jeff Myers, I do wish to point out I distinctly remember first saying to you ~I suspect~ (Mr. Myers)... “is holding them accountable…”
I do not want anyone to come away with the belief I have spoken with Mr. Myers or know his reasons for making corrections to Councilmember Halvorson and Young’s resolution for indemnification.
Also, there’s a bit of a buried lede in the statement, “the way the resolutions made it on the council’s Thursday agenda on the first place, only to be withdrawn the day before, is further evidence of how chaotically the new council is conducting its business.”
This isn’t just evidence of chaos, it’s very likely evidence of yet more unlawful action taken out of public view. Changes to a publicly noticed agenda must happen during the meeting.
Tom: thanks for your comments. Sorry if I missed the the “I suspect” part of the quote. But as it is written I think people will understand that it is your interpretation or conclusion and that you were referring to him in the distant third person, not directly with him, as someone would say that “Shakespeare in Merchant of.Venice teaches us to have mercy on others .” Myers is the city’s lawyer, too, adding further separation from you.
The changes to the agenda thing is debatable. I understand that a member who proposes a resolution can withdraw it with the co-sponsor’s consent. Perhaps this is mistaken but the uncertainty made it dicey at this point to report there was a breach of council procedures. To me the more telling and critical thing is that the resolution was put on the agenda without staff review and against the concerns raised by the city’s contract attorney. That’s reckless and chaotic. I’m still trying to find out who wrote it. I asked Erik but he referred me to his lawyer, who did not respond.
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Nice piece of information. It's gratifying to know that there is a legal limit to arbitrary and capricious actions regardless of motive. The need for more transparency is obvious. Decision makers have to be accountable.
Great work, Andre. You attack the subject matter with the air of a seasoned professional. I appreciate your tireless dedication. Thank you for clarifying and condensing a difficult topic.