Finally, business gets done...
6PM Channel 2 reports that complaining of laryngitis Mayor Purzner (I assume through a representative who could speak) has called in sick and will not attend her last full meeting of her tenure as mayor of Overland.
6:30
Jerry May recall picketers are outside the community center. I approach one of them and ask what criminal activities has Jerry May been accused or convicted, what has he done illegal. They cannot give me an answer. They just keep repeating that he is breaking the law and not doing his duties. I respond that that is why we have elections and if they feel that he is not doing his job then they need to vote him out in a year. They then change the subject and start throwing about accusations about Bob Dody and the Overland Wild acres buildings. I respond that, that has no bearing on the current situation and Dody is no longer mayor. They then ask if I know who built the community center and I tell them that it was charter cable as part of the monopoly deal with the city. I am still trying to figure out what Wild Acres and the Munsch Community center have to do with criminal activities alleged by the picketers
7PM
Jerry May as president pro tem of the board gavels the meeting to order. The motion from March 12th is heard. Knode and Owensby once again show a complete lack of knowledge as to what is covered by the sunshine law and what is required to be handled in executive session. The votes are counted and the motion passes. The rescinded promotions are reinstated.
The March 12th meeting is finally adjourned.
Citizen comments are heard and with the exception of some guy named Dan who doesn't understand that you go to the public works department not the city council with complaints about code enforcement they are relatively peaceful. Dan is asked repeatedly to step away from the Dias and when he doesn't relinquish the microphone at the end of his time a police officer moves towards him. Dan then goes and sits back with the ORT crowd.
The April 9th meeting is called to order and in the course of the evening the TIF request for the property next to QT on Page is once again tabled and Chuck Boone is reappointed as director of Public works.
The meeting then goes to executive session so that the council can meet and talk with the two new prospects for the council. The three ORT members vote against the executive session and then refuse to leave the gymnasium to go to the executive session. When the council returns from executive session the vote to hire the two new police officers is called and Ownesby initially votes no but when they poll the vote and Knode votes yes Owensby decides to switch his vote. The two new officers are hired. The motion was then made to adjourn and seconded and the two knodes marched out in defeat.
6:30
Jerry May recall picketers are outside the community center. I approach one of them and ask what criminal activities has Jerry May been accused or convicted, what has he done illegal. They cannot give me an answer. They just keep repeating that he is breaking the law and not doing his duties. I respond that that is why we have elections and if they feel that he is not doing his job then they need to vote him out in a year. They then change the subject and start throwing about accusations about Bob Dody and the Overland Wild acres buildings. I respond that, that has no bearing on the current situation and Dody is no longer mayor. They then ask if I know who built the community center and I tell them that it was charter cable as part of the monopoly deal with the city. I am still trying to figure out what Wild Acres and the Munsch Community center have to do with criminal activities alleged by the picketers
7PM
Jerry May as president pro tem of the board gavels the meeting to order. The motion from March 12th is heard. Knode and Owensby once again show a complete lack of knowledge as to what is covered by the sunshine law and what is required to be handled in executive session. The votes are counted and the motion passes. The rescinded promotions are reinstated.
The March 12th meeting is finally adjourned.
Citizen comments are heard and with the exception of some guy named Dan who doesn't understand that you go to the public works department not the city council with complaints about code enforcement they are relatively peaceful. Dan is asked repeatedly to step away from the Dias and when he doesn't relinquish the microphone at the end of his time a police officer moves towards him. Dan then goes and sits back with the ORT crowd.
The April 9th meeting is called to order and in the course of the evening the TIF request for the property next to QT on Page is once again tabled and Chuck Boone is reappointed as director of Public works.
The meeting then goes to executive session so that the council can meet and talk with the two new prospects for the council. The three ORT members vote against the executive session and then refuse to leave the gymnasium to go to the executive session. When the council returns from executive session the vote to hire the two new police officers is called and Ownesby initially votes no but when they poll the vote and Knode votes yes Owensby decides to switch his vote. The two new officers are hired. The motion was then made to adjourn and seconded and the two knodes marched out in defeat.
posted by John Doe at 7:58 AM
1 Comments:
Thanks for the play-by-play, John Doe. It is appreciated by those of us who were unable to attend.
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